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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Sullivan County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2018, at 19.102%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 6.1%. The median was 11.008% and the figure for New York was 12.527%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.102Sullivan County
Lowest6.1Chenango County
Median11.00862 counties
New York12.527History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 10.799 %Allegany County: 10.911 %Bronx County: 13.454 %Broome County: 8.667 %Cattaraugus County: 9.259 %Cayuga County: 9.987 %Chautauqua County: 12.188 %Chemung County: 9.556 %Chenango County: 6.1 %Clinton County: 9.941 %Columbia County: 12.44 %Cortland County: 12.595 %Delaware County: 10.888 %Dutchess County: 12.738 %Erie County: 10.709 %Essex County: 12.937 %Franklin County: 10.53 %Fulton County: 9.543 %Genesee County: 11.169 %Greene County: 10.937 %Hamilton County: 12.303 %Herkimer County: 14.082 %Jefferson County: 9.911 %Kings County: 15.273 %Lewis County: 11.996 %Livingston County: 10.864 %Madison County: 8.56 %Monroe County: 10.342 %Montgomery County: 9.626 %Nassau County: 13.02 %New York County: 12.701 %Niagara County: 12.072 %Oneida County: 9.831 %Onondaga County: 10.216 %Ontario County: 9.964 %Orange County: 13.594 %Orleans County: 11.786 %Oswego County: 9.352 %Otsego County: 11.078 %Putnam County: 13.249 %Queens County: 14.519 %Rensselaer County: 10.544 %Richmond County: 13.488 %Rockland County: 14.681 %St. Lawrence County: 7.939 %Saratoga County: 11.862 %Schenectady County: 13.65 %Schoharie County: 11.189 %Schuyler County: 9.628 %Seneca County: 7.796 %Steuben County: 9.209 %Suffolk County: 12.604 %Sullivan County: 19.102 %Tioga County: 11.446 %Tompkins County: 8.062 %Ulster County: 11.623 %Warren County: 10.073 %Washington County: 11.124 %Wayne County: 9.89 %Westchester County: 12.561 %Wyoming County: 9.698 %Yates County: 14.531 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Sullivan County: 19.102 %Sullivan County19.102Kings County: 15.273 %Kings County15.273Rockland County: 14.681 %Rockland County14.681Yates County: 14.531 %Yates County14.531Queens County: 14.519 %Queens County14.519Herkimer County: 14.082 %Herkimer County14.082Schenectady County: 13.65 %Schenectady County13.65Orange County: 13.594 %Orange County13.594Richmond County: 13.488 %Richmond County13.488Bronx County: 13.454 %Bronx County13.454Putnam County: 13.249 %Putnam County13.249Nassau County: 13.02 %Nassau County13.02Essex County: 12.937 %Essex County12.937Dutchess County: 12.738 %Dutchess County12.738New York County: 12.701 %New York County12.701Suffolk County: 12.604 %Suffolk County12.604Cortland County: 12.595 %Cortland County12.595Westchester County: 12.561 %Westchester County12.561Columbia County: 12.44 %Columbia County12.44Hamilton County: 12.303 %Hamilton County12.303Chautauqua County: 12.188 %Chautauqua County12.188Niagara County: 12.072 %Niagara County12.072Lewis County: 11.996 %Lewis County11.996Saratoga County: 11.862 %Saratoga County11.862Orleans County: 11.786 %Orleans County11.786Ulster County: 11.623 %Ulster County11.623Tioga County: 11.446 %Tioga County11.446Schoharie County: 11.189 %Schoharie County11.189Genesee County: 11.169 %Genesee County11.169Washington County: 11.124 %Washington County11.124Otsego County: 11.078 %Otsego County11.078Greene County: 10.937 %Greene County10.937Allegany County: 10.911 %Allegany County10.911Delaware County: 10.888 %Delaware County10.888Livingston County: 10.864 %Livingston County10.864Albany County: 10.799 %Albany County10.799Erie County: 10.709 %Erie County10.709Rensselaer County: 10.544 %Rensselaer County10.544Franklin County: 10.53 %Franklin County10.53Monroe County: 10.342 %Monroe County10.342Sullivan County: 19.102 %Sullivan County19.102Kings County: 15.273 %Kings County15.273Rockland County: 14.681 %Rockland County14.681Yates County: 14.531 %Yates County14.531Queens County: 14.519 %Queens County14.519Herkimer County: 14.082 %Herkimer County14.082Schenectady County: 13.65 %Schenectady County13.65Orange County: 13.594 %Orange County13.594Richmond County: 13.488 %Richmond County13.488Bronx County: 13.454 %Bronx County13.454Putnam County: 13.249 %Putnam County13.249Nassau County: 13.02 %Nassau County13.02Essex County: 12.937 %Essex County12.937Dutchess County: 12.738 %Dutchess County12.738New York County: 12.701 %New York County12.701Suffolk County: 12.604 %Suffolk County12.604Cortland County: 12.595 %Cortland County12.595Westchester County: 12.561 %Westchester County12.561Columbia County: 12.44 %Columbia County12.44Hamilton County: 12.303 %Hamilton County12.303Chautauqua County: 12.188 %Chautauqua County12.188Niagara County: 12.072 %Niagara County12.072Lewis County: 11.996 %Lewis County11.996Saratoga County: 11.862 %Saratoga County11.862Orleans County: 11.786 %Orleans County11.786Ulster County: 11.623 %Ulster County11.623Tioga County: 11.446 %Tioga County11.446Schoharie County: 11.189 %Schoharie County11.189Genesee County: 11.169 %Genesee County11.169Washington County: 11.124 %Washington County11.124Otsego County: 11.078 %Otsego County11.078Greene County: 10.937 %Greene County10.937Allegany County: 10.911 %Allegany County10.911Delaware County: 10.888 %Delaware County10.888Livingston County: 10.864 %Livingston County10.864Albany County: 10.799 %Albany County10.799Erie County: 10.709 %Erie County10.709Rensselaer County: 10.544 %Rensselaer County10.544Franklin County: 10.53 %Franklin County10.53Monroe County: 10.342 %Monroe County10.342
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Sullivan County19.102+8.43 pts
2Kings County15.273-0.56 pts
3Rockland County14.681-1 pts
4Yates County14.531+6.23 pts
5Queens County14.519+0.03 pts
6Herkimer County14.082+0.48 pts
7Schenectady County13.65+1.64 pts
8Orange County13.594+0.57 pts
9Richmond County13.488-0.07 pts
10Bronx County13.454+1.85 pts
11Putnam County13.249+0.09 pts
12Nassau County13.02-0.62 pts
13Essex County12.937+0.16 pts
14Dutchess County12.738+2.42 pts
15New York County12.701-2 pts
16Suffolk County12.604-0.82 pts
17Cortland County12.595+2.59 pts
18Westchester County12.561-0.94 pts
19Columbia County12.44-1.88 pts
20Hamilton County12.303-3.64 pts
21Chautauqua County12.188+2.63 pts
22Niagara County12.072+1.13 pts
23Lewis County11.996+1.18 pts
24Saratoga County11.862-0.41 pts
25Orleans County11.786+2.15 pts
26Ulster County11.623-1.33 pts
27Tioga County11.446-4.09 pts
28Schoharie County11.189-1.27 pts
29Genesee County11.169-1.13 pts
30Washington County11.124-0.91 pts
31Otsego County11.078+3.96 pts
32Greene County10.937-0.57 pts
33Allegany County10.911+2.15 pts
34Delaware County10.888+3.29 pts
35Livingston County10.864-2.6 pts
36Albany County10.799+0.39 pts
37Erie County10.709-0.92 pts
38Rensselaer County10.544-2.17 pts
39Franklin County10.53+0.81 pts
40Monroe County10.342-0.55 pts
41Onondaga County10.216-0.87 pts
42Warren County10.073-0.42 pts
43Cayuga County9.987+1.76 pts
44Ontario County9.964-1.63 pts
45Clinton County9.941-0.66 pts
46Jefferson County9.911-0.71 pts
47Wayne County9.89-1.32 pts
48Oneida County9.831-1.16 pts
49Wyoming County9.698+1.22 pts
50Schuyler County9.628-2.61 pts
51Montgomery County9.626+1.55 pts
52Chemung County9.556+1.75 pts
53Fulton County9.543-0.76 pts
54Oswego County9.352-0.24 pts
55Cattaraugus County9.259-0.16 pts
56Steuben County9.209+0.19 pts
57Broome County8.667-2.07 pts
58Madison County8.56-1.9 pts
59Tompkins County8.062+1.6 pts
60St. Lawrence County7.939-1.07 pts
61Seneca County7.796-15.67 pts
62Chenango County6.1-1.6 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 19.102% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Chenango County, with 6.1% in 2018.

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