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Highest unemployment, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.4%+1.3 pts

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.9%+1.4 pts

03New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.6%+1.9 pts

04Queens County, NYNY2,358,1827.2%+1.3 pts

05Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.1%+1.9 pts

06Broome County, NYNY195,7367.1%−0.5 pts

07Oswego County, NYNY118,5697.0%+0.4 pts

08Schuyler County, NYNY16,9246.5%+0.8 pts

09Delaware County, NYNY44,3056.4%+2.2 pts

10Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.4%−0.1 pts

11Otsego County, NYNY60,5896.4%+0.6 pts

12Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.1%+0.3 pts

13Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.1%+0.3 pts

14Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.0%+0.3 pts

15Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.9%+0.7 pts

16Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.9%+0.4 pts

17Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.9%+0.1 pts

18Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865.8%−1.4 pts

19Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.8%−1.2 pts

20Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.6%+0.2 pts

21Richmond County, NYNY501,2905.6%+0.6 pts

22Tompkins County, NYNY104,0475.5%+1.5 pts

23Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.5%−0.2 pts

24Orange County, NYNY417,6695.5%+0.7 pts

25Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.4%−0.2 pts

26Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%+0.0 pts

27Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.3%+0.2 pts

28St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4885.3%−1.6 pts

29Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.2%+0.3 pts

30Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.2%−0.5 pts

31Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%+0.3 pts

32Livingston County, NYNY61,4385.2%+1.1 pts

33Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.1%−0.9 pts

34Albany County, NYNY321,2255.0%+0.5 pts

35Washington County, NYNY59,3535.0%−0.6 pts

36Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.0%−0.3 pts

37Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.0%−0.6 pts

38Monroe County, NYNY750,5064.9%−0.3 pts

39Erie County, NYNY946,7414.9%+0.1 pts

40Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.8%+0.7 pts

41Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%+0.2 pts

42Montgomery County, NYNY50,0464.7%−1.3 pts

43Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.6%+0.2 pts

44Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.6%+0.6 pts

45Cortland County, NYNY45,8504.6%−1.0 pts

46Seneca County, NYNY32,8834.5%+0.7 pts

47Hamilton County, NYNY5,0064.4%+2.3 pts

48Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%−0.1 pts

49Warren County, NYNY65,0204.3%+0.3 pts

50Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.3%−1.8 pts

51Madison County, NYNY67,1204.2%+0.4 pts

52Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.1%−0.4 pts

53Essex County, NYNY36,4384.0%−0.8 pts

54Greene County, NYNY47,2383.9%+0.2 pts

55Franklin County, NYNY46,5003.9%−3.0 pts

56Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%−1.0 pts

57Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.7%+0.2 pts

58Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%−1.0 pts

59Fulton County, NYNY52,2163.5%−0.5 pts

60Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.3%−0.4 pts

61Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.3%+0.0 pts

62Yates County, NYNY24,5473.1%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES