RANKING · 2024 ACS · 358 SHOWN OF 358

Most unemployed people, New York cities

New York cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 358 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 358 is 289. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: North Bellport, NY, up 116 places to #85.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01New York, NYNY8,584,629353,061+23%

02Buffalo, NYNY274,6139,732+6%

03Rochester, NYNY206,1088,334−8%

04Yonkers, NYNY212,6037,932+11%

05Syracuse, NYNY144,8965,235−16%

06Albany, NYNY101,6984,340+22%

07▲3Mount Vernon, NYNY72,3043,610+51%

08▼1Schenectady, NYNY69,4712,999−4%

09▲5Hempstead, NYNY59,8192,865+63%

10▼2New Rochelle, NYNY85,8642,648−11%

11Troy, NYNY50,9122,374+23%

12▼3Binghamton, NYNY46,4182,353−8%

13▼1Utica, NYNY62,9782,312+25%

14▲2Niagara Falls, NYNY47,2552,257+54%

15▼2White Plains, NYNY62,8711,991+10%

16▲7Freeport, NYNY44,1741,600+38%

17▲2Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,4991,520+16%

18▼3Cheektowaga, NYNY76,0561,501−1%

19▲5Levittown, NYNY51,9041,487+33%

20▼3West Babylon, NYNY43,5701,416−2%

21▼3Elmont, NYNY36,5181,365−4%

22▲11New City, NYNY34,4581,315+41%

23▲27Uniondale, NYNY33,1481,220+59%

24▲28Ithaca, NYNY33,6321,184+57%

25▲35Central Islip, NYNY38,3731,176+71%

26▼6Irondequoit, NYNY50,6571,173−5%

27▲9Jamestown, NYNY27,6631,155+28%

28▲9West Seneca, NYNY45,3031,151+30%

29▲5Hicksville, NYNY43,7801,149+26%

30▼4Tonawanda, NYNY56,8061,104+6%

31▼3Elmira, NYNY26,0891,074+4%

32▲10Oceanside, NYNY31,6391,024+22%

33▲31Coram, NYNY39,5391,013+56%

34▲19Middletown, NYNY30,098993+33%

35▲30Melville, NYNY19,714990+59%

36▲5Peekskill, NYNY25,891977+16%

37▼16Port Chester, NYNY32,303965−18%

38▲28Franklin Square, NYNY30,897961+55%

39Lindenhurst, NYNY27,258960+10%

40▼15Centereach, NYNY31,839957−11%

41▼19North Tonawanda, NYNY29,806917−22%

42▼15Shirley, NYNY28,375910−13%

43▲12Commack, NYNY36,558896+22%

44▲18Mastic, NYNY15,708868+30%

45▲95Ossining, NYNY27,579857+153%

46▲11Harrison, NYNY32,273842+16%

47▼1Baldwin, NYNY34,994835+4%

48▲8East Meadow, NYNY36,821834+14%

49▼9Newburgh, NYNY28,059833−3%

50▼15Johnson City, NYNY14,580830−8%

51▲3Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,709828+11%

52▲20Rome, NYNY31,682823+43%

53▼4Medford, NYNY24,796803+3%

54▼3Huntington Station, NYNY32,601792+4%

55▼25Brighton, NYNY36,834782−21%

56▲22Rockville Centre, NYNY25,770760+37%

57▼13Bay Shore, NYNY31,683751−8%

58▲17Holbrook, NYNY26,449687+20%

59▼16Oswego, NYNY17,024685−18%

60▼15Kingston, NYNY23,942683−16%

61▼3Copiague, NYNY23,424681−3%

62▼14Long Beach, NYNY34,918671−14%

63▼2East Patchogue, NYNY21,673660−3%

64▲81Glen Cove, NYNY28,190658+101%

65▼33Valley Stream, NYNY40,379630−36%

66▲7Plattsburgh, NYNY19,744630+10%

67▼38Spring Valley, NYNY34,482630−39%

68▼9Watertown, NYNY23,517629−10%

69▲18North Amityville, NYNY21,138626+20%

70▲18Hauppauge, NYNY20,793622+20%

71▲105Roosevelt, NYNY18,885617+124%

72▲105Beacon, NYNY14,931607+123%

73▼4Amsterdam, NYNY18,093596−1%

74▲3Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,221595+7%

75▲33New Windsor, NYNY8,919592+39%

76▲27Lackawanna, NYNY19,452588+35%

77▲17South Farmingdale, NYNY14,676586+25%

78▼40Auburn, NYNY25,947581−34%

79▼9West Islip, NYNY26,865579−3%

80▲89Greece, NYNY13,943572+96%

81▲9Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,154565+13%

82▼35Massapequa, NYNY21,389563−30%

83▲40Monsey, NYNY28,160558+48%

84▲26West Hempstead, NYNY20,648554+33%

85▲116North Bellport, NYNY11,087553+139%

86▼18Lockport, NYNY20,248546−11%

87▲17Islip, NYNY17,362533+23%

88▼9North Valley Stream, NYNY17,825533−3%

89▼26Cohoes, NYNY18,518518−22%

90▼7East Northport, NYNY19,700510−3%

91▲1Dix Hills, NYNY24,773506+6%

92▼7Rocky Point, NYNY13,356497−5%

93▲68Lynbrook, NYNY20,855490+56%

94▲34Plainview, NYNY25,982487+34%

95▼64North Bay Shore, NYNY20,282479−52%

96▲52Tonawanda, NYNY14,848476+47%

97▲41East Massapequa, NYNY20,377475+39%

98▲7Riverhead, NYNY14,936474+10%

99▲13North Babylon, NYNY17,963471+17%

100▼18Haverstraw, NYNY12,791466−13%

101▼27Selden, NYNY21,604461−20%

102▲129Scotchtown, NYNY10,252456+139%

103▼3Bethpage, NYNY17,123454+2%

104▲11North Bellmore, NYNY20,689450+13%

105▼4Woodbury, NYNY11,571449+2%

106▲98Merrick, NYNY21,744447+99%

107▲53Garden City, NYNY23,043446+42%

108▲11Massapequa Park, NYNY16,997442+14%

109▲24Wantagh, NYNY18,365439+26%

110▲90Kenmore, NYNY14,808435+88%

111▼31Stony Point, NYNY12,728432−21%

112▲32Hornell, NYNY8,024430+31%

113▲1Mamaroneck, NYNY19,896429+7%

114▲13Oneonta, NYNY15,665428+18%

115▼26North Massapequa, NYNY17,877422−19%

116▲16Mineola, NYNY21,376420+20%

117▲41Batavia, NYNY15,168419+33%

118▲11South Huntington, NYNY9,779416+15%

119▲23Mechanicstown, NYNY8,808414+24%

120▲132Binghamton University, NYNY7,449414+152%

121▲64Rye, NYNY16,614414+60%

122▲14Valley Cottage, NYNY9,165414+20%

123▲175Nyack, NYNY7,511412+255%

124▼53Huntington, NYNY19,948410−31%

125▼4Smithtown, NYNY24,375405+7%

126▼50Rotterdam, NYNY22,695405−27%

127▲30Terryville, NYNY10,794403+28%

128▼12New Paltz, NYNY8,689401+1%

129▼32Glens Falls, NYNY14,383397−12%

130▼32Olean, NYNY13,508392−13%

131▲31Norwich, NYNY6,538385+25%

132▼23Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,768384−9%

133▼3Holtsville, NYNY19,344383+6%

134▼50Endicott, NYNY13,068382−27%

135▲46Woodmere, NYNY18,061381+43%

136▼69Cortland, NYNY17,394380−38%

137▲59Scarsdale, NYNY18,194373+57%

138▲16Bellmore, NYNY15,954370+17%

139▲31Sea Cliff, NYNY5,031364+25%

140▲33North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,159362+31%

141▼34Stony Brook University, NYNY9,530355−17%

142▲17Viola, NYNY8,461350+11%

143▼30Larchmont, NYNY6,750349−13%

144▲98Stony Brook, NYNY12,868349+96%

145▲29Ogdensburg, NYNY9,123347+26%

146▼5Westbury, NYNY15,981343+1%

147▼51Depew, NYNY14,801339−25%

148▲47Mount Kisco, NYNY10,757336+38%

149▼68Deer Park, NYNY27,990333−38%

150▼26East Glenville, NYNY11,914332−11%

151▲104Glens Falls North, NYNY9,154331+103%

152▼3Corning, NYNY10,514330+3%

153▼58Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,474329−28%

154▲26Inwood, NYNY12,235327+21%

155▲63South Lockport, NYNY9,144326+62%

156▲10Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,282325+10%

157▼37Eggertsville, NYNY14,894324−15%

158▼59Niskayuna, NYNY21,227324−27%

159▼25Syosset, NYNY18,433322−7%

160▼49Mastic Beach, NYNY16,735322−23%

161▲119East Setauket, NYNY10,149321+134%

162▼60Seaford, NYNY15,549320−26%

163▲12Massena, NYNY9,898320+16%

164▼42Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,645317−16%

165▲17Suffern, NYNY11,796317+20%

166▲49Tarrytown, NYNY11,890316+50%

167▼74Farmingville, NYNY16,160315−34%

168▼21Fulton, NYNY11,188313−4%

169▲67Fort Salonga, NYNY10,199312+69%

170▲95Alfred, NYNY5,147310+100%

171▼54Gloversville, NYNY14,782309−21%

172▲31Baywood, NYNY8,176309+37%

173▲53Geneseo, NYNY7,759307+58%

174▲23Pleasantville, NYNY7,391306+30%

175▼24Monticello, NYNY7,195305−5%

176▲43Port Washington, NYNY18,004304+51%

177▼6Nanuet, NYNY19,799298+4%

178▲45Great Neck, NYNY11,141295+49%

179▼53Kings Park, NYNY16,516289−21%

180▲94Lakeview, NYNY5,825289+106%

181▲43Hampton Bays, NYNY15,706287+48%

182▼51Rye Brook, NYNY9,955287−20%

183▲5Ridge, NYNY12,503284+11%

184▲46New Hyde Park, NYNY10,226283+48%

185▲29Lake Grove, NYNY11,168281+34%

186▼40New Cassel, NYNY14,551280−14%

187▼96Patchogue, NYNY12,486275−44%

188▼53Floral Park, NYNY16,105274−21%

189▲100Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,959272+108%

190▲16Middle Island, NYNY11,027271+22%

191▼36West Haverstraw, NYNY11,025268−15%

192▼8Fort Drum, NYNY16,065268+3%

193▲16Solvay, NYNY6,427265+22%

194▲51Southport, NYNY6,450264+52%

195▼23Miller Place, NYNY11,736264−4%

196▼43Dunkirk, NYNY12,326262−18%

197▲124Center Moriches, NYNY9,127256+184%

198▼112Jericho, NYNY13,759256−51%

199▼36Tappan, NYNY6,687256−16%

200▲117Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,889255+166%

201▲92Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,676253+99%

202▲23Hillcrest, NYNY9,071251+29%

203▲65Centerport, NYNY6,072250+64%

204▲1Port Jervis, NYNY8,518249+11%

205▼68Eastchester, NYNY20,491246−28%

206▼88St. James, NYNY13,244245−37%

207▲3Babylon, NYNY12,281244+13%

208▼16Watervliet, NYNY10,242239−3%

209▼53Hudson, NYNY5,721239−24%

210▲10Canandaigua, NYNY10,347238+18%

211▼86Fredonia, NYNY9,283238−36%

212▼22De Witt, NYNY11,060237−5%

213▲72Sound Beach, NYNY7,210236+76%

214▼2Mount Ivy, NYNY8,121231+9%

215▼36Rensselaer, NYNY9,421230−15%

216▲24Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,280227+26%

217▲85North Merrick, NYNY12,366225+97%

218▲19Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,147222+20%

219▼25Geneva, NYNY12,552222−9%

220▼12East Rochester, NYNY6,1322190%

221▲58Salamanca, NYNY5,719216+58%

222▲90Highland, NYNY6,367215+115%

223▼36Albion, NYNY5,843212−17%

224▼46Pearl River, NYNY16,155212−22%

225▲83Plainedge, NYNY8,624211+95%

226▲38Wading River, NYNY8,359211+35%

227▼41Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,048211−18%

228▲35North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,952209+34%

229▼22Baldwinsville, NYNY7,582208−6%

230▼32Endwell, NYNY11,546204−12%

231▲1Pelham, NYNY7,608204+7%

232▲6Canton, NYNY6,894202+9%

233▼12Latham, NYNY13,8022000%

234▲28Williston Park, NYNY7,524198+27%

235▲83East Shoreham, NYNY7,321197+112%

236▼86Herkimer, NYNY7,195197−39%

237▼69East Farmingdale, NYNY5,666193−34%

238▲44Blauvelt, NYNY5,406191+40%

239▲65North Gates, NYNY9,904189+69%

240▲3Airmont, NYNY10,634189+6%

241▲29Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,440187+31%

242▼53Hilton, NYNY5,873187−25%

243▲53Roessleville, NYNY10,968187+60%

244▼138Potsdam, NYNY8,019186−57%

245▲52Bath, NYNY5,545184+57%

246▼103East Rockaway, NYNY10,096183−45%

247▲81Warwick, NYNY6,534181+121%

248▼109Orange Lake, NYNY9,784180−47%

249▲76Mattydale, NYNY5,971179+113%

250▲3Salisbury, NYNY12,412179+9%

251▲27Webster, NYNY5,761179+30%

252▲63Southold, NYNY6,397177+82%

253▲14Oneida, NYNY10,009176+15%

254▼19Farmingdale, NYNY8,584175−5%

255▼27Seneca Falls, NYNY6,956174−10%

256▲50Bohemia, NYNY9,181174+57%

257▼74Mahopac, NYNY9,039173−34%

258▲26Myers Corner, NYNY10,877170+27%

259▼46Lake Carmel, NYNY7,854167−20%

260▲59Bayville, NYNY6,780166+78%

261▼22North Wantagh, NYNY11,940166−9%

262▼69Greenlawn, NYNY15,210165−33%

263▲18Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,975165+20%

264▼53Carmel, NYNY7,306165−23%

265▼14Congers, NYNY8,275164−1%

266▲82East Hills, NYNY7,328163+220%

267▼6Washingtonville, NYNY5,640162+4%

268▼66Sayville, NYNY15,408162−30%

269▼25Oakdale, NYNY7,115161−7%

270▼71Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,213161−31%

271▼106Hudson Falls, NYNY7,333160−46%

272▼108Nesconset, NYNY13,833159−47%

273▼24Garden City Park, NYNY7,914158−6%

274▲16New Square, NYNY10,214157+22%

275▲11Liberty, NYNY5,097156+17%

276▲40Cedarhurst, NYNY7,334154+60%

277▼44Amityville, NYNY9,799152−20%

278▼24Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,987151−7%

279▼45East Islip, NYNY13,573150−20%

280▼3Island Park, NYNY5,069150+9%

281▼22Monroe, NYNY9,462148−6%

282▲40Hamburg, NYNY9,840148+64%

283▲50Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,205148+97%

284▲21Port Jefferson, NYNY8,306147+31%

285▼94Ardsley, NYNY5,007147−41%

286▼38North Syracuse, NYNY6,773146−16%

287▲16Walden, NYNY6,935146+29%

288▼15Elwood, NYNY11,762145+3%

289▲12Pelham Manor, NYNY5,631145+26%

290▼15Manorhaven, NYNY7,135143+3%

291▲43Springs, NYNY9,163139+88%

292▼26Johnstown, NYNY8,021138−10%

293▼24Scotia, NYNY7,295131−10%

294▲32New Hempstead, NYNY5,657128+52%

295▲18Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,468128+29%

296▼2North Patchogue, NYNY6,984126+2%

297▲53West Hills, NYNY5,369126+271%

298▼69Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,481124−35%

299▲12East Aurora, NYNY5,949124+19%

300▼148Mount Sinai, NYNY11,093123−62%

301▼55Oyster Bay, NYNY7,308118−32%

302▼15Newark, NYNY8,919118−11%

303▲28Goshen, NYNY5,744116+51%

304▼44Calverton, NYNY5,618111−29%

305▲47Old Bethpage, NYNY6,546111+327%

306▲4Bronxville, NYNY6,504111+6%

307▼66Fairmount, NYNY9,724111−38%

308▼13South Hill, NYNY6,951110−10%

309▼53Kaser, NYNY6,121110−31%

310▼143Brockport, NYNY7,736109−63%

311▼95Elmsford, NYNY5,203108−48%

312▲46Flanders, NYNY6,609108+3500%

313▼13Malverne, NYNY8,476108−6%

314▼43Old Westbury, NYNY5,071105−27%

315▼39South Valley Stream, NYNY6,512102−27%

316▼69Carle Place, NYNY5,18898−43%

317▼34Radisson, NYNY6,67696−29%

318▼30Manorville, NYNY14,23395−28%

319▲21East Moriches, NYNY6,26094+47%

320▲33Lawrence, NYNY6,84794+309%

321▲18Loudonville, NYNY10,52794+45%

322▼95Medina, NYNY5,85592−53%

323▲20Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02991+57%

324▼74Hewlett, NYNY7,57088−48%

325▼53Mechanicville, NYNY5,02186−39%

326▲15East Quogue, NYNY5,40686+39%

327▼20Horseheads, NYNY6,27586−22%

328▼71Firthcliffe, NYNY5,43283−47%

329▼37Woodbury, NYNY9,34883−36%

330▲26East Hampton North, NYNY6,00681+523%

331▼109Lancaster, NYNY9,99581−59%

332▼3West Glens Falls, NYNY10,05080+1%

333▼116Ilion, NYNY7,48877−62%

334▼43Irvington, NYNY6,53374−43%

335▼5Yaphank, NYNY6,93472−8%

336▼16Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47770−23%

337▼79Malone, NYNY5,31565−59%

338▼39Bayport, NYNY8,92161−47%

339▲18Westmere, NYNY8,33460+445%

340▼4Big Flats, NYNY5,65155−19%

341▼27Manhasset, NYNY7,71655−43%

342▼7Kings Point, NYNY5,71054−25%

343▼34Fairport, NYNY5,32652−50%

344▼6University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02052−22%

345▲4Westvale, NYNY5,21250+19%

346▲9North Hills, NYNY5,48149+133%

347▼20Colonie, NYNY7,67949−40%

348▲6West Point, NYNY6,34945+96%

349▼25Gananda, NYNY6,27344−48%

350▼4East Greenbush, NYNY6,58142−24%

351▼7Williamsville, NYNY5,47842−26%

352▼29Hampton Manor, NYNY5,33437−58%

353▼11Northport, NYNY7,33634−44%

354▼17Penn Yan, NYNY5,27233−51%

355▼4North Sea, NYNY6,45823−21%

356▼9Islip Terrace, NYNY5,16819−64%

357▼12Country Knolls, NYNY5,44515−73%

358▼26Harris Hill, NYNY6,0697−91%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES