Share born outside the UK: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Luton had the highest share of residents born outside the UK of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 38.4%.

Rochford had the lowest, at 4.0%. The middle council, Huntingdonshire, had 12.4%.

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Born outside the UK for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Luton	38.4%
2	Cambridge	38.0%
3	Watford	34.0%
4	Peterborough	28.2%
5	Hertsmere	22.9%
6	Welwyn Hatfield	22.0%
7	Bedford	21.4%
8	Thurrock	21.0%
9	Three Rivers	19.0%
10	Harlow	18.3%
11	Broxbourne	17.9%
12	Ipswich	17.7%
13	Norwich	17.6%
=14	St Albans	17.0%
=14	West Suffolk	17.0%
16	Stevenage	16.5%
17	South Cambridgeshire	16.2%
18	Colchester	14.5%
19	Dacorum	14.3%
20	Epping Forest	13.9%
=21	Fenland	12.5%
=21	Southend-on-Sea	12.5%
23	Huntingdonshire	12.4%
24	Chelmsford	11.9%
=25	Basildon	11.8%
=25	East Cambridgeshire	11.8%
27	North Hertfordshire	11.6%
28	Brentwood	11.2%
29	Central Bedfordshire	11.0%
=30	Breckland	10.8%
=30	East Hertfordshire	10.8%
32	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	10.3%
33	Great Yarmouth	9.8%
34	Uttlesford	8.7%
35	Braintree	7.2%
36	South Norfolk	7.0%
37	East Suffolk	6.0%
38	Babergh	5.7%
=39	Broadland	5.6%
=39	Mid Suffolk	5.6%
41	Tendring	5.0%
42	Castle Point	4.8%
43	North Norfolk	4.6%
44	Maldon	4.5%
45	Rochford	4.0%

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