RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest unemployment, New York counties · 2020

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

01Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.1%–

02Saratoga County, NYNY241,3433.2%–

03Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.6%–

04Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.7%–

05Greene County, NYNY47,2383.7%–

06Seneca County, NYNY32,8833.8%–

07Yates County, NYNY24,5473.8%–

08Madison County, NYNY67,1203.9%–

09Genesee County, NYNY58,4164.0%–

10Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.0%–

11Livingston County, NYNY61,4384.0%–

12Warren County, NYNY65,0204.1%–

13Tompkins County, NYNY104,0474.1%–

14Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9394.1%–

15Delaware County, NYNY44,3054.3%–

16Oneida County, NYNY226,3924.4%–

17Clinton County, NYNY78,1384.5%–

18Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.5%–

19Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.6%–

20Albany County, NYNY321,2254.6%–

21Wyoming County, NYNY39,7414.7%–

22Essex County, NYNY36,4384.7%–

23Erie County, NYNY946,7414.8%–

24Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654.8%–

25Orange County, NYNY417,6694.8%–

26Lewis County, NYNY26,4794.9%–

27Richmond County, NYNY501,2904.9%–

28Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.0%–

29Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105.1%–

30Allegany County, NYNY46,8005.2%–

31Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.2%–

32Monroe County, NYNY750,5065.3%–

33Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.3%–

34Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.4%–

35Rockland County, NYNY357,3975.4%–

36Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.5%–

37Washington County, NYNY59,3535.6%–

38Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.6%–

39Cortland County, NYNY45,8505.6%–

40Columbia County, NYNY60,1685.7%–

41Tioga County, NYNY47,4535.7%–

42Schuyler County, NYNY16,9245.7%–

43Steuben County, NYNY91,8555.7%–

44New York County, NYNY1,664,8625.7%–

45Onondaga County, NYNY466,5845.7%–

46Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.7%–

47Otsego County, NYNY60,5895.7%–

48Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.8%–

49Chemung County, NYNY80,4155.9%–

50Queens County, NYNY2,358,1826.0%–

51Montgomery County, NYNY50,0466.0%–

52Orleans County, NYNY39,8256.0%–

53Herkimer County, NYNY59,2196.1%–

54Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.5%–

55Kings County, NYNY2,653,9636.5%–

56Oswego County, NYNY118,5696.6%–

57St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4886.8%–

58Franklin County, NYNY46,5007.0%–

59Schenectady County, NYNY162,5817.0%–

60Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.3%–

61Broome County, NYNY195,7367.6%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33210.1%–

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