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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Rockland County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2017, at 14.251%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 7.372%. The median was 10.938% and the figure for New York was 12.106%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.251Rockland County
Lowest7.372Montgomery County
Median10.93862 counties
New York12.106History

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 10.968 %Allegany County: 7.778 %Bronx County: 9.657 %Broome County: 9.714 %Cattaraugus County: 12.682 %Cayuga County: 12.798 %Chautauqua County: 11.017 %Chemung County: 10.52 %Chenango County: 8.141 %Clinton County: 12.586 %Columbia County: 11.441 %Cortland County: 12.764 %Delaware County: 13.334 %Dutchess County: 12.941 %Erie County: 11.184 %Essex County: 9.565 %Franklin County: 8.538 %Fulton County: 8.694 %Genesee County: 11.091 %Greene County: 11.889 %Hamilton County: 11.932 %Herkimer County: 10.781 %Jefferson County: 11.207 %Kings County: 12.176 %Lewis County: 13.911 %Livingston County: 11.591 %Madison County: 8.198 %Monroe County: 9.744 %Montgomery County: 7.372 %Nassau County: 12.548 %New York County: 13.76 %Niagara County: 10.118 %Oneida County: 9.836 %Onondaga County: 10.173 %Ontario County: 9.329 %Orange County: 12.369 %Orleans County: 8.36 %Oswego County: 9.109 %Otsego County: 9.586 %Putnam County: 12.126 %Queens County: 13.12 %Rensselaer County: 11.614 %Richmond County: 11.731 %Rockland County: 14.251 %St. Lawrence County: 9.935 %Saratoga County: 10.803 %Schenectady County: 9.934 %Schoharie County: 10.907 %Schuyler County: 11.707 %Seneca County: 9.738 %Steuben County: 9.778 %Suffolk County: 12.059 %Sullivan County: 11.273 %Tioga County: 9.886 %Tompkins County: 9.627 %Ulster County: 12.546 %Warren County: 10.147 %Washington County: 11.43 %Wayne County: 10.904 %Westchester County: 12.741 %Wyoming County: 10.716 %Yates County: 9.024 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Rockland County: 14.251 %Rockland County14.251Lewis County: 13.911 %Lewis County13.911New York County: 13.76 %New York County13.76Delaware County: 13.334 %Delaware County13.334Queens County: 13.12 %Queens County13.12Dutchess County: 12.941 %Dutchess County12.941Cayuga County: 12.798 %Cayuga County12.798Cortland County: 12.764 %Cortland County12.764Westchester County: 12.741 %Westchester County12.741Cattaraugus County: 12.682 %Cattaraugus County12.682Clinton County: 12.586 %Clinton County12.586Nassau County: 12.548 %Nassau County12.548Ulster County: 12.546 %Ulster County12.546Orange County: 12.369 %Orange County12.369Kings County: 12.176 %Kings County12.176Putnam County: 12.126 %Putnam County12.126Suffolk County: 12.059 %Suffolk County12.059Hamilton County: 11.932 %Hamilton County11.932Greene County: 11.889 %Greene County11.889Richmond County: 11.731 %Richmond County11.731Schuyler County: 11.707 %Schuyler County11.707Rensselaer County: 11.614 %Rensselaer County11.614Livingston County: 11.591 %Livingston County11.591Columbia County: 11.441 %Columbia County11.441Washington County: 11.43 %Washington County11.43Sullivan County: 11.273 %Sullivan County11.273Jefferson County: 11.207 %Jefferson County11.207Erie County: 11.184 %Erie County11.184Genesee County: 11.091 %Genesee County11.091Chautauqua County: 11.017 %Chautauqua County11.017Albany County: 10.968 %Albany County10.968Schoharie County: 10.907 %Schoharie County10.907Wayne County: 10.904 %Wayne County10.904Saratoga County: 10.803 %Saratoga County10.803Herkimer County: 10.781 %Herkimer County10.781Wyoming County: 10.716 %Wyoming County10.716Chemung County: 10.52 %Chemung County10.52Onondaga County: 10.173 %Onondaga County10.173Warren County: 10.147 %Warren County10.147Niagara County: 10.118 %Niagara County10.118Rockland County: 14.251 %Rockland County14.251Lewis County: 13.911 %Lewis County13.911New York County: 13.76 %New York County13.76Delaware County: 13.334 %Delaware County13.334Queens County: 13.12 %Queens County13.12Dutchess County: 12.941 %Dutchess County12.941Cayuga County: 12.798 %Cayuga County12.798Cortland County: 12.764 %Cortland County12.764Westchester County: 12.741 %Westchester County12.741Cattaraugus County: 12.682 %Cattaraugus County12.682Clinton County: 12.586 %Clinton County12.586Nassau County: 12.548 %Nassau County12.548Ulster County: 12.546 %Ulster County12.546Orange County: 12.369 %Orange County12.369Kings County: 12.176 %Kings County12.176Putnam County: 12.126 %Putnam County12.126Suffolk County: 12.059 %Suffolk County12.059Hamilton County: 11.932 %Hamilton County11.932Greene County: 11.889 %Greene County11.889Richmond County: 11.731 %Richmond County11.731Schuyler County: 11.707 %Schuyler County11.707Rensselaer County: 11.614 %Rensselaer County11.614Livingston County: 11.591 %Livingston County11.591Columbia County: 11.441 %Columbia County11.441Washington County: 11.43 %Washington County11.43Sullivan County: 11.273 %Sullivan County11.273Jefferson County: 11.207 %Jefferson County11.207Erie County: 11.184 %Erie County11.184Genesee County: 11.091 %Genesee County11.091Chautauqua County: 11.017 %Chautauqua County11.017Albany County: 10.968 %Albany County10.968Schoharie County: 10.907 %Schoharie County10.907Wayne County: 10.904 %Wayne County10.904Saratoga County: 10.803 %Saratoga County10.803Herkimer County: 10.781 %Herkimer County10.781Wyoming County: 10.716 %Wyoming County10.716Chemung County: 10.52 %Chemung County10.52Onondaga County: 10.173 %Onondaga County10.173Warren County: 10.147 %Warren County10.147Niagara County: 10.118 %Niagara 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Rockland County14.251+4.39 pts
2Lewis County13.911+7.68 pts
3New York County13.76+2.1 pts
4Delaware County13.334+5.6 pts
5Queens County13.12+2.59 pts
6Dutchess County12.941+4.41 pts
7Cayuga County12.798+0.64 pts
8Cortland County12.764+0.81 pts
9Westchester County12.741+1.24 pts
10Cattaraugus County12.682+3.92 pts
11Clinton County12.586+2.79 pts
12Nassau County12.548+1.82 pts
13Ulster County12.546+2.03 pts
14Orange County12.369+2.14 pts
15Kings County12.176+1.29 pts
16Putnam County12.126+0.65 pts
17Suffolk County12.059+0.89 pts
18Hamilton County11.932-5.76 pts
19Greene County11.889+1.79 pts
20Richmond County11.731+0.72 pts
21Schuyler County11.707+2.32 pts
22Rensselaer County11.614+3.01 pts
23Livingston County11.591+3.51 pts
24Columbia County11.441+2.65 pts
25Washington County11.43-1.06 pts
26Sullivan County11.273+1.81 pts
27Jefferson County11.207+2.05 pts
28Erie County11.184+1.86 pts
29Genesee County11.091+2.44 pts
30Chautauqua County11.017+2.12 pts
31Albany County10.968+2.21 pts
32Schoharie County10.907+3 pts
33Wayne County10.904+1.14 pts
34Saratoga County10.803+1.64 pts
35Herkimer County10.781+1.27 pts
36Wyoming County10.716-1.53 pts
37Chemung County10.52+1.63 pts
38Onondaga County10.173+0.69 pts
39Warren County10.147+1.05 pts
40Niagara County10.118+0.78 pts
41St. Lawrence County9.935+1.56 pts
42Schenectady County9.934+1.85 pts
43Tioga County9.886-2.32 pts
44Oneida County9.836+1.16 pts
45Steuben County9.778+1.33 pts
46Monroe County9.744+1.11 pts
47Seneca County9.738-1.07 pts
48Broome County9.714-0.66 pts
49Bronx County9.657-1.45 pts
50Tompkins County9.627+2.71 pts
51Otsego County9.586+2.58 pts
52Essex County9.565-3.05 pts
53Ontario County9.329-0.32 pts
54Oswego County9.109+1.37 pts
55Yates County9.024-3.52 pts
56Fulton County8.694+1.44 pts
57Franklin County8.538+1.28 pts
58Orleans County8.36-1.23 pts
59Madison County8.198-1.67 pts
60Chenango County8.141+2.29 pts
61Allegany County7.778-0.47 pts
62Montgomery County7.372+0.43 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Rockland County, with 14.251% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Montgomery County, with 7.372% in 2017.

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