RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most unemployed people, New York counties

New York counties 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 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963107,125+26%

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,18287,810+24%

03Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33272,776+10%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,86271,989+33%

05Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09038,849+8%

06Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935,209+19%

07Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74332,055+9%

08Erie County, NYNY946,74123,746+5%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,50619,340−6%

10Richmond County, NYNY501,29013,361+18%

11Onondaga County, NYNY466,58412,394−8%

12Orange County, NYNY417,66910,694+20%

13Rockland County, NYNY357,3978,832+5%

14Albany County, NYNY321,2258,549+12%

15Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088,254+8%

16Broome County, NYNY195,7366,629−4%

17Niagara County, NYNY208,9126,280+14%

18Oneida County, NYNY226,3924,976+5%

19Ulster County, NYNY183,3304,884+0%

20Schenectady County, NYNY162,5814,711−14%

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5104,478+3%

22Saratoga County, NYNY241,3434,217+4%

23Oswego County, NYNY118,5694,029+5%

24Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1263,390+5%

25Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472,964+37%

26Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402,833+8%

27Steuben County, NYNY91,8552,622−1%

28St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4882,488−24%

29Chemung County, NYNY80,4152,364+1%

30Putnam County, NYNY99,0282,315−6%

31Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862,220−14%

32Ontario County, NYNY113,1302,116+5%

33Otsego County, NYNY60,5891,833+8%

34Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901,690−15%

35Columbia County, NYNY60,1681,653−6%

36Clinton County, NYNY78,1381,549−9%

37Livingston County, NYNY61,4381,522+24%

38Allegany County, NYNY46,8001,492+38%

39Wayne County, NYNY91,2501,487−12%

40Washington County, NYNY59,3531,483−11%

41Warren County, NYNY65,0201,438+5%

42Chenango County, NYNY45,7151,414−6%

43Cayuga County, NYNY74,3651,375−24%

44Madison County, NYNY67,1201,372+1%

45Genesee County, NYNY58,4161,349+12%

46Delaware County, NYNY44,3051,322+49%

47Tioga County, NYNY47,4531,270−6%

48Herkimer County, NYNY59,2191,250−34%

49Montgomery County, NYNY50,0461,140−19%

50Cortland County, NYNY45,8501,113−21%

51Orleans County, NYNY39,825957−14%

52Greene County, NYNY47,238895+11%

53Fulton County, NYNY52,216889−14%

54Franklin County, NYNY46,500794−46%

55Essex County, NYNY36,438704−16%

56Schoharie County, NYNY30,176703−14%

57Seneca County, NYNY32,883685+12%

58Wyoming County, NYNY39,741668−27%

59Lewis County, NYNY26,479642+5%

60Schuyler County, NYNY16,924550+11%

61Yates County, NYNY24,547337−23%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006100+127%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES