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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Tioga County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2020, at 34.031%. Otsego County had the lowest, at 6.381%. The median was 9.276% and the figure for New York was 11.459%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.031Tioga County
Lowest6.381Otsego County
Median9.27662 counties
New York11.459History

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 9.235 %Allegany County: 7.763 %Bronx County: 11.225 %Broome County: 7.814 %Cattaraugus County: 8.873 %Cayuga County: 6.953 %Chautauqua County: 8.21 %Chemung County: 9.318 %Chenango County: 11.218 %Clinton County: 8.472 %Columbia County: 9.135 %Cortland County: 9.68 %Delaware County: 10.85 %Dutchess County: 7.55 %Erie County: 9.082 %Essex County: 9.743 %Franklin County: 7.473 %Fulton County: 9.005 %Genesee County: 9.589 %Greene County: 10.428 %Hamilton County: 9.679 %Herkimer County: 8.78 %Jefferson County: 8.889 %Kings County: 13.417 %Lewis County: 9.97 %Livingston County: 9.373 %Madison County: 11.337 %Monroe County: 8.486 %Montgomery County: 11.421 %Nassau County: 11.105 %New York County: 12.832 %Niagara County: 8.876 %Oneida County: 8.063 %Onondaga County: 9.91 %Ontario County: 8.048 %Orange County: 10.965 %Orleans County: 8.544 %Oswego County: 8.299 %Otsego County: 6.381 %Putnam County: 14.153 %Queens County: 12.218 %Rensselaer County: 9.047 %Richmond County: 14.57 %Rockland County: 12.896 %St. Lawrence County: 9.839 %Saratoga County: 12.622 %Schenectady County: 7.193 %Schoharie County: 6.981 %Schuyler County: 7.198 %Seneca County: 6.651 %Steuben County: 8.05 %Suffolk County: 11.544 %Sullivan County: 11.225 %Tioga County: 34.031 %Tompkins County: 7.267 %Ulster County: 10.944 %Warren County: 7.631 %Washington County: 12.553 %Wayne County: 10.371 %Westchester County: 10.734 %Wyoming County: 7.639 %Yates County: 8.965 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Tioga County: 34.031 %Tioga County34.031Richmond County: 14.57 %Richmond County14.57Putnam County: 14.153 %Putnam County14.153Kings County: 13.417 %Kings County13.417Rockland County: 12.896 %Rockland County12.896New York County: 12.832 %New York County12.832Saratoga County: 12.622 %Saratoga County12.622Washington County: 12.553 %Washington County12.553Queens County: 12.218 %Queens County12.218Suffolk County: 11.544 %Suffolk County11.544Montgomery County: 11.421 %Montgomery County11.421Madison County: 11.337 %Madison County11.337Bronx County: 11.225 %Bronx County11.225Sullivan County: 11.225 %Sullivan County11.225Chenango County: 11.218 %Chenango County11.218Nassau County: 11.105 %Nassau County11.105Orange County: 10.965 %Orange County10.965Ulster County: 10.944 %Ulster County10.944Delaware County: 10.85 %Delaware County10.85Westchester County: 10.734 %Westchester County10.734Greene County: 10.428 %Greene County10.428Wayne County: 10.371 %Wayne County10.371Lewis County: 9.97 %Lewis County9.97Onondaga County: 9.91 %Onondaga County9.91St. Lawrence County: 9.839 %St. Lawrence County9.839Essex County: 9.743 %Essex County9.743Cortland County: 9.68 %Cortland County9.68Hamilton County: 9.679 %Hamilton County9.679Genesee County: 9.589 %Genesee County9.589Livingston County: 9.373 %Livingston County9.373Chemung County: 9.318 %Chemung County9.318Albany County: 9.235 %Albany County9.235Columbia County: 9.135 %Columbia County9.135Erie County: 9.082 %Erie County9.082Rensselaer County: 9.047 %Rensselaer County9.047Fulton County: 9.005 %Fulton County9.005Yates County: 8.965 %Yates County8.965Jefferson County: 8.889 %Jefferson County8.889Niagara County: 8.876 %Niagara County8.876Cattaraugus County: 8.873 %Cattaraugus County8.873Tioga County: 34.031 %Tioga County34.031Richmond County: 14.57 %Richmond County14.57Putnam County: 14.153 %Putnam County14.153Kings County: 13.417 %Kings County13.417Rockland County: 12.896 %Rockland County12.896New York County: 12.832 %New York County12.832Saratoga County: 12.622 %Saratoga County12.622Washington County: 12.553 %Washington County12.553Queens County: 12.218 %Queens County12.218Suffolk County: 11.544 %Suffolk County11.544Montgomery County: 11.421 %Montgomery County11.421Madison County: 11.337 %Madison County11.337Bronx County: 11.225 %Bronx County11.225Sullivan County: 11.225 %Sullivan County11.225Chenango County: 11.218 %Chenango County11.218Nassau County: 11.105 %Nassau County11.105Orange County: 10.965 %Orange County10.965Ulster County: 10.944 %Ulster County10.944Delaware County: 10.85 %Delaware County10.85Westchester County: 10.734 %Westchester County10.734Greene County: 10.428 %Greene County10.428Wayne County: 10.371 %Wayne County10.371Lewis County: 9.97 %Lewis County9.97Onondaga County: 9.91 %Onondaga County9.91St. Lawrence County: 9.839 %St. Lawrence County9.839Essex County: 9.743 %Essex County9.743Cortland County: 9.68 %Cortland County9.68Hamilton County: 9.679 %Hamilton County9.679Genesee County: 9.589 %Genesee County9.589Livingston County: 9.373 %Livingston County9.373Chemung County: 9.318 %Chemung County9.318Albany County: 9.235 %Albany County9.235Columbia County: 9.135 %Columbia County9.135Erie County: 9.082 %Erie County9.082Rensselaer County: 9.047 %Rensselaer County9.047Fulton County: 9.005 %Fulton County9.005Yates County: 8.965 %Yates County8.965Jefferson County: 8.889 %Jefferson County8.889Niagara County: 8.876 %Niagara County8.876Cattaraugus County: 8.873 %Cattaraugus County8.873
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Tioga County34.031+25.26 pts
2Richmond County14.57-0.19 pts
3Putnam County14.153+2.62 pts
4Kings County13.417-1.57 pts
5Rockland County12.896-1.1 pts
6New York County12.832+0.01 pts
7Saratoga County12.622+1.32 pts
8Washington County12.553+3.8 pts
9Queens County12.218-2.26 pts
10Suffolk County11.544-0.65 pts
11Montgomery County11.421-1.55 pts
12Madison County11.337+1.23 pts
13Bronx County11.225-1.54 pts
13Sullivan County11.225-3.84 pts
15Chenango County11.218+2.67 pts
16Nassau County11.105-1.12 pts
17Orange County10.965-1.54 pts
18Ulster County10.944-1.61 pts
19Delaware County10.85-1.79 pts
20Westchester County10.734-1.83 pts
21Greene County10.428+1.68 pts
22Wayne County10.371+1.15 pts
23Lewis County9.97+2.25 pts
24Onondaga County9.91+0.29 pts
25St. Lawrence County9.839-1.71 pts
26Essex County9.743-3.39 pts
27Cortland County9.68+0.63 pts
28Hamilton County9.679-2.82 pts
29Genesee County9.589-1.79 pts
30Livingston County9.373+0.71 pts
31Chemung County9.318-1.23 pts
32Albany County9.235-0.8 pts
33Columbia County9.135-1.74 pts
34Erie County9.082-0.76 pts
35Rensselaer County9.047-2.18 pts
36Fulton County9.005-0.81 pts
37Yates County8.965+0.4 pts
38Jefferson County8.889-1.93 pts
39Niagara County8.876-1.73 pts
40Cattaraugus County8.873-0.54 pts
41Herkimer County8.78-5.02 pts
42Orleans County8.544-2.32 pts
43Monroe County8.486-1.38 pts
44Clinton County8.472-2.51 pts
45Oswego County8.299+0.2 pts
46Chautauqua County8.21-1.08 pts
47Oneida County8.063-0.23 pts
48Steuben County8.05-1.45 pts
49Ontario County8.048-3.11 pts
50Broome County7.814-1.07 pts
51Allegany County7.763+1.98 pts
52Wyoming County7.639-2.44 pts
53Warren County7.631-2.93 pts
54Dutchess County7.55-2.25 pts
55Franklin County7.473-2.03 pts
56Tompkins County7.267-1.53 pts
57Schuyler County7.198-0.13 pts
58Schenectady County7.193-4.12 pts
59Schoharie County6.981-3.26 pts
60Cayuga County6.953-3.29 pts
61Seneca County6.651-0.79 pts
62Otsego County6.381-1.78 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Tioga County, with 34.031% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Otsego County, with 6.381% in 2020.

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