Home / Places / West Midlands / Staffordshire Staffordshire: population and ethnicity County council area. 8 district councils.
Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in ceremonial Staffordshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area.
ONS estimates show that the county council area's population rose by 63,527 residents (7.5%) between mid-2011 and mid-2025, from 849,546 to 913,073. Source: ONS MYE4 .
913,073 Residents, mid-2025 ONS MYE4 estimate 876,104 Residents, Census 2021 ethnicity table ONS TS021 county row 848,489 Residents, Census 2011 ONS KS201EW county row Ethnic groups in the county council area Census 2011
White British 93.6% White Other 2.1% Asian 2.4% Black 0.6% Mixed 1.1% Other 0.2% Census 2021
White British 90.2% White Other 3.5% Asian 3.3% Black 0.8% Mixed 1.7% Other 0.5% Published county counts. Changes are percentage points calculated from unrounded shares. Group 2011 2021 Change White British 793,809 789,993 -3.4pp White Other 17,806 30,240 +1.4pp Asian 20,656 28,910 +0.9pp Black 4,810 6,889 +0.2pp Mixed 9,604 15,288 +0.6pp Other 1,804 4,784 +0.3pp
How county and district counts relate County figures use the ONS county council row. Districts use their own published rows. Census 2021 counts include disclosure-control changes, so district figures may not add exactly to the county figure. The reconciliation table shows each difference. Census 2011 counts and annual population estimates agree exactly with the district sums.
The 2021 district total is 6 residents higher than the published county total. Both figures are retained as published. The ethnicity table's all-residents count is the denominator for every county ethnic group share.
ONS explains Census 2021 disclosure controls . The audit does not establish the precise cause of each individual difference.
Reconciliation: every county and district-sum comparison Difference means district sum minus published county count. Year and measure County District sum Difference 2011: All residents 848,489 848,489 0 2011: White British 793,809 793,809 0 2011: White Other 17,806 17,806 0 2011: Asian 20,656 20,656 0 2011: Black 4,810 4,810 0 2011: Mixed 9,604 9,604 0 2011: Other 1,804 1,804 0 2021: All residents 876,104 876,110 +6 2021: White British 789,993 789,995 +2 2021: White Other 30,240 30,242 +2 2021: Asian 28,910 28,910 0 2021: Black 6,889 6,889 0 2021: Mixed 15,288 15,288 0 2021: Other 4,784 4,786 +2
Raw source rows: KS201EW, 2011 , row 91. TS021, 2021 , row 148.
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Annual county population estimates, 2011 to 2025 ONS MYE4. Every value agrees exactly with the sum of constituent districts. Year Residents 2011 849,546 2012 850,682 2013 854,573 2014 856,391 2015 857,167 2016 861,230 2017 863,528 2018 866,810 2019 870,117 2020 872,087 2021 877,808 2022 886,397 2023 897,673 2024 906,397 2025 913,073
Population change since 2011 Map: Population change since 2011, mid-2025 estimate. Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council. Cannock Chase +6.9%; East Staffordshire +15.5%; Lichfield +12.2%; Newcastle-under-Lyme +3.4%; South Staffordshire +6.0%; Stafford +9.2%; Staffordshire Moorlands −0.5%; Stoke-on-Trent +9.5%; Tamworth +5.8%. Cannock Chase: +6.9% East Staffordshire: +15.5% Lichfield: +12.2% Newcastle-under-Lyme: +3.4% South Staffordshire: +6.0% Stafford: +9.2% Staffordshire Moorlands: −0.5% Stoke-on-Trent: +9.5% Tamworth: +5.8% Staffordshire Moorlands −0.5% 96,764 people Stafford +9.2% 142,903 people Lichfield +12.2% 113,270 people ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2025 Population change since 2011 Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council ONS ESTIMATE −4 −1 +1 +4 +8 +12% Change in the estimated resident population at 30 June, compared with mid-2011. Source: ONS, Mid-Year Population Estimates, England and Wales, June 2025, table MYE4 (published 29 July 2026). Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in ceremonial Staffordshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Map: Population change since 2011, mid-2025 estimate. Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council. Cannock Chase +6.9%; East Staffordshire +15.5%; Lichfield +12.2%; Newcastle-under-Lyme +3.4%; South Staffordshire +6.0%; Stafford +9.2%; Staffordshire Moorlands −0.5%; Stoke-on-Trent +9.5%; Tamworth +5.8%. Cannock Chase: +6.9% East Staffordshire: +15.5% Lichfield: +12.2% Newcastle-under-Lyme: +3.4% South Staffordshire: +6.0% Stafford: +9.2% Staffordshire Moorlands: −0.5% Stoke-on-Trent: +9.5% Tamworth: +5.8% Staffordshire Moorlands −0.5% 96,764 people Stafford +9.2% 142,903 people Lichfield +12.2% 113,270 people South Staffordshire +6.0% 114,811 people East Staffordshire +15.5% 131,541 people Newcastle-under-Lyme +3.4% 128,093 people Stoke-on-Trent +9.5% 272,282 people Cannock Chase +6.9% 104,299 people Tamworth +5.8% 81,392 people ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2025 Population change since 2011 Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council ONS ESTIMATE −4 −1 +1 +4 +8 +12% Change in the estimated resident population at 30 June, compared with mid-2011. Source: ONS, Mid-Year Population Estimates, England and Wales, June 2025, table MYE4 (published 29 July 2026). Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in ceremonial Staffordshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. ONS mid-year estimates. Councils A to Z. Council 2011 2025 Change Cannock Chase 97,582 104,299 +6.9% East Staffordshire 113,858 131,541 +15.5% Lichfield 100,911 113,270 +12.2% Newcastle-under-Lyme 123,878 128,093 +3.4% South Staffordshire 108,318 114,811 +6.0% Stafford 130,895 142,903 +9.2% Staffordshire Moorlands 97,209 96,764 -0.5% Stoke-on-Trent Unitary, outside county total 248,719 272,282 +9.5% Tamworth 76,895 81,392 +5.8%
Census 2021 ethnic groups Map: White British share of residents, Census 2021. Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council. Cannock Chase 94.5%; East Staffordshire 78.2%; Lichfield 92.0%; Newcastle-under-Lyme 90.0%; South Staffordshire 92.2%; Stafford 90.0%; Staffordshire Moorlands 96.6%; Stoke-on-Trent 78.5%; Tamworth 90.9%. England and Wales 2021: 74.4%. Cannock Chase: 94.5% East Staffordshire: 78.2% Lichfield: 92.0% Newcastle-under-Lyme: 90.0% South Staffordshire: 92.2% Stafford: 90.0% Staffordshire Moorlands: 96.6% Stoke-on-Trent: 78.5% Tamworth: 90.9% Staffordshire Moorlands 96.6% fell 0.9 points from 2011 Stafford 90.0% fell 2.6 points from 2011 Lichfield 92.0% fell 2.6 points from 2011 ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2021 White British share of residents Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council CENSUS · OBSERVED 40 50 60 70 80 90% England and Wales 2011: 80.5% England and Wales 2021: 74.4% Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2011, table KS201EW. Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in ceremonial Staffordshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS021; change from Census 2011, table KS201EW. Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in ceremonial Staffordshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Map: White British share of residents, Census 2021. Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council. Cannock Chase 94.5%; East Staffordshire 78.2%; Lichfield 92.0%; Newcastle-under-Lyme 90.0%; South Staffordshire 92.2%; Stafford 90.0%; Staffordshire Moorlands 96.6%; Stoke-on-Trent 78.5%; Tamworth 90.9%. England and Wales 2021: 74.4%. Cannock Chase: 94.5% East Staffordshire: 78.2% Lichfield: 92.0% Newcastle-under-Lyme: 90.0% South Staffordshire: 92.2% Stafford: 90.0% Staffordshire Moorlands: 96.6% Stoke-on-Trent: 78.5% Tamworth: 90.9% Staffordshire Moorlands 96.6% fell 0.9 points from 2011 Stafford 90.0% fell 2.6 points from 2011 Lichfield 92.0% fell 2.6 points from 2011 South Staffordshire 92.2% fell 2.5 points from 2011 East Staffordshire 78.2% fell 7.9 points from 2011 Newcastle-under-Lyme 90.0% fell 3.3 points from 2011 Stoke-on-Trent 78.5% fell 7.9 points from 2011 Cannock Chase 94.5% fell 2.0 points from 2011 Tamworth 90.9% fell 4.2 points from 2011 ukdemographics.co.uk ukdemographics.co.uk UK Demographics Population data for every community 2021 White British share of residents Staffordshire: 8 district councils, 1 unitary council CENSUS · OBSERVED 40 50 60 70 80 90% England and Wales 2021: 74.4% Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2011, table KS201EW. Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in ceremonial Staffordshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Share of usual residents in the White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British group. Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS021; change from Census 2011, table KS201EW. Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in ceremonial Staffordshire, shown with its own figures and outside the county council's area. Boundaries: ONS LAD (May 2026) BSC. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ukdemographics.co.uk Every figure sourced. Each bar shows all six groups. Figures are observed Census 2021 shares; they are not projections.
White British 94.5% White Other 2.1% Asian 1.2% Black 0.5% Mixed 1.4% Other 0.3% White British 78.2% White Other 8.1% Asian 9.3% Black 1.1% Mixed 2.2% Other 1.1% White British 92.0% White Other 2.8% Asian 2.4% Black 0.6% Mixed 1.9% Other 0.4% White British 90.0% White Other 2.9% Asian 3.8% Black 1.1% Mixed 1.6% Other 0.7% White British 92.2% White Other 1.6% Asian 2.8% Black 0.9% Mixed 2.0% Other 0.5% White British 90.0% White Other 3.4% Asian 3.0% Black 1.1% Mixed 1.9% Other 0.7% White British 96.6% White Other 1.4% Asian 0.7% Black 0.2% Mixed 0.9% Other 0.2% Unitary council, outside the county council total.
White British 78.5% White Other 5.0% Asian 9.9% Black 2.7% Mixed 2.3% Other 1.7% White British 90.9% White Other 4.9% Asian 1.4% Black 0.6% Mixed 1.9% Other 0.4% Sources: ONS MYE4 population estimates, Census 2011 KS201EW and Census 2021 TS021. Boundaries: ONS Open Geography. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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