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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%+13%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.9%+21%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.6%+33%

04Queens County, NYNY2,358,1827.2%+22%

05Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.1%+37%

06Broome County, NYNY195,7367.1%−7%

07Oswego County, NYNY118,5697.0%+6%

08Schuyler County, NYNY16,9246.5%+15%

09Delaware County, NYNY44,3056.4%+51%

10Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.4%−2%

11Otsego County, NYNY60,5896.4%+11%

12Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.1%+5%

13Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.1%+5%

14Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.0%+5%

15Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.9%+13%

16Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.9%+8%

17Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.9%+2%

18Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865.8%−20%

19Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.8%−17%

20Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.6%+3%

21Richmond County, NYNY501,2905.6%+13%

22Tompkins County, NYNY104,0475.5%+37%

23Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.5%−3%

24Orange County, NYNY417,6695.5%+14%

25Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.4%−4%

26Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%+1%

27Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.3%+4%

28St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4885.3%−23%

29Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.2%+6%

30Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.2%−10%

31Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%+5%

32Livingston County, NYNY61,4385.2%+28%

33Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.1%−15%

34Albany County, NYNY321,2255.0%+10%

35Washington County, NYNY59,3535.0%−10%

36Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.0%−6%

37Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.0%−11%

38Monroe County, NYNY750,5064.9%−7%

39Erie County, NYNY946,7414.9%+2%

40Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.8%+16%

41Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%+4%

42Montgomery County, NYNY50,0464.7%−21%

43Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.6%+5%

44Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.6%+16%

45Cortland County, NYNY45,8504.6%−18%

46Seneca County, NYNY32,8834.5%+19%

47Hamilton County, NYNY5,0064.4%+111%

48Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%−3%

49Warren County, NYNY65,0204.3%+7%

50Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.3%−29%

51Madison County, NYNY67,1204.2%+9%

52Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.1%−9%

53Essex County, NYNY36,4384.0%−16%

54Greene County, NYNY47,2383.9%+6%

55Franklin County, NYNY46,5003.9%−44%

56Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%−21%

57Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.7%+5%

58Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%−22%

59Fulton County, NYNY52,2163.5%−13%

60Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.3%−10%

61Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.3%+1%

62Yates County, NYNY24,5473.1%−18%

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