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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. The median across all 62 is 58.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wyoming County, NY, up 18 places to #8.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01▲1Hamilton County, NYNY5,00649.3%−4.0 pts
02▼1Franklin County, NYNY46,50052.5%+1.9 pts
03St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48853.3%−0.1 pts
04▲1Delaware County, NYNY44,30553.6%−0.6 pts
05▲1Allegany County, NYNY46,80053.8%−0.7 pts
06▲8Yates County, NYNY24,54754.6%−2.6 pts
07▲1Essex County, NYNY36,43855.2%−0.2 pts
08▲18Wyoming County, NYNY39,74155.2%−4.1 pts
09▲7Otsego County, NYNY60,58955.2%−2.5 pts
10▲5Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39055.3%−2.2 pts
11▲9Schoharie County, NYNY30,17655.4%−2.9 pts
12▼2Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12655.7%−0.8 pts
13▼9Greene County, NYNY47,23856.1%+2.5 pts
14▼2Seneca County, NYNY32,88356.2%−0.7 pts
15▼4Broome County, NYNY195,73656.8%+0.2 pts
16▼3Livingston County, NYNY61,43856.9%−0.2 pts
17▼10Orleans County, NYNY39,82557.1%+2.3 pts
18▲9Madison County, NYNY67,12057.2%−2.1 pts
19▼1Chemung County, NYNY80,41557.5%−0.8 pts
20▲17Columbia County, NYNY60,16857.7%−3.3 pts
21▼12Clinton County, NYNY78,13857.7%+1.3 pts
22▲2Schuyler County, NYNY16,92457.7%−1.4 pts
23▼6Oneida County, NYNY226,39257.9%−0.2 pts
24▲10Ulster County, NYNY183,33058.1%−2.2 pts
25Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33258.1%−1.1 pts
26▼4Cayuga County, NYNY74,36558.1%−0.9 pts
27▼6Washington County, NYNY59,35358.2%−0.2 pts
28Chenango County, NYNY45,71558.2%−1.4 pts
29▲3Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.4%−1.5 pts
30▲1Steuben County, NYNY91,85558.5%−1.3 pts
31▲4Tioga County, NYNY47,45358.7%−1.7 pts
32▼2Lewis County, NYNY26,47958.8%−0.9 pts
33▲5Herkimer County, NYNY59,21958.8%−2.2 pts
34▼15Sullivan County, NYNY80,58658.9%+0.7 pts
35▼12Fulton County, NYNY52,21659.5%+0.3 pts
36▲3Oswego County, NYNY118,56959.6%−1.4 pts
37▼8Richmond County, NYNY501,29059.8%+0.1 pts
38▲2Warren County, NYNY65,02059.8%−2.4 pts
39▲7Wayne County, NYNY91,25060.6%−2.5 pts
40▲5Ontario County, NYNY113,13060.8%−2.2 pts
41▼5Niagara County, NYNY208,91260.9%+0.1 pts
42▼9Montgomery County, NYNY50,04661.4%+1.2 pts
43▲11Genesee County, NYNY58,41662.3%−2.1 pts
44▼3Onondaga County, NYNY466,58462.4%−0.1 pts
45▼3Erie County, NYNY946,74162.4%−0.1 pts
46▲1Cortland County, NYNY45,85062.4%−0.8 pts
47▼3Dutchess County, NYNY300,70862.8%−0.1 pts
48Rockland County, NYNY357,39762.9%−0.7 pts
49▼6Schenectady County, NYNY162,58162.9%+0.2 pts
50▼1Orange County, NYNY417,66963.1%−0.5 pts
51▲2Queens County, NYNY2,358,18263.2%−0.9 pts
52Monroe County, NYNY750,50663.2%−0.7 pts
53▲2Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51063.6%−1.4 pts
54▲3Albany County, NYNY321,22563.7%−1.5 pts
55▲5Putnam County, NYNY99,02864.3%−1.4 pts
56▼6Kings County, NYNY2,653,96364.3%+0.6 pts
57▼6Jefferson County, NYNY111,54064.6%+0.9 pts
58▼2Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93964.8%−0.3 pts
59▼1Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74365.1%0.0 pts
60▲1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34365.2%−1.6 pts
61▼2Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09065.5%+0.2 pts
62New York County, NYNY1,664,86266.5%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES