| County | 2002 Census | 2001 LG Fund |
Per Capita | |
| Leitrim | 25,815 | 9498936 | 367.96 | |
| Longford | 31,127 | 9556606 | 307.02 | |
| Roscommon | 53,803 | 15188170 | 282.29 | |
| Waterford | 56,954 | 14085408 | 247.31 | |
| Sligo | 58,178 | 13592505 | 233.64 | |
| Tipperary SR | 79,213 | 18366401 | 231.86 | |
| Tipperary NR | 61,068 | 13688475 | 224.15 | |
| Cavan | 56,416 | 12302981 | 218.08 | |
| Monaghan | 52,772 | 11333085 | 214.76 | |
| Mayo | 117,428 | 24502107 | 208.66 | |
| Carlow | 45,845 | 9081369 | 198.09 | |
| Laois | 58,732 | 11363361 | 193.48 | |
| Westmeath | 72,027 | 13811287 | 191.75 | |
| Donegal | 137,383 | 26146907 | 190.32 | |
| Kilkenny | 80,421 | 14050493 | 174.71 | |
| Galway | 143,052 | 24410809 | 170.64 | |
| Offaly | 63,702 | 10853120 | 170.37 | |
| Kerry | 132,424 | 21289356 | 160.77 | |
| Louth | 101,802 | 16209601 | 159.23 | |
| Wicklow | 114,719 | 17890336 | 155.95 | |
| Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown | 191,389 | 27889622 | 145.72 | |
| Wexford | 116,543 | 16428725 | 140.97 | |
| Meath | 133,936 | 18846507 | 140.71 | |
| Limerick | 121,471 | 16466828 | 135.56 | |
| Cork | 324,843 | 41335299 | 127.25 | |
| Fingal | 196,223 | 23067650 | 117.56 | |
| Clare | 103,333 | 11589415 | 112.16 | |
| Kildare | 163,995 | 16555470 | 100.95 | |
| South Dublin Council | 239,887 | 18652158 | 77.75 | |
| Cities | ||||
| Cork | 123,338 | 17805348 | 144.36 | |
| Limerick | 54,058 | 7619444 | 140.95 | |
| Waterford | 44,564 | 5406076 | 121.31 | |
| Dublin | 495,101 | 57704958 | 116.55 | |
| Galway | 65,774 | 6420782 | 97.62 | |
| Census Figures CSO | ||||
| Allocations DOE | ||||
| County Figures arrived at by amalgamating Town Council allocations with County Council allocations. | ||||