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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Hamilton County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2018, at 17.224%. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 6.31%. The median was 10.238% and the figure for New York was 11.26%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.224Hamilton County
Lowest6.31Tompkins County
Median10.23862 counties
New York11.26History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 9.708 %Allegany County: 10.649 %Bronx County: 10.67 %Broome County: 9.308 %Cattaraugus County: 14.246 %Cayuga County: 10.156 %Chautauqua County: 11.463 %Chemung County: 7.54 %Chenango County: 6.497 %Clinton County: 10.373 %Columbia County: 11.117 %Cortland County: 10.284 %Delaware County: 9.375 %Dutchess County: 10.18 %Erie County: 10.303 %Essex County: 10.494 %Franklin County: 13.19 %Fulton County: 9.499 %Genesee County: 9.742 %Greene County: 9.518 %Hamilton County: 17.224 %Herkimer County: 10.191 %Jefferson County: 11.181 %Kings County: 11.357 %Lewis County: 8.91 %Livingston County: 13.265 %Madison County: 8.571 %Monroe County: 10.875 %Montgomery County: 7.768 %Nassau County: 12.097 %New York County: 12.063 %Niagara County: 10.949 %Oneida County: 9.939 %Onondaga County: 9.238 %Ontario County: 9.07 %Orange County: 11.193 %Orleans County: 13.024 %Oswego County: 9.194 %Otsego County: 8.227 %Putnam County: 10.855 %Queens County: 11.46 %Rensselaer County: 9.533 %Richmond County: 11.398 %Rockland County: 12.813 %St. Lawrence County: 8.825 %Saratoga County: 9.624 %Schenectady County: 11.34 %Schoharie County: 10.771 %Schuyler County: 6.786 %Seneca County: 9.318 %Steuben County: 8.847 %Suffolk County: 12.531 %Sullivan County: 9.67 %Tioga County: 7.433 %Tompkins County: 6.31 %Ulster County: 11.582 %Warren County: 10.464 %Washington County: 10.075 %Wayne County: 10.923 %Westchester County: 12.523 %Wyoming County: 8.914 %Yates County: 8.4 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Hamilton County: 17.224 %Hamilton County17.224Cattaraugus County: 14.246 %Cattaraugus County14.246Livingston County: 13.265 %Livingston County13.265Franklin County: 13.19 %Franklin County13.19Orleans County: 13.024 %Orleans County13.024Rockland County: 12.813 %Rockland County12.813Suffolk County: 12.531 %Suffolk County12.531Westchester County: 12.523 %Westchester County12.523Nassau County: 12.097 %Nassau County12.097New York County: 12.063 %New York County12.063Ulster County: 11.582 %Ulster County11.582Chautauqua County: 11.463 %Chautauqua County11.463Queens County: 11.46 %Queens County11.46Richmond County: 11.398 %Richmond County11.398Kings County: 11.357 %Kings County11.357Schenectady County: 11.34 %Schenectady County11.34Orange County: 11.193 %Orange County11.193Jefferson County: 11.181 %Jefferson County11.181Columbia County: 11.117 %Columbia County11.117Niagara County: 10.949 %Niagara County10.949Wayne County: 10.923 %Wayne County10.923Monroe County: 10.875 %Monroe County10.875Putnam County: 10.855 %Putnam County10.855Schoharie County: 10.771 %Schoharie County10.771Bronx County: 10.67 %Bronx County10.67Allegany County: 10.649 %Allegany County10.649Essex County: 10.494 %Essex County10.494Warren County: 10.464 %Warren County10.464Clinton County: 10.373 %Clinton County10.373Erie County: 10.303 %Erie County10.303Cortland County: 10.284 %Cortland County10.284Herkimer County: 10.191 %Herkimer County10.191Dutchess County: 10.18 %Dutchess County10.18Cayuga County: 10.156 %Cayuga County10.156Washington County: 10.075 %Washington County10.075Oneida County: 9.939 %Oneida County9.939Genesee County: 9.742 %Genesee County9.742Albany County: 9.708 %Albany County9.708Sullivan County: 9.67 %Sullivan County9.67Saratoga County: 9.624 %Saratoga County9.624Hamilton County: 17.224 %Hamilton County17.224Cattaraugus County: 14.246 %Cattaraugus County14.246Livingston County: 13.265 %Livingston County13.265Franklin County: 13.19 %Franklin County13.19Orleans County: 13.024 %Orleans County13.024Rockland County: 12.813 %Rockland County12.813Suffolk County: 12.531 %Suffolk County12.531Westchester County: 12.523 %Westchester County12.523Nassau County: 12.097 %Nassau County12.097New York County: 12.063 %New York County12.063Ulster County: 11.582 %Ulster County11.582Chautauqua County: 11.463 %Chautauqua County11.463Queens County: 11.46 %Queens County11.46Richmond County: 11.398 %Richmond County11.398Kings County: 11.357 %Kings County11.357Schenectady County: 11.34 %Schenectady County11.34Orange County: 11.193 %Orange County11.193Jefferson County: 11.181 %Jefferson County11.181Columbia County: 11.117 %Columbia County11.117Niagara County: 10.949 %Niagara County10.949Wayne County: 10.923 %Wayne County10.923Monroe County: 10.875 %Monroe County10.875Putnam County: 10.855 %Putnam County10.855Schoharie County: 10.771 %Schoharie County10.771Bronx County: 10.67 %Bronx County10.67Allegany County: 10.649 %Allegany County10.649Essex County: 10.494 %Essex County10.494Warren County: 10.464 %Warren County10.464Clinton County: 10.373 %Clinton County10.373Erie County: 10.303 %Erie County10.303Cortland County: 10.284 %Cortland County10.284Herkimer County: 10.191 %Herkimer County10.191Dutchess County: 10.18 %Dutchess County10.18Cayuga County: 10.156 %Cayuga County10.156Washington County: 10.075 %Washington County10.075Oneida County: 9.939 %Oneida County9.939Genesee County: 9.742 %Genesee County9.742Albany County: 9.708 %Albany County9.708Sullivan County: 9.67 %Sullivan County9.67Saratoga County: 9.624 %Saratoga County9.624
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Hamilton County17.224+5.29 pts
2Cattaraugus County14.246+1.56 pts
3Livingston County13.265+1.67 pts
4Franklin County13.19+4.65 pts
5Orleans County13.024+4.66 pts
6Rockland County12.813-1.44 pts
7Suffolk County12.531+0.47 pts
8Westchester County12.523-0.22 pts
9Nassau County12.097-0.45 pts
10New York County12.063-1.7 pts
11Ulster County11.582-0.96 pts
12Chautauqua County11.463+0.45 pts
13Queens County11.46-1.66 pts
14Richmond County11.398-0.33 pts
15Kings County11.357-0.82 pts
16Schenectady County11.34+1.41 pts
17Orange County11.193-1.18 pts
18Jefferson County11.181-0.03 pts
19Columbia County11.117-0.32 pts
20Niagara County10.949+0.83 pts
21Wayne County10.923+0.02 pts
22Monroe County10.875+1.13 pts
23Putnam County10.855-1.27 pts
24Schoharie County10.771-0.14 pts
25Bronx County10.67+1.01 pts
26Allegany County10.649+2.87 pts
27Essex County10.494+0.93 pts
28Warren County10.464+0.32 pts
29Clinton County10.373-2.21 pts
30Erie County10.303-0.88 pts
31Cortland County10.284-2.48 pts
32Herkimer County10.191-0.59 pts
33Dutchess County10.18-2.76 pts
34Cayuga County10.156-2.64 pts
35Washington County10.075-1.36 pts
36Oneida County9.939+0.1 pts
37Genesee County9.742-1.35 pts
38Albany County9.708-1.26 pts
39Sullivan County9.67-1.6 pts
40Saratoga County9.624-1.18 pts
41Rensselaer County9.533-2.08 pts
42Greene County9.518-2.37 pts
43Fulton County9.499+0.8 pts
44Delaware County9.375-3.96 pts
45Seneca County9.318-0.42 pts
46Broome County9.308-0.41 pts
47Onondaga County9.238-0.94 pts
48Oswego County9.194+0.09 pts
49Ontario County9.07-0.26 pts
50Wyoming County8.914-1.8 pts
51Lewis County8.91-5 pts
52Steuben County8.847-0.93 pts
53St. Lawrence County8.825-1.11 pts
54Madison County8.571+0.37 pts
55Yates County8.4-0.62 pts
56Otsego County8.227-1.36 pts
57Montgomery County7.768+0.4 pts
58Chemung County7.54-2.98 pts
59Tioga County7.433-2.45 pts
60Schuyler County6.786-4.92 pts
61Chenango County6.497-1.64 pts
62Tompkins County6.31-3.32 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.

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hamilton County, with 17.224% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Tompkins County, with 6.31% in 2018.

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