# Most and least deprived councils in Scotland (2020)

Glasgow was the most deprived of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2020 (share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%: 45.4%).

Na h-Eileanan Siar, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands were the joint least deprived (0.0%). The middle council, Edinburgh, had 11.9%.

Share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20% is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within Scotland only.

Worked out by Open Index from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 deciles.

| Rank | Area | Share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 45.4% |
| 2 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 44.7% |
| 3 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 39.8% |
| 4 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 39.7% |
| 5 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 37.2% |
| 6 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 34.2% |
| 7 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 31.3% |
| 8 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 25.0% |
| 9 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 24.9% |
| 10 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 20.4% |
| 11 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 19.6% |
| 12 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 18.3% |
| 13 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 16.4% |
| 14 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 14.6% |
| 15 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 12.4% |
| 16 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 11.9% |
| 17 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 10.4% |
| 18 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 10.2% |
| 19 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 9.6% |
| 20 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 9.5% |
| 21 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 8.7% |
| 22 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 7.7% |
| 23 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 6.3% |
| 24 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 6.1% |
| 25 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 5.9% |
| 26 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 5.7% |
| 27 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 3.8% |
| 28 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 3.2% |
| 29 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 2.6% |
| =30 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 0.0% |
| =30 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 0.0% |
| =30 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 0.0% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 deciles. Covers Scotland. Period: 2020. Period: 2020.

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/most-deprived-20-scotland)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/most-deprived-20-scotland)

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