Lancashire: Religion

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000017

Key Facts

All Residents	1,235,354
Male	606,973
Female	628,381
Households	525,247
Population Density (people/km2)	426.9

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- North West
  Regions
Borders with
- Blackburn with Darwen
  Unitary Authorities
- Blackpool
  Unitary Authorities
- North Yorkshire
  Counties
- Cumbria
  Counties
- Greater Manchester
  Metropolitan Counties
- Merseyside
  Metropolitan Counties
- West Yorkshire
  Metropolitan Counties
Overlaps with
- Output Area at SD526041
  Output Areas
- Shevington Moor
  Built Up Areas
- Appley Bridge
  Built Up Areas
- Orrell
  Built Up Areas
- Kirkby
  Built Up Areas
- Horwich
  Built Up Areas
- Southport
  Built Up Areas
- Stubbins
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at SD323423
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD317320
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD347346
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD333374
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD312319
  Output Areas
- Silverdale
  Built Up Areas
- Staining
  Built Up Areas
- Blackpool
  Built Up Areas
- Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen)
  Built Up Areas
- Edenfield
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- Burnley
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- West Lancashire
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- South Ribble
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Rossendale
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Ribble Valley
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Preston
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Pendle
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Lancaster
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Hyndburn
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Fylde
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Chorley
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Wyre
  Non-metropolitan Districts

Table Code	ts030
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	10

Description
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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 includes people who identified with one of 8 tick-box response options, including ‘No religion’, alongside those who chose not to answer this question.

Religion: Total: All usual residents	1,235,354
No religion	389,377
Christian	675,521
Buddhist	3,304
Hindu	7,384
Jewish	958
Muslim	85,176
Sikh	1,771
Other religion	5,044
Not answered	66,819

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