County Kildare — Employment — second in Ireland
Kildare ranks second of Ireland's 31 counties for employment rate at 57.9%. The national average is 55.2% — a gap of 2.7pp that places Kildare at the top of this ranking. Census 2022 data mapped at electoral division level shows the figure is not distributed evenly within the county.
Key statistics — County Kildare
Top electoral divisions — Employment in Kildare
The electoral divisions within County Kildare with the highest employment rate, Census 2022.
| Electoral Division | Employment Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. NAAS RURAL | 67.8% |
| 2. KILLASHEE | 67% |
| 3. KILCOCK | 65.2% |
| 4. NEWTOWN | 63.9% |
| 5. QUINSBOROUGH | 63.8% |
Explore Kildare data on the map
Every electoral division in County Kildare is mapped. Hover to inspect Census 2022 figures or ask the AI analyst for a plain-language explanation.
County Kildare — census data context
County-level figures aggregate all electoral divisions within Kildare. The map reveals the internal variation those county averages suppress — the gap between the most and least deprived EDs in Kildare is typically far wider than the county-to-national difference highlighted above. View the full Kildare area guide →