RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest unemployment, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Yates County, NYNY24,5473.1%–

02Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.3%–

03Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.3%–

04Fulton County, NYNY52,2163.5%–

05Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%–

06Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.7%–

07Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%–

08Franklin County, NYNY46,5003.9%–

09Greene County, NYNY47,2383.9%–

10Essex County, NYNY36,4384.0%–

11Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.1%–

12Madison County, NYNY67,1204.2%–

13Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.3%–

14Warren County, NYNY65,0204.3%–

15Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%–

16Hamilton County, NYNY5,0064.4%–

17Seneca County, NYNY32,8834.5%–

18Cortland County, NYNY45,8504.6%–

19Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.6%–

20Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.6%–

21Montgomery County, NYNY50,0464.7%–

22Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%–

23Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.8%–

24Erie County, NYNY946,7414.9%–

25Monroe County, NYNY750,5064.9%–

26Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.0%–

27Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.0%–

28Washington County, NYNY59,3535.0%–

29Albany County, NYNY321,2255.0%–

30Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.1%–

31Livingston County, NYNY61,4385.2%–

32Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%–

33Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.2%–

34Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.2%–

35St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4885.3%–

36Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.3%–

37Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%–

38Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.4%–

39Orange County, NYNY417,6695.5%–

40Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.5%–

41Tompkins County, NYNY104,0475.5%–

42Richmond County, NYNY501,2905.6%–

43Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.6%–

44Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.8%–

45Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865.8%–

46Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.9%–

47Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.9%–

48Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.9%–

49Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.0%–

50Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.1%–

51Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.1%–

52Otsego County, NYNY60,5896.4%–

53Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.4%–

54Delaware County, NYNY44,3056.4%–

55Schuyler County, NYNY16,9246.5%–

56Oswego County, NYNY118,5697.0%–

57Broome County, NYNY195,7367.1%–

58Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.1%–

59Queens County, NYNY2,358,1827.2%–

60New York County, NYNY1,664,8627.6%–

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.9%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33211.4%–

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