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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. The median across all 62 is 5.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, NY, up 50 places to #8.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲6Yates County, NYNY24,5473.1%−0.7 pts
02Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.3%0.0 pts
03▲1Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.3%−0.4 pts
04▲6Fulton County, NYNY52,2163.5%−0.5 pts
05▲16Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%−1.0 pts
06▼3Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.7%+0.2 pts
07▲17Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%−1.0 pts
08▲50Franklin County, NYNY46,5003.9%−3.0 pts
09▼4Greene County, NYNY47,2383.9%+0.2 pts
10▲12Essex County, NYNY36,4384.0%−0.8 pts
11▲6Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.1%−0.4 pts
12▼4Madison County, NYNY67,1204.2%+0.4 pts
13▲40Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.3%−1.8 pts
14▼2Warren County, NYNY65,0204.3%+0.3 pts
15▲4Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%−0.1 pts
16▼15Hamilton County, NYNY5,0064.4%+2.3 pts
17▼11Seneca County, NYNY32,8834.5%+0.7 pts
18▲21Cortland County, NYNY45,8504.6%−1.0 pts
19▼10Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.6%+0.6 pts
20▼4Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.6%+0.2 pts
21▲30Montgomery County, NYNY50,0464.7%−1.3 pts
22▼4Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%+0.2 pts
23▼9Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.8%+0.7 pts
24▼1Erie County, NYNY946,7414.9%+0.1 pts
25▲7Monroe County, NYNY750,5064.9%−0.3 pts
26▲12Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.0%−0.6 pts
27▲6Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.0%−0.3 pts
28▲9Washington County, NYNY59,3535.0%−0.6 pts
29▼9Albany County, NYNY321,2255.0%+0.5 pts
30▲22Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.1%−0.9 pts
31▼20Livingston County, NYNY61,4385.2%+1.1 pts
32▼6Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%+0.3 pts
33▲12Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.2%−0.5 pts
34▼6Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.2%+0.3 pts
35▲22St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4885.3%−1.6 pts
36▼7Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.3%+0.2 pts
37▼3Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%0.0 pts
38▲2Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.4%−0.2 pts
39▼14Orange County, NYNY417,6695.5%+0.7 pts
40▲1Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.5%−0.2 pts
41▼28Tompkins County, NYNY104,0475.5%+1.5 pts
42▼15Richmond County, NYNY501,2905.6%+0.6 pts
43▼8Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.6%+0.2 pts
44▲15Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.8%−1.2 pts
45▲15Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865.8%−1.4 pts
46▲2Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.9%+0.1 pts
47▼11Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.9%+0.4 pts
48▼17Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.9%+0.7 pts
49▼6Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.0%+0.3 pts
50▼4Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.1%+0.3 pts
51▼2Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.1%+0.3 pts
52▼5Otsego County, NYNY60,5896.4%+0.6 pts
53▲1Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.4%−0.1 pts
54▼39Delaware County, NYNY44,3056.4%+2.2 pts
55▼13Schuyler County, NYNY16,9246.5%+0.8 pts
56Oswego County, NYNY118,5697.0%+0.4 pts
57▲4Broome County, NYNY195,7367.1%−0.5 pts
58▼28Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.1%+1.9 pts
59▼9Queens County, NYNY2,358,1827.2%+1.3 pts
60▼16New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.6%+1.9 pts
61▼6Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.9%+1.4 pts
62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.4%+1.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES