Child Poverty in ScotlandLocal Authorities Ranked
12.3% of children in Scotland live in relative low-income families, before housing costs (2025).
All 32 local authorities in Scotland, ranked by children in low-income families. Data: Department for Work and Pensions (2022 to 2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local authority | Children in low-income families |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City | 19.8% |
| 2 | North Ayrshire | 15.4% |
| 3 | Clackmannanshire | 14.7% |
| 4 | East Ayrshire | 14.5% |
| 5 | Dumfries and Galloway | 14.2% |
| 6 | Fife | 13.9% |
| 7 | Dundee City | 13.6% |
| 8 | North Lanarkshire | 13.4% |
| 9 | South Ayrshire | 13.3% |
| 10 | Angus | 13.2% |
| 11 | Moray | 13.1% |
| 12 | Falkirk | 12.7% |
| 13 | West Dunbartonshire | 12.6% |
| 14 | Inverclyde | 12.0% |
| 15 | Highland | 12.0% |
| 16 | West Lothian | 12.0% |
| 17 | South Lanarkshire | 11.5% |
| 18 | Perth and Kinross | 11.2% |
| 19 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 11.1% |
| 20 | Orkney Islands | 11.0% |
| 21 | Renfrewshire | 10.8% |
| 22 | Scottish Borders | 10.8% |
| 23 | Argyll and Bute | 10.4% |
| 24 | Midlothian | 10.0% |
| 25 | Stirling | 9.8% |
| 26 | East Lothian | 9.3% |
| 27 | Aberdeen City | 9.0% |
| 28 | City of Edinburgh | 8.7% |
| 29 | Shetland Islands | 7.7% |
| 30 | Aberdeenshire | 7.6% |
| 31 | East Renfrewshire | 7.4% |
| 32 | East Dunbartonshire | 6.2% |