RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest labor force participation, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 60.0%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Franklin County, NYNY46,50050.5%–

02Hamilton County, NYNY5,00653.3%–

03St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48853.4%–

04Greene County, NYNY47,23853.6%–

05Delaware County, NYNY44,30554.2%–

06Allegany County, NYNY46,80054.5%–

07Orleans County, NYNY39,82554.8%–

08Essex County, NYNY36,43855.4%–

09Clinton County, NYNY78,13856.5%–

10Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12656.5%–

11Broome County, NYNY195,73656.5%–

12Seneca County, NYNY32,88356.9%–

13Livingston County, NYNY61,43857.2%–

14Yates County, NYNY24,54757.2%–

15Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39057.5%–

16Otsego County, NYNY60,58957.8%–

17Oneida County, NYNY226,39258.1%–

18Chemung County, NYNY80,41558.2%–

19Sullivan County, NYNY80,58658.3%–

20Schoharie County, NYNY30,17658.4%–

21Washington County, NYNY59,35358.4%–

22Cayuga County, NYNY74,36559.0%–

23Fulton County, NYNY52,21659.1%–

24Schuyler County, NYNY16,92459.2%–

25Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33259.2%–

26Wyoming County, NYNY39,74159.4%–

27Madison County, NYNY67,12059.4%–

28Chenango County, NYNY45,71559.6%–

29Richmond County, NYNY501,29059.7%–

30Lewis County, NYNY26,47959.7%–

31Steuben County, NYNY91,85559.8%–

32Tompkins County, NYNY104,04760.0%–

33Montgomery County, NYNY50,04660.2%–

34Ulster County, NYNY183,33060.3%–

35Tioga County, NYNY47,45360.4%–

36Niagara County, NYNY208,91260.8%–

37Columbia County, NYNY60,16860.9%–

38Herkimer County, NYNY59,21961.0%–

39Oswego County, NYNY118,56961.1%–

40Warren County, NYNY65,02062.3%–

41Onondaga County, NYNY466,58462.5%–

42Erie County, NYNY946,74162.5%–

43Schenectady County, NYNY162,58162.7%–

44Dutchess County, NYNY300,70862.9%–

45Ontario County, NYNY113,13063.0%–

46Wayne County, NYNY91,25063.2%–

47Cortland County, NYNY45,85063.2%–

48Rockland County, NYNY357,39763.6%–

49Orange County, NYNY417,66963.6%–

50Kings County, NYNY2,653,96363.7%–

51Jefferson County, NYNY111,54063.7%–

52Monroe County, NYNY750,50663.9%–

53Queens County, NYNY2,358,18264.0%–

54Genesee County, NYNY58,41664.3%–

55Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51065.0%–

56Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93965.1%–

57Albany County, NYNY321,22565.1%–

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74365.2%–

59Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09065.4%–

60Putnam County, NYNY99,02865.7%–

61Saratoga County, NYNY241,34366.8%–

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86266.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS