Counties in New York by real GDP growth

Rensselaer County had the highest real GDP growth of 62 counties in 2020, at 8.4%. Allegany County had the lowest, at -11.3%. The median was -2.3% and the figure for New York was -2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-11.3Allegany County
Median-2.362 counties
New York-2.6History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 8.4 %8.4Washington CountyWashington County: 2.2 %2.2Greene CountyGreene County: 2 %2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 1.8 %1.8Westchester CountyWestchester County: 1.6 %1.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 1.4 %1.4Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 0.8 %0.8Orleans CountyOrleans County: 0.4 %0.4Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 0.3 %0.3St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 0.2 %0.2Orange CountyOrange County: 0.1 %0.1Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 0 %0Yates CountyYates County: 0 %0Richmond CountyRichmond County: -0.2 %-0.2Oswego CountyOswego County: -0.4 %-0.4Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: -0.8 %-0.8Oneida CountyOneida County: -0.8 %-0.8Albany CountyAlbany County: -0.9 %-0.9Cortland CountyCortland County: -1.1 %-1.1Rockland CountyRockland County: -1.1 %-1.1Erie CountyErie County: -1.2 %-1.2Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: -1.3 %-1.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: -1.4 %-1.4Essex CountyEssex County: -1.5 %-1.5Niagara CountyNiagara County: -1.5 %-1.5Nassau CountyNassau County: -1.9 %-1.9New York CountyNew York County: -2 %-2Ontario CountyOntario County: -2.1 %-2.1Otsego CountyOtsego County: -2.1 %-2.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: -2.2 %-2.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: -2.2 %-2.2Fulton CountyFulton County: -2.4 %-2.4Warren CountyWarren County: -2.5 %-2.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: -2.6 %-2.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: -2.7 %-2.7Kings CountyKings County: -2.7 %-2.7Madison CountyMadison County: -3 %-3Lewis CountyLewis County: -3.2 %-3.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: -3.3 %-3.3Steuben CountySteuben County: -3.3 %-3.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Rensselaer County8.4-5.3 pts
2Washington County2.2-5.1 pts
3Greene County2+5.8 pts
4Columbia County1.8-3.6 pts
5Westchester County1.6-1.4 pts
6Hamilton County1.4+3.4 pts
7Schuyler County0.8+1.6 pts
8Orleans County0.4-0.8 pts
9Suffolk County0.3-1 pts
10St. Lawrence County0.2+0.2 pts
11Orange County0.1-6 pts
12Cayuga County0-2.9 pts
12Yates County0-5 pts
14Richmond County-0.2+0.8 pts
15Oswego County-0.4-3.4 pts
16Herkimer County-0.8-3.6 pts
16Oneida County-0.8-3 pts
18Albany County-0.9-4.4 pts
19Cortland County-1.1+0.6 pts
19Rockland County-1.1-1.9 pts
21Erie County-1.2-3.4 pts
22Onondaga County-1.3-3.9 pts
23Wyoming County-1.4-5.1 pts
24Essex County-1.5-2.8 pts
24Niagara County-1.5-4.4 pts
26Nassau County-1.9-2.5 pts
27New York County-2-4.4 pts
28Ontario County-2.1-4.7 pts
28Otsego County-2.1-2.9 pts
30Jefferson County-2.2-1.8 pts
30Monroe County-2.2-5 pts
32Fulton County-2.4-5.6 pts
33Warren County-2.5-28.1 pts
34Sullivan County-2.6-3.2 pts
35Delaware County-2.7-9.9 pts
35Kings County-2.7-7.2 pts
37Madison County-3-1.7 pts
38Lewis County-3.2-7.2 pts
39Franklin County-3.3-5.3 pts
39Steuben County-3.3-4.7 pts
41Broome County-3.5-4.8 pts
42Clinton County-3.7-3.1 pts
42Dutchess County-3.7-5.5 pts
42Montgomery County-3.7-6.5 pts
45Ulster County-3.8-7.4 pts
46Bronx County-3.9-8.5 pts
47Schenectady County-4-7.6 pts
48Genesee County-4.1-4 pts
49Putnam County-4.3-4.5 pts
50Chemung County-4.5-3.8 pts
51Chenango County-5.7-7.5 pts
51Saratoga County-5.7-7.1 pts
53Wayne County-6-9 pts
54Livingston County-6.2-5.7 pts
55Tioga County-6.9-4.5 pts
56Cattaraugus County-7.1-9.5 pts
57Tompkins County-7.2-8.5 pts
58Chautauqua County-7.5-7 pts
59Schoharie County-7.6-7.8 pts
60Seneca County-8.6-15.2 pts
61Queens County-8.8-9.1 pts
62Allegany County-11.3-14.1 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Rensselaer County, with 8.4% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Allegany County, with -11.3% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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