Census Data

Suffolk: National identity - UK

Location Type: Counties, ONS Geographic Code: E10000029

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Key Facts

All Residents 760,688
Male 374,712
Female 385,976
Households 333,543
Population Density (people/km2) 200.2
Table Codets027
Issued2023-01-11
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options17

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 760,685
British only identity 398,802
English only identity 153,321
English and British only identity 135,495
Welsh only identity 1,807
Welsh and British only identity 736
Any other combination of only UK identities 6,882
Scottish only identity 3,075
Scottish and British only identity 1,494
Northern Irish only identity 724
Northern Irish and British only identity 330
Cornish only identity 67
Cornish and British only identity 16
Any other combination of only UK identities 1,176
Irish only identity 2,143
Irish and at least one UK identity 527
Other identity only 51,884
Other identity and at least one UK identity 9,088
Non-UK identity only 54,027
UK identity and non-UK identity 9,615

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