One-Parent Family Stats by County

Stats by County as taken from Census 2006:

Carlow:

• There are 2,077 lone parent households in Carlow; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers
• One-parent families make up 12% of all households in Carlow

• There are 2,193 lone parent households in Cavan; 84% lone mothers, 16% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 10% of all households in Cavan.

Clare:

• There are 4.069 lone parent households in Clare; 83% lone mothers, 17% lone fathers.
• One-parent families made up 11% of all households in Clare.

Cork

• In 2006 the Census recorded 5,815 lone parent households in Cork City; 86% were lone mothers, with 14% lone fathers.
• In 2006 the Census recorded 12,957 lone parent households in Cork County; 83% were lone mothers, with 17% lone fathers.
• One parent families made up 11% of all households in Cork.

• There are 6,233 lone parent households in Donegal; 86% lone mothers, 14% lone fathers.
• One-parent families made up 12% of all households in Donegal.

• There are 52,183 lone parent households in Dublin; 87% lone mothers, 13% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 12% of all households in the Dublin area.
• There are 24,164 lone parent households in Dublin City; 87% lone mothers, 13% lone fathers.
• There are 7,001 lone parent households in Dun-Laoighaire / Rathdown; 86% lone mothers, 14% lone fathers.
• There are 9,259 lone parent households in Fingal; 87% lone mothers, 13% lone fathers.
• There are 11,759 lone parent households in South Dublin; 87% lone mothers, 13% lone fathers.

Galway:

• There are 2,878 lone parent households in Galway City; 90% lone mothers, 10% lone fathers.
• There are 5,258 lone parent households in Galway County; 84% lone mothers, 16% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 10% of all households in Galway.

Kerry:

• There are 5,349 lone parent households in Kerry; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 11% of all households in Kerry.

• There are 3,120 lone parent households in Kilkenny; 83% lone mothers, 17% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 11% of all households in Kilkenny.

• There are 2,442 lone parents in Laois; 83% lone mothers, 17% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 11% of all households in Laois.

• There are 1,017 lone parent households in Leitrim; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 10% of all households in Leitrim.
• The Census does not provide a figure for the number of One-parent families in the county, but nationally, Census data shows that over 10% of all One-parent families live in multi-family households, for example, they live with their own parents

• There are 3,071 lone parent households in Limerick City; 87% lone mothers, 13% lone fathers.
• There are 4,353 lone parent households in Limerick County; 83% lone mothers, 17% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 12% of all households in Limerick.

• There are 1,523 lone parent households in Longford; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 13% of all households in Longford.

• There are5,077 lone parent households in Louth; 86% lone mothers, 14% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 13% of all households in Louth.

Mayo:

• There are 4,419 lone parent households in Mayo; 84% lone mothers, 16% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 10% of all households in Mayo.

• There are5,188 lone parent households in Meath; 83% lone mothers, 17% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 10% of all households in Meath

Monaghan:

• There are 2,077 lone parent households in Monaghan; 82% lone mothers, 18% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 11% of all households in Monaghan.

• There are 2,629 lone parent households in Offaly; 84% lone mothers, 16% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 11% of all households in Offaly.

• There are 1,999 lone parent households in Roscommon; 84% lone mothers, 16% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 10% of all households in Roscommon.

• There are 2,283 lone parent households in Sligo; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 11% of all households in Sligo.

• There are 2,509 lone parent households in Tipperary NR; 84% lone mothers, 16% lone fathers.
• There are 3,726 lone parent households in Tipperary SR; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.

• There are 2,387 lone parent households in Waterford City; 88% lone mothers, 12% lone fathers.
• There are 2,384 lone parent households in Waterford County; 83% lone mothers, 17% lone fathers.
• There are a total of 4,771 lone parent households in Waterford; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 12% of all households in Waterford

• There are 3,086 lone parent households in Westmeath; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 11% of all households in Westmeath.

• There are 5,360 lone parent households in Wicklow; 85% lone mothers, 15% lone fathers.
• One-parent families make up 13% of all households in Wicklow.