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Lowest unemployment, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Yates County, NYNY24,5473.1%−0.7 pts
02Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.3%+0.0 pts
03Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.3%−0.4 pts
04Fulton County, NYNY52,2163.5%−0.5 pts
05Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%−1.0 pts
06Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.7%+0.2 pts
07Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%−1.0 pts
08Franklin County, NYNY46,5003.9%−3.0 pts
09Greene County, NYNY47,2383.9%+0.2 pts
10Essex County, NYNY36,4384.0%−0.8 pts
11Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.1%−0.4 pts
12Madison County, NYNY67,1204.2%+0.4 pts
13Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.3%−1.8 pts
14Warren County, NYNY65,0204.3%+0.3 pts
15Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%−0.1 pts
16Hamilton County, NYNY5,0064.4%+2.3 pts
17Seneca County, NYNY32,8834.5%+0.7 pts
18Cortland County, NYNY45,8504.6%−1.0 pts
19Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.6%+0.6 pts
20Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.6%+0.2 pts
21Montgomery County, NYNY50,0464.7%−1.3 pts
22Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%+0.2 pts
23Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.8%+0.7 pts
24Erie County, NYNY946,7414.9%+0.1 pts
25Monroe County, NYNY750,5064.9%−0.3 pts
26Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.0%−0.6 pts
27Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.0%−0.3 pts
28Washington County, NYNY59,3535.0%−0.6 pts
29Albany County, NYNY321,2255.0%+0.5 pts
30Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.1%−0.9 pts
31Livingston County, NYNY61,4385.2%+1.1 pts
32Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%+0.3 pts
33Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.2%−0.5 pts
34Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.2%+0.3 pts
35St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4885.3%−1.6 pts
36Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.3%+0.2 pts
37Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%+0.0 pts
38Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.4%−0.2 pts
39Orange County, NYNY417,6695.5%+0.7 pts
40Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.5%−0.2 pts
41Tompkins County, NYNY104,0475.5%+1.5 pts
42Richmond County, NYNY501,2905.6%+0.6 pts
43Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.6%+0.2 pts
44Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.8%−1.2 pts
45Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865.8%−1.4 pts
46Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.9%+0.1 pts
47Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.9%+0.4 pts
48Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.9%+0.7 pts
49Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.0%+0.3 pts
50Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.1%+0.3 pts
51Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.1%+0.3 pts
52Otsego County, NYNY60,5896.4%+0.6 pts
53Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.4%−0.1 pts
54Delaware County, NYNY44,3056.4%+2.2 pts
55Schuyler County, NYNY16,9246.5%+0.8 pts
56Oswego County, NYNY118,5697.0%+0.4 pts
57Broome County, NYNY195,7367.1%−0.5 pts
58Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.1%+1.9 pts
59Queens County, NYNY2,358,1827.2%+1.3 pts
60New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.6%+1.9 pts
61Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.9%+1.4 pts
62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.4%+1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES