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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

New York County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2021, at 24.385%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 9.729%. The median was 15.888% and the figure for New York was 19.397%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.385New York County
Lowest9.729Chenango County
Median15.88862 counties
New York19.397History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 16.239 %Allegany County: 20.259 %Bronx County: 16.816 %Broome County: 12.925 %Cattaraugus County: 15.616 %Cayuga County: 13.687 %Chautauqua County: 14.932 %Chemung County: 16.015 %Chenango County: 9.729 %Clinton County: 14.581 %Columbia County: 15.94 %Cortland County: 18.503 %Delaware County: 12.147 %Dutchess County: 16.136 %Erie County: 16.475 %Essex County: 16.105 %Franklin County: 14.821 %Fulton County: 15.015 %Genesee County: 12.091 %Greene County: 19.316 %Hamilton County: 22.782 %Herkimer County: 22.784 %Jefferson County: 13.378 %Kings County: 19.6 %Lewis County: 9.91 %Livingston County: 15.24 %Madison County: 14.618 %Monroe County: 16.955 %Montgomery County: 13.684 %Nassau County: 18.917 %New York County: 24.385 %Niagara County: 17.03 %Oneida County: 15.713 %Onondaga County: 14.439 %Ontario County: 15.204 %Orange County: 15.538 %Orleans County: 14.51 %Oswego County: 16.992 %Otsego County: 15.836 %Putnam County: 18.353 %Queens County: 21.007 %Rensselaer County: 16.377 %Richmond County: 18.49 %Rockland County: 18.268 %St. Lawrence County: 13.517 %Saratoga County: 16.487 %Schenectady County: 14.902 %Schoharie County: 14.025 %Schuyler County: 14.548 %Seneca County: 23.844 %Steuben County: 15.991 %Suffolk County: 17.907 %Sullivan County: 18.974 %Tioga County: 11.489 %Tompkins County: 15.828 %Ulster County: 21.294 %Warren County: 15.732 %Washington County: 12.724 %Wayne County: 13.594 %Westchester County: 18.809 %Wyoming County: 10.347 %Yates County: 15.986 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

New York County: 24.385 %New York County24.385Seneca County: 23.844 %Seneca County23.844Herkimer County: 22.784 %Herkimer County22.784Hamilton County: 22.782 %Hamilton County22.782Ulster County: 21.294 %Ulster County21.294Queens County: 21.007 %Queens County21.007Allegany County: 20.259 %Allegany County20.259Kings County: 19.6 %Kings County19.6Greene County: 19.316 %Greene County19.316Sullivan County: 18.974 %Sullivan County18.974Nassau County: 18.917 %Nassau County18.917Westchester County: 18.809 %Westchester County18.809Cortland County: 18.503 %Cortland County18.503Richmond County: 18.49 %Richmond County18.49Putnam County: 18.353 %Putnam County18.353Rockland County: 18.268 %Rockland County18.268Suffolk County: 17.907 %Suffolk County17.907Niagara County: 17.03 %Niagara County17.03Oswego County: 16.992 %Oswego County16.992Monroe County: 16.955 %Monroe County16.955Bronx County: 16.816 %Bronx County16.816Saratoga County: 16.487 %Saratoga County16.487Erie County: 16.475 %Erie County16.475Rensselaer County: 16.377 %Rensselaer County16.377Albany County: 16.239 %Albany County16.239Dutchess County: 16.136 %Dutchess County16.136Essex County: 16.105 %Essex County16.105Chemung County: 16.015 %Chemung County16.015Steuben County: 15.991 %Steuben County15.991Yates County: 15.986 %Yates County15.986Columbia County: 15.94 %Columbia County15.94Otsego County: 15.836 %Otsego County15.836Tompkins County: 15.828 %Tompkins County15.828Warren County: 15.732 %Warren County15.732Oneida County: 15.713 %Oneida County15.713Cattaraugus County: 15.616 %Cattaraugus County15.616Orange County: 15.538 %Orange County15.538Livingston County: 15.24 %Livingston County15.24Ontario County: 15.204 %Ontario County15.204Fulton County: 15.015 %Fulton County15.015New York County: 24.385 %New York County24.385Seneca County: 23.844 %Seneca County23.844Herkimer County: 22.784 %Herkimer County22.784Hamilton County: 22.782 %Hamilton County22.782Ulster County: 21.294 %Ulster County21.294Queens County: 21.007 %Queens County21.007Allegany County: 20.259 %Allegany County20.259Kings County: 19.6 %Kings County19.6Greene County: 19.316 %Greene County19.316Sullivan County: 18.974 %Sullivan County18.974Nassau County: 18.917 %Nassau County18.917Westchester County: 18.809 %Westchester County18.809Cortland County: 18.503 %Cortland County18.503Richmond County: 18.49 %Richmond County18.49Putnam County: 18.353 %Putnam County18.353Rockland County: 18.268 %Rockland County18.268Suffolk County: 17.907 %Suffolk County17.907Niagara County: 17.03 %Niagara County17.03Oswego County: 16.992 %Oswego County16.992Monroe County: 16.955 %Monroe County16.955Bronx County: 16.816 %Bronx County16.816Saratoga County: 16.487 %Saratoga County16.487Erie County: 16.475 %Erie County16.475Rensselaer County: 16.377 %Rensselaer County16.377Albany County: 16.239 %Albany County16.239Dutchess County: 16.136 %Dutchess County16.136Essex County: 16.105 %Essex County16.105Chemung County: 16.015 %Chemung County16.015Steuben County: 15.991 %Steuben County15.991Yates County: 15.986 %Yates County15.986Columbia County: 15.94 %Columbia County15.94Otsego County: 15.836 %Otsego County15.836Tompkins County: 15.828 %Tompkins County15.828Warren County: 15.732 %Warren County15.732Oneida County: 15.713 %Oneida County15.713Cattaraugus County: 15.616 %Cattaraugus County15.616Orange County: 15.538 %Orange County15.538Livingston County: 15.24 %Livingston County15.24Ontario County: 15.204 %Ontario County15.204Fulton County: 15.015 %Fulton County15.015
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1New York County24.385+12.65 pts
2Seneca County23.844+13.18 pts
3Herkimer County22.784+9.74 pts
4Hamilton County22.782+8.93 pts
5Ulster County21.294+8.15 pts
6Queens County21.007+9.35 pts
7Allegany County20.259+11.59 pts
8Kings County19.6+8.16 pts
9Greene County19.316+6.56 pts
10Sullivan County18.974+9.61 pts
11Nassau County18.917+6.44 pts
12Westchester County18.809+6.01 pts
13Cortland County18.503+10.4 pts
14Richmond County18.49+5.95 pts
15Putnam County18.353+4.48 pts
16Rockland County18.268+7.45 pts
17Suffolk County17.907+6.18 pts
18Niagara County17.03+6.14 pts
19Oswego County16.992+6.2 pts
20Monroe County16.955+6.89 pts
21Bronx County16.816+7.36 pts
22Saratoga County16.487+6.01 pts
23Erie County16.475+6.35 pts
24Rensselaer County16.377+6.96 pts
25Albany County16.239+4.32 pts
26Dutchess County16.136+5.36 pts
27Essex County16.105+5.09 pts
28Chemung County16.015+6.39 pts
29Steuben County15.991+6.67 pts
30Yates County15.986+1.48 pts
31Columbia County15.94+3.12 pts
32Otsego County15.836+8 pts
33Tompkins County15.828+5.22 pts
34Warren County15.732+5.35 pts
35Oneida County15.713+6.19 pts
36Cattaraugus County15.616+5.44 pts
37Orange County15.538+3.83 pts
38Livingston County15.24+6.29 pts
39Ontario County15.204+2.94 pts
40Fulton County15.015+4.52 pts
41Chautauqua County14.932+4.67 pts
42Schenectady County14.902+3.6 pts
43Franklin County14.821+5.13 pts
44Madison County14.618+5.47 pts
45Clinton County14.581+3.03 pts
46Schuyler County14.548+6.36 pts
47Orleans County14.51+4.39 pts
48Onondaga County14.439+4.82 pts
49Schoharie County14.025-1.51 pts
50Cayuga County13.687+1.65 pts
51Montgomery County13.684+5.06 pts
52Wayne County13.594+5.15 pts
53St. Lawrence County13.517+1.57 pts
54Jefferson County13.378+0.54 pts
55Broome County12.925+1.42 pts
56Washington County12.724+2.03 pts
57Delaware County12.147-1.26 pts
58Genesee County12.091-1.56 pts
59Tioga County11.489+1.25 pts
60Wyoming County10.347+1.44 pts
61Lewis County9.91-1.32 pts
62Chenango County9.729+0.01 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

New York County, with 24.385% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Chenango County, with 9.729% in 2021.

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