# Social renting: highest and lowest councils in Scotland (2021)

Glasgow had the highest share of households in social housing of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2021, at 34.9%.

East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire had the joint lowest, at 10.8%. The middle council, Renfrewshire, had 21.3%.

| Rank | Area | Social rented homes | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 34.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 2 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 33.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 3 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 27.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 4 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 26.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 5 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 26.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 6 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 26.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 7 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 25.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 8 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 25.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 9 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 24.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 10 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 24.5% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 11 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 23.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 12 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 22.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =13 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 22.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =13 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 22.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 15 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 21.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 16 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 21.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 17 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 20.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 18 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 19.6% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 19 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 19.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =20 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 19.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =20 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 19.3% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 22 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 19.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 23 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 19.0% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 24 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 18.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 25 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 17.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 26 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 17.1% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 27 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 16.9% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 28 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 16.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 29 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 15.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| 30 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 15.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =31 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 10.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |
| =31 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 10.8% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census figures for the Data Zones in this area. Scotland's census was held a year later than in the rest of the UK, on 20 March 2022. This figure is for that day. |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/northern-ireland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/south-west)

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- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented)

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