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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Delaware County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2013, at 17.941%. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 6.059%. The median was 10.896% and the figure for New York was 11.256%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.941Delaware County
Lowest6.059Tompkins County
Median10.89662 counties
New York11.256History

Map of counties, 2013

Albany County: 10.881 %Allegany County: 14.142 %Bronx County: 9.507 %Broome County: 11.144 %Cattaraugus County: 10.45 %Cayuga County: 9.132 %Chautauqua County: 9.71 %Chemung County: 10.56 %Chenango County: 6.979 %Clinton County: 10.412 %Columbia County: 9.941 %Cortland County: 10.015 %Delaware County: 17.941 %Dutchess County: 11.368 %Erie County: 11.051 %Essex County: 17.138 %Franklin County: 10.648 %Fulton County: 16.028 %Genesee County: 9.709 %Greene County: 13.401 %Hamilton County: 12.217 %Herkimer County: 8.732 %Jefferson County: 11.751 %Kings County: 12.386 %Lewis County: 11.237 %Livingston County: 10.255 %Madison County: 10.654 %Monroe County: 9.727 %Montgomery County: 9.483 %Nassau County: 10.785 %New York County: 11.655 %Niagara County: 11.749 %Oneida County: 9.49 %Onondaga County: 11.231 %Ontario County: 10.645 %Orange County: 11.703 %Orleans County: 16.076 %Oswego County: 12.972 %Otsego County: 9.639 %Putnam County: 12.561 %Queens County: 12.196 %Rensselaer County: 9.94 %Richmond County: 9.718 %Rockland County: 10.341 %St. Lawrence County: 8.403 %Saratoga County: 10.557 %Schenectady County: 10.911 %Schoharie County: 12.734 %Schuyler County: 9.514 %Seneca County: 11.016 %Steuben County: 11.886 %Suffolk County: 11.714 %Sullivan County: 12.413 %Tioga County: 10.063 %Tompkins County: 6.059 %Ulster County: 12.099 %Warren County: 11.179 %Washington County: 11.709 %Wayne County: 13.495 %Westchester County: 12.669 %Wyoming County: 10.448 %Yates County: 9.767 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Delaware County: 17.941 %Delaware County17.941Essex County: 17.138 %Essex County17.138Orleans County: 16.076 %Orleans County16.076Fulton County: 16.028 %Fulton County16.028Allegany County: 14.142 %Allegany County14.142Wayne County: 13.495 %Wayne County13.495Greene County: 13.401 %Greene County13.401Oswego County: 12.972 %Oswego County12.972Schoharie County: 12.734 %Schoharie County12.734Westchester County: 12.669 %Westchester County12.669Putnam County: 12.561 %Putnam County12.561Sullivan County: 12.413 %Sullivan County12.413Kings County: 12.386 %Kings County12.386Hamilton County: 12.217 %Hamilton County12.217Queens County: 12.196 %Queens County12.196Ulster County: 12.099 %Ulster County12.099Steuben County: 11.886 %Steuben County11.886Jefferson County: 11.751 %Jefferson County11.751Niagara County: 11.749 %Niagara County11.749Suffolk County: 11.714 %Suffolk County11.714Washington County: 11.709 %Washington County11.709Orange County: 11.703 %Orange County11.703New York County: 11.655 %New York County11.655Dutchess County: 11.368 %Dutchess County11.368Lewis County: 11.237 %Lewis County11.237Onondaga County: 11.231 %Onondaga County11.231Warren County: 11.179 %Warren County11.179Broome County: 11.144 %Broome County11.144Erie County: 11.051 %Erie County11.051Seneca County: 11.016 %Seneca County11.016Schenectady County: 10.911 %Schenectady County10.911Albany County: 10.881 %Albany County10.881Nassau County: 10.785 %Nassau County10.785Madison County: 10.654 %Madison County10.654Franklin County: 10.648 %Franklin County10.648Ontario County: 10.645 %Ontario County10.645Chemung County: 10.56 %Chemung County10.56Saratoga County: 10.557 %Saratoga County10.557Cattaraugus County: 10.45 %Cattaraugus County10.45Wyoming County: 10.448 %Wyoming County10.448Delaware County: 17.941 %Delaware County17.941Essex County: 17.138 %Essex County17.138Orleans County: 16.076 %Orleans County16.076Fulton County: 16.028 %Fulton County16.028Allegany County: 14.142 %Allegany County14.142Wayne County: 13.495 %Wayne County13.495Greene County: 13.401 %Greene County13.401Oswego County: 12.972 %Oswego County12.972Schoharie County: 12.734 %Schoharie County12.734Westchester County: 12.669 %Westchester County12.669Putnam County: 12.561 %Putnam County12.561Sullivan County: 12.413 %Sullivan County12.413Kings County: 12.386 %Kings County12.386Hamilton County: 12.217 %Hamilton County12.217Queens County: 12.196 %Queens County12.196Ulster County: 12.099 %Ulster County12.099Steuben County: 11.886 %Steuben County11.886Jefferson County: 11.751 %Jefferson County11.751Niagara County: 11.749 %Niagara County11.749Suffolk County: 11.714 %Suffolk County11.714Washington County: 11.709 %Washington County11.709Orange County: 11.703 %Orange County11.703New York County: 11.655 %New York County11.655Dutchess County: 11.368 %Dutchess County11.368Lewis County: 11.237 %Lewis County11.237Onondaga County: 11.231 %Onondaga County11.231Warren County: 11.179 %Warren County11.179Broome County: 11.144 %Broome County11.144Erie County: 11.051 %Erie County11.051Seneca County: 11.016 %Seneca County11.016Schenectady County: 10.911 %Schenectady County10.911Albany County: 10.881 %Albany County10.881Nassau County: 10.785 %Nassau County10.785Madison County: 10.654 %Madison County10.654Franklin County: 10.648 %Franklin County10.648Ontario County: 10.645 %Ontario County10.645Chemung County: 10.56 %Chemung County10.56Saratoga County: 10.557 %Saratoga County10.557Cattaraugus County: 10.45 %Cattaraugus County10.45Wyoming County: 10.448 %Wyoming County10.448
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Delaware County17.941+9.31 pts
2Essex County17.138+5.9 pts
3Orleans County16.076+5.96 pts
4Fulton County16.028+7.99 pts
5Allegany County14.142+3.81 pts
6Wayne County13.495+3.79 pts
7Greene County13.401+2.22 pts
8Oswego County12.972+1.68 pts
9Schoharie County12.734+1.25 pts
10Westchester County12.669+1.68 pts
11Putnam County12.561+0.97 pts
12Sullivan County12.413+0.77 pts
13Kings County12.386+0.35 pts
14Hamilton County12.217-30.24 pts
15Queens County12.196+1.3 pts
16Ulster County12.099+0.64 pts
17Steuben County11.886-0.95 pts
18Jefferson County11.751+0.68 pts
19Niagara County11.749+0.99 pts
20Suffolk County11.714+0.29 pts
21Washington County11.709+2.95 pts
22Orange County11.703-1.03 pts
23New York County11.655+0.63 pts
24Dutchess County11.368-5.34 pts
25Lewis County11.237+1.07 pts
26Onondaga County11.231+1.36 pts
27Warren County11.179+0.35 pts
28Broome County11.144+1.96 pts
29Erie County11.051+1.09 pts
30Seneca County11.016+2.77 pts
31Schenectady County10.911+1.43 pts
32Albany County10.881-0.03 pts
33Nassau County10.785-0.85 pts
34Madison County10.654+1.33 pts
35Franklin County10.648-2.99 pts
36Ontario County10.645+2.1 pts
37Chemung County10.56-3.2 pts
38Saratoga County10.557+0.21 pts
39Cattaraugus County10.45-0.5 pts
40Wyoming County10.448-4.66 pts
41Clinton County10.412-2.47 pts
42Rockland County10.341-1.33 pts
43Livingston County10.255-1.93 pts
44Tioga County10.063-4.17 pts
45Cortland County10.015-0.72 pts
46Columbia County9.941-2.95 pts
47Rensselaer County9.94-0.65 pts
48Yates County9.767-2.26 pts
49Monroe County9.727-0.22 pts
50Richmond County9.718-0.52 pts
51Chautauqua County9.71-1.68 pts
52Genesee County9.709-1.93 pts
53Otsego County9.639+0.31 pts
54Schuyler County9.514-0.45 pts
55Bronx County9.507-0.11 pts
56Oneida County9.49-0.11 pts
57Montgomery County9.483-0.07 pts
58Cayuga County9.132+0.74 pts
59Herkimer County8.732-0.27 pts
60St. Lawrence County8.403-1.22 pts
61Chenango County6.979-1.56 pts
62Tompkins County6.059-0.52 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Delaware County, with 17.941% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Tompkins County, with 6.059% in 2013.

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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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