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Profile of County Kilkenny


        Poverty and Social Exclusion









        •   At the 2016 Census, 25.0% (3,203) of County Kilkenny’s population aged 65 years and older
            (12,817) were living alone. This is 1.7% lower than the State figure (26.7% in 2016).


        •   Following the economic downturn, the county’s absolute deprivation score dramatically
            decreased from -0.6 in 2006 to -7.5 in 2011. The partial recovery of the economy resulted in an

            increase in score to -4.4 in 2016.


        •   County Kilkenny’s relative deprivation score of -0.3 classified the county’s measure of affluence

            as ‘marginally below average’ in 2016. This compared to the State score of 0.6 in the same
            year.












          Population aged 65 or                Absolute Deprivation                Lone Parent
          older living alone.                  score                               Households


               25%                                     7.5                          17.9%










          This is 1.7% lower than he State     The partial recovery of the economy
          figure (26.7% in 2016)                                                   In 2016, there were 2,060 (17.9%)
                                               resulted in an increase in score to -4.4   lone parent households compared to
                                               in 2016.
                                                                                   2,017 (17.8%) in 2011. This is 2.1%
                                                                                   lower than the State (20.0% in 2016).
















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