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The geographic distribution of Jews in England and Wales

2021 Census data

By Markos Tsinganis

The first chart compares where people identifying as Jewish live across England and Wales with each region's share of the overall population. The maps provide a closer view by London borough and ward.

Bars comparing each region's share of the Jewish population with its share of the total England and Wales population in the 2021 Census.
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Map of the share of residents identifying as Jewish in each London borough in the 2021 Census.
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Map of the share of residents identifying as Jewish in each London ward in the 2021 Census.
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Sources and methodology

The source is the 2021 Census from the Office for National Statistics. As noted in the original chart, a person could identify as Jewish through religion, ethnic group, or both. The original Quarto analysis processes regional, borough, and ward data for the three figures.