West Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : Ethnic Group

Ethnic Group

Data cube chart.

Year Asian Black White Other
1991 129,400 Show data context 23,732 Show data context 1,844,557 Show data context 10,309 Show data context
2001 185,846 Show data context 20,768 Show data context 1,842,916 Show data context 29,579 Show data context
2011 291,547 Show data context 46,476 Show data context 1,818,158 Show data context 69,877 Show data context
2021 372,719 Show data context 72,313 Show data context 1,801,415 Show data context 105,177 Show data context
Date Source
1991 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Ethnic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026