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 (2023 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 2000

01Hamilton County, NYNY5,00649.3%–

02Franklin County, NYNY46,50052.5%–

03St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48853.3%–

04Delaware County, NYNY44,30553.6%–

05Allegany County, NYNY46,80053.8%–

06Yates County, NYNY24,54754.6%–

07Essex County, NYNY36,43855.2%–

08Wyoming County, NYNY39,74155.2%–

09Otsego County, NYNY60,58955.2%–

10Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39055.3%–

11Schoharie County, NYNY30,17655.4%–

12Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12655.7%–

13Greene County, NYNY47,23856.1%–

14Seneca County, NYNY32,88356.2%–

15Broome County, NYNY195,73656.8%–

16Livingston County, NYNY61,43856.9%–

17Orleans County, NYNY39,82557.1%–

18Madison County, NYNY67,12057.2%–

19Chemung County, NYNY80,41557.5%–

20Columbia County, NYNY60,16857.7%–

21Clinton County, NYNY78,13857.7%–

22Schuyler County, NYNY16,92457.7%–

23Oneida County, NYNY226,39257.9%–

24Ulster County, NYNY183,33058.1%–

25Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33258.1%–

26Cayuga County, NYNY74,36558.1%–

27Washington County, NYNY59,35358.2%–

28Chenango County, NYNY45,71558.2%–

29Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.4%–

30Steuben County, NYNY91,85558.5%–

31Tioga County, NYNY47,45358.7%–

32Lewis County, NYNY26,47958.8%–

33Herkimer County, NYNY59,21958.8%–

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58658.9%–

35Fulton County, NYNY52,21659.5%–

36Oswego County, NYNY118,56959.6%–

37Richmond County, NYNY501,29059.8%–

38Warren County, NYNY65,02059.8%–

39Wayne County, NYNY91,25060.6%–

40Ontario County, NYNY113,13060.8%–

41Niagara County, NYNY208,91260.9%–

42Montgomery County, NYNY50,04661.4%–

43Genesee County, NYNY58,41662.3%–

44Onondaga County, NYNY466,58462.4%–

45Erie County, NYNY946,74162.4%–

46Cortland County, NYNY45,85062.4%–

47Dutchess County, NYNY300,70862.8%–

48Rockland County, NYNY357,39762.9%–

49Schenectady County, NYNY162,58162.9%–

50Orange County, NYNY417,66963.1%–

51Queens County, NYNY2,358,18263.2%–

52Monroe County, NYNY750,50663.2%–

53Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51063.6%–

54Albany County, NYNY321,22563.7%–

55Putnam County, NYNY99,02864.3%–

56Kings County, NYNY2,653,96364.3%–

57Jefferson County, NYNY111,54064.6%–

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93964.8%–

59Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74365.1%–

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,34365.2%–

61Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09065.5%–

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86266.5%–

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