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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Herkimer County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2019, at 19.389%. Tompkins County had the lowest, at 6.585%. The median was 9.578% and the figure for New York was 10.384%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.389Herkimer County
Lowest6.585Tompkins County
Median9.57862 counties
New York10.384History

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 8.441 %Allegany County: 11.538 %Bronx County: 9.891 %Broome County: 7.723 %Cattaraugus County: 8.893 %Cayuga County: 9.179 %Chautauqua County: 9.059 %Chemung County: 10.381 %Chenango County: 11.756 %Clinton County: 7.531 %Columbia County: 9.525 %Cortland County: 12.875 %Delaware County: 12.042 %Dutchess County: 7.65 %Erie County: 9.055 %Essex County: 13.501 %Franklin County: 6.793 %Fulton County: 12.505 %Genesee County: 9.688 %Greene County: 8.873 %Hamilton County: 11.29 %Herkimer County: 19.389 %Jefferson County: 8.878 %Kings County: 12.535 %Lewis County: 7.313 %Livingston County: 11.135 %Madison County: 9.144 %Monroe County: 8.672 %Montgomery County: 8.356 %Nassau County: 11.237 %New York County: 11.048 %Niagara County: 8.854 %Oneida County: 7.738 %Onondaga County: 9.224 %Ontario County: 8.05 %Orange County: 10.748 %Orleans County: 17.591 %Oswego County: 10.523 %Otsego County: 7.473 %Putnam County: 11.519 %Queens County: 11.277 %Rensselaer County: 7.857 %Richmond County: 9.63 %Rockland County: 10.061 %St. Lawrence County: 8.447 %Saratoga County: 9.776 %Schenectady County: 8.853 %Schoharie County: 9.785 %Schuyler County: 8.501 %Seneca County: 7.568 %Steuben County: 9.498 %Suffolk County: 10.865 %Sullivan County: 12.774 %Tioga County: 14.797 %Tompkins County: 6.585 %Ulster County: 11.985 %Warren County: 8.495 %Washington County: 11.126 %Wayne County: 8.078 %Westchester County: 10.838 %Wyoming County: 9.791 %Yates County: 7.164 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Herkimer County: 19.389 %Herkimer County19.389Orleans County: 17.591 %Orleans County17.591Tioga County: 14.797 %Tioga County14.797Essex County: 13.501 %Essex County13.501Cortland County: 12.875 %Cortland County12.875Sullivan County: 12.774 %Sullivan County12.774Kings County: 12.535 %Kings County12.535Fulton County: 12.505 %Fulton County12.505Delaware County: 12.042 %Delaware County12.042Ulster County: 11.985 %Ulster County11.985Chenango County: 11.756 %Chenango County11.756Allegany County: 11.538 %Allegany County11.538Putnam County: 11.519 %Putnam County11.519Hamilton County: 11.29 %Hamilton County11.29Queens County: 11.277 %Queens County11.277Nassau County: 11.237 %Nassau County11.237Livingston County: 11.135 %Livingston County11.135Washington County: 11.126 %Washington County11.126New York County: 11.048 %New York County11.048Suffolk County: 10.865 %Suffolk County10.865Westchester County: 10.838 %Westchester County10.838Orange County: 10.748 %Orange County10.748Oswego County: 10.523 %Oswego County10.523Chemung County: 10.381 %Chemung County10.381Rockland County: 10.061 %Rockland County10.061Bronx County: 9.891 %Bronx County9.891Wyoming County: 9.791 %Wyoming County9.791Schoharie County: 9.785 %Schoharie County9.785Saratoga County: 9.776 %Saratoga County9.776Genesee County: 9.688 %Genesee County9.688Richmond County: 9.63 %Richmond County9.63Columbia County: 9.525 %Columbia County9.525Steuben County: 9.498 %Steuben County9.498Onondaga County: 9.224 %Onondaga County9.224Cayuga County: 9.179 %Cayuga County9.179Madison County: 9.144 %Madison County9.144Chautauqua County: 9.059 %Chautauqua County9.059Erie County: 9.055 %Erie County9.055Cattaraugus County: 8.893 %Cattaraugus County8.893Jefferson County: 8.878 %Jefferson County8.878Herkimer County: 19.389 %Herkimer County19.389Orleans County: 17.591 %Orleans County17.591Tioga County: 14.797 %Tioga County14.797Essex County: 13.501 %Essex County13.501Cortland County: 12.875 %Cortland County12.875Sullivan County: 12.774 %Sullivan County12.774Kings County: 12.535 %Kings County12.535Fulton County: 12.505 %Fulton County12.505Delaware County: 12.042 %Delaware County12.042Ulster County: 11.985 %Ulster County11.985Chenango County: 11.756 %Chenango County11.756Allegany County: 11.538 %Allegany County11.538Putnam County: 11.519 %Putnam County11.519Hamilton County: 11.29 %Hamilton County11.29Queens County: 11.277 %Queens County11.277Nassau County: 11.237 %Nassau County11.237Livingston County: 11.135 %Livingston County11.135Washington County: 11.126 %Washington County11.126New York County: 11.048 %New York County11.048Suffolk County: 10.865 %Suffolk County10.865Westchester County: 10.838 %Westchester County10.838Orange County: 10.748 %Orange County10.748Oswego County: 10.523 %Oswego County10.523Chemung County: 10.381 %Chemung County10.381Rockland County: 10.061 %Rockland County10.061Bronx County: 9.891 %Bronx County9.891Wyoming County: 9.791 %Wyoming County9.791Schoharie County: 9.785 %Schoharie County9.785Saratoga County: 9.776 %Saratoga County9.776Genesee County: 9.688 %Genesee County9.688Richmond County: 9.63 %Richmond County9.63Columbia County: 9.525 %Columbia County9.525Steuben County: 9.498 %Steuben County9.498Onondaga County: 9.224 %Onondaga County9.224Cayuga County: 9.179 %Cayuga County9.179Madison County: 9.144 %Madison County9.144Chautauqua County: 9.059 %Chautauqua County9.059Erie County: 9.055 %Erie County9.055Cattaraugus County: 8.893 %Cattaraugus County8.893Jefferson County: 8.878 %Jefferson County8.878
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Herkimer County19.389+9.2 pts
2Orleans County17.591+4.57 pts
3Tioga County14.797+7.36 pts
4Essex County13.501+3.01 pts
5Cortland County12.875+2.59 pts
6Sullivan County12.774+3.1 pts
7Kings County12.535+1.18 pts
8Fulton County12.505+3.01 pts
9Delaware County12.042+2.67 pts
10Ulster County11.985+0.4 pts
11Chenango County11.756+5.26 pts
12Allegany County11.538+0.89 pts
13Putnam County11.519+0.66 pts
14Hamilton County11.29-5.93 pts
15Queens County11.277-0.18 pts
16Nassau County11.237-0.86 pts
17Livingston County11.135-2.13 pts
18Washington County11.126+1.05 pts
19New York County11.048-1.02 pts
20Suffolk County10.865-1.67 pts
21Westchester County10.838-1.69 pts
22Orange County10.748-0.45 pts
23Oswego County10.523+1.33 pts
24Chemung County10.381+2.84 pts
25Rockland County10.061-2.75 pts
26Bronx County9.891-0.78 pts
27Wyoming County9.791+0.88 pts
28Schoharie County9.785-0.99 pts
29Saratoga County9.776+0.15 pts
30Genesee County9.688-0.05 pts
31Richmond County9.63-1.77 pts
32Columbia County9.525-1.59 pts
33Steuben County9.498+0.65 pts
34Onondaga County9.224-0.01 pts
35Cayuga County9.179-0.98 pts
36Madison County9.144+0.57 pts
37Chautauqua County9.059-2.4 pts
38Erie County9.055-1.25 pts
39Cattaraugus County8.893-5.35 pts
40Jefferson County8.878-2.3 pts
41Greene County8.873-0.65 pts
42Niagara County8.854-2.1 pts
43Schenectady County8.853-2.49 pts
44Monroe County8.672-2.2 pts
45Schuyler County8.501+1.71 pts
46Warren County8.495-1.97 pts
47St. Lawrence County8.447-0.38 pts
48Albany County8.441-1.27 pts
49Montgomery County8.356+0.59 pts
50Wayne County8.078-2.85 pts
51Ontario County8.05-1.02 pts
52Rensselaer County7.857-1.68 pts
53Oneida County7.738-2.2 pts
54Broome County7.723-1.58 pts
55Dutchess County7.65-2.53 pts
56Seneca County7.568-1.75 pts
57Clinton County7.531-2.84 pts
58Otsego County7.473-0.75 pts
59Lewis County7.313-1.6 pts
60Yates County7.164-1.24 pts
61Franklin County6.793-6.4 pts
62Tompkins County6.585+0.28 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Herkimer County, with 19.389% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Tompkins County, with 6.585% in 2019.

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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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