Leitrim fell behind the national average of disposable income in 2024, CSO

The average disposable income of people in Leitrim fell to €24.900 per year in 2024, well below the national average, according to statistics from the Central Statistics Office  (CSO). 

According to the data, the national average of disposable income, income after tax and social contribution, was €30,139, Leitrim only reached 82% of that.

The county saw its average disposable income per person fall nearly five per cent further away from the national average in 2024.

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Leitrim was among the countries with the lowest in the country with Longford recorded the lowest disposable income per person nationally in 2024 at €23,725, followed by Roscommon at €24,685 and at €24,686.

The county with the second lowest disposable income per person was Roscommon at €24,685, followed by Donegal at €24,686.

The Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) and Midland regions consistently remain significantly below the national average for household disposable income and are largely dependent on the Public Administration sector to generate wealth and employment in their respective regions.

At the other end of the scale, Dublin’s disposable income per person of €33,889 in 2024 was 12% higher than the national average of €30,139.

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Co. Limerick recorded the second highest disposable income per person at €30,879, and Cork's figure was €30,748.

Leitrim's social benefits per capita was the 11th highest in the State at €8,304, according to the CSO data.

Over a third (35%) of all employed people in Ireland worked in the Dublin area in 2024, followed by Cork with 12% and Galway with 6%.