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For more information see the Somerset Trends web site, run by the Somerset Council Economy and Planning team.
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Somerset is less diverse than nationally, 96.4% of the population in Somerset are ‘White’, compared to 81.1% nationally. 1.5% are ‘Asian, Asian British, or Asian Welsh’. 1.3% ‘Mixed or Multiple Ethnic groups’, 0.4% ‘Black, Black British, Caribbean, or African’, and 0.4% ‘Other ethnic group’ (Census 2021).