The Dept. of Agriculture says 26,000 women are farming across Ireland.
Under 1% of women farmers in Ireland are farming in Kildare.
That's according to data released by the Dept. of Agriculture, showing 831 women in farming in this county
That's out of a total population of 26,507 across Ireland.
The number of women farming in Ireland is higher than in 13 other counties.
| County | No. of Female Farmers |
|---|---|
| Carlow | 404 |
| Cavan | 771 |
| Clare | 1,156 |
| Cork | 2,942 |
| Donegal | 1,633 |
| Dublin | 490 |
| Galway | 2,323 |
| Kerry | 1,356 |
| Kildare | 831 |
| Kilkenny | 644 |
| Laois | 514 |
| Leitrim | 767 |
| Limerick | 1,058 |
| Longford | 452 |
| Louth | 371 |
| Mayo | 2,280 |
| Meath | 1,033 |
| Monaghan | 618 |
| Offaly | 507 |
| Roscommon | 975 |
| Sligo | 858 |
| Tipperary | 1,438 |
| Waterford | 610 |
| Westmeath | 645 |
| Wexford | 1,080 |
| Wicklow | 751 |
| TOTAL | 26,507 |

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