Social benefits per person — every county ranked
Figures as of 2024, published by CSO PxStat. Accessed 2026-10-15.
Social benefits and other current transfers received per person, by county.
| Rank | County | Social benefits per person |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louth | 9,288.1 |
| 2 | Carlow | 9,031.5 |
| 3 | Donegal | 8,827.5 |
| 4 | Tipperary | 8,758.5 |
| 5 | Wexford | 8,540.1 |
| 6 | Offaly | 8,462.0 |
| 7 | Kerry | 8,402.4 |
| 8 | Westmeath | 8,385.8 |
| 9 | Mayo | 8,352.0 |
| 10 | Longford | 8,346.9 |
| 11 | Leitrim | 8,303.8 |
| 12 | Waterford | 8,303.8 |
| 13 | Limerick | 7,969.9 |
| 14 | Sligo | 7,864.1 |
| 15 | Wicklow | 7,770.6 |
| 16 | Monaghan | 7,514.2 |
| 17 | Cavan | 7,423.7 |
| 18 | Roscommon | 7,416.5 |
| 19 | Laois | 7,209.4 |
| 20 | Cork | 7,178.3 |
| 21 | Clare | 6,928.6 |
| 22 | Kilkenny | 6,914.2 |
| 23 | Galway | 6,865.8 |
| 24 | Kildare | 6,667.7 |
| 25 | Dublin | 6,387.0 |
| 26 | Meath | 6,316.0 |
Before you use these figures
- A modelled estimate, not a direct county survey: CSO does not survey household income at county level directly -- these figures are modelled estimates, allocating national and regional income data to counties using administrative and survey sources, and can be revised in a later release as those underlying sources are updated.
- Latest figure: 2024 — 2 years old: This dataset is published annually and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.
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Social benefits per person, every county ranked Caveats: A modelled estimate, not a direct county survey; Latest figure: 2024 — 2 years old StatsMapped last confirmed these figures unchanged on 21 Sep 2026. Source: CSO PxStat https://statsmapped.com/ireland/rankings/social-benefits-per-person
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