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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Schoharie County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2020, at 15.536%. Otsego County had the lowest, at 7.837%. The median was 10.788% and the figure for New York was 11.597%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.536Schoharie County
Lowest7.837Otsego County
Median10.78862 counties
New York11.597History

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 11.923 %Allegany County: 8.671 %Bronx County: 9.459 %Broome County: 11.504 %Cattaraugus County: 10.176 %Cayuga County: 12.036 %Chautauqua County: 10.262 %Chemung County: 9.624 %Chenango County: 9.715 %Clinton County: 11.549 %Columbia County: 12.816 %Cortland County: 8.107 %Delaware County: 13.403 %Dutchess County: 10.78 %Erie County: 10.125 %Essex County: 11.014 %Franklin County: 9.693 %Fulton County: 10.495 %Genesee County: 13.653 %Greene County: 12.757 %Hamilton County: 13.856 %Herkimer County: 13.046 %Jefferson County: 12.839 %Kings County: 11.439 %Lewis County: 11.235 %Livingston County: 8.949 %Madison County: 9.149 %Monroe County: 10.06 %Montgomery County: 8.625 %Nassau County: 12.481 %New York County: 11.736 %Niagara County: 10.887 %Oneida County: 9.524 %Onondaga County: 9.622 %Ontario County: 12.261 %Orange County: 11.709 %Orleans County: 10.121 %Oswego County: 10.796 %Otsego County: 7.837 %Putnam County: 13.873 %Queens County: 11.662 %Rensselaer County: 9.42 %Richmond County: 12.538 %Rockland County: 10.814 %St. Lawrence County: 11.947 %Saratoga County: 10.479 %Schenectady County: 11.299 %Schoharie County: 15.536 %Schuyler County: 8.191 %Seneca County: 10.663 %Steuben County: 9.319 %Suffolk County: 11.724 %Sullivan County: 9.367 %Tioga County: 10.24 %Tompkins County: 10.608 %Ulster County: 13.147 %Warren County: 10.379 %Washington County: 10.694 %Wayne County: 8.439 %Westchester County: 12.803 %Wyoming County: 8.906 %Yates County: 14.503 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Schoharie County: 15.536 %Schoharie County15.536Yates County: 14.503 %Yates County14.503Putnam County: 13.873 %Putnam County13.873Hamilton County: 13.856 %Hamilton County13.856Genesee County: 13.653 %Genesee County13.653Delaware County: 13.403 %Delaware County13.403Ulster County: 13.147 %Ulster County13.147Herkimer County: 13.046 %Herkimer County13.046Jefferson County: 12.839 %Jefferson County12.839Columbia County: 12.816 %Columbia County12.816Westchester County: 12.803 %Westchester County12.803Greene County: 12.757 %Greene County12.757Richmond County: 12.538 %Richmond County12.538Nassau County: 12.481 %Nassau County12.481Ontario County: 12.261 %Ontario County12.261Cayuga County: 12.036 %Cayuga County12.036St. Lawrence County: 11.947 %St. Lawrence County11.947Albany County: 11.923 %Albany County11.923New York County: 11.736 %New York County11.736Suffolk County: 11.724 %Suffolk County11.724Orange County: 11.709 %Orange County11.709Queens County: 11.662 %Queens County11.662Clinton County: 11.549 %Clinton County11.549Broome County: 11.504 %Broome County11.504Kings County: 11.439 %Kings County11.439Schenectady County: 11.299 %Schenectady County11.299Lewis County: 11.235 %Lewis County11.235Essex County: 11.014 %Essex County11.014Niagara County: 10.887 %Niagara County10.887Rockland County: 10.814 %Rockland County10.814Oswego County: 10.796 %Oswego County10.796Dutchess County: 10.78 %Dutchess County10.78Washington County: 10.694 %Washington County10.694Seneca County: 10.663 %Seneca County10.663Tompkins County: 10.608 %Tompkins County10.608Fulton County: 10.495 %Fulton County10.495Saratoga County: 10.479 %Saratoga County10.479Warren County: 10.379 %Warren County10.379Chautauqua County: 10.262 %Chautauqua County10.262Tioga County: 10.24 %Tioga County10.24Schoharie County: 15.536 %Schoharie County15.536Yates County: 14.503 %Yates County14.503Putnam County: 13.873 %Putnam County13.873Hamilton County: 13.856 %Hamilton County13.856Genesee County: 13.653 %Genesee County13.653Delaware County: 13.403 %Delaware County13.403Ulster County: 13.147 %Ulster County13.147Herkimer County: 13.046 %Herkimer County13.046Jefferson County: 12.839 %Jefferson County12.839Columbia County: 12.816 %Columbia County12.816Westchester County: 12.803 %Westchester County12.803Greene County: 12.757 %Greene County12.757Richmond County: 12.538 %Richmond County12.538Nassau County: 12.481 %Nassau County12.481Ontario County: 12.261 %Ontario County12.261Cayuga County: 12.036 %Cayuga County12.036St. Lawrence County: 11.947 %St. Lawrence County11.947Albany County: 11.923 %Albany County11.923New York County: 11.736 %New York County11.736Suffolk County: 11.724 %Suffolk County11.724Orange County: 11.709 %Orange County11.709Queens County: 11.662 %Queens County11.662Clinton County: 11.549 %Clinton County11.549Broome County: 11.504 %Broome County11.504Kings County: 11.439 %Kings County11.439Schenectady County: 11.299 %Schenectady County11.299Lewis County: 11.235 %Lewis County11.235Essex County: 11.014 %Essex County11.014Niagara County: 10.887 %Niagara County10.887Rockland County: 10.814 %Rockland County10.814Oswego County: 10.796 %Oswego County10.796Dutchess County: 10.78 %Dutchess County10.78Washington County: 10.694 %Washington County10.694Seneca County: 10.663 %Seneca County10.663Tompkins County: 10.608 %Tompkins County10.608Fulton County: 10.495 %Fulton County10.495Saratoga County: 10.479 %Saratoga County10.479Warren County: 10.379 %Warren County10.379Chautauqua County: 10.262 %Chautauqua County10.262Tioga County: 10.24 %Tioga County10.24
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Schoharie County15.536+5.75 pts
2Yates County14.503+7.34 pts
3Putnam County13.873+2.35 pts
4Hamilton County13.856+2.57 pts
5Genesee County13.653+3.96 pts
6Delaware County13.403+1.36 pts
7Ulster County13.147+1.16 pts
8Herkimer County13.046-6.34 pts
9Jefferson County12.839+3.96 pts
10Columbia County12.816+3.29 pts
11Westchester County12.803+1.97 pts
12Greene County12.757+3.88 pts
13Richmond County12.538+2.91 pts
14Nassau County12.481+1.24 pts
15Ontario County12.261+4.21 pts
16Cayuga County12.036+2.86 pts
17St. Lawrence County11.947+3.5 pts
18Albany County11.923+3.48 pts
19New York County11.736+0.69 pts
20Suffolk County11.724+0.86 pts
21Orange County11.709+0.96 pts
22Queens County11.662+0.39 pts
23Clinton County11.549+4.02 pts
24Broome County11.504+3.78 pts
25Kings County11.439-1.1 pts
26Schenectady County11.299+2.45 pts
27Lewis County11.235+3.92 pts
28Essex County11.014-2.49 pts
29Niagara County10.887+2.03 pts
30Rockland County10.814+0.75 pts
31Oswego County10.796+0.27 pts
32Dutchess County10.78+3.13 pts
33Washington County10.694-0.43 pts
34Seneca County10.663+3.1 pts
35Tompkins County10.608+4.02 pts
36Fulton County10.495-2.01 pts
37Saratoga County10.479+0.7 pts
38Warren County10.379+1.88 pts
39Chautauqua County10.262+1.2 pts
40Tioga County10.24-4.56 pts
41Cattaraugus County10.176+1.28 pts
42Erie County10.125+1.07 pts
43Orleans County10.121-7.47 pts
44Monroe County10.06+1.39 pts
45Chenango County9.715-2.04 pts
46Franklin County9.693+2.9 pts
47Chemung County9.624-0.76 pts
48Onondaga County9.622+0.4 pts
49Oneida County9.524+1.79 pts
50Bronx County9.459-0.43 pts
51Rensselaer County9.42+1.56 pts
52Sullivan County9.367-3.41 pts
53Steuben County9.319-0.18 pts
54Madison County9.1490 pts
55Livingston County8.949-2.19 pts
56Wyoming County8.906-0.88 pts
57Allegany County8.671-2.87 pts
58Montgomery County8.625+0.27 pts
59Wayne County8.439+0.36 pts
60Schuyler County8.191-0.31 pts
61Cortland County8.107-4.77 pts
62Otsego County7.837+0.36 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Schoharie County, with 15.536% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Otsego County, with 7.837% in 2020.

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