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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Hamilton County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2016, at 16.214%. Cattaraugus County had the lowest, at 6.495%. The median was 10.663% and the figure for New York was 12.693%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.214Hamilton County
Lowest6.495Cattaraugus County
Median10.66362 counties
New York12.693History

Map of counties, 2016

Albany County: 11.117 %Allegany County: 8.962 %Bronx County: 11.899 %Broome County: 10.076 %Cattaraugus County: 6.495 %Cayuga County: 10.809 %Chautauqua County: 7.581 %Chemung County: 8.574 %Chenango County: 10.924 %Clinton County: 11.49 %Columbia County: 11.665 %Cortland County: 8.076 %Delaware County: 14.126 %Dutchess County: 12.98 %Erie County: 10.504 %Essex County: 9.869 %Franklin County: 10.976 %Fulton County: 9.775 %Genesee County: 8.906 %Greene County: 11.54 %Hamilton County: 16.214 %Herkimer County: 11.236 %Jefferson County: 11.207 %Kings County: 16.014 %Lewis County: 9.653 %Livingston County: 11.469 %Madison County: 10.268 %Monroe County: 10.66 %Montgomery County: 8.474 %Nassau County: 13.056 %New York County: 12.914 %Niagara County: 10.833 %Oneida County: 9.208 %Onondaga County: 10.077 %Ontario County: 10.359 %Orange County: 13.399 %Orleans County: 8.245 %Oswego County: 9.83 %Otsego County: 7.847 %Putnam County: 13.009 %Queens County: 14.353 %Rensselaer County: 10.305 %Richmond County: 13.522 %Rockland County: 13.618 %St. Lawrence County: 8.273 %Saratoga County: 11.075 %Schenectady County: 10.32 %Schoharie County: 12.891 %Schuyler County: 9.606 %Seneca County: 10.655 %Steuben County: 9.187 %Suffolk County: 13.182 %Sullivan County: 12.446 %Tioga County: 10.665 %Tompkins County: 7.526 %Ulster County: 12.467 %Warren County: 10.88 %Washington County: 9.928 %Wayne County: 9.744 %Westchester County: 13.834 %Wyoming County: 8.24 %Yates County: 8.417 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Hamilton County: 16.214 %Hamilton County16.214Kings County: 16.014 %Kings County16.014Queens County: 14.353 %Queens County14.353Delaware County: 14.126 %Delaware County14.126Westchester County: 13.834 %Westchester County13.834Rockland County: 13.618 %Rockland County13.618Richmond County: 13.522 %Richmond County13.522Orange County: 13.399 %Orange County13.399Suffolk County: 13.182 %Suffolk County13.182Nassau County: 13.056 %Nassau County13.056Putnam County: 13.009 %Putnam County13.009Dutchess County: 12.98 %Dutchess County12.98New York County: 12.914 %New York County12.914Schoharie County: 12.891 %Schoharie County12.891Ulster County: 12.467 %Ulster County12.467Sullivan County: 12.446 %Sullivan County12.446Bronx County: 11.899 %Bronx County11.899Columbia County: 11.665 %Columbia County11.665Greene County: 11.54 %Greene County11.54Clinton County: 11.49 %Clinton County11.49Livingston County: 11.469 %Livingston County11.469Herkimer County: 11.236 %Herkimer County11.236Jefferson County: 11.207 %Jefferson County11.207Albany County: 11.117 %Albany County11.117Saratoga County: 11.075 %Saratoga County11.075Franklin County: 10.976 %Franklin County10.976Chenango County: 10.924 %Chenango County10.924Warren County: 10.88 %Warren County10.88Niagara County: 10.833 %Niagara County10.833Cayuga County: 10.809 %Cayuga County10.809Tioga County: 10.665 %Tioga County10.665Monroe County: 10.66 %Monroe County10.66Seneca County: 10.655 %Seneca County10.655Erie County: 10.504 %Erie County10.504Ontario County: 10.359 %Ontario County10.359Schenectady County: 10.32 %Schenectady County10.32Rensselaer County: 10.305 %Rensselaer County10.305Madison County: 10.268 %Madison County10.268Onondaga County: 10.077 %Onondaga County10.077Broome County: 10.076 %Broome County10.076Hamilton County: 16.214 %Hamilton County16.214Kings County: 16.014 %Kings County16.014Queens County: 14.353 %Queens County14.353Delaware County: 14.126 %Delaware County14.126Westchester County: 13.834 %Westchester County13.834Rockland County: 13.618 %Rockland County13.618Richmond County: 13.522 %Richmond County13.522Orange County: 13.399 %Orange County13.399Suffolk County: 13.182 %Suffolk County13.182Nassau County: 13.056 %Nassau County13.056Putnam County: 13.009 %Putnam County13.009Dutchess County: 12.98 %Dutchess County12.98New York County: 12.914 %New York County12.914Schoharie County: 12.891 %Schoharie County12.891Ulster County: 12.467 %Ulster County12.467Sullivan County: 12.446 %Sullivan County12.446Bronx County: 11.899 %Bronx County11.899Columbia County: 11.665 %Columbia County11.665Greene County: 11.54 %Greene County11.54Clinton County: 11.49 %Clinton County11.49Livingston County: 11.469 %Livingston County11.469Herkimer County: 11.236 %Herkimer County11.236Jefferson County: 11.207 %Jefferson County11.207Albany County: 11.117 %Albany County11.117Saratoga County: 11.075 %Saratoga County11.075Franklin County: 10.976 %Franklin County10.976Chenango County: 10.924 %Chenango County10.924Warren County: 10.88 %Warren County10.88Niagara County: 10.833 %Niagara County10.833Cayuga County: 10.809 %Cayuga County10.809Tioga County: 10.665 %Tioga County10.665Monroe County: 10.66 %Monroe County10.66Seneca County: 10.655 %Seneca County10.655Erie County: 10.504 %Erie County10.504Ontario County: 10.359 %Ontario County10.359Schenectady County: 10.32 %Schenectady County10.32Rensselaer County: 10.305 %Rensselaer County10.305Madison County: 10.268 %Madison County10.268Onondaga County: 10.077 %Onondaga County10.077Broome County: 10.076 %Broome County10.076
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Hamilton County16.214+2.68 pts
2Kings County16.014-0.6 pts
3Queens County14.353+0.04 pts
4Delaware County14.126+5.72 pts
5Westchester County13.834+1.95 pts
6Rockland County13.618-0.22 pts
7Richmond County13.522+1.8 pts
8Orange County13.399+0.74 pts
9Suffolk County13.182+0.48 pts
10Nassau County13.056+1.19 pts
11Putnam County13.009-0 pts
12Dutchess County12.98+2.67 pts
13New York County12.914-2.46 pts
14Schoharie County12.891+4.83 pts
15Ulster County12.467+0.72 pts
16Sullivan County12.446-0.85 pts
17Bronx County11.899-1.38 pts
18Columbia County11.665-0.92 pts
19Greene County11.54+2.53 pts
20Clinton County11.49+3.24 pts
21Livingston County11.469+1.37 pts
22Herkimer County11.236+1.41 pts
23Jefferson County11.207+1.75 pts
24Albany County11.117-0.08 pts
25Saratoga County11.075-0.67 pts
26Franklin County10.976+2.4 pts
27Chenango County10.924+3.08 pts
28Warren County10.88+1.39 pts
29Niagara County10.833-0.12 pts
30Cayuga County10.809-2.19 pts
31Tioga County10.665+1.74 pts
32Monroe County10.66+0.28 pts
33Seneca County10.655+1.88 pts
34Erie County10.504+0.7 pts
35Ontario County10.359-0.58 pts
36Schenectady County10.32-3 pts
37Rensselaer County10.305-0.24 pts
38Madison County10.268+1.18 pts
39Onondaga County10.077+0.15 pts
40Broome County10.076-0.09 pts
41Washington County9.928-0.9 pts
42Essex County9.869-1.63 pts
43Oswego County9.83-1.29 pts
44Fulton County9.775+0.5 pts
45Wayne County9.744-0.22 pts
46Lewis County9.653+0.44 pts
47Schuyler County9.606+1.19 pts
48Oneida County9.208+1.18 pts
49Steuben County9.187+1.93 pts
50Allegany County8.962+1.22 pts
51Genesee County8.906-1.75 pts
52Chemung County8.574-1.44 pts
53Montgomery County8.474+1.06 pts
54Yates County8.417-0.37 pts
55St. Lawrence County8.273-0.1 pts
56Orleans County8.245-2.55 pts
57Wyoming County8.24-0.95 pts
58Cortland County8.076-1.66 pts
59Otsego County7.847+0.18 pts
60Chautauqua County7.581-3.01 pts
61Tompkins County7.526-1.34 pts
62Cattaraugus County6.495-4.05 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hamilton County, with 16.214% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Cattaraugus County, with 6.495% in 2016.

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