Which counties in Ireland drive the most and least? What are the car ownership rates in each county? Ranking by kms driven per capita. Private cars only. Vehicle and km data from the CSO Transport Omnibus 2019. Population data from the earlier 2016 census. Link to a CSV file with the data.
| # | County of owner | Private Vehicles | km (million) | Pop | Cars/ person | km/ person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roscommon | 33,755 | 668 | 64,544 | 0.523 | 10,350 |
| 2 | Tipperary | 81,247 | 1,497 | 159,553 | 0.509 | 9,382 |
| 3 | Wexford | 77,634 | 1,379 | 149,722 | 0.519 | 9,210 |
| 4 | Carlow | 29,216 | 524 | 56,932 | 0.513 | 9,204 |
| 5 | Leitrim | 14,931 | 286 | 32,044 | 0.466 | 8,925 |
| 6 | Clare | 58,669 | 1,052 | 118,817 | 0.494 | 8,854 |
| 7 | Westmeath | 42,201 | 780 | 88,770 | 0.475 | 8,787 |
| 8 | Mayo | 62,069 | 1,121 | 130,507 | 0.476 | 8,590 |
| 9 | Kerry | 73,292 | 1,259 | 147,707 | 0.496 | 8,524 |
| 10 | Waterford | 58,966 | 978 | 116,176 | 0.508 | 8,418 |
| 11 | Offaly | 35,304 | 656 | 77,961 | 0.453 | 8,414 |
| 12 | Meath | 91,552 | 1,612 | 195,044 | 0.469 | 8,265 |
| 13 | Longford | 17,731 | 336 | 40,873 | 0.434 | 8,221 |
| 14 | Kilkenny | 45,473 | 815 | 99,232 | 0.458 | 8,213 |
| 15 | Cavan | 32,907 | 617 | 76,176 | 0.432 | 8,100 |
| 16 | Monaghan | 26,560 | 493 | 61,386 | 0.433 | 8,031 |
| 17 | Wicklow | 70,299 | 1,143 | 142,425 | 0.494 | 8,025 |
| 18 | Galway | 117,293 | 2,069 | 258,058 | 0.455 | 8,018 |
| 19 | Kildare | 106,621 | 1,782 | 222,504 | 0.479 | 8,009 |
| 20 | Limerick | 90,784 | 1,549 | 194,899 | 0.466 | 7,948 |
| 21 | Laois | 35,886 | 670 | 84,697 | 0.424 | 7,911 |
| 22 | Sligo | 29,610 | 515 | 65,535 | 0.452 | 7,858 |
| 23 | Cork | 264,071 | 4,231 | 542,868 | 0.486 | 7,794 |
| 24 | Donegal | 66,327 | 1,163 | 159,192 | 0.417 | 7,306 |
| 25 | Louth | 53,144 | 889 | 128,884 | 0.412 | 6,898 |
| 26 | Dublin | 552,558 | 7,370 | 1,347,359 | 0.410 | 5,470 |
