RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most unemployed people, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 62 is 2,164.

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01Kings County, NYNY2,653,96384,940–

02Queens County, NYNY2,358,18271,045–

03Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33266,087–

04New York County, NYNY1,664,86254,129–

05Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09035,874–

06Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93929,635–

07Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74329,288–

08Erie County, NYNY946,74122,605–

09Monroe County, NYNY750,50620,484–

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413,409–

11Richmond County, NYNY501,29011,277–

12Orange County, NYNY417,6698,900–

13Rockland County, NYNY357,3978,385–

14Albany County, NYNY321,2257,650–

15Dutchess County, NYNY300,7087,639–

16Broome County, NYNY195,7366,884–

17Niagara County, NYNY208,9125,515–

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815,459–

19Ulster County, NYNY183,3304,869–

20Oneida County, NYNY226,3924,738–

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5104,334–

22Saratoga County, NYNY241,3434,063–

23Oswego County, NYNY118,5693,847–

24St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4883,258–

25Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1263,241–

26Steuben County, NYNY91,8552,646–

27Jefferson County, NYNY111,5402,613–

28Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862,593–

29Putnam County, NYNY99,0282,462–

30Chemung County, NYNY80,4152,330–

31Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472,164–

32Ontario County, NYNY113,1302,018–

33Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901,977–

34Herkimer County, NYNY59,2191,889–

35Cayuga County, NYNY74,3651,804–

36Columbia County, NYNY60,1681,758–

37Clinton County, NYNY78,1381,706–

38Otsego County, NYNY60,5891,695–

39Wayne County, NYNY91,2501,691–

40Washington County, NYNY59,3531,664–

41Chenango County, NYNY45,7151,508–

42Franklin County, NYNY46,5001,474–

43Montgomery County, NYNY50,0461,416–

44Cortland County, NYNY45,8501,406–

45Warren County, NYNY65,0201,365–

46Madison County, NYNY67,1201,358–

47Tioga County, NYNY47,4531,352–

48Livingston County, NYNY61,4381,229–

49Genesee County, NYNY58,4161,200–

50Orleans County, NYNY39,8251,112–

51Allegany County, NYNY46,8001,080–

52Fulton County, NYNY52,2161,032–

53Wyoming County, NYNY39,741920–

54Delaware County, NYNY44,305887–

55Essex County, NYNY36,438842–

56Schoharie County, NYNY30,176814–

57Greene County, NYNY47,238807–

58Seneca County, NYNY32,883612–

59Lewis County, NYNY26,479611–

60Schuyler County, NYNY16,924497–

61Yates County, NYNY24,547439–

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,00644–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS