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Ethnicity in London by borough
Explore the published ethnic-group breakdown of London’s residents at the 2021 Census.
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Census ethnicity: resident counts
2021 Census · London’s 32 boroughs and the City of London
Self-reported Census ethnic groups (TS021), not inferred identities.
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| Borough | Asian | Black | Mixed | Other | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 56,583 | 46,807 | 9,320 | 7,886 | 98,275 |
| Barnet | 74,972 | 30,651 | 20,889 | 38,070 | 224,762 |
| Bexley | 24,434 | 30,075 | 8,740 | 6,062 | 177,164 |
| Brent | 111,515 | 59,495 | 17,249 | 33,861 | 117,701 |
| Bromley | 27,307 | 25,149 | 17,740 | 7,500 | 252,295 |
| Camden | 38,042 | 18,892 | 13,938 | 14,200 | 125,064 |
| City of London | 1,445 | 232 | 470 | 482 | 5,955 |
| Croydon | 68,487 | 88,441 | 29,745 | 15,066 | 188,985 |
| Ealing | 111,241 | 39,491 | 19,161 | 38,760 | 158,463 |
| Enfield | 37,973 | 60,512 | 19,558 | 40,058 | 171,884 |
| Greenwich | 38,028 | 60,602 | 17,297 | 12,132 | 161,006 |
| Hackney | 26,885 | 54,645 | 17,487 | 22,421 | 137,709 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 19,306 | 22,453 | 12,318 | 13,400 | 115,679 |
| Haringey | 23,080 | 46,466 | 18,556 | 25,555 | 150,581 |
| Harrow | 118,152 | 19,151 | 9,833 | 18,836 | 95,233 |
| Havering | 28,150 | 21,567 | 9,747 | 5,274 | 197,314 |
| Hillingdon | 101,938 | 23,955 | 13,359 | 19,268 | 147,387 |
| Hounslow | 105,846 | 20,810 | 13,514 | 20,928 | 127,083 |
| Islington | 21,532 | 28,743 | 16,231 | 15,330 | 134,754 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 17,025 | 11,279 | 9,525 | 14,150 | 91,394 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 29,938 | 4,741 | 8,996 | 9,559 | 114,831 |
| Lambeth | 23,051 | 76,145 | 25,630 | 18,046 | 174,778 |
| Lewisham | 26,927 | 80,473 | 24,253 | 14,151 | 154,749 |
| Merton | 40,019 | 22,887 | 12,765 | 9,899 | 129,617 |
| Newham | 148,187 | 61,302 | 16,419 | 17,175 | 107,947 |
| Redbridge | 146,833 | 26,096 | 12,736 | 16,622 | 107,974 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 17,467 | 3,687 | 10,662 | 6,350 | 157,111 |
| Southwark | 30,540 | 77,299 | 22,151 | 19,430 | 158,220 |
| Sutton | 36,787 | 12,465 | 10,162 | 7,077 | 143,145 |
| Tower Hamlets | 137,856 | 22,693 | 15,409 | 12,082 | 122,266 |
| Waltham Forest | 55,545 | 41,647 | 17,983 | 16,229 | 147,024 |
| Wandsworth | 38,314 | 33,062 | 20,598 | 13,442 | 222,090 |
| Westminster | 34,242 | 16,456 | 13,335 | 27,471 | 112,732 |
These are Census responses, not inferred identities. Compare the same group and Census population across areas; the categories describe the published source, not a ranking of communities.