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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Seneca County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2017, at 23.467%. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 6.458%. The median was 11.038% and the figure for New York was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.467Seneca County
Lowest6.458Tompkins County
Median11.03862 counties
New York13.2History

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 10.405 %Allegany County: 8.756 %Bronx County: 11.607 %Broome County: 10.74 %Cattaraugus County: 9.418 %Cayuga County: 8.225 %Chautauqua County: 9.56 %Chemung County: 7.802 %Chenango County: 7.702 %Clinton County: 10.603 %Columbia County: 14.322 %Cortland County: 10.01 %Delaware County: 7.598 %Dutchess County: 10.319 %Erie County: 11.63 %Essex County: 12.78 %Franklin County: 9.718 %Fulton County: 10.304 %Genesee County: 12.297 %Greene County: 11.508 %Hamilton County: 15.941 %Herkimer County: 13.599 %Jefferson County: 10.618 %Kings County: 15.833 %Lewis County: 10.813 %Livingston County: 13.461 %Madison County: 10.458 %Monroe County: 10.892 %Montgomery County: 8.077 %Nassau County: 13.639 %New York County: 14.699 %Niagara County: 10.946 %Oneida County: 10.99 %Onondaga County: 11.086 %Ontario County: 11.596 %Orange County: 13.028 %Orleans County: 9.635 %Oswego County: 9.596 %Otsego County: 7.119 %Putnam County: 13.156 %Queens County: 14.492 %Rensselaer County: 12.719 %Richmond County: 13.56 %Rockland County: 15.679 %St. Lawrence County: 9.009 %Saratoga County: 12.268 %Schenectady County: 12.01 %Schoharie County: 12.455 %Schuyler County: 12.238 %Seneca County: 23.467 %Steuben County: 9.016 %Suffolk County: 13.424 %Sullivan County: 10.668 %Tioga County: 15.537 %Tompkins County: 6.458 %Ulster County: 12.953 %Warren County: 10.495 %Washington County: 12.036 %Wayne County: 11.214 %Westchester County: 13.498 %Wyoming County: 8.473 %Yates County: 8.305 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Seneca County: 23.467 %Seneca County23.467Hamilton County: 15.941 %Hamilton County15.941Kings County: 15.833 %Kings County15.833Rockland County: 15.679 %Rockland County15.679Tioga County: 15.537 %Tioga County15.537New York County: 14.699 %New York County14.699Queens County: 14.492 %Queens County14.492Columbia County: 14.322 %Columbia County14.322Nassau County: 13.639 %Nassau County13.639Herkimer County: 13.599 %Herkimer County13.599Richmond County: 13.56 %Richmond County13.56Westchester County: 13.498 %Westchester County13.498Livingston County: 13.461 %Livingston County13.461Suffolk County: 13.424 %Suffolk County13.424Putnam County: 13.156 %Putnam County13.156Orange County: 13.028 %Orange County13.028Ulster County: 12.953 %Ulster County12.953Essex County: 12.78 %Essex County12.78Rensselaer County: 12.719 %Rensselaer County12.719Schoharie County: 12.455 %Schoharie County12.455Genesee County: 12.297 %Genesee County12.297Saratoga County: 12.268 %Saratoga County12.268Schuyler County: 12.238 %Schuyler County12.238Washington County: 12.036 %Washington County12.036Schenectady County: 12.01 %Schenectady County12.01Erie County: 11.63 %Erie County11.63Bronx County: 11.607 %Bronx County11.607Ontario County: 11.596 %Ontario County11.596Greene County: 11.508 %Greene County11.508Wayne County: 11.214 %Wayne County11.214Onondaga County: 11.086 %Onondaga County11.086Oneida County: 10.99 %Oneida County10.99Niagara County: 10.946 %Niagara County10.946Monroe County: 10.892 %Monroe County10.892Lewis County: 10.813 %Lewis County10.813Broome County: 10.74 %Broome County10.74Sullivan County: 10.668 %Sullivan County10.668Jefferson County: 10.618 %Jefferson County10.618Clinton County: 10.603 %Clinton County10.603Warren County: 10.495 %Warren County10.495Seneca County: 23.467 %Seneca County23.467Hamilton County: 15.941 %Hamilton County15.941Kings County: 15.833 %Kings County15.833Rockland County: 15.679 %Rockland County15.679Tioga County: 15.537 %Tioga County15.537New York County: 14.699 %New York County14.699Queens County: 14.492 %Queens County14.492Columbia County: 14.322 %Columbia County14.322Nassau County: 13.639 %Nassau County13.639Herkimer County: 13.599 %Herkimer County13.599Richmond County: 13.56 %Richmond County13.56Westchester County: 13.498 %Westchester County13.498Livingston County: 13.461 %Livingston County13.461Suffolk County: 13.424 %Suffolk County13.424Putnam County: 13.156 %Putnam County13.156Orange County: 13.028 %Orange County13.028Ulster County: 12.953 %Ulster County12.953Essex County: 12.78 %Essex County12.78Rensselaer County: 12.719 %Rensselaer County12.719Schoharie County: 12.455 %Schoharie County12.455Genesee County: 12.297 %Genesee County12.297Saratoga County: 12.268 %Saratoga County12.268Schuyler County: 12.238 %Schuyler County12.238Washington County: 12.036 %Washington County12.036Schenectady County: 12.01 %Schenectady County12.01Erie County: 11.63 %Erie County11.63Bronx County: 11.607 %Bronx County11.607Ontario County: 11.596 %Ontario County11.596Greene County: 11.508 %Greene County11.508Wayne County: 11.214 %Wayne County11.214Onondaga County: 11.086 %Onondaga County11.086Oneida County: 10.99 %Oneida County10.99Niagara County: 10.946 %Niagara County10.946Monroe County: 10.892 %Monroe County10.892Lewis County: 10.813 %Lewis County10.813Broome County: 10.74 %Broome County10.74Sullivan County: 10.668 %Sullivan County10.668Jefferson County: 10.618 %Jefferson County10.618Clinton County: 10.603 %Clinton County10.603Warren County: 10.495 %Warren County10.495
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Seneca County23.467+12.81 pts
2Hamilton County15.941-0.27 pts
3Kings County15.833-0.18 pts
4Rockland County15.679+2.06 pts
5Tioga County15.537+4.87 pts
6New York County14.699+1.79 pts
7Queens County14.492+0.14 pts
8Columbia County14.322+2.66 pts
9Nassau County13.639+0.58 pts
10Herkimer County13.599+2.36 pts
11Richmond County13.56+0.04 pts
12Westchester County13.498-0.34 pts
13Livingston County13.461+1.99 pts
14Suffolk County13.424+0.24 pts
15Putnam County13.156+0.15 pts
16Orange County13.028-0.37 pts
17Ulster County12.953+0.49 pts
18Essex County12.78+2.91 pts
19Rensselaer County12.719+2.41 pts
20Schoharie County12.455-0.44 pts
21Genesee County12.297+3.39 pts
22Saratoga County12.268+1.19 pts
23Schuyler County12.238+2.63 pts
24Washington County12.036+2.11 pts
25Schenectady County12.01+1.69 pts
26Erie County11.63+1.13 pts
27Bronx County11.607-0.29 pts
28Ontario County11.596+1.24 pts
29Greene County11.508-0.03 pts
30Wayne County11.214+1.47 pts
31Onondaga County11.086+1.01 pts
32Oneida County10.99+1.78 pts
33Niagara County10.946+0.11 pts
34Monroe County10.892+0.23 pts
35Lewis County10.813+1.16 pts
36Broome County10.74+0.66 pts
37Sullivan County10.668-1.78 pts
38Jefferson County10.618-0.59 pts
39Clinton County10.603-0.89 pts
40Warren County10.495-0.39 pts
41Madison County10.458+0.19 pts
42Albany County10.405-0.71 pts
43Dutchess County10.319-2.66 pts
44Fulton County10.304+0.53 pts
45Cortland County10.01+1.93 pts
46Franklin County9.718-1.26 pts
47Orleans County9.635+1.39 pts
48Oswego County9.596-0.23 pts
49Chautauqua County9.56+1.98 pts
50Cattaraugus County9.418+2.92 pts
51Steuben County9.016-0.17 pts
52St. Lawrence County9.009+0.74 pts
53Allegany County8.756-0.21 pts
54Wyoming County8.473+0.23 pts
55Yates County8.305-0.11 pts
56Cayuga County8.225-2.58 pts
57Montgomery County8.077-0.4 pts
58Chemung County7.802-0.77 pts
59Chenango County7.702-3.22 pts
60Delaware County7.598-6.53 pts
61Otsego County7.119-0.73 pts
62Tompkins County6.458-1.07 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Seneca County, with 23.467% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Tompkins County, with 6.458% in 2017.

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