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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Orleans County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2014, at 17.38%. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 5.629%. The median was 10.364% and the figure for New York was 10.945%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.38Orleans County
Lowest5.629Tompkins County
Median10.36462 counties
New York10.945History

Map of counties, 2014

Albany County: 9.633 %Allegany County: 8.425 %Bronx County: 9.823 %Broome County: 11.177 %Cattaraugus County: 8.716 %Cayuga County: 11.736 %Chautauqua County: 10.87 %Chemung County: 12.546 %Chenango County: 9.487 %Clinton County: 9.413 %Columbia County: 10.16 %Cortland County: 14.771 %Delaware County: 9.28 %Dutchess County: 9.412 %Erie County: 11.297 %Essex County: 14.71 %Franklin County: 8.835 %Fulton County: 10.601 %Genesee County: 8.726 %Greene County: 14.721 %Hamilton County: 14.1 %Herkimer County: 9.165 %Jefferson County: 12.178 %Kings County: 11.895 %Lewis County: 13.435 %Livingston County: 8.726 %Madison County: 10.77 %Monroe County: 10.077 %Montgomery County: 12.151 %Nassau County: 10.526 %New York County: 11.175 %Niagara County: 9.919 %Oneida County: 8.465 %Onondaga County: 9.262 %Ontario County: 10.139 %Orange County: 11.231 %Orleans County: 17.38 %Oswego County: 9.698 %Otsego County: 8.272 %Putnam County: 9.954 %Queens County: 11.473 %Rensselaer County: 10.515 %Richmond County: 11.781 %Rockland County: 11.854 %St. Lawrence County: 9.647 %Saratoga County: 9.328 %Schenectady County: 10.13 %Schoharie County: 10.674 %Schuyler County: 7.898 %Seneca County: 10.707 %Steuben County: 8.322 %Suffolk County: 11.626 %Sullivan County: 11.338 %Tioga County: 12.858 %Tompkins County: 5.629 %Ulster County: 10.429 %Warren County: 8.622 %Washington County: 9.124 %Wayne County: 10.299 %Westchester County: 12.375 %Wyoming County: 11.251 %Yates County: 8.942 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Orleans County: 17.38 %Orleans County17.38Cortland County: 14.771 %Cortland County14.771Greene County: 14.721 %Greene County14.721Essex County: 14.71 %Essex County14.71Hamilton County: 14.1 %Hamilton County14.1Lewis County: 13.435 %Lewis County13.435Tioga County: 12.858 %Tioga County12.858Chemung County: 12.546 %Chemung County12.546Westchester County: 12.375 %Westchester County12.375Jefferson County: 12.178 %Jefferson County12.178Montgomery County: 12.151 %Montgomery County12.151Kings County: 11.895 %Kings County11.895Rockland County: 11.854 %Rockland County11.854Richmond County: 11.781 %Richmond County11.781Cayuga County: 11.736 %Cayuga County11.736Suffolk County: 11.626 %Suffolk County11.626Queens County: 11.473 %Queens County11.473Sullivan County: 11.338 %Sullivan County11.338Erie County: 11.297 %Erie County11.297Wyoming County: 11.251 %Wyoming County11.251Orange County: 11.231 %Orange County11.231Broome County: 11.177 %Broome County11.177New York County: 11.175 %New York County11.175Chautauqua County: 10.87 %Chautauqua County10.87Madison County: 10.77 %Madison County10.77Seneca County: 10.707 %Seneca County10.707Schoharie County: 10.674 %Schoharie County10.674Fulton County: 10.601 %Fulton County10.601Nassau County: 10.526 %Nassau County10.526Rensselaer County: 10.515 %Rensselaer County10.515Ulster County: 10.429 %Ulster County10.429Wayne County: 10.299 %Wayne County10.299Columbia County: 10.16 %Columbia County10.16Ontario County: 10.139 %Ontario County10.139Schenectady County: 10.13 %Schenectady County10.13Monroe County: 10.077 %Monroe County10.077Putnam County: 9.954 %Putnam County9.954Niagara County: 9.919 %Niagara County9.919Bronx County: 9.823 %Bronx County9.823Oswego County: 9.698 %Oswego County9.698Orleans County: 17.38 %Orleans County17.38Cortland County: 14.771 %Cortland County14.771Greene County: 14.721 %Greene County14.721Essex County: 14.71 %Essex County14.71Hamilton County: 14.1 %Hamilton County14.1Lewis County: 13.435 %Lewis County13.435Tioga County: 12.858 %Tioga County12.858Chemung County: 12.546 %Chemung County12.546Westchester County: 12.375 %Westchester County12.375Jefferson County: 12.178 %Jefferson County12.178Montgomery County: 12.151 %Montgomery County12.151Kings County: 11.895 %Kings County11.895Rockland County: 11.854 %Rockland County11.854Richmond County: 11.781 %Richmond County11.781Cayuga County: 11.736 %Cayuga County11.736Suffolk County: 11.626 %Suffolk County11.626Queens County: 11.473 %Queens County11.473Sullivan County: 11.338 %Sullivan County11.338Erie County: 11.297 %Erie County11.297Wyoming County: 11.251 %Wyoming County11.251Orange County: 11.231 %Orange County11.231Broome County: 11.177 %Broome County11.177New York County: 11.175 %New York County11.175Chautauqua County: 10.87 %Chautauqua County10.87Madison County: 10.77 %Madison County10.77Seneca County: 10.707 %Seneca County10.707Schoharie County: 10.674 %Schoharie County10.674Fulton County: 10.601 %Fulton County10.601Nassau County: 10.526 %Nassau County10.526Rensselaer County: 10.515 %Rensselaer County10.515Ulster County: 10.429 %Ulster County10.429Wayne County: 10.299 %Wayne County10.299Columbia County: 10.16 %Columbia County10.16Ontario County: 10.139 %Ontario County10.139Schenectady County: 10.13 %Schenectady County10.13Monroe County: 10.077 %Monroe County10.077Putnam County: 9.954 %Putnam County9.954Niagara County: 9.919 %Niagara County9.919Bronx County: 9.823 %Bronx County9.823Oswego County: 9.698 %Oswego County9.698
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Orleans County17.38+1.3 pts
2Cortland County14.771+4.76 pts
3Greene County14.721+1.32 pts
4Essex County14.71-2.43 pts
5Hamilton County14.1+1.88 pts
6Lewis County13.435+2.2 pts
7Tioga County12.858+2.79 pts
8Chemung County12.546+1.99 pts
9Westchester County12.375-0.29 pts
10Jefferson County12.178+0.43 pts
11Montgomery County12.151+2.67 pts
12Kings County11.895-0.49 pts
13Rockland County11.854+1.51 pts
14Richmond County11.781+2.06 pts
15Cayuga County11.736+2.6 pts
16Suffolk County11.626-0.09 pts
17Queens County11.473-0.72 pts
18Sullivan County11.338-1.08 pts
19Erie County11.297+0.25 pts
20Wyoming County11.251+0.8 pts
21Orange County11.231-0.47 pts
22Broome County11.177+0.03 pts
23New York County11.175-0.48 pts
24Chautauqua County10.87+1.16 pts
25Madison County10.77+0.12 pts
26Seneca County10.707-0.31 pts
27Schoharie County10.674-2.06 pts
28Fulton County10.601-5.43 pts
29Nassau County10.526-0.26 pts
30Rensselaer County10.515+0.58 pts
31Ulster County10.429-1.67 pts
32Wayne County10.299-3.2 pts
33Columbia County10.16+0.22 pts
34Ontario County10.139-0.51 pts
35Schenectady County10.13-0.78 pts
36Monroe County10.077+0.35 pts
37Putnam County9.954-2.61 pts
38Niagara County9.919-1.83 pts
39Bronx County9.823+0.32 pts
40Oswego County9.698-3.27 pts
41St. Lawrence County9.647+1.24 pts
42Albany County9.633-1.25 pts
43Chenango County9.487+2.51 pts
44Clinton County9.413-1 pts
45Dutchess County9.412-1.96 pts
46Saratoga County9.328-1.23 pts
47Delaware County9.28-8.66 pts
48Onondaga County9.262-1.97 pts
49Herkimer County9.165+0.43 pts
50Washington County9.124-2.58 pts
51Yates County8.942-0.82 pts
52Franklin County8.835-1.81 pts
53Genesee County8.726-0.98 pts
53Livingston County8.726-1.53 pts
55Cattaraugus County8.716-1.73 pts
56Warren County8.622-2.56 pts
57Oneida County8.465-1.03 pts
58Allegany County8.425-5.72 pts
59Steuben County8.322-3.56 pts
60Otsego County8.272-1.37 pts
61Schuyler County7.898-1.62 pts
62Tompkins County5.629-0.43 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Orleans County, with 17.38% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Tompkins County, with 5.629% in 2014.

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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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