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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Tioga County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2015, at 36.06%. Orleans County had the lowest, at 5.761%. The median was 9.604% and the figure for New York was 11.235%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.06Tioga County
Lowest5.761Orleans County
Median9.60462 counties
New York11.235History

Map of counties, 2015

Albany County: 8.546 %Allegany County: 7.085 %Bronx County: 9.483 %Broome County: 11.227 %Cattaraugus County: 8.595 %Cayuga County: 9.518 %Chautauqua County: 9.436 %Chemung County: 11.208 %Chenango County: 9.087 %Clinton County: 9.556 %Columbia County: 10.612 %Cortland County: 10.081 %Delaware County: 9.585 %Dutchess County: 12.523 %Erie County: 9.622 %Essex County: 10.235 %Franklin County: 9.213 %Fulton County: 9.361 %Genesee County: 9.481 %Greene County: 13.524 %Hamilton County: 11.759 %Herkimer County: 10.292 %Jefferson County: 9.948 %Kings County: 12.399 %Lewis County: 8.752 %Livingston County: 7.079 %Madison County: 8.215 %Monroe County: 7.704 %Montgomery County: 8.494 %Nassau County: 11.258 %New York County: 12.54 %Niagara County: 9.715 %Oneida County: 9.673 %Onondaga County: 10.185 %Ontario County: 9.527 %Orange County: 10.17 %Orleans County: 5.761 %Oswego County: 8.885 %Otsego County: 7.331 %Putnam County: 13.371 %Queens County: 12.487 %Rensselaer County: 10.793 %Richmond County: 18.879 %Rockland County: 10.21 %St. Lawrence County: 7.779 %Saratoga County: 10 %Schenectady County: 8.689 %Schoharie County: 10.738 %Schuyler County: 9.352 %Seneca County: 9.454 %Steuben County: 7.746 %Suffolk County: 11.788 %Sullivan County: 8.736 %Tioga County: 36.06 %Tompkins County: 5.792 %Ulster County: 10.829 %Warren County: 8.899 %Washington County: 10.325 %Wayne County: 8.891 %Westchester County: 11.871 %Wyoming County: 9.722 %Yates County: 9.457 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Tioga County: 36.06 %Tioga County36.06Richmond County: 18.879 %Richmond County18.879Greene County: 13.524 %Greene County13.524Putnam County: 13.371 %Putnam County13.371New York County: 12.54 %New York County12.54Dutchess County: 12.523 %Dutchess County12.523Queens County: 12.487 %Queens County12.487Kings County: 12.399 %Kings County12.399Westchester County: 11.871 %Westchester County11.871Suffolk County: 11.788 %Suffolk County11.788Hamilton County: 11.759 %Hamilton County11.759Nassau County: 11.258 %Nassau County11.258Broome County: 11.227 %Broome County11.227Chemung County: 11.208 %Chemung County11.208Ulster County: 10.829 %Ulster County10.829Rensselaer County: 10.793 %Rensselaer County10.793Schoharie County: 10.738 %Schoharie County10.738Columbia County: 10.612 %Columbia County10.612Washington County: 10.325 %Washington County10.325Herkimer County: 10.292 %Herkimer County10.292Essex County: 10.235 %Essex County10.235Rockland County: 10.21 %Rockland County10.21Onondaga County: 10.185 %Onondaga County10.185Orange County: 10.17 %Orange County10.17Cortland County: 10.081 %Cortland County10.081Saratoga County: 10 %Saratoga County10Jefferson County: 9.948 %Jefferson County9.948Wyoming County: 9.722 %Wyoming County9.722Niagara County: 9.715 %Niagara County9.715Oneida County: 9.673 %Oneida County9.673Erie County: 9.622 %Erie County9.622Delaware County: 9.585 %Delaware County9.585Clinton County: 9.556 %Clinton County9.556Ontario County: 9.527 %Ontario County9.527Cayuga County: 9.518 %Cayuga County9.518Bronx County: 9.483 %Bronx County9.483Genesee County: 9.481 %Genesee County9.481Yates County: 9.457 %Yates County9.457Seneca County: 9.454 %Seneca County9.454Chautauqua County: 9.436 %Chautauqua County9.436Tioga County: 36.06 %Tioga County36.06Richmond County: 18.879 %Richmond County18.879Greene County: 13.524 %Greene County13.524Putnam County: 13.371 %Putnam County13.371New York County: 12.54 %New York County12.54Dutchess County: 12.523 %Dutchess County12.523Queens County: 12.487 %Queens County12.487Kings County: 12.399 %Kings County12.399Westchester County: 11.871 %Westchester County11.871Suffolk County: 11.788 %Suffolk County11.788Hamilton County: 11.759 %Hamilton County11.759Nassau County: 11.258 %Nassau County11.258Broome County: 11.227 %Broome County11.227Chemung County: 11.208 %Chemung County11.208Ulster County: 10.829 %Ulster County10.829Rensselaer County: 10.793 %Rensselaer County10.793Schoharie County: 10.738 %Schoharie County10.738Columbia County: 10.612 %Columbia County10.612Washington County: 10.325 %Washington County10.325Herkimer County: 10.292 %Herkimer County10.292Essex County: 10.235 %Essex County10.235Rockland County: 10.21 %Rockland County10.21Onondaga County: 10.185 %Onondaga County10.185Orange County: 10.17 %Orange County10.17Cortland County: 10.081 %Cortland County10.081Saratoga County: 10 %Saratoga County10Jefferson County: 9.948 %Jefferson County9.948Wyoming County: 9.722 %Wyoming County9.722Niagara County: 9.715 %Niagara County9.715Oneida County: 9.673 %Oneida County9.673Erie County: 9.622 %Erie County9.622Delaware County: 9.585 %Delaware County9.585Clinton County: 9.556 %Clinton County9.556Ontario County: 9.527 %Ontario County9.527Cayuga County: 9.518 %Cayuga County9.518Bronx County: 9.483 %Bronx County9.483Genesee County: 9.481 %Genesee County9.481Yates County: 9.457 %Yates County9.457Seneca County: 9.454 %Seneca County9.454Chautauqua County: 9.436 %Chautauqua County9.436
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Tioga County36.06+23.2 pts
2Richmond County18.879+7.1 pts
3Greene County13.524-1.2 pts
4Putnam County13.371+3.42 pts
5New York County12.54+1.36 pts
6Dutchess County12.523+3.11 pts
7Queens County12.487+1.01 pts
8Kings County12.399+0.5 pts
9Westchester County11.871-0.5 pts
10Suffolk County11.788+0.16 pts
11Hamilton County11.759-2.34 pts
12Nassau County11.258+0.73 pts
13Broome County11.227+0.05 pts
14Chemung County11.208-1.34 pts
15Ulster County10.829+0.4 pts
16Rensselaer County10.793+0.28 pts
17Schoharie County10.738+0.06 pts
18Columbia County10.612+0.45 pts
19Washington County10.325+1.2 pts
20Herkimer County10.292+1.13 pts
21Essex County10.235-4.48 pts
22Rockland County10.21-1.64 pts
23Onondaga County10.185+0.92 pts
24Orange County10.17-1.06 pts
25Cortland County10.081-4.69 pts
26Saratoga County10+0.67 pts
27Jefferson County9.948-2.23 pts
28Wyoming County9.722-1.53 pts
29Niagara County9.715-0.2 pts
30Oneida County9.673+1.21 pts
31Erie County9.622-1.68 pts
32Delaware County9.585+0.31 pts
33Clinton County9.556+0.14 pts
34Ontario County9.527-0.61 pts
35Cayuga County9.518-2.22 pts
36Bronx County9.483-0.34 pts
37Genesee County9.481+0.75 pts
38Yates County9.457+0.52 pts
39Seneca County9.454-1.25 pts
40Chautauqua County9.436-1.43 pts
41Fulton County9.361-1.24 pts
42Schuyler County9.352+1.45 pts
43Franklin County9.213+0.38 pts
44Chenango County9.087-0.4 pts
45Warren County8.899+0.28 pts
46Wayne County8.891-1.41 pts
47Oswego County8.885-0.81 pts
48Lewis County8.752-4.68 pts
49Sullivan County8.736-2.6 pts
50Schenectady County8.689-1.44 pts
51Cattaraugus County8.595-0.12 pts
52Albany County8.546-1.09 pts
53Montgomery County8.494-3.66 pts
54Madison County8.215-2.55 pts
55St. Lawrence County7.779-1.87 pts
56Steuben County7.746-0.58 pts
57Monroe County7.704-2.37 pts
58Otsego County7.331-0.94 pts
59Allegany County7.085-1.34 pts
60Livingston County7.079-1.65 pts
61Tompkins County5.792+0.16 pts
62Orleans County5.761-11.62 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Tioga County, with 36.06% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Orleans County, with 5.761% in 2015.

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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