Somerset
Demography

Somerset

Section Title: Demography
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Somerset compared

UK Census 2001	Somerset C.C.	North Somerset UA	BANES UA	South West England	England

Total population	498,093	188,564	169,040	4,928,434	49,138,831

Foreign born	7.6%	9.5%	11.2%	9.4%	9.2%

White	98.8%	97.1%	97.3%	97.7%	91%

Asian	0.3%	1.7%	0.5%	0.7%	4.6%

Black	0.2%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%	2.3%

Christian	76.7%	75.0%	71.0%	74.0%	72%

Muslim	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%	3.1%

Hindu	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%

No religion	14.9%	16.6%	19.5%	16.8%	15%

Over 75 years old	9.6%	9.9%	8.9%	9.3%	7.5%

Unemployed	2.5%	2.1%	2.0%	2.6%	3.3%

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In the 2001 census, the population of the Somerset County Council area was 498,093 with 169,040 in Bath and North East Somerset, and 188,564 in North Somerset giving a total of 855,697 for Somerset.
In the 2001 census, the population of the Somerset County Council area was 498,093, with 169,040 in Bath and North East Somerset, and 188,564 in North Somerset.
In the 2001 census, the population of the Somerset County Council was 498,093, 169,040 in Bath and North East Somerset and 188,564 in North Somerset.

final_sentence: In the 2001 census, the population of the Somerset County Council area was 498,093 with 169,040 in Bath and North East Somerset, and 188,564 in North Somerset giving a total of 855,697 for Somerset.
final_sentence: In the 2001 census, the population of the Somerset County Council area was 498,093, with 169,040 in Bath and North East Somerset, and 188,564 in North Somerset.
final_sentence: In the 2001 census, the population of the Somerset County Council was 498,093, 169,040 in Bath and North East Somerset and 188,564 in North Somerset.