# White ethnic group share: highest and lowest London boroughs (2021)

Richmond upon Thames had the highest share of residents in White ethnic groups of London’s 33 boroughs in 2021, at 80.5%.

Newham had the lowest, at 30.8%. The middle borough, Westminster, had 55.2%.

| Rank | Area | White ethnic groups |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 80.5% |
| 2 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 76.5% |
| 3 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 75.3% |
| 4 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 71.9% |
| 5 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 69.4% |
| =6 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 68.3% |
| =6 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 68.3% |
| 8 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 67.8% |
| 9 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 63.7% |
| 10 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 63.2% |
| 11 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 62.2% |
| 12 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 60.2% |
| 13 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 59.5% |
| 14 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 57.7% |
| 15 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 57.0% |
| 16 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 55.7% |
| 17 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 55.2% |
| 18 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 55.0% |
| 19 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 53.1% |
| 20 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 52.8% |
| 21 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 52.1% |
| 22 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 51.5% |
| 23 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 51.4% |
| 24 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 48.4% |
| 25 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 48.2% |
| 26 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 44.9% |
| 27 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 44.1% |
| 28 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 43.2% |
| 29 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 39.4% |
| 30 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 36.5% |
| 31 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 34.8% |
| 32 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 34.6% |
| 33 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 30.8% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales, ONS Census 2021. Covers England and Wales. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England and Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/east-of-england)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white)

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