Deprivation in South Ayrshire
Council areaSouth west Scotland. 112,280 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,224 square kilometres.
3 layers about deprivation for South Ayrshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2
28 of South Ayrshire’s 153 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.
Share of neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%
CouncilScotland only18.3% of the neighbourhoods in South Ayrshire are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in Scotland.
Among councils in Scotland, that is the 12th most deprived of 32.
Worked out by Open Index from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 deciles.
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
NeighbourhoodScotland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of South Ayrshire. The map shows each one.
Deprivation rank (Scotland)
NeighbourhoodScotland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of South Ayrshire. The map shows each one.