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Counties in New York by job creation rate

Greene County had the highest job creation rate of 62 counties in 2021, at 23.826%. Seneca County had the lowest, at 5.964%. The median was 9.787% and the figure for New York was 10.23%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.826Greene County
Lowest5.964Seneca County
Median9.78762 counties
New York10.23History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 9.964 %Allegany County: 6.74 %Bronx County: 9.919 %Broome County: 10.04 %Cattaraugus County: 8.38 %Cayuga County: 11.608 %Chautauqua County: 7.7 %Chemung County: 7.678 %Chenango County: 7.261 %Clinton County: 13.177 %Columbia County: 9.442 %Cortland County: 6.61 %Delaware County: 11.646 %Dutchess County: 10.011 %Erie County: 9.654 %Essex County: 10.536 %Franklin County: 7.733 %Fulton County: 8.391 %Genesee County: 8.234 %Greene County: 23.826 %Hamilton County: 11.172 %Herkimer County: 14.54 %Jefferson County: 8.165 %Kings County: 11.704 %Lewis County: 12.238 %Livingston County: 7.291 %Madison County: 6.364 %Monroe County: 10.184 %Montgomery County: 7.607 %Nassau County: 10.341 %New York County: 9.304 %Niagara County: 7.67 %Oneida County: 6.535 %Onondaga County: 7.826 %Ontario County: 8.669 %Orange County: 11.154 %Orleans County: 8.568 %Oswego County: 11.07 %Otsego County: 7.891 %Putnam County: 12.248 %Queens County: 10.794 %Rensselaer County: 8.162 %Richmond County: 11.472 %Rockland County: 11.276 %St. Lawrence County: 12.622 %Saratoga County: 11.041 %Schenectady County: 7.625 %Schoharie County: 10.934 %Schuyler County: 13.658 %Seneca County: 5.964 %Steuben County: 10.498 %Suffolk County: 11.355 %Sullivan County: 6.431 %Tioga County: 6.342 %Tompkins County: 7.425 %Ulster County: 10.853 %Warren County: 8.487 %Washington County: 7.062 %Wayne County: 8.092 %Westchester County: 10.303 %Wyoming County: 16.794 %Yates County: 12.443 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Greene County: 23.826 %Greene County23.826Wyoming County: 16.794 %Wyoming County16.794Herkimer County: 14.54 %Herkimer County14.54Schuyler County: 13.658 %Schuyler County13.658Clinton County: 13.177 %Clinton County13.177St. Lawrence County: 12.622 %St. Lawrence County12.622Yates County: 12.443 %Yates County12.443Putnam County: 12.248 %Putnam County12.248Lewis County: 12.238 %Lewis County12.238Kings County: 11.704 %Kings County11.704Delaware County: 11.646 %Delaware County11.646Cayuga County: 11.608 %Cayuga County11.608Richmond County: 11.472 %Richmond County11.472Suffolk County: 11.355 %Suffolk County11.355Rockland County: 11.276 %Rockland County11.276Hamilton County: 11.172 %Hamilton County11.172Orange County: 11.154 %Orange County11.154Oswego County: 11.07 %Oswego County11.07Saratoga County: 11.041 %Saratoga County11.041Schoharie County: 10.934 %Schoharie County10.934Ulster County: 10.853 %Ulster County10.853Queens County: 10.794 %Queens County10.794Essex County: 10.536 %Essex County10.536Steuben County: 10.498 %Steuben County10.498Nassau County: 10.341 %Nassau County10.341Westchester County: 10.303 %Westchester County10.303Monroe County: 10.184 %Monroe County10.184Broome County: 10.04 %Broome County10.04Dutchess County: 10.011 %Dutchess County10.011Albany County: 9.964 %Albany County9.964Bronx County: 9.919 %Bronx County9.919Erie County: 9.654 %Erie County9.654Columbia County: 9.442 %Columbia County9.442New York County: 9.304 %New York County9.304Ontario County: 8.669 %Ontario County8.669Orleans County: 8.568 %Orleans County8.568Warren County: 8.487 %Warren County8.487Fulton County: 8.391 %Fulton County8.391Cattaraugus County: 8.38 %Cattaraugus County8.38Genesee County: 8.234 %Genesee County8.234Greene County: 23.826 %Greene County23.826Wyoming County: 16.794 %Wyoming County16.794Herkimer County: 14.54 %Herkimer County14.54Schuyler County: 13.658 %Schuyler County13.658Clinton County: 13.177 %Clinton County13.177St. Lawrence County: 12.622 %St. Lawrence County12.622Yates County: 12.443 %Yates County12.443Putnam County: 12.248 %Putnam County12.248Lewis County: 12.238 %Lewis County12.238Kings County: 11.704 %Kings County11.704Delaware County: 11.646 %Delaware County11.646Cayuga County: 11.608 %Cayuga County11.608Richmond County: 11.472 %Richmond County11.472Suffolk County: 11.355 %Suffolk County11.355Rockland County: 11.276 %Rockland County11.276Hamilton County: 11.172 %Hamilton County11.172Orange County: 11.154 %Orange County11.154Oswego County: 11.07 %Oswego County11.07Saratoga County: 11.041 %Saratoga County11.041Schoharie County: 10.934 %Schoharie County10.934Ulster County: 10.853 %Ulster County10.853Queens County: 10.794 %Queens County10.794Essex County: 10.536 %Essex County10.536Steuben County: 10.498 %Steuben County10.498Nassau County: 10.341 %Nassau County10.341Westchester County: 10.303 %Westchester County10.303Monroe County: 10.184 %Monroe County10.184Broome County: 10.04 %Broome County10.04Dutchess County: 10.011 %Dutchess County10.011Albany County: 9.964 %Albany County9.964Bronx County: 9.919 %Bronx County9.919Erie County: 9.654 %Erie County9.654Columbia County: 9.442 %Columbia County9.442New York County: 9.304 %New York County9.304Ontario County: 8.669 %Ontario County8.669Orleans County: 8.568 %Orleans County8.568Warren County: 8.487 %Warren County8.487Fulton County: 8.391 %Fulton County8.391Cattaraugus County: 8.38 %Cattaraugus County8.38Genesee County: 8.234 %Genesee County8.234
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Greene County23.826+13.4 pts
2Wyoming County16.794+9.16 pts
3Herkimer County14.54+5.76 pts
4Schuyler County13.658+6.46 pts
5Clinton County13.177+4.71 pts
6St. Lawrence County12.622+2.78 pts
7Yates County12.443+3.48 pts
8Putnam County12.248-1.91 pts
9Lewis County12.238+2.27 pts
10Kings County11.704-1.71 pts
11Delaware County11.646+0.8 pts
12Cayuga County11.608+4.66 pts
13Richmond County11.472-3.1 pts
14Suffolk County11.355-0.19 pts
15Rockland County11.276-1.62 pts
16Hamilton County11.172+1.49 pts
17Orange County11.154+0.19 pts
18Oswego County11.07+2.77 pts
19Saratoga County11.041-1.58 pts
20Schoharie County10.934+3.95 pts
21Ulster County10.853-0.09 pts
22Queens County10.794-1.42 pts
23Essex County10.536+0.79 pts
24Steuben County10.498+2.45 pts
25Nassau County10.341-0.76 pts
26Westchester County10.303-0.43 pts
27Monroe County10.184+1.7 pts
28Broome County10.04+2.23 pts
29Dutchess County10.011+2.46 pts
30Albany County9.964+0.73 pts
31Bronx County9.919-1.31 pts
32Erie County9.654+0.57 pts
33Columbia County9.442+0.31 pts
34New York County9.304-3.53 pts
35Ontario County8.669+0.62 pts
36Orleans County8.568+0.02 pts
37Warren County8.487+0.86 pts
38Fulton County8.391-0.61 pts
39Cattaraugus County8.38-0.49 pts
40Genesee County8.234-1.36 pts
41Jefferson County8.165-0.72 pts
42Rensselaer County8.162-0.88 pts
43Wayne County8.092-2.28 pts
44Otsego County7.891+1.51 pts
45Onondaga County7.826-2.08 pts
46Franklin County7.733+0.26 pts
47Chautauqua County7.7-0.51 pts
48Chemung County7.678-1.64 pts
49Niagara County7.67-1.21 pts
50Schenectady County7.625+0.43 pts
51Montgomery County7.607-3.81 pts
52Tompkins County7.425+0.16 pts
53Livingston County7.291-2.08 pts
54Chenango County7.261-3.96 pts
55Washington County7.062-5.49 pts
56Allegany County6.74-1.02 pts
57Cortland County6.61-3.07 pts
58Oneida County6.535-1.53 pts
59Sullivan County6.431-4.79 pts
60Madison County6.364-4.97 pts
61Tioga County6.342-27.69 pts
62Seneca County5.964-0.69 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Greene County, with 23.826% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Seneca County, with 5.964% in 2021.

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