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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Kings County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2015, at 16.615%. Steuben County had the lowest, at 7.261%. The median was 10.238% and the figure for New York was 13.074%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.615Kings County
Lowest7.261Steuben County
Median10.23862 counties
New York13.074History

Map of counties, 2015

Albany County: 11.202 %Allegany County: 7.743 %Bronx County: 13.282 %Broome County: 10.168 %Cattaraugus County: 10.548 %Cayuga County: 12.999 %Chautauqua County: 10.592 %Chemung County: 10.015 %Chenango County: 7.84 %Clinton County: 8.251 %Columbia County: 12.581 %Cortland County: 9.737 %Delaware County: 8.403 %Dutchess County: 10.308 %Erie County: 9.8 %Essex County: 11.499 %Franklin County: 8.579 %Fulton County: 9.277 %Genesee County: 10.653 %Greene County: 9.01 %Hamilton County: 13.538 %Herkimer County: 9.825 %Jefferson County: 9.46 %Kings County: 16.615 %Lewis County: 9.214 %Livingston County: 10.095 %Madison County: 9.091 %Monroe County: 10.382 %Montgomery County: 7.417 %Nassau County: 11.864 %New York County: 15.369 %Niagara County: 10.954 %Oneida County: 8.033 %Onondaga County: 9.928 %Ontario County: 10.935 %Orange County: 12.656 %Orleans County: 10.797 %Oswego County: 11.122 %Otsego County: 7.663 %Putnam County: 13.014 %Queens County: 14.314 %Rensselaer County: 10.548 %Richmond County: 11.721 %Rockland County: 13.838 %St. Lawrence County: 8.37 %Saratoga County: 11.74 %Schenectady County: 13.323 %Schoharie County: 8.059 %Schuyler County: 8.414 %Seneca County: 8.778 %Steuben County: 7.261 %Suffolk County: 12.706 %Sullivan County: 13.299 %Tioga County: 8.923 %Tompkins County: 8.868 %Ulster County: 11.748 %Warren County: 9.488 %Washington County: 10.828 %Wayne County: 9.967 %Westchester County: 11.884 %Wyoming County: 9.193 %Yates County: 8.789 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Kings County: 16.615 %Kings County16.615New York County: 15.369 %New York County15.369Queens County: 14.314 %Queens County14.314Rockland County: 13.838 %Rockland County13.838Hamilton County: 13.538 %Hamilton County13.538Schenectady County: 13.323 %Schenectady County13.323Sullivan County: 13.299 %Sullivan County13.299Bronx County: 13.282 %Bronx County13.282Putnam County: 13.014 %Putnam County13.014Cayuga County: 12.999 %Cayuga County12.999Suffolk County: 12.706 %Suffolk County12.706Orange County: 12.656 %Orange County12.656Columbia County: 12.581 %Columbia County12.581Westchester County: 11.884 %Westchester County11.884Nassau County: 11.864 %Nassau County11.864Ulster County: 11.748 %Ulster County11.748Saratoga County: 11.74 %Saratoga County11.74Richmond County: 11.721 %Richmond County11.721Essex County: 11.499 %Essex County11.499Albany County: 11.202 %Albany County11.202Oswego County: 11.122 %Oswego County11.122Niagara County: 10.954 %Niagara County10.954Ontario County: 10.935 %Ontario County10.935Washington County: 10.828 %Washington County10.828Orleans County: 10.797 %Orleans County10.797Genesee County: 10.653 %Genesee County10.653Chautauqua County: 10.592 %Chautauqua County10.592Cattaraugus County: 10.548 %Cattaraugus County10.548Rensselaer County: 10.548 %Rensselaer County10.548Monroe County: 10.382 %Monroe County10.382Dutchess County: 10.308 %Dutchess County10.308Broome County: 10.168 %Broome County10.168Livingston County: 10.095 %Livingston County10.095Chemung County: 10.015 %Chemung County10.015Wayne County: 9.967 %Wayne County9.967Onondaga County: 9.928 %Onondaga County9.928Herkimer County: 9.825 %Herkimer County9.825Erie County: 9.8 %Erie County9.8Cortland County: 9.737 %Cortland County9.737Warren County: 9.488 %Warren County9.488Kings County: 16.615 %Kings County16.615New York County: 15.369 %New York County15.369Queens County: 14.314 %Queens County14.314Rockland County: 13.838 %Rockland County13.838Hamilton County: 13.538 %Hamilton County13.538Schenectady County: 13.323 %Schenectady County13.323Sullivan County: 13.299 %Sullivan County13.299Bronx County: 13.282 %Bronx County13.282Putnam County: 13.014 %Putnam County13.014Cayuga County: 12.999 %Cayuga County12.999Suffolk County: 12.706 %Suffolk County12.706Orange County: 12.656 %Orange County12.656Columbia County: 12.581 %Columbia County12.581Westchester County: 11.884 %Westchester County11.884Nassau County: 11.864 %Nassau County11.864Ulster County: 11.748 %Ulster County11.748Saratoga County: 11.74 %Saratoga County11.74Richmond County: 11.721 %Richmond County11.721Essex County: 11.499 %Essex County11.499Albany County: 11.202 %Albany County11.202Oswego County: 11.122 %Oswego County11.122Niagara County: 10.954 %Niagara County10.954Ontario County: 10.935 %Ontario County10.935Washington County: 10.828 %Washington County10.828Orleans County: 10.797 %Orleans County10.797Genesee County: 10.653 %Genesee County10.653Chautauqua County: 10.592 %Chautauqua County10.592Cattaraugus County: 10.548 %Cattaraugus County10.548Rensselaer County: 10.548 %Rensselaer County10.548Monroe County: 10.382 %Monroe County10.382Dutchess County: 10.308 %Dutchess County10.308Broome County: 10.168 %Broome County10.168Livingston County: 10.095 %Livingston County10.095Chemung County: 10.015 %Chemung County10.015Wayne County: 9.967 %Wayne County9.967Onondaga County: 9.928 %Onondaga County9.928Herkimer County: 9.825 %Herkimer County9.825Erie County: 9.8 %Erie County9.8Cortland County: 9.737 %Cortland County9.737Warren County: 9.488 %Warren County9.488
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Kings County16.615+1.08 pts
2New York County15.369+0.82 pts
3Queens County14.314+0.44 pts
4Rockland County13.838+0.48 pts
5Hamilton County13.538-1.66 pts
6Schenectady County13.323+3.53 pts
7Sullivan County13.299-1.07 pts
8Bronx County13.282+0.69 pts
9Putnam County13.014-0.89 pts
10Cayuga County12.999+3.79 pts
11Suffolk County12.706+0.29 pts
12Orange County12.656-0.22 pts
13Columbia County12.581+2.63 pts
14Westchester County11.884-1.49 pts
15Nassau County11.864-0.35 pts
16Ulster County11.748-0.45 pts
17Saratoga County11.74-0.53 pts
18Richmond County11.721-0.66 pts
19Essex County11.499+0.79 pts
20Albany County11.202-0.56 pts
21Oswego County11.122+1.15 pts
22Niagara County10.954+0.81 pts
23Ontario County10.935+0.79 pts
24Washington County10.828-0.53 pts
25Orleans County10.797-2.69 pts
26Genesee County10.653+0.35 pts
27Chautauqua County10.592+1.09 pts
28Cattaraugus County10.548+3.48 pts
28Rensselaer County10.548+0.32 pts
30Monroe County10.382+0.73 pts
31Dutchess County10.308-8.46 pts
32Broome County10.168+0.28 pts
33Livingston County10.095-0.53 pts
34Chemung County10.015-1.44 pts
35Wayne County9.967-3.26 pts
36Onondaga County9.928-0.26 pts
37Herkimer County9.825-4.1 pts
38Erie County9.8-1.92 pts
39Cortland County9.737-3.73 pts
40Warren County9.488-0.17 pts
41Jefferson County9.46-0.38 pts
42Fulton County9.277-2.83 pts
43Lewis County9.214-0.72 pts
44Wyoming County9.193+0.61 pts
45Madison County9.091+1.47 pts
46Greene County9.01-2.29 pts
47Tioga County8.923-1.31 pts
48Tompkins County8.868+1.42 pts
49Yates County8.789-0.25 pts
50Seneca County8.778-0.42 pts
51Franklin County8.579-0.26 pts
52Schuyler County8.414-2.36 pts
53Delaware County8.403-0.82 pts
54St. Lawrence County8.37-0.37 pts
55Clinton County8.251-1.77 pts
56Schoharie County8.059-0.76 pts
57Oneida County8.033-3.43 pts
58Chenango County7.84-2.19 pts
59Allegany County7.743-3.71 pts
60Otsego County7.663-0.2 pts
61Montgomery County7.417-1.59 pts
62Steuben County7.261-1.97 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Kings County, with 16.615% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Steuben County, with 7.261% in 2015.

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