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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Essex County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2012, at 20.716%. St. Lawrence County had the lowest, at 8.017%. The median was 11.729% and the figure for New York was 13.074%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.716Essex County
Lowest8.017St. Lawrence County
Median11.72962 counties
New York13.074History

Map of counties, 2012

Albany County: 11.816 %Allegany County: 8.745 %Bronx County: 11.327 %Broome County: 11.611 %Cattaraugus County: 9.136 %Cayuga County: 10.978 %Chautauqua County: 10.385 %Chemung County: 10.255 %Chenango County: 13.459 %Clinton County: 12.223 %Columbia County: 12.416 %Cortland County: 16.121 %Delaware County: 12.801 %Dutchess County: 10.595 %Erie County: 11.499 %Essex County: 20.716 %Franklin County: 9.21 %Fulton County: 16.982 %Genesee County: 12.538 %Greene County: 13.69 %Hamilton County: 9 %Herkimer County: 10.886 %Jefferson County: 12.237 %Kings County: 14.71 %Lewis County: 15.669 %Livingston County: 10.859 %Madison County: 10.551 %Monroe County: 10.576 %Montgomery County: 8.721 %Nassau County: 13.346 %New York County: 14.001 %Niagara County: 11.851 %Oneida County: 10.149 %Onondaga County: 11.525 %Ontario County: 10.403 %Orange County: 13.543 %Orleans County: 11.139 %Oswego County: 10.829 %Otsego County: 10.296 %Putnam County: 13.951 %Queens County: 13.97 %Rensselaer County: 13.626 %Richmond County: 12.641 %Rockland County: 12.422 %St. Lawrence County: 8.017 %Saratoga County: 15.026 %Schenectady County: 10.893 %Schoharie County: 10.815 %Schuyler County: 9.517 %Seneca County: 12.612 %Steuben County: 12.102 %Suffolk County: 13.521 %Sullivan County: 12.753 %Tioga County: 10.288 %Tompkins County: 8.598 %Ulster County: 11.992 %Warren County: 11.642 %Washington County: 12.376 %Wayne County: 10.96 %Westchester County: 12.572 %Wyoming County: 14.325 %Yates County: 10.387 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Essex County: 20.716 %Essex County20.716Fulton County: 16.982 %Fulton County16.982Cortland County: 16.121 %Cortland County16.121Lewis County: 15.669 %Lewis County15.669Saratoga County: 15.026 %Saratoga County15.026Kings County: 14.71 %Kings County14.71Wyoming County: 14.325 %Wyoming County14.325New York County: 14.001 %New York County14.001Queens County: 13.97 %Queens County13.97Putnam County: 13.951 %Putnam County13.951Greene County: 13.69 %Greene County13.69Rensselaer County: 13.626 %Rensselaer County13.626Orange County: 13.543 %Orange County13.543Suffolk County: 13.521 %Suffolk County13.521Chenango County: 13.459 %Chenango County13.459Nassau County: 13.346 %Nassau County13.346Delaware County: 12.801 %Delaware County12.801Sullivan County: 12.753 %Sullivan County12.753Richmond County: 12.641 %Richmond County12.641Seneca County: 12.612 %Seneca County12.612Westchester County: 12.572 %Westchester County12.572Genesee County: 12.538 %Genesee County12.538Rockland County: 12.422 %Rockland County12.422Columbia County: 12.416 %Columbia County12.416Washington County: 12.376 %Washington County12.376Jefferson County: 12.237 %Jefferson County12.237Clinton County: 12.223 %Clinton County12.223Steuben County: 12.102 %Steuben County12.102Ulster County: 11.992 %Ulster County11.992Niagara County: 11.851 %Niagara County11.851Albany County: 11.816 %Albany County11.816Warren County: 11.642 %Warren County11.642Broome County: 11.611 %Broome County11.611Onondaga County: 11.525 %Onondaga County11.525Erie County: 11.499 %Erie County11.499Bronx County: 11.327 %Bronx County11.327Orleans County: 11.139 %Orleans County11.139Cayuga County: 10.978 %Cayuga County10.978Wayne County: 10.96 %Wayne County10.96Schenectady County: 10.893 %Schenectady County10.893Essex County: 20.716 %Essex County20.716Fulton County: 16.982 %Fulton County16.982Cortland County: 16.121 %Cortland County16.121Lewis County: 15.669 %Lewis County15.669Saratoga County: 15.026 %Saratoga County15.026Kings County: 14.71 %Kings County14.71Wyoming County: 14.325 %Wyoming County14.325New York County: 14.001 %New York County14.001Queens County: 13.97 %Queens County13.97Putnam County: 13.951 %Putnam County13.951Greene County: 13.69 %Greene County13.69Rensselaer County: 13.626 %Rensselaer County13.626Orange County: 13.543 %Orange County13.543Suffolk County: 13.521 %Suffolk County13.521Chenango County: 13.459 %Chenango County13.459Nassau County: 13.346 %Nassau County13.346Delaware County: 12.801 %Delaware County12.801Sullivan County: 12.753 %Sullivan County12.753Richmond County: 12.641 %Richmond County12.641Seneca County: 12.612 %Seneca County12.612Westchester County: 12.572 %Westchester County12.572Genesee County: 12.538 %Genesee County12.538Rockland County: 12.422 %Rockland County12.422Columbia County: 12.416 %Columbia County12.416Washington County: 12.376 %Washington County12.376Jefferson County: 12.237 %Jefferson County12.237Clinton County: 12.223 %Clinton County12.223Steuben County: 12.102 %Steuben County12.102Ulster County: 11.992 %Ulster County11.992Niagara County: 11.851 %Niagara County11.851Albany County: 11.816 %Albany County11.816Warren County: 11.642 %Warren County11.642Broome County: 11.611 %Broome County11.611Onondaga County: 11.525 %Onondaga County11.525Erie County: 11.499 %Erie County11.499Bronx County: 11.327 %Bronx County11.327Orleans County: 11.139 %Orleans County11.139Cayuga County: 10.978 %Cayuga County10.978Wayne County: 10.96 %Wayne County10.96Schenectady County: 10.893 %Schenectady County10.893
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Essex County20.716+8.71 pts
2Fulton County16.982+7.76 pts
3Cortland County16.121+1.08 pts
4Lewis County15.669+3.45 pts
5Saratoga County15.026+3.41 pts
6Kings County14.71-0.8 pts
7Wyoming County14.325-6.12 pts
8New York County14.001-0.55 pts
9Queens County13.97+1.1 pts
10Putnam County13.951+0.79 pts
11Greene County13.69-0.18 pts
12Rensselaer County13.626+4.6 pts
13Orange County13.543+0.35 pts
14Suffolk County13.521-0 pts
15Chenango County13.459-0.56 pts
16Nassau County13.346+0.68 pts
17Delaware County12.801+3.86 pts
18Sullivan County12.753+0.73 pts
19Richmond County12.641+0.34 pts
20Seneca County12.612+3.48 pts
21Westchester County12.572-0.25 pts
22Genesee County12.538+2.83 pts
23Rockland County12.422-2.21 pts
24Columbia County12.416-1.71 pts
25Washington County12.376-0.96 pts
26Jefferson County12.237+0.63 pts
27Clinton County12.223+1.6 pts
28Steuben County12.102+3.53 pts
29Ulster County11.992+0.22 pts
30Niagara County11.851+0.35 pts
31Albany County11.816+0.1 pts
32Warren County11.642+1.3 pts
33Broome County11.611+3.11 pts
34Onondaga County11.525+0.27 pts
35Erie County11.499-0.5 pts
36Bronx County11.327+1.28 pts
37Orleans County11.139-3.51 pts
38Cayuga County10.978-2.62 pts
39Wayne County10.96+1.85 pts
40Schenectady County10.893-0.54 pts
41Herkimer County10.886+2.38 pts
42Livingston County10.859-0.28 pts
43Oswego County10.829-0.06 pts
44Schoharie County10.815+2.74 pts
45Dutchess County10.595+0.64 pts
46Monroe County10.576+0.92 pts
47Madison County10.551+1.59 pts
48Ontario County10.403-3.3 pts
49Yates County10.387-6.1 pts
50Chautauqua County10.385-0.04 pts
51Otsego County10.296+0.57 pts
52Tioga County10.288-0.75 pts
53Chemung County10.255-1.47 pts
54Oneida County10.149+1.72 pts
55Schuyler County9.517-0.52 pts
56Franklin County9.21-1.57 pts
57Cattaraugus County9.136+0.21 pts
58Hamilton County9-39.02 pts
59Allegany County8.745+3.31 pts
60Montgomery County8.721+0.21 pts
61Tompkins County8.598+0.65 pts
62St. Lawrence County8.017-2.04 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Essex County, with 20.716% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

St. Lawrence County, with 8.017% in 2012.

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