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Counties in New York by job destruction rate

Wyoming County had the highest job destruction rate of 62 counties in 2022, at 22.996%. Tioga County had the lowest, at 6.502%. The median was 9.929% and the figure for New York was 10.237%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.996Wyoming County
Lowest6.502Tioga County
Median9.92962 counties
New York10.237History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 9.476 %Allegany County: 8.279 %Bronx County: 10.834 %Broome County: 9.881 %Cattaraugus County: 11.371 %Cayuga County: 12.848 %Chautauqua County: 9.339 %Chemung County: 10.739 %Chenango County: 10.499 %Clinton County: 8.196 %Columbia County: 13.407 %Cortland County: 10.636 %Delaware County: 11.394 %Dutchess County: 12.537 %Erie County: 9.553 %Essex County: 10.941 %Franklin County: 8.594 %Fulton County: 9.371 %Genesee County: 7.305 %Greene County: 8.093 %Hamilton County: 9.482 %Herkimer County: 7.697 %Jefferson County: 10.118 %Kings County: 10.432 %Lewis County: 7.23 %Livingston County: 8.86 %Madison County: 9.989 %Monroe County: 9.698 %Montgomery County: 7.81 %Nassau County: 12.395 %New York County: 9.584 %Niagara County: 10.792 %Oneida County: 10.23 %Onondaga County: 10.309 %Ontario County: 8.898 %Orange County: 10.109 %Orleans County: 9.482 %Oswego County: 9.47 %Otsego County: 7.315 %Putnam County: 11.614 %Queens County: 10.461 %Rensselaer County: 8.682 %Richmond County: 9.189 %Rockland County: 10.603 %St. Lawrence County: 16.885 %Saratoga County: 9.469 %Schenectady County: 10.399 %Schoharie County: 9.724 %Schuyler County: 10.221 %Seneca County: 9.649 %Steuben County: 8.03 %Suffolk County: 11.894 %Sullivan County: 9.439 %Tioga County: 6.502 %Tompkins County: 7.006 %Ulster County: 13.474 %Warren County: 12.718 %Washington County: 9.976 %Wayne County: 11.046 %Westchester County: 11.173 %Wyoming County: 22.996 %Yates County: 8.081 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Wyoming County: 22.996 %Wyoming County22.996St. Lawrence County: 16.885 %St. Lawrence County16.885Ulster County: 13.474 %Ulster County13.474Columbia County: 13.407 %Columbia County13.407Cayuga County: 12.848 %Cayuga County12.848Warren County: 12.718 %Warren County12.718Dutchess County: 12.537 %Dutchess County12.537Nassau County: 12.395 %Nassau County12.395Suffolk County: 11.894 %Suffolk County11.894Putnam County: 11.614 %Putnam County11.614Delaware County: 11.394 %Delaware County11.394Cattaraugus County: 11.371 %Cattaraugus County11.371Westchester County: 11.173 %Westchester County11.173Wayne County: 11.046 %Wayne County11.046Essex County: 10.941 %Essex County10.941Bronx County: 10.834 %Bronx County10.834Niagara County: 10.792 %Niagara County10.792Chemung County: 10.739 %Chemung County10.739Cortland County: 10.636 %Cortland County10.636Rockland County: 10.603 %Rockland County10.603Chenango County: 10.499 %Chenango County10.499Queens County: 10.461 %Queens County10.461Kings County: 10.432 %Kings County10.432Schenectady County: 10.399 %Schenectady County10.399Onondaga County: 10.309 %Onondaga County10.309Oneida County: 10.23 %Oneida County10.23Schuyler County: 10.221 %Schuyler County10.221Jefferson County: 10.118 %Jefferson County10.118Orange County: 10.109 %Orange County10.109Madison County: 9.989 %Madison County9.989Washington County: 9.976 %Washington County9.976Broome County: 9.881 %Broome County9.881Schoharie County: 9.724 %Schoharie County9.724Monroe County: 9.698 %Monroe County9.698Seneca County: 9.649 %Seneca County9.649New York County: 9.584 %New York County9.584Erie County: 9.553 %Erie County9.553Hamilton County: 9.482 %Hamilton County9.482Orleans County: 9.482 %Orleans County9.482Albany County: 9.476 %Albany County9.476Wyoming County: 22.996 %Wyoming County22.996St. Lawrence County: 16.885 %St. Lawrence County16.885Ulster County: 13.474 %Ulster County13.474Columbia County: 13.407 %Columbia County13.407Cayuga County: 12.848 %Cayuga County12.848Warren County: 12.718 %Warren County12.718Dutchess County: 12.537 %Dutchess County12.537Nassau County: 12.395 %Nassau County12.395Suffolk County: 11.894 %Suffolk County11.894Putnam County: 11.614 %Putnam County11.614Delaware County: 11.394 %Delaware County11.394Cattaraugus County: 11.371 %Cattaraugus County11.371Westchester County: 11.173 %Westchester County11.173Wayne County: 11.046 %Wayne County11.046Essex County: 10.941 %Essex County10.941Bronx County: 10.834 %Bronx County10.834Niagara County: 10.792 %Niagara County10.792Chemung County: 10.739 %Chemung County10.739Cortland County: 10.636 %Cortland County10.636Rockland County: 10.603 %Rockland County10.603Chenango County: 10.499 %Chenango County10.499Queens County: 10.461 %Queens County10.461Kings County: 10.432 %Kings County10.432Schenectady County: 10.399 %Schenectady County10.399Onondaga County: 10.309 %Onondaga County10.309Oneida County: 10.23 %Oneida County10.23Schuyler County: 10.221 %Schuyler County10.221Jefferson County: 10.118 %Jefferson County10.118Orange County: 10.109 %Orange County10.109Madison County: 9.989 %Madison County9.989Washington County: 9.976 %Washington County9.976Broome County: 9.881 %Broome County9.881Schoharie County: 9.724 %Schoharie County9.724Monroe County: 9.698 %Monroe County9.698Seneca County: 9.649 %Seneca County9.649New York County: 9.584 %New York County9.584Erie County: 9.553 %Erie County9.553Hamilton County: 9.482 %Hamilton County9.482Orleans County: 9.482 %Orleans County9.482Albany County: 9.476 %Albany County9.476
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wyoming County22.996+12.65 pts
2St. Lawrence County16.885+3.37 pts
3Ulster County13.474-7.82 pts
4Columbia County13.407-2.53 pts
5Cayuga County12.848-0.84 pts
6Warren County12.718-3.01 pts
7Dutchess County12.537-3.6 pts
8Nassau County12.395-6.52 pts
9Suffolk County11.894-6.01 pts
10Putnam County11.614-6.74 pts
11Delaware County11.394-0.75 pts
12Cattaraugus County11.371-4.24 pts
13Westchester County11.173-7.64 pts
14Wayne County11.046-2.55 pts
15Essex County10.941-5.16 pts
16Bronx County10.834-5.98 pts
17Niagara County10.792-6.24 pts
18Chemung County10.739-5.28 pts
19Cortland County10.636-7.87 pts
20Rockland County10.603-7.67 pts
21Chenango County10.499+0.77 pts
22Queens County10.461-10.55 pts
23Kings County10.432-9.17 pts
24Schenectady County10.399-4.5 pts
25Onondaga County10.309-4.13 pts
26Oneida County10.23-5.48 pts
27Schuyler County10.221-4.33 pts
28Jefferson County10.118-3.26 pts
29Orange County10.109-5.43 pts
30Madison County9.989-4.63 pts
31Washington County9.976-2.75 pts
32Broome County9.881-3.04 pts
33Schoharie County9.724-4.3 pts
34Monroe County9.698-7.26 pts
35Seneca County9.649-14.2 pts
36New York County9.584-14.8 pts
37Erie County9.553-6.92 pts
38Hamilton County9.482-13.3 pts
38Orleans County9.482-5.03 pts
40Albany County9.476-6.76 pts
41Oswego County9.47-7.52 pts
42Saratoga County9.469-7.02 pts
43Sullivan County9.439-9.54 pts
44Fulton County9.371-5.64 pts
45Chautauqua County9.339-5.59 pts
46Richmond County9.189-9.3 pts
47Ontario County8.898-6.31 pts
48Livingston County8.86-6.38 pts
49Rensselaer County8.682-7.69 pts
50Franklin County8.594-6.23 pts
51Allegany County8.279-11.98 pts
52Clinton County8.196-6.38 pts
53Greene County8.093-11.22 pts
54Yates County8.081-7.91 pts
55Steuben County8.03-7.96 pts
56Montgomery County7.81-5.87 pts
57Herkimer County7.697-15.09 pts
58Otsego County7.315-8.52 pts
59Genesee County7.305-4.79 pts
60Lewis County7.23-2.68 pts
61Tompkins County7.006-8.82 pts
62Tioga County6.502-4.99 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wyoming County, with 22.996% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Tioga County, with 6.502% in 2022.

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