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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Hamilton County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2016, at 17.696%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 5.848%. The median was 9.423% and the figure for New York was 10.686%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.696Hamilton County
Lowest5.848Chenango County
Median9.42362 counties
New York10.686History

Map of counties, 2016

Albany County: 8.754 %Allegany County: 8.251 %Bronx County: 11.102 %Broome County: 10.372 %Cattaraugus County: 8.762 %Cayuga County: 12.153 %Chautauqua County: 8.896 %Chemung County: 8.895 %Chenango County: 5.848 %Clinton County: 9.794 %Columbia County: 8.788 %Cortland County: 11.957 %Delaware County: 7.73 %Dutchess County: 8.535 %Erie County: 9.32 %Essex County: 12.614 %Franklin County: 7.261 %Fulton County: 7.25 %Genesee County: 8.653 %Greene County: 10.094 %Hamilton County: 17.696 %Herkimer County: 9.508 %Jefferson County: 9.158 %Kings County: 10.885 %Lewis County: 6.227 %Livingston County: 8.079 %Madison County: 9.869 %Monroe County: 8.636 %Montgomery County: 6.939 %Nassau County: 10.731 %New York County: 11.657 %Niagara County: 9.34 %Oneida County: 8.678 %Onondaga County: 9.485 %Ontario County: 9.647 %Orange County: 10.224 %Orleans County: 9.587 %Oswego County: 7.738 %Otsego County: 7.005 %Putnam County: 11.479 %Queens County: 10.531 %Rensselaer County: 8.607 %Richmond County: 11.008 %Rockland County: 9.864 %St. Lawrence County: 8.371 %Saratoga County: 9.159 %Schenectady County: 8.08 %Schoharie County: 7.905 %Schuyler County: 9.384 %Seneca County: 10.804 %Steuben County: 8.445 %Suffolk County: 11.167 %Sullivan County: 9.462 %Tioga County: 12.202 %Tompkins County: 6.922 %Ulster County: 10.515 %Warren County: 9.1 %Washington County: 12.489 %Wayne County: 9.759 %Westchester County: 11.502 %Wyoming County: 12.247 %Yates County: 12.547 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Hamilton County: 17.696 %Hamilton County17.696Essex County: 12.614 %Essex County12.614Yates County: 12.547 %Yates County12.547Washington County: 12.489 %Washington County12.489Wyoming County: 12.247 %Wyoming County12.247Tioga County: 12.202 %Tioga County12.202Cayuga County: 12.153 %Cayuga County12.153Cortland County: 11.957 %Cortland County11.957New York County: 11.657 %New York County11.657Westchester County: 11.502 %Westchester County11.502Putnam County: 11.479 %Putnam County11.479Suffolk County: 11.167 %Suffolk County11.167Bronx County: 11.102 %Bronx County11.102Richmond County: 11.008 %Richmond County11.008Kings County: 10.885 %Kings County10.885Seneca County: 10.804 %Seneca County10.804Nassau County: 10.731 %Nassau County10.731Queens County: 10.531 %Queens County10.531Ulster County: 10.515 %Ulster County10.515Broome County: 10.372 %Broome County10.372Orange County: 10.224 %Orange County10.224Greene County: 10.094 %Greene County10.094Madison County: 9.869 %Madison County9.869Rockland County: 9.864 %Rockland County9.864Clinton County: 9.794 %Clinton County9.794Wayne County: 9.759 %Wayne County9.759Ontario County: 9.647 %Ontario County9.647Orleans County: 9.587 %Orleans County9.587Herkimer County: 9.508 %Herkimer County9.508Onondaga County: 9.485 %Onondaga County9.485Sullivan County: 9.462 %Sullivan County9.462Schuyler County: 9.384 %Schuyler County9.384Niagara County: 9.34 %Niagara County9.34Erie County: 9.32 %Erie County9.32Saratoga County: 9.159 %Saratoga County9.159Jefferson County: 9.158 %Jefferson County9.158Warren County: 9.1 %Warren County9.1Chautauqua County: 8.896 %Chautauqua County8.896Chemung County: 8.895 %Chemung County8.895Columbia County: 8.788 %Columbia County8.788Hamilton County: 17.696 %Hamilton County17.696Essex County: 12.614 %Essex County12.614Yates County: 12.547 %Yates County12.547Washington County: 12.489 %Washington County12.489Wyoming County: 12.247 %Wyoming County12.247Tioga County: 12.202 %Tioga County12.202Cayuga County: 12.153 %Cayuga County12.153Cortland County: 11.957 %Cortland County11.957New York County: 11.657 %New York County11.657Westchester County: 11.502 %Westchester County11.502Putnam County: 11.479 %Putnam County11.479Suffolk County: 11.167 %Suffolk County11.167Bronx County: 11.102 %Bronx County11.102Richmond County: 11.008 %Richmond County11.008Kings County: 10.885 %Kings County10.885Seneca County: 10.804 %Seneca County10.804Nassau County: 10.731 %Nassau County10.731Queens County: 10.531 %Queens County10.531Ulster County: 10.515 %Ulster County10.515Broome County: 10.372 %Broome County10.372Orange County: 10.224 %Orange County10.224Greene County: 10.094 %Greene County10.094Madison County: 9.869 %Madison County9.869Rockland County: 9.864 %Rockland County9.864Clinton County: 9.794 %Clinton County9.794Wayne County: 9.759 %Wayne County9.759Ontario County: 9.647 %Ontario County9.647Orleans County: 9.587 %Orleans County9.587Herkimer County: 9.508 %Herkimer County9.508Onondaga County: 9.485 %Onondaga County9.485Sullivan County: 9.462 %Sullivan County9.462Schuyler County: 9.384 %Schuyler County9.384Niagara County: 9.34 %Niagara County9.34Erie County: 9.32 %Erie County9.32Saratoga County: 9.159 %Saratoga County9.159Jefferson County: 9.158 %Jefferson County9.158Warren County: 9.1 %Warren County9.1Chautauqua County: 8.896 %Chautauqua County8.896Chemung County: 8.895 %Chemung County8.895Columbia County: 8.788 %Columbia County8.788
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Hamilton County17.696+5.94 pts
2Essex County12.614+2.38 pts
3Yates County12.547+3.09 pts
4Washington County12.489+2.16 pts
5Wyoming County12.247+2.53 pts
6Tioga County12.202-23.86 pts
7Cayuga County12.153+2.63 pts
8Cortland County11.957+1.88 pts
9New York County11.657-0.88 pts
10Westchester County11.502-0.37 pts
11Putnam County11.479-1.89 pts
12Suffolk County11.167-0.62 pts
13Bronx County11.102+1.62 pts
14Richmond County11.008-7.87 pts
15Kings County10.885-1.51 pts
16Seneca County10.804+1.35 pts
17Nassau County10.731-0.53 pts
18Queens County10.531-1.96 pts
19Ulster County10.515-0.31 pts
20Broome County10.372-0.86 pts
21Orange County10.224+0.05 pts
22Greene County10.094-3.43 pts
23Madison County9.869+1.65 pts
24Rockland County9.864-0.35 pts
25Clinton County9.794+0.24 pts
26Wayne County9.759+0.87 pts
27Ontario County9.647+0.12 pts
28Orleans County9.587+3.83 pts
29Herkimer County9.508-0.78 pts
30Onondaga County9.485-0.7 pts
31Sullivan County9.462+0.73 pts
32Schuyler County9.384+0.03 pts
33Niagara County9.34-0.38 pts
34Erie County9.32-0.3 pts
35Saratoga County9.159-0.84 pts
36Jefferson County9.158-0.79 pts
37Warren County9.1+0.2 pts
38Chautauqua County8.896-0.54 pts
39Chemung County8.895-2.31 pts
40Columbia County8.788-1.82 pts
41Cattaraugus County8.762+0.17 pts
42Albany County8.754+0.21 pts
43Oneida County8.678-0.99 pts
44Genesee County8.653-0.83 pts
45Monroe County8.636+0.93 pts
46Rensselaer County8.607-2.19 pts
47Dutchess County8.535-3.99 pts
48Steuben County8.445+0.7 pts
49St. Lawrence County8.371+0.59 pts
50Allegany County8.251+1.17 pts
51Schenectady County8.08-0.61 pts
52Livingston County8.079+1 pts
53Schoharie County7.905-2.83 pts
54Oswego County7.738-1.15 pts
55Delaware County7.73-1.86 pts
56Franklin County7.261-1.95 pts
57Fulton County7.25-2.11 pts
58Otsego County7.005-0.33 pts
59Montgomery County6.939-1.55 pts
60Tompkins County6.922+1.13 pts
61Lewis County6.227-2.53 pts
62Chenango County5.848-3.24 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hamilton County, with 17.696% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Chenango County, with 5.848% in 2016.

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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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