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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Hamilton County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2012, at 42.455%. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 6.578%. The median was 10.866% and the figure for New York was 10.891%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.455Hamilton County
Lowest6.578Tompkins County
Median10.86662 counties
New York10.891History

Map of counties, 2012

Albany County: 10.907 %Allegany County: 10.335 %Bronx County: 9.619 %Broome County: 9.188 %Cattaraugus County: 10.949 %Cayuga County: 8.395 %Chautauqua County: 11.392 %Chemung County: 13.764 %Chenango County: 8.536 %Clinton County: 12.885 %Columbia County: 12.889 %Cortland County: 10.737 %Delaware County: 8.627 %Dutchess County: 16.704 %Erie County: 9.963 %Essex County: 11.234 %Franklin County: 13.639 %Fulton County: 8.033 %Genesee County: 11.642 %Greene County: 11.18 %Hamilton County: 42.455 %Herkimer County: 9.001 %Jefferson County: 11.071 %Kings County: 12.033 %Lewis County: 10.165 %Livingston County: 12.183 %Madison County: 9.327 %Monroe County: 9.951 %Montgomery County: 9.554 %Nassau County: 11.639 %New York County: 11.028 %Niagara County: 10.763 %Oneida County: 9.595 %Onondaga County: 9.87 %Ontario County: 8.547 %Orange County: 12.728 %Orleans County: 10.118 %Oswego County: 11.29 %Otsego County: 9.324 %Putnam County: 11.595 %Queens County: 10.898 %Rensselaer County: 10.585 %Richmond County: 10.24 %Rockland County: 11.667 %St. Lawrence County: 9.62 %Saratoga County: 10.349 %Schenectady County: 9.482 %Schoharie County: 11.481 %Schuyler County: 9.964 %Seneca County: 8.25 %Steuben County: 12.84 %Suffolk County: 11.427 %Sullivan County: 11.646 %Tioga County: 14.23 %Tompkins County: 6.578 %Ulster County: 11.46 %Warren County: 10.834 %Washington County: 8.763 %Wayne County: 9.709 %Westchester County: 10.988 %Wyoming County: 15.11 %Yates County: 12.028 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Hamilton County: 42.455 %Hamilton County42.455Dutchess County: 16.704 %Dutchess County16.704Wyoming County: 15.11 %Wyoming County15.11Tioga County: 14.23 %Tioga County14.23Chemung County: 13.764 %Chemung County13.764Franklin County: 13.639 %Franklin County13.639Columbia County: 12.889 %Columbia County12.889Clinton County: 12.885 %Clinton County12.885Steuben County: 12.84 %Steuben County12.84Orange County: 12.728 %Orange County12.728Livingston County: 12.183 %Livingston County12.183Kings County: 12.033 %Kings County12.033Yates County: 12.028 %Yates County12.028Rockland County: 11.667 %Rockland County11.667Sullivan County: 11.646 %Sullivan County11.646Genesee County: 11.642 %Genesee County11.642Nassau County: 11.639 %Nassau County11.639Putnam County: 11.595 %Putnam County11.595Schoharie County: 11.481 %Schoharie County11.481Ulster County: 11.46 %Ulster County11.46Suffolk County: 11.427 %Suffolk County11.427Chautauqua County: 11.392 %Chautauqua County11.392Oswego County: 11.29 %Oswego County11.29Essex County: 11.234 %Essex County11.234Greene County: 11.18 %Greene County11.18Jefferson County: 11.071 %Jefferson County11.071New York County: 11.028 %New York County11.028Westchester County: 10.988 %Westchester County10.988Cattaraugus County: 10.949 %Cattaraugus County10.949Albany County: 10.907 %Albany County10.907Queens County: 10.898 %Queens County10.898Warren County: 10.834 %Warren County10.834Niagara County: 10.763 %Niagara County10.763Cortland County: 10.737 %Cortland County10.737Rensselaer County: 10.585 %Rensselaer County10.585Saratoga County: 10.349 %Saratoga County10.349Allegany County: 10.335 %Allegany County10.335Richmond County: 10.24 %Richmond County10.24Lewis County: 10.165 %Lewis County10.165Orleans County: 10.118 %Orleans County10.118Hamilton County: 42.455 %Hamilton County42.455Dutchess County: 16.704 %Dutchess County16.704Wyoming County: 15.11 %Wyoming County15.11Tioga County: 14.23 %Tioga County14.23Chemung County: 13.764 %Chemung County13.764Franklin County: 13.639 %Franklin County13.639Columbia County: 12.889 %Columbia County12.889Clinton County: 12.885 %Clinton County12.885Steuben County: 12.84 %Steuben County12.84Orange County: 12.728 %Orange County12.728Livingston County: 12.183 %Livingston County12.183Kings County: 12.033 %Kings County12.033Yates County: 12.028 %Yates County12.028Rockland County: 11.667 %Rockland County11.667Sullivan County: 11.646 %Sullivan County11.646Genesee County: 11.642 %Genesee County11.642Nassau County: 11.639 %Nassau County11.639Putnam County: 11.595 %Putnam County11.595Schoharie County: 11.481 %Schoharie County11.481Ulster County: 11.46 %Ulster County11.46Suffolk County: 11.427 %Suffolk County11.427Chautauqua County: 11.392 %Chautauqua County11.392Oswego County: 11.29 %Oswego County11.29Essex County: 11.234 %Essex County11.234Greene County: 11.18 %Greene County11.18Jefferson County: 11.071 %Jefferson County11.071New York County: 11.028 %New York County11.028Westchester County: 10.988 %Westchester County10.988Cattaraugus County: 10.949 %Cattaraugus County10.949Albany County: 10.907 %Albany County10.907Queens County: 10.898 %Queens County10.898Warren County: 10.834 %Warren County10.834Niagara County: 10.763 %Niagara County10.763Cortland County: 10.737 %Cortland County10.737Rensselaer County: 10.585 %Rensselaer County10.585Saratoga County: 10.349 %Saratoga County10.349Allegany County: 10.335 %Allegany County10.335Richmond County: 10.24 %Richmond County10.24Lewis County: 10.165 %Lewis County10.165Orleans County: 10.118 %Orleans County10.118
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Hamilton County42.455+30.64 pts
2Dutchess County16.704+6.98 pts
3Wyoming County15.11+3.81 pts
4Tioga County14.23+0.34 pts
5Chemung County13.764+4.93 pts
6Franklin County13.639+4.04 pts
7Columbia County12.889-0.13 pts
8Clinton County12.885+2.23 pts
9Steuben County12.84-1.54 pts
10Orange County12.728+0.86 pts
11Livingston County12.183+3.08 pts
12Kings County12.033+1.03 pts
13Yates County12.028+1.42 pts
14Rockland County11.667-0.32 pts
15Sullivan County11.646+3.31 pts
16Genesee County11.642+1.67 pts
17Nassau County11.639-0.29 pts
18Putnam County11.595-1.07 pts
19Schoharie County11.481+0.66 pts
20Ulster County11.46-2.04 pts
21Suffolk County11.427-0.52 pts
22Chautauqua County11.392+1.77 pts
23Oswego County11.29+2.75 pts
24Essex County11.234+1.01 pts
25Greene County11.18+1.04 pts
26Jefferson County11.071-1.73 pts
27New York County11.028-1.83 pts
28Westchester County10.988-0.64 pts
29Cattaraugus County10.949+2.46 pts
30Albany County10.907-0.09 pts
31Queens County10.898-0.99 pts
32Warren County10.834-0.12 pts
33Niagara County10.763-0.43 pts
34Cortland County10.737+3.72 pts
35Rensselaer County10.585-0.2 pts
36Saratoga County10.349-0.46 pts
37Allegany County10.335+1.4 pts
38Richmond County10.24-0.69 pts
39Lewis County10.165-2.54 pts
40Orleans County10.118+0.59 pts
41Schuyler County9.964+1.84 pts
42Erie County9.963+0.16 pts
43Monroe County9.951+1.3 pts
44Onondaga County9.87-0.81 pts
45Wayne County9.709-0.27 pts
46St. Lawrence County9.62-2.72 pts
47Bronx County9.619-0.27 pts
48Oneida County9.595-0.12 pts
49Montgomery County9.554+2.19 pts
50Schenectady County9.482+0.72 pts
51Madison County9.327-0.39 pts
52Otsego County9.324+1.67 pts
53Broome County9.188-1.19 pts
54Herkimer County9.001-1.59 pts
55Washington County8.763-1.22 pts
56Delaware County8.627-2.92 pts
57Ontario County8.547+0.49 pts
58Chenango County8.536-0.8 pts
59Cayuga County8.395-1.57 pts
60Seneca County8.25-1.56 pts
61Fulton County8.033-3.83 pts
62Tompkins County6.578-1 pts

Other periods

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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hamilton County, with 42.455% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Tompkins County, with 6.578% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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