Census Profile · Mayo · 2022

County Mayo — High internal ED variation

Mayo's county-level Census 2022 figures sit close to national averages. Employment is 51.6% (national: 55.2%), home ownership 80.6% (national: 76.2%). County averages suppress the internal variation that makes the data meaningful. The gap between the highest and lowest unemployment electoral divisions within Mayo exceeds 15 percentage points — a spread the county headline cannot show.

Mayo employment rate is -3.6pp vs national.

Key statistics — County Mayo

Employment Rate
51.6%
-3.6pp vs national
Owner-Occupied
80.6%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
48.2%
National: 52.6%
Unemployment
48.4%
National: 44.8%

Top electoral divisions — Unemployment in Mayo

The electoral divisions within County Mayo with the highest unemployment rate, Census 2022.

Electoral DivisionUnemployment Rate
1. DOOEGA 64.1%
2. KNOCKADAFF 62.6%
3. ACHILL 62.3%
4. SLIEVEMORE 62.1%
5. RATHHILL 61%

Explore Mayo data on the map

Every electoral division in County Mayo is mapped. Hover to inspect Census 2022 figures or ask the AI analyst for a plain-language explanation.

County Mayo — census data context

County-level figures aggregate all electoral divisions within Mayo. The map reveals the internal variation those county averages suppress — the gap between the most and least deprived EDs in Mayo is typically far wider than the county-to-national difference highlighted above. View the full Mayo area guide →

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Data: CSO Census 2022 · County Mayo · Electoral Division averages · cso.ie/census