Essex: National identity - UK

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000012

Key Facts

All Residents	1,503,524
Male	732,332
Female	771,189
Households	626,472
Population Density (people/km2)	434.7

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- East of England
  Regions
Borders with
- Southend-on-Sea
  Unitary Authorities
- Thurrock
  Unitary Authorities
- Medway
  Unitary Authorities
- Cambridgeshire
  Counties
- Suffolk
  Counties
- Hertfordshire
  Counties
Overlaps with
- Output Area at TQ857848
  Output Areas
- Hoddesdon
  Built Up Areas
- Stonebridge
  Built Up Areas
- Southend-on-Sea
  Built Up Areas
- Fobbing
  Built Up Areas
- Canvey Island
  Built Up Areas
- Sawbridgeworth
  Built Up Areas
- Spellbrook
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at TQ877845
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ841797
  Output Areas
- Southend-on-Sea 012A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Southend-on-Sea 015A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Chalkwell
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Southend Central
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Cavendish
  Built Up Areas
- Haverhill
  Built Up Areas
- Bures
  Built Up Areas
- Bishop's Stortford
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- Basildon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Tendring
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Rochford
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Maldon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Harlow
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Epping Forest
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Colchester
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Chelmsford
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Castle Point
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Brentwood
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Braintree
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Uttlesford
  Non-metropolitan Districts

Table Code	ts027
Issued	2023-01-11
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	17

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

Summary

Someone’s national identity is a self-determined assessment of their own identity, it could be the country or countries where they feel they belong or think of as home. It is not dependent on ethnic group or citizenship.

Respondents could select more than one national identity.

Quality Statement

The increase since the 2011 Census in people identifying as “British” and fall in people identifying as “English” may partly reflect true changes in self-perception. It is also likely to reflect that “British” replaced “English” as the first response option listed on the questionnaire in England.

More information at the ONS website

National identity: Total: All usual residents	1,503,521
British only identity	821,950
English only identity	318,708
English and British only identity	244,273
Welsh only identity	2,984
Welsh and British only identity	1,348
Any other combination of only UK identities	11,047
Scottish only identity	4,805
Scottish and British only identity	2,216
Northern Irish only identity	1,416
Northern Irish and British only identity	591
Cornish only identity	98
Cornish and British only identity	13
Any other combination of only UK identities	1,908
Irish only identity	6,999
Irish and at least one UK identity	1,309
Other identity only	76,535
Other identity and at least one UK identity	18,368
Non-UK identity only	83,534
UK identity and non-UK identity	19,677

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