Demography of Cumbria - Ethnic Groups

Ethnic Groups

Cumbria has previously been considered an almost all-white county; however since the 2000 millennium, the county has experienced one of the UK's largest increases in the population of non-indigenous communities. Below is a table noting the percentage change for each respective ethnic group between 2004 and 2005 compared with England as a whole. This table does not reflect how many people of each group reside in each district; large percentage increases in such places as Copeland and Eden often mean that a community could have just increased from 30 to 37.

Table showing the change in percentage of Cumbria's ethnic groups between 2004 and 2005
Ethnic Group % Change for Cumbria % Change for England District with smallest increase District with largest increase
White British -0.1% 0.0% Allerdale -0.4% Eden 0.1%
White Irish 1.7% -1.7% Barrow-in-Furness -0.4% Eden 6.5%
Other White 12.3% 7.2% Copeland 9.1% Barrow-in-Furness 15.9%
White and Black Caribbean 11.5% 3.2% Barrow-in-Furness 9.1% Eden 16.0%
White and Black African 11.1% 6.4% South Lakeland 6.7% Eden 20.4%
White and Asian 11.0% 6.0% Allerdale 9.1% Copeland 14.9%
Other Mixed 9.3% 5.6% South Lakeland 7.7% Copeland 14.0%
Indian 22.3% 5.1% Allerdale 18.7% Copeland 27.0%
Pakistani 21.2% 3.8% Allerdale 16.4% Copeland 23.6%
Bangladeshi 11.9% 3.6% Copeland 6.0% Eden 23.7%
Other Asian 17.1% 6.4% Barrow-in-Furness 8.4% Copeland 28.4%
Black Caribbean 18.9% 0.7% South Lakeland 15.1% Allerdale 27.1%
Black African 27.4% 6.1% Barrow-in-Furness 21.8% Copeland 32.0%
Other Black 15.4% 3.2% Barrow-in-Furness 10.5% Allerdale 24.5%
Chinese 14.8% 10.2% Allerdale 8.2% South Lakeland 17.8%
Other Ethnic Group 17.8% 8.2% Copeland 14.7% Eden 21.9%

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