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Most self-employed workers, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most self-employed workers by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Hamilton County, NYNY5,00636.0%+2.0 pts
02Tompkins County, NYNY104,04724.5%+1.2 pts
03Franklin County, NYNY46,50022.8%−1.7 pts
04Lewis County, NYNY26,47922.4%+3.9 pts
05Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.4%+3.3 pts
06Schoharie County, NYNY30,17621.7%+2.1 pts
07Richmond County, NYNY501,29021.3%+0.7 pts
08St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48821.2%+1.1 pts
09Delaware County, NYNY44,30521.0%+1.7 pts
10Otsego County, NYNY60,58920.9%+2.2 pts
11Albany County, NYNY321,22520.9%−0.2 pts
12Cortland County, NYNY45,85020.5%+3.4 pts
13Broome County, NYNY195,73620.4%+2.5 pts
14Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.3%+1.2 pts
15Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12619.9%+1.1 pts
16Schuyler County, NYNY16,92419.8%+5.2 pts
17Seneca County, NYNY32,88319.7%+2.3 pts
18Madison County, NYNY67,12019.6%+3.6 pts
19Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.6%+1.1 pts
20Oneida County, NYNY226,39219.4%+2.3 pts
21Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.3%−0.8 pts
22Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51019.3%−0.6 pts
23Sullivan County, NYNY80,58618.9%−2.3 pts
24Warren County, NYNY65,02018.5%+3.3 pts
25Steuben County, NYNY91,85518.4%+2.7 pts
26Schenectady County, NYNY162,58118.3%+0.4 pts
27Columbia County, NYNY60,16818.3%+1.4 pts
28Cayuga County, NYNY74,36518.3%+3.2 pts
29Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.1%+1.1 pts
30Clinton County, NYNY78,13818.1%+0.0 pts
31Onondaga County, NYNY466,58417.9%+1.4 pts
32Essex County, NYNY36,43817.9%−4.9 pts
33Chemung County, NYNY80,41517.8%+1.2 pts
34Tioga County, NYNY47,45317.8%+2.2 pts
35Genesee County, NYNY58,41617.8%+2.0 pts
36Ulster County, NYNY183,33017.8%−1.3 pts
37Livingston County, NYNY61,43817.7%+0.6 pts
38Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33217.7%−0.6 pts
39Chenango County, NYNY45,71517.7%+1.7 pts
40Montgomery County, NYNY50,04617.7%+1.2 pts
41Herkimer County, NYNY59,21917.6%+0.8 pts
42Fulton County, NYNY52,21617.6%+1.1 pts
43Dutchess County, NYNY300,70817.5%+0.4 pts
44Monroe County, NYNY750,50617.5%+2.3 pts
45Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09017.3%+1.3 pts
46Greene County, NYNY47,23817.3%−2.1 pts
47Orange County, NYNY417,66917.2%−1.3 pts
48Wyoming County, NYNY39,74117.2%+0.7 pts
49Ontario County, NYNY113,13017.1%+1.7 pts
50Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74317.1%+1.0 pts
51Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.9%+0.9 pts
52Orleans County, NYNY39,82516.8%+1.8 pts
53Washington County, NYNY59,35316.5%+1.7 pts
54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34316.0%−0.1 pts
55Erie County, NYNY946,74115.9%+0.9 pts
56Jefferson County, NYNY111,54015.9%+1.0 pts
57Kings County, NYNY2,653,96315.9%−1.2 pts
58Wayne County, NYNY91,25015.8%−1.0 pts
59Niagara County, NYNY208,91215.0%+1.5 pts
60Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.3%+0.0 pts
61Yates County, NYNY24,54712.6%−5.6 pts
62New York County, NYNY1,664,86211.9%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES