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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. The median across all 62 is 5.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Delaware County, NY, up 39 places to #9.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.4%+1.3 pts
02▲6Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.9%+1.4 pts
03▲16New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.6%+1.9 pts
04▲9Queens County, NYNY2,358,1827.2%+1.3 pts
05▲28Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.1%+1.9 pts
06▼4Broome County, NYNY195,7367.1%−0.5 pts
07Oswego County, NYNY118,5697.0%+0.4 pts
08▲13Schuyler County, NYNY16,9246.5%+0.8 pts
09▲39Delaware County, NYNY44,3056.4%+2.2 pts
10▼1Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.4%−0.1 pts
11▲5Otsego County, NYNY60,5896.4%+0.6 pts
12▲2Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.1%+0.3 pts
13▲4Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.1%+0.3 pts
14▲6Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.0%+0.3 pts
15▲17Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.9%+0.7 pts
16▲11Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.9%+0.4 pts
17▼2Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.9%+0.1 pts
18▼15Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865.8%−1.4 pts
19▼15Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.8%−1.2 pts
20▲8Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.6%+0.2 pts
21▲15Richmond County, NYNY501,2905.6%+0.6 pts
22▲28Tompkins County, NYNY104,0475.5%+1.5 pts
23▼1Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.5%−0.2 pts
24▲14Orange County, NYNY417,6695.5%+0.7 pts
25▼2Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.4%−0.2 pts
26▲3Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%0.0 pts
27▲7Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.3%+0.2 pts
28▼22St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4885.3%−1.6 pts
29▲6Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.2%+0.3 pts
30▼12Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.2%−0.5 pts
31▲6Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%+0.3 pts
32▲20Livingston County, NYNY61,4385.2%+1.1 pts
33▼22Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.1%−0.9 pts
34▲9Albany County, NYNY321,2255.0%+0.5 pts
35▼9Washington County, NYNY59,3535.0%−0.6 pts
36▼6Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.0%−0.3 pts
37▼12Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.0%−0.6 pts
38▼7Monroe County, NYNY750,5064.9%−0.3 pts
39▲1Erie County, NYNY946,7414.9%+0.1 pts
40▲9Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.8%+0.7 pts
41▲4Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%+0.2 pts
42▼30Montgomery County, NYNY50,0464.7%−1.3 pts
43▲4Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.6%+0.2 pts
44▲10Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.6%+0.6 pts
45▼21Cortland County, NYNY45,8504.6%−1.0 pts
46▲11Seneca County, NYNY32,8834.5%+0.7 pts
47▲15Hamilton County, NYNY5,0064.4%+2.3 pts
48▼4Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%−0.1 pts
49▲2Warren County, NYNY65,0204.3%+0.3 pts
50▼40Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.3%−1.8 pts
51▲4Madison County, NYNY67,1204.2%+0.4 pts
52▼6Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.1%−0.4 pts
53▼12Essex County, NYNY36,4384.0%−0.8 pts
54▲4Greene County, NYNY47,2383.9%+0.2 pts
55▼50Franklin County, NYNY46,5003.9%−3.0 pts
56▼17Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%−1.0 pts
57▲3Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.7%+0.2 pts
58▼16Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%−1.0 pts
59▼6Fulton County, NYNY52,2163.5%−0.5 pts
60▼1Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.3%−0.4 pts
61Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.3%0.0 pts
62▼6Yates County, NYNY24,5473.1%−0.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES