RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest labor force participation, New York counties

New York counties with the smallest 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

01Hamilton County, NYNY5,00649.3%−4.0 pts

02Franklin County, NYNY46,50052.5%+1.9 pts

03St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48853.3%−0.1 pts

04Delaware County, NYNY44,30553.6%−0.6 pts

05Allegany County, NYNY46,80053.8%−0.7 pts

06Yates County, NYNY24,54754.6%−2.6 pts

07Essex County, NYNY36,43855.2%−0.2 pts

08Wyoming County, NYNY39,74155.2%−4.1 pts

09Otsego County, NYNY60,58955.2%−2.5 pts

10Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39055.3%−2.2 pts

11Schoharie County, NYNY30,17655.4%−2.9 pts

12Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12655.7%−0.8 pts

13Greene County, NYNY47,23856.1%+2.5 pts

14Seneca County, NYNY32,88356.2%−0.7 pts

15Broome County, NYNY195,73656.8%+0.2 pts

16Livingston County, NYNY61,43856.9%−0.2 pts

17Orleans County, NYNY39,82557.1%+2.3 pts

18Madison County, NYNY67,12057.2%−2.1 pts

19Chemung County, NYNY80,41557.5%−0.8 pts

20Columbia County, NYNY60,16857.7%−3.3 pts

21Clinton County, NYNY78,13857.7%+1.3 pts

22Schuyler County, NYNY16,92457.7%−1.4 pts

23Oneida County, NYNY226,39257.9%−0.2 pts

24Ulster County, NYNY183,33058.1%−2.2 pts

25Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33258.1%−1.1 pts

26Cayuga County, NYNY74,36558.1%−0.9 pts

27Washington County, NYNY59,35358.2%−0.2 pts

28Chenango County, NYNY45,71558.2%−1.4 pts

29Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.4%−1.5 pts

30Steuben County, NYNY91,85558.5%−1.3 pts

31Tioga County, NYNY47,45358.7%−1.7 pts

32Lewis County, NYNY26,47958.8%−0.9 pts

33Herkimer County, NYNY59,21958.8%−2.2 pts

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58658.9%+0.7 pts

35Fulton County, NYNY52,21659.5%+0.3 pts

36Oswego County, NYNY118,56959.6%−1.4 pts

37Richmond County, NYNY501,29059.8%+0.1 pts

38Warren County, NYNY65,02059.8%−2.4 pts

39Wayne County, NYNY91,25060.6%−2.5 pts

40Ontario County, NYNY113,13060.8%−2.2 pts

41Niagara County, NYNY208,91260.9%+0.1 pts

42Montgomery County, NYNY50,04661.4%+1.2 pts

43Genesee County, NYNY58,41662.3%−2.1 pts

44Onondaga County, NYNY466,58462.4%−0.1 pts

45Erie County, NYNY946,74162.4%−0.1 pts

46Cortland County, NYNY45,85062.4%−0.8 pts

47Dutchess County, NYNY300,70862.8%−0.1 pts

48Rockland County, NYNY357,39762.9%−0.7 pts

49Schenectady County, NYNY162,58162.9%+0.2 pts

50Orange County, NYNY417,66963.1%−0.5 pts

51Queens County, NYNY2,358,18263.2%−0.9 pts

52Monroe County, NYNY750,50663.2%−0.7 pts

53Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51063.6%−1.4 pts

54Albany County, NYNY321,22563.7%−1.5 pts

55Putnam County, NYNY99,02864.3%−1.4 pts

56Kings County, NYNY2,653,96364.3%+0.6 pts

57Jefferson County, NYNY111,54064.6%+0.9 pts

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93964.8%−0.3 pts

59Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74365.1%−0.0 pts

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,34365.2%−1.6 pts

61Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09065.5%+0.2 pts

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86266.5%−0.3 pts

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