Census Data

York: Religion (detailed)

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000014

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Key Facts

All Residents 202,821
Male 97,523
Female 105,298
Households 85,459
Population Density (people/km2) 745.8
Table Codets031
Issued2022-11-29
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options58

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by religion. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

The religion people connect or identify with (their religious affiliation), whether or not they practice or have belief in it.

This question was voluntary and the variable includes people who answered the question, including ‘No Religion’, alongside those who chose not to answer this question.

This variable classifies responses into the eight tick-box response options. Write-in responses are classified by their "parent" religious affiliation, including "No Religion", where applicable.

Religion (detailed): Total: All Usual Residents 202,816
Christian 89,019
Buddhist 1,045
Hindu 1,043
Jewish 273
Muslim 2,488
Sikh 179
No religion 93,578
No religion: Agnostic 257
No religion: Atheist 76
No religion: Free Thinker 2
No religion: Humanist 51
No religion: No religion 93,192
No religion: Realist 0
Other religion 1,261
Other religion: Alevi 113
Other religion: Animism 5
Other religion: Baha'i 35
Other religion: Believe in God 3
Other religion: Brahma Kumari 0
Other religion: Chinese Religion 0
Other religion: Church of All Religion 0
Other religion: Confucianist 2
Other religion: Deist 9
Other religion: Druid 7
Other religion: Druze 0
Other religion: Eckankar 1
Other religion: Heathen 33
Other religion: Jain 10
Other religion: Mixed Religion 25
Other religion: Mysticism 1
Other religion: Native American Church 1
Other religion: New Age 0
Other religion: Occult 3
Other religion: Other religions 232
Other religion: Own Belief System 8
Other religion: Pagan 316
Other religion: Pantheism 9
Other religion: Rastafarian 9
Other religion: Ravidassia 0
Other religion: Reconstructionist 7
Other religion: Satanism 45
Other religion: Scientology 6
Other religion: Shamanism 65
Other religion: Shintoism 6
Other religion: Spiritual 140
Other religion: Spiritualist 94
Other religion: Taoist 20
Other religion: Theism 0
Other religion: Thelemite 1
Other religion: Traditional African Religion 1
Other religion: Unification Church 0
Other religion: Universalist 1
Other religion: Valmiki 0
Other religion: Vodun 0
Other religion: Wicca 43
Other religion: Witchcraft 7
Other religion: Yazidi 0
Other religion: Zoroastrian 3
Religion not stated 13,930

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