REVEALED: The counties with the most, and least, disposable income in Ireland
The CSO noted that while figures involve a degree of uncertainty, the gap between the highest and lowest county income has drastically widened
The counties in Ireland which made the most, and least, money in 2023 have been announced by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in a gross domestic report.
The key findings, published on Wednesday, February 5, showed that Dublin continued to have the highest disposable income per person nationally at €32,393 in 2023. This is 14% higher than the national average of €28,370, having risen a further 1.3% from 2022.
The second most wealthy county, in terms of disposable income, is Cork, at €29,876. This is shortly followed by Limerick, which sees people have approximately €29,491 per person in disposable income.
Commenting on the release, Aoife Crowe, Statistician in the National Accounts Analysis and Globalisation Division of the CSO, said, “Disposable income in Dublin City and County remained the largest nationally in 2023, accounting for €49 billion of the state total, which was up 12.6% from 2022. Disposable income is the amount of money left for an individual to spend after receiving social benefits and paying tax and social charges,
The Midlands region (Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath) continued to have the lowest levels of disposable income. The income of this region accounted for €7.9 billion overall and was 15.8% below the national average per person."
The two counties at the bottom of the leader-board are Laois, at €22,257, and Longford, which has the lowest of €22,251.
The full list of of the counties which had most, to least, disposable income in 2023 is as follows:
- Dublin
- Cork
- Limerick
- Tipperary
- Galway
- Carlow
- Waterford
- Wicklow
- Kerry
- Westmeath
- Mayo
- Sligo
- Kildare
- Monaghan
- Wexford
- Kilkenny
- Louth
- Cavan
- Clare
- Leitrim
- Roscommon
- Meath
- Offaly
- Donegal
- Laois
- Longford
The CSO did note that while figures do involve a degree of uncertainty, the gap between the highest and lowest county income per capita has drastically widened. It is now at €10,136, which is a jump of €1,597 from 2022.
The full statistics and breakdowns of these counties and figures can be found here.