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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Sullivan County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2019, at 15.062%. Allegany County had the lowest, at 5.782%. The median was 10.395% and the figure for New York was 12.352%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.062Sullivan County
Lowest5.782Allegany County
Median10.39562 counties
New York12.352History

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 10.037 %Allegany County: 5.782 %Bronx County: 12.769 %Broome County: 8.881 %Cattaraugus County: 9.414 %Cayuga County: 10.244 %Chautauqua County: 9.294 %Chemung County: 10.546 %Chenango County: 8.548 %Clinton County: 10.979 %Columbia County: 10.874 %Cortland County: 9.051 %Delaware County: 12.638 %Dutchess County: 9.804 %Erie County: 9.839 %Essex County: 13.136 %Franklin County: 9.507 %Fulton County: 9.816 %Genesee County: 11.377 %Greene County: 8.75 %Hamilton County: 12.5 %Herkimer County: 13.796 %Jefferson County: 10.817 %Kings County: 14.983 %Lewis County: 7.719 %Livingston County: 8.661 %Madison County: 10.108 %Monroe County: 9.871 %Montgomery County: 12.97 %Nassau County: 12.229 %New York County: 12.821 %Niagara County: 10.604 %Oneida County: 8.289 %Onondaga County: 9.617 %Ontario County: 11.158 %Orange County: 12.509 %Orleans County: 10.862 %Oswego County: 8.103 %Otsego County: 8.157 %Putnam County: 11.533 %Queens County: 14.474 %Rensselaer County: 11.232 %Richmond County: 14.755 %Rockland County: 13.994 %St. Lawrence County: 11.548 %Saratoga County: 11.304 %Schenectady County: 11.313 %Schoharie County: 10.239 %Schuyler County: 7.325 %Seneca County: 7.444 %Steuben County: 9.502 %Suffolk County: 12.191 %Sullivan County: 15.062 %Tioga County: 8.773 %Tompkins County: 8.8 %Ulster County: 12.557 %Warren County: 10.565 %Washington County: 8.749 %Wayne County: 9.223 %Westchester County: 12.568 %Wyoming County: 10.082 %Yates County: 8.563 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Sullivan County: 15.062 %Sullivan County15.062Kings County: 14.983 %Kings County14.983Richmond County: 14.755 %Richmond County14.755Queens County: 14.474 %Queens County14.474Rockland County: 13.994 %Rockland County13.994Herkimer County: 13.796 %Herkimer County13.796Essex County: 13.136 %Essex County13.136Montgomery County: 12.97 %Montgomery County12.97New York County: 12.821 %New York County12.821Bronx County: 12.769 %Bronx County12.769Delaware County: 12.638 %Delaware County12.638Westchester County: 12.568 %Westchester County12.568Ulster County: 12.557 %Ulster County12.557Orange County: 12.509 %Orange County12.509Hamilton County: 12.5 %Hamilton County12.5Nassau County: 12.229 %Nassau County12.229Suffolk County: 12.191 %Suffolk County12.191St. Lawrence County: 11.548 %St. Lawrence County11.548Putnam County: 11.533 %Putnam County11.533Genesee County: 11.377 %Genesee County11.377Schenectady County: 11.313 %Schenectady County11.313Saratoga County: 11.304 %Saratoga County11.304Rensselaer County: 11.232 %Rensselaer County11.232Ontario County: 11.158 %Ontario County11.158Clinton County: 10.979 %Clinton County10.979Columbia County: 10.874 %Columbia County10.874Orleans County: 10.862 %Orleans County10.862Jefferson County: 10.817 %Jefferson County10.817Niagara County: 10.604 %Niagara County10.604Warren County: 10.565 %Warren County10.565Chemung County: 10.546 %Chemung County10.546Cayuga County: 10.244 %Cayuga County10.244Schoharie County: 10.239 %Schoharie County10.239Madison County: 10.108 %Madison County10.108Wyoming County: 10.082 %Wyoming County10.082Albany County: 10.037 %Albany County10.037Monroe County: 9.871 %Monroe County9.871Erie County: 9.839 %Erie County9.839Fulton County: 9.816 %Fulton County9.816Dutchess County: 9.804 %Dutchess County9.804Sullivan County: 15.062 %Sullivan County15.062Kings County: 14.983 %Kings County14.983Richmond County: 14.755 %Richmond County14.755Queens County: 14.474 %Queens County14.474Rockland County: 13.994 %Rockland County13.994Herkimer County: 13.796 %Herkimer County13.796Essex County: 13.136 %Essex County13.136Montgomery County: 12.97 %Montgomery County12.97New York County: 12.821 %New York County12.821Bronx County: 12.769 %Bronx County12.769Delaware County: 12.638 %Delaware County12.638Westchester County: 12.568 %Westchester County12.568Ulster County: 12.557 %Ulster County12.557Orange County: 12.509 %Orange County12.509Hamilton County: 12.5 %Hamilton County12.5Nassau County: 12.229 %Nassau County12.229Suffolk County: 12.191 %Suffolk County12.191St. Lawrence County: 11.548 %St. Lawrence County11.548Putnam County: 11.533 %Putnam County11.533Genesee County: 11.377 %Genesee County11.377Schenectady County: 11.313 %Schenectady County11.313Saratoga County: 11.304 %Saratoga County11.304Rensselaer County: 11.232 %Rensselaer County11.232Ontario County: 11.158 %Ontario County11.158Clinton County: 10.979 %Clinton County10.979Columbia County: 10.874 %Columbia County10.874Orleans County: 10.862 %Orleans County10.862Jefferson County: 10.817 %Jefferson County10.817Niagara County: 10.604 %Niagara County10.604Warren County: 10.565 %Warren County10.565Chemung County: 10.546 %Chemung County10.546Cayuga County: 10.244 %Cayuga County10.244Schoharie County: 10.239 %Schoharie County10.239Madison County: 10.108 %Madison County10.108Wyoming County: 10.082 %Wyoming County10.082Albany County: 10.037 %Albany County10.037Monroe County: 9.871 %Monroe County9.871Erie County: 9.839 %Erie County9.839Fulton County: 9.816 %Fulton County9.816Dutchess County: 9.804 %Dutchess County9.804
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Sullivan County15.062-4.04 pts
2Kings County14.983-0.29 pts
3Richmond County14.755+1.27 pts
4Queens County14.474-0.04 pts
5Rockland County13.994-0.69 pts
6Herkimer County13.796-0.29 pts
7Essex County13.136+0.2 pts
8Montgomery County12.97+3.34 pts
9New York County12.821+0.12 pts
10Bronx County12.769-0.69 pts
11Delaware County12.638+1.75 pts
12Westchester County12.568+0.01 pts
13Ulster County12.557+0.93 pts
14Orange County12.509-1.08 pts
15Hamilton County12.5+0.2 pts
16Nassau County12.229-0.79 pts
17Suffolk County12.191-0.41 pts
18St. Lawrence County11.548+3.61 pts
19Putnam County11.533-1.72 pts
20Genesee County11.377+0.21 pts
21Schenectady County11.313-2.34 pts
22Saratoga County11.304-0.56 pts
23Rensselaer County11.232+0.69 pts
24Ontario County11.158+1.19 pts
25Clinton County10.979+1.04 pts
26Columbia County10.874-1.57 pts
27Orleans County10.862-0.92 pts
28Jefferson County10.817+0.91 pts
29Niagara County10.604-1.47 pts
30Warren County10.565+0.49 pts
31Chemung County10.546+0.99 pts
32Cayuga County10.244+0.26 pts
33Schoharie County10.239-0.95 pts
34Madison County10.108+1.55 pts
35Wyoming County10.082+0.38 pts
36Albany County10.037-0.76 pts
37Monroe County9.871-0.47 pts
38Erie County9.839-0.87 pts
39Fulton County9.816+0.27 pts
40Dutchess County9.804-2.93 pts
41Onondaga County9.617-0.6 pts
42Franklin County9.507-1.02 pts
43Steuben County9.502+0.29 pts
44Cattaraugus County9.414+0.15 pts
45Chautauqua County9.294-2.89 pts
46Wayne County9.223-0.67 pts
47Cortland County9.051-3.54 pts
48Broome County8.881+0.21 pts
49Tompkins County8.8+0.74 pts
50Tioga County8.773-2.67 pts
51Greene County8.75-2.19 pts
52Washington County8.749-2.38 pts
53Livingston County8.661-2.2 pts
54Yates County8.563-5.97 pts
55Chenango County8.548+2.45 pts
56Oneida County8.289-1.54 pts
57Otsego County8.157-2.92 pts
58Oswego County8.103-1.25 pts
59Lewis County7.719-4.28 pts
60Seneca County7.444-0.35 pts
61Schuyler County7.325-2.3 pts
62Allegany County5.782-5.13 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 15.062% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Allegany County, with 5.782% in 2019.

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