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Counties in New York by job destruction rate, 2023

Greene County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2023, at 13.243%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 6.639%. The median was 10.242% and the figure for New York was 10.641%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.243Greene County
Lowest6.639Chenango County
Median10.24262 counties
New York10.641History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 9.857 %Allegany County: 12.897 %Bronx County: 8.679 %Broome County: 11.743 %Cattaraugus County: 10.606 %Cayuga County: 10.71 %Chautauqua County: 10.98 %Chemung County: 10.671 %Chenango County: 6.639 %Clinton County: 10.81 %Columbia County: 10.272 %Cortland County: 9.187 %Delaware County: 12.655 %Dutchess County: 11.524 %Erie County: 11.056 %Essex County: 10.783 %Franklin County: 10.16 %Fulton County: 9.062 %Genesee County: 10.027 %Greene County: 13.243 %Hamilton County: 13.125 %Herkimer County: 10.529 %Jefferson County: 12.275 %Kings County: 10.189 %Lewis County: 11.556 %Livingston County: 10.367 %Madison County: 9.529 %Monroe County: 9.655 %Montgomery County: 7.982 %Nassau County: 11.598 %New York County: 11.603 %Niagara County: 10.892 %Oneida County: 8.019 %Onondaga County: 9.104 %Ontario County: 11.96 %Orange County: 10.224 %Orleans County: 9.448 %Oswego County: 9.252 %Otsego County: 9.989 %Putnam County: 10.259 %Queens County: 9.902 %Rensselaer County: 9.517 %Richmond County: 9.227 %Rockland County: 11.166 %St. Lawrence County: 8.024 %Saratoga County: 11.453 %Schenectady County: 8.52 %Schoharie County: 10.443 %Schuyler County: 7.296 %Seneca County: 10.398 %Steuben County: 9.726 %Suffolk County: 11.187 %Sullivan County: 10.17 %Tioga County: 7.853 %Tompkins County: 6.98 %Ulster County: 12.452 %Warren County: 7.963 %Washington County: 9.002 %Wayne County: 11.422 %Westchester County: 9.743 %Wyoming County: 10.176 %Yates County: 12.797 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Greene County: 13.243 %Greene County13.243Hamilton County: 13.125 %Hamilton County13.125Allegany County: 12.897 %Allegany County12.897Yates County: 12.797 %Yates County12.797Delaware County: 12.655 %Delaware County12.655Ulster County: 12.452 %Ulster County12.452Jefferson County: 12.275 %Jefferson County12.275Ontario County: 11.96 %Ontario County11.96Broome County: 11.743 %Broome County11.743New York County: 11.603 %New York County11.603Nassau County: 11.598 %Nassau County11.598Lewis County: 11.556 %Lewis County11.556Dutchess County: 11.524 %Dutchess County11.524Saratoga County: 11.453 %Saratoga County11.453Wayne County: 11.422 %Wayne County11.422Suffolk County: 11.187 %Suffolk County11.187Rockland County: 11.166 %Rockland County11.166Erie County: 11.056 %Erie County11.056Chautauqua County: 10.98 %Chautauqua County10.98Niagara County: 10.892 %Niagara County10.892Clinton County: 10.81 %Clinton County10.81Essex County: 10.783 %Essex County10.783Cayuga County: 10.71 %Cayuga County10.71Chemung County: 10.671 %Chemung County10.671Cattaraugus County: 10.606 %Cattaraugus County10.606Herkimer County: 10.529 %Herkimer County10.529Schoharie County: 10.443 %Schoharie County10.443Seneca County: 10.398 %Seneca County10.398Livingston County: 10.367 %Livingston County10.367Columbia County: 10.272 %Columbia County10.272Putnam County: 10.259 %Putnam County10.259Orange County: 10.224 %Orange County10.224Kings County: 10.189 %Kings County10.189Wyoming County: 10.176 %Wyoming County10.176Sullivan County: 10.17 %Sullivan County10.17Franklin County: 10.16 %Franklin County10.16Genesee County: 10.027 %Genesee County10.027Otsego County: 9.989 %Otsego County9.989Queens County: 9.902 %Queens County9.902Albany County: 9.857 %Albany County9.857Greene County: 13.243 %Greene County13.243Hamilton County: 13.125 %Hamilton County13.125Allegany County: 12.897 %Allegany County12.897Yates County: 12.797 %Yates County12.797Delaware County: 12.655 %Delaware County12.655Ulster County: 12.452 %Ulster County12.452Jefferson County: 12.275 %Jefferson County12.275Ontario County: 11.96 %Ontario County11.96Broome County: 11.743 %Broome County11.743New York County: 11.603 %New York County11.603Nassau County: 11.598 %Nassau County11.598Lewis County: 11.556 %Lewis County11.556Dutchess County: 11.524 %Dutchess County11.524Saratoga County: 11.453 %Saratoga County11.453Wayne County: 11.422 %Wayne County11.422Suffolk County: 11.187 %Suffolk County11.187Rockland County: 11.166 %Rockland County11.166Erie County: 11.056 %Erie County11.056Chautauqua County: 10.98 %Chautauqua County10.98Niagara County: 10.892 %Niagara County10.892Clinton County: 10.81 %Clinton County10.81Essex County: 10.783 %Essex County10.783Cayuga County: 10.71 %Cayuga County10.71Chemung County: 10.671 %Chemung County10.671Cattaraugus County: 10.606 %Cattaraugus County10.606Herkimer County: 10.529 %Herkimer County10.529Schoharie County: 10.443 %Schoharie County10.443Seneca County: 10.398 %Seneca County10.398Livingston County: 10.367 %Livingston County10.367Columbia County: 10.272 %Columbia County10.272Putnam County: 10.259 %Putnam County10.259Orange County: 10.224 %Orange County10.224Kings County: 10.189 %Kings County10.189Wyoming County: 10.176 %Wyoming County10.176Sullivan County: 10.17 %Sullivan County10.17Franklin County: 10.16 %Franklin County10.16Genesee County: 10.027 %Genesee County10.027Otsego County: 9.989 %Otsego County9.989Queens County: 9.902 %Queens County9.902Albany County: 9.857 %Albany County9.857
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Greene County13.243+5.15 pts
2Hamilton County13.125+3.64 pts
3Allegany County12.897+4.62 pts
4Yates County12.797+4.72 pts
5Delaware County12.655+1.26 pts
6Ulster County12.452-1.02 pts
7Jefferson County12.275+2.16 pts
8Ontario County11.96+3.06 pts
9Broome County11.743+1.86 pts
10New York County11.603+2.02 pts
11Nassau County11.598-0.8 pts
12Lewis County11.556+4.33 pts
13Dutchess County11.524-1.01 pts
14Saratoga County11.453+1.98 pts
15Wayne County11.422+0.38 pts
16Suffolk County11.187-0.71 pts
17Rockland County11.166+0.56 pts
18Erie County11.056+1.5 pts
19Chautauqua County10.98+1.64 pts
20Niagara County10.892+0.1 pts
21Clinton County10.81+2.61 pts
22Essex County10.783-0.16 pts
23Cayuga County10.71-2.14 pts
24Chemung County10.671-0.07 pts
25Cattaraugus County10.606-0.77 pts
26Herkimer County10.529+2.83 pts
27Schoharie County10.443+0.72 pts
28Seneca County10.398+0.75 pts
29Livingston County10.367+1.51 pts
30Columbia County10.272-3.13 pts
31Putnam County10.259-1.36 pts
32Orange County10.224+0.12 pts
33Kings County10.189-0.24 pts
34Wyoming County10.176-12.82 pts
35Sullivan County10.17+0.73 pts
36Franklin County10.16+1.57 pts
37Genesee County10.027+2.72 pts
38Otsego County9.989+2.67 pts
39Queens County9.902-0.56 pts
40Albany County9.857+0.38 pts
41Westchester County9.743-1.43 pts
42Steuben County9.726+1.7 pts
43Monroe County9.655-0.04 pts
44Madison County9.529-0.46 pts
45Rensselaer County9.517+0.83 pts
46Orleans County9.448-0.03 pts
47Oswego County9.252-0.22 pts
48Richmond County9.227+0.04 pts
49Cortland County9.187-1.45 pts
50Onondaga County9.104-1.21 pts
51Fulton County9.062-0.31 pts
52Washington County9.002-0.97 pts
53Bronx County8.679-2.15 pts
54Schenectady County8.52-1.88 pts
55St. Lawrence County8.024-8.86 pts
56Oneida County8.019-2.21 pts
57Montgomery County7.982+0.17 pts
58Warren County7.963-4.75 pts
59Tioga County7.853+1.35 pts
60Schuyler County7.296-2.92 pts
61Tompkins County6.98-0.03 pts
62Chenango County6.639-3.86 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New York by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New York by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New York by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/new-york-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New York by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Greene County, with 13.243% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Chenango County, with 6.639% in 2023.

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