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Counties in New York by job creation rate, 2023

Delaware County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2023, at 20.352%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 7.661%. The median was 11.849% and the figure for New York was 13.982%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.352Delaware County
Lowest7.661Montgomery County
Median11.84962 counties
New York13.982History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 12.251 %Allegany County: 12.341 %Bronx County: 11.357 %Broome County: 11.452 %Cattaraugus County: 10.767 %Cayuga County: 9.545 %Chautauqua County: 8.344 %Chemung County: 8.521 %Chenango County: 11.927 %Clinton County: 11.784 %Columbia County: 14.119 %Cortland County: 13.127 %Delaware County: 20.352 %Dutchess County: 13.358 %Erie County: 10.769 %Essex County: 12.508 %Franklin County: 9.308 %Fulton County: 9.706 %Genesee County: 9.307 %Greene County: 11.87 %Hamilton County: 14.896 %Herkimer County: 9.346 %Jefferson County: 11.794 %Kings County: 18.075 %Lewis County: 8.662 %Livingston County: 9.454 %Madison County: 12.384 %Monroe County: 10.522 %Montgomery County: 7.661 %Nassau County: 13.565 %New York County: 15.604 %Niagara County: 11.242 %Oneida County: 11.668 %Onondaga County: 11.408 %Ontario County: 9.923 %Orange County: 14.627 %Orleans County: 14.57 %Oswego County: 9.611 %Otsego County: 8.001 %Putnam County: 12.071 %Queens County: 16.245 %Rensselaer County: 12.914 %Richmond County: 12.232 %Rockland County: 15.843 %St. Lawrence County: 13.095 %Saratoga County: 12.456 %Schenectady County: 12.919 %Schoharie County: 10.257 %Schuyler County: 12.72 %Seneca County: 11.603 %Steuben County: 8.662 %Suffolk County: 13.898 %Sullivan County: 12.013 %Tioga County: 11.337 %Tompkins County: 13.032 %Ulster County: 13.187 %Warren County: 11.599 %Washington County: 12.204 %Wayne County: 11.828 %Westchester County: 14.755 %Wyoming County: 8.607 %Yates County: 10.033 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Delaware County: 20.352 %Delaware County20.352Kings County: 18.075 %Kings County18.075Queens County: 16.245 %Queens County16.245Rockland County: 15.843 %Rockland County15.843New York County: 15.604 %New York County15.604Hamilton County: 14.896 %Hamilton County14.896Westchester County: 14.755 %Westchester County14.755Orange County: 14.627 %Orange County14.627Orleans County: 14.57 %Orleans County14.57Columbia County: 14.119 %Columbia County14.119Suffolk County: 13.898 %Suffolk County13.898Nassau County: 13.565 %Nassau County13.565Dutchess County: 13.358 %Dutchess County13.358Ulster County: 13.187 %Ulster County13.187Cortland County: 13.127 %Cortland County13.127St. Lawrence County: 13.095 %St. Lawrence County13.095Tompkins County: 13.032 %Tompkins County13.032Schenectady County: 12.919 %Schenectady County12.919Rensselaer County: 12.914 %Rensselaer County12.914Schuyler County: 12.72 %Schuyler County12.72Essex County: 12.508 %Essex County12.508Saratoga County: 12.456 %Saratoga County12.456Madison County: 12.384 %Madison County12.384Allegany County: 12.341 %Allegany County12.341Albany County: 12.251 %Albany County12.251Richmond County: 12.232 %Richmond County12.232Washington County: 12.204 %Washington County12.204Putnam County: 12.071 %Putnam County12.071Sullivan County: 12.013 %Sullivan County12.013Chenango County: 11.927 %Chenango County11.927Greene County: 11.87 %Greene County11.87Wayne County: 11.828 %Wayne County11.828Jefferson County: 11.794 %Jefferson County11.794Clinton County: 11.784 %Clinton County11.784Oneida County: 11.668 %Oneida County11.668Seneca County: 11.603 %Seneca County11.603Warren County: 11.599 %Warren County11.599Broome County: 11.452 %Broome County11.452Onondaga County: 11.408 %Onondaga County11.408Bronx County: 11.357 %Bronx County11.357Delaware County: 20.352 %Delaware County20.352Kings County: 18.075 %Kings County18.075Queens County: 16.245 %Queens County16.245Rockland County: 15.843 %Rockland County15.843New York County: 15.604 %New York County15.604Hamilton County: 14.896 %Hamilton County14.896Westchester County: 14.755 %Westchester County14.755Orange County: 14.627 %Orange County14.627Orleans County: 14.57 %Orleans County14.57Columbia County: 14.119 %Columbia County14.119Suffolk County: 13.898 %Suffolk County13.898Nassau County: 13.565 %Nassau County13.565Dutchess County: 13.358 %Dutchess County13.358Ulster County: 13.187 %Ulster County13.187Cortland County: 13.127 %Cortland County13.127St. Lawrence County: 13.095 %St. Lawrence County13.095Tompkins County: 13.032 %Tompkins County13.032Schenectady County: 12.919 %Schenectady County12.919Rensselaer County: 12.914 %Rensselaer County12.914Schuyler County: 12.72 %Schuyler County12.72Essex County: 12.508 %Essex County12.508Saratoga County: 12.456 %Saratoga County12.456Madison County: 12.384 %Madison County12.384Allegany County: 12.341 %Allegany County12.341Albany County: 12.251 %Albany County12.251Richmond County: 12.232 %Richmond County12.232Washington County: 12.204 %Washington County12.204Putnam County: 12.071 %Putnam County12.071Sullivan County: 12.013 %Sullivan County12.013Chenango County: 11.927 %Chenango County11.927Greene County: 11.87 %Greene County11.87Wayne County: 11.828 %Wayne County11.828Jefferson County: 11.794 %Jefferson County11.794Clinton County: 11.784 %Clinton County11.784Oneida County: 11.668 %Oneida County11.668Seneca County: 11.603 %Seneca County11.603Warren County: 11.599 %Warren County11.599Broome County: 11.452 %Broome County11.452Onondaga County: 11.408 %Onondaga County11.408Bronx County: 11.357 %Bronx County11.357
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Delaware County20.352+2.17 pts
2Kings County18.075-1.08 pts
3Queens County16.245-0.6 pts
4Rockland County15.843-3.87 pts
5New York County15.604-3.9 pts
6Hamilton County14.896-4.95 pts
7Westchester County14.755-1.44 pts
8Orange County14.627-2.48 pts
9Orleans County14.57+0.67 pts
10Columbia County14.119-2.79 pts
11Suffolk County13.898-1.3 pts
12Nassau County13.565-4.2 pts
13Dutchess County13.358-0.36 pts
14Ulster County13.187-4.78 pts
15Cortland County13.127+1.13 pts
16St. Lawrence County13.095+1.06 pts
17Tompkins County13.032-0.84 pts
18Schenectady County12.919+2.26 pts
19Rensselaer County12.914-5.88 pts
20Schuyler County12.72+2.58 pts
21Essex County12.508-2.83 pts
22Saratoga County12.456-3.32 pts
23Madison County12.384+1.72 pts
24Allegany County12.341-1.63 pts
25Albany County12.251-1.68 pts
26Richmond County12.232-4.36 pts
27Washington County12.204-2.05 pts
28Putnam County12.071-4.51 pts
29Sullivan County12.013-5.63 pts
30Chenango County11.927+2.93 pts
31Greene County11.87-4.98 pts
32Wayne County11.828-0.77 pts
33Jefferson County11.794-2.76 pts
34Clinton County11.784-3.55 pts
35Oneida County11.668-1.35 pts
36Seneca County11.603-1.39 pts
37Warren County11.599-2.42 pts
38Broome County11.452-1.03 pts
39Onondaga County11.408-3.63 pts
40Bronx County11.357-3.13 pts
41Tioga County11.337+2.4 pts
42Niagara County11.242-2.19 pts
43Erie County10.769-4.71 pts
44Cattaraugus County10.767-4.81 pts
45Monroe County10.522-3.27 pts
46Schoharie County10.257-1.68 pts
47Yates County10.033-4.63 pts
48Ontario County9.923-4.13 pts
49Fulton County9.706-1.32 pts
50Oswego County9.611-2.81 pts
51Cayuga County9.545-3.38 pts
52Livingston County9.454-7.02 pts
53Herkimer County9.346-4.29 pts
54Franklin County9.308-4.69 pts
55Genesee County9.307-3.99 pts
56Lewis County8.662-5.88 pts
56Steuben County8.662-9.56 pts
58Wyoming County8.607-2.52 pts
59Chemung County8.521-3.71 pts
60Chautauqua County8.344-5.39 pts
61Otsego County8.001-5.56 pts
62Montgomery County7.661-4.69 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New York by job creation rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New York by job creation rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New York by job creation rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/new-york-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New York by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Delaware County, with 20.352% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Montgomery County, with 7.661% in 2023.

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