RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest labor force participation, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01New York County, NYNY1,664,86266.5%−1%

02Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09065.5%+0%

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,34365.2%−2%

04Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74365.1%−0%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93964.8%−0%

06Jefferson County, NYNY111,54064.6%+1%

07Kings County, NYNY2,653,96364.3%+1%

08Putnam County, NYNY99,02864.3%−2%

09Albany County, NYNY321,22563.7%−2%

10Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51063.6%−2%

11Monroe County, NYNY750,50663.2%−1%

12Queens County, NYNY2,358,18263.2%−1%

13Orange County, NYNY417,66963.1%−1%

14Schenectady County, NYNY162,58162.9%+0%

15Rockland County, NYNY357,39762.9%−1%

16Dutchess County, NYNY300,70862.8%−0%

17Cortland County, NYNY45,85062.4%−1%

18Erie County, NYNY946,74162.4%−0%

19Onondaga County, NYNY466,58462.4%−0%

20Genesee County, NYNY58,41662.3%−3%

21Montgomery County, NYNY50,04661.4%+2%

22Niagara County, NYNY208,91260.9%+0%

23Ontario County, NYNY113,13060.8%−4%

24Wayne County, NYNY91,25060.6%−4%

25Warren County, NYNY65,02059.8%−4%

26Richmond County, NYNY501,29059.8%+0%

27Oswego County, NYNY118,56959.6%−2%

28Fulton County, NYNY52,21659.5%+1%

29Sullivan County, NYNY80,58658.9%+1%

30Herkimer County, NYNY59,21958.8%−4%

31Lewis County, NYNY26,47958.8%−2%

32Tioga County, NYNY47,45358.7%−3%

33Steuben County, NYNY91,85558.5%−2%

34Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.4%−3%

35Chenango County, NYNY45,71558.2%−2%

36Washington County, NYNY59,35358.2%−0%

37Cayuga County, NYNY74,36558.1%−1%

38Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33258.1%−2%

39Ulster County, NYNY183,33058.1%−4%

40Oneida County, NYNY226,39257.9%−0%

41Schuyler County, NYNY16,92457.7%−2%

42Clinton County, NYNY78,13857.7%+2%

43Columbia County, NYNY60,16857.7%−5%

44Chemung County, NYNY80,41557.5%−1%

45Madison County, NYNY67,12057.2%−4%

46Orleans County, NYNY39,82557.1%+4%

47Livingston County, NYNY61,43856.9%−0%

48Broome County, NYNY195,73656.8%+0%

49Seneca County, NYNY32,88356.2%−1%

50Greene County, NYNY47,23856.1%+5%

51Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12655.7%−1%

52Schoharie County, NYNY30,17655.4%−5%

53Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39055.3%−4%

54Otsego County, NYNY60,58955.2%−4%

55Wyoming County, NYNY39,74155.2%−7%

56Essex County, NYNY36,43855.2%−0%

57Yates County, NYNY24,54754.6%−5%

58Allegany County, NYNY46,80053.8%−1%

59Delaware County, NYNY44,30553.6%−1%

60St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48853.3%−0%

61Franklin County, NYNY46,50052.5%+4%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,00649.3%−8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES