RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest unemployment, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 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 2000

01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.1%–

02Broome County, NYNY195,7367.6%–

03Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.3%–

04Schenectady County, NYNY162,5817.0%–

05Franklin County, NYNY46,5007.0%–

06St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4886.8%–

07Oswego County, NYNY118,5696.6%–

08Kings County, NYNY2,653,9636.5%–

09Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.5%–

10Herkimer County, NYNY59,2196.1%–

11Orleans County, NYNY39,8256.0%–

12Montgomery County, NYNY50,0466.0%–

13Queens County, NYNY2,358,1826.0%–

14Chemung County, NYNY80,4155.9%–

15Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.8%–

16Otsego County, NYNY60,5895.7%–

17Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.7%–

18Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.7%–

19New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.7%–

20Steuben County, NYNY91,8555.7%–

21Schuyler County, NYNY16,9245.7%–

22Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.7%–

23Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.7%–

24Cortland County, NYNY45,8505.6%–

25Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.6%–

26Washington County, NYNY59,3535.6%–

27Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.5%–

28Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.4%–

29Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%–

30Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.3%–

31Monroe County, NYNY750,5065.3%–

32Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.2%–

33Allegany County, NYNY46,8005.2%–

34Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.1%–

35Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.0%–

36Richmond County, NYNY501,2904.9%–

37Lewis County, NYNY26,4794.9%–

38Orange County, NYNY417,6694.8%–

39Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654.8%–

40Erie County, NYNY946,7414.8%–

41Essex County, NYNY36,4384.7%–

42Wyoming County, NYNY39,7414.7%–

43Albany County, NYNY321,2254.6%–

44Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.6%–

45Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.5%–

46Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.5%–

47Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.4%–

48Delaware County, NYNY44,3054.3%–

49Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.1%–

50Tompkins County, NYNY104,0474.1%–

51Warren County, NYNY65,0204.1%–

52Livingston County, NYNY61,4384.0%–

53Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.0%–

54Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.0%–

55Madison County, NYNY67,1203.9%–

56Yates County, NYNY24,5473.8%–

57Seneca County, NYNY32,8833.8%–

58Greene County, NYNY47,2383.7%–

59Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.7%–

60Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.6%–

61Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.2%–

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES