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Counties in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

New York County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 62 counties in 2024, at 66.5%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 49.3%. The median was 58.8% and the figure for New York was 62.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.5New York County
Lowest49.3Hamilton County
Median58.862 counties
New York62.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 63.7 %Allegany County: 53.8 %Bronx County: 58.1 %Broome County: 56.8 %Cattaraugus County: 55.3 %Cayuga County: 58.1 %Chautauqua County: 55.7 %Chemung County: 57.5 %Chenango County: 58.3 %Clinton County: 57.7 %Columbia County: 57.7 %Cortland County: 62.5 %Delaware County: 53.6 %Dutchess County: 62.8 %Erie County: 62.4 %Essex County: 55.2 %Franklin County: 52.5 %Fulton County: 59.5 %Genesee County: 62.3 %Greene County: 56.1 %Hamilton County: 49.3 %Herkimer County: 58.8 %Jefferson County: 64.6 %Kings County: 64.3 %Lewis County: 58.8 %Livingston County: 56.9 %Madison County: 57.2 %Monroe County: 63.2 %Montgomery County: 61.4 %Nassau County: 64.8 %New York County: 66.5 %Niagara County: 60.9 %Oneida County: 57.9 %Onondaga County: 62.4 %Ontario County: 60.8 %Orange County: 63.1 %Orleans County: 57.1 %Oswego County: 59.7 %Otsego County: 55.2 %Putnam County: 64.3 %Queens County: 63.2 %Rensselaer County: 63.6 %Richmond County: 59.8 %Rockland County: 62.9 %St. Lawrence County: 53.3 %Saratoga County: 65.2 %Schenectady County: 62.9 %Schoharie County: 55.4 %Schuyler County: 57.7 %Seneca County: 56.3 %Steuben County: 58.5 %Suffolk County: 65.6 %Sullivan County: 58.9 %Tioga County: 58.7 %Tompkins County: 58.4 %Ulster County: 58.1 %Warren County: 59.8 %Washington County: 58.2 %Wayne County: 60.6 %Westchester County: 65.2 %Wyoming County: 55.2 %Yates County: 54.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

New York County: 66.5 %New York County66.5Suffolk County: 65.6 %Suffolk County65.6Saratoga County: 65.2 %Saratoga County65.2Westchester County: 65.2 %Westchester County65.2Nassau County: 64.8 %Nassau County64.8Jefferson County: 64.6 %Jefferson County64.6Kings County: 64.3 %Kings County64.3Putnam County: 64.3 %Putnam County64.3Albany County: 63.7 %Albany County63.7Rensselaer County: 63.6 %Rensselaer County63.6Monroe County: 63.2 %Monroe County63.2Queens County: 63.2 %Queens County63.2Orange County: 63.1 %Orange County63.1Schenectady County: 62.9 %Schenectady County62.9Rockland County: 62.9 %Rockland County62.9Dutchess County: 62.8 %Dutchess County62.8Cortland County: 62.5 %Cortland County62.5Erie County: 62.4 %Erie County62.4Onondaga County: 62.4 %Onondaga County62.4Genesee County: 62.3 %Genesee County62.3Montgomery County: 61.4 %Montgomery County61.4Niagara County: 60.9 %Niagara County60.9Ontario County: 60.8 %Ontario County60.8Wayne County: 60.6 %Wayne County60.6Warren County: 59.8 %Warren County59.8Richmond County: 59.8 %Richmond County59.8Oswego County: 59.7 %Oswego County59.7Fulton County: 59.5 %Fulton County59.5Sullivan County: 58.9 %Sullivan County58.9Herkimer County: 58.8 %Herkimer County58.8Lewis County: 58.8 %Lewis County58.8Tioga County: 58.7 %Tioga County58.7Steuben County: 58.5 %Steuben County58.5Tompkins County: 58.4 %Tompkins County58.4Chenango County: 58.3 %Chenango County58.3Washington County: 58.2 %Washington County58.2Cayuga County: 58.1 %Cayuga County58.1Bronx County: 58.1 %Bronx County58.1Ulster County: 58.1 %Ulster County58.1Oneida County: 57.9 %Oneida County57.9New York County: 66.5 %New York County66.5Suffolk County: 65.6 %Suffolk County65.6Saratoga County: 65.2 %Saratoga County65.2Westchester County: 65.2 %Westchester County65.2Nassau County: 64.8 %Nassau County64.8Jefferson County: 64.6 %Jefferson County64.6Kings County: 64.3 %Kings County64.3Putnam County: 64.3 %Putnam County64.3Albany County: 63.7 %Albany County63.7Rensselaer County: 63.6 %Rensselaer County63.6Monroe County: 63.2 %Monroe County63.2Queens County: 63.2 %Queens County63.2Orange County: 63.1 %Orange County63.1Schenectady County: 62.9 %Schenectady County62.9Rockland County: 62.9 %Rockland County62.9Dutchess County: 62.8 %Dutchess County62.8Cortland County: 62.5 %Cortland County62.5Erie County: 62.4 %Erie County62.4Onondaga County: 62.4 %Onondaga County62.4Genesee County: 62.3 %Genesee County62.3Montgomery County: 61.4 %Montgomery County61.4Niagara County: 60.9 %Niagara County60.9Ontario County: 60.8 %Ontario County60.8Wayne County: 60.6 %Wayne County60.6Warren County: 59.8 %Warren County59.8Richmond County: 59.8 %Richmond County59.8Oswego County: 59.7 %Oswego County59.7Fulton County: 59.5 %Fulton County59.5Sullivan County: 58.9 %Sullivan County58.9Herkimer County: 58.8 %Herkimer County58.8Lewis County: 58.8 %Lewis County58.8Tioga County: 58.7 %Tioga County58.7Steuben County: 58.5 %Steuben County58.5Tompkins County: 58.4 %Tompkins County58.4Chenango County: 58.3 %Chenango County58.3Washington County: 58.2 %Washington County58.2Cayuga County: 58.1 %Cayuga County58.1Bronx County: 58.1 %Bronx County58.1Ulster County: 58.1 %Ulster County58.1Oneida County: 57.9 %Oneida County57.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1New York County66.5-0.3 pts
2Suffolk County65.6-0.4 pts
3Saratoga County65.2-0.4 pts
4Westchester County65.2-0.2 pts
5Nassau County64.8-0.5 pts
6Jefferson County64.6+0.1 pts
7Kings County64.3+0.1 pts
7Putnam County64.3-0.4 pts
9Albany County63.7-0.5 pts
10Rensselaer County63.6-0.6 pts
11Monroe County63.2-0.4 pts
12Queens County63.2-0.4 pts
13Orange County63.1-0.4 pts
14Schenectady County62.9+0.1 pts
15Rockland County62.9-0.4 pts
16Dutchess County62.8-0.4 pts
17Cortland County62.5-0.9 pts
18Erie County62.4-0.3 pts
19Onondaga County62.4-0.6 pts
20Genesee County62.3-1 pts
21Montgomery County61.4+0.3 pts
22Niagara County60.9-0.2 pts
23Ontario County60.8-0.2 pts
24Wayne County60.6-0.9 pts
25Warren County59.8-0.5 pts
26Richmond County59.8-0.5 pts
27Oswego County59.7-0.4 pts
28Fulton County59.5+0.7 pts
29Sullivan County58.9-0.2 pts
30Herkimer County58.8-0.6 pts
30Lewis County58.8-0.9 pts
32Tioga County58.7-0.7 pts
33Steuben County58.5-0.9 pts
34Tompkins County58.4+0.2 pts
35Chenango County58.3-1 pts
36Washington County58.2-0.7 pts
37Cayuga County58.1-0.8 pts
38Bronx County58.1-0.3 pts
39Ulster County58.1-0.6 pts
40Oneida County57.9-0 pts
41Schuyler County57.7-0.5 pts
42Clinton County57.7+0.8 pts
43Columbia County57.7-1.1 pts
44Chemung County57.5-0.5 pts
45Madison County57.2-0.5 pts
46Orleans County57.1-0.4 pts
47Livingston County56.9-1.7 pts
48Broome County56.8+0.4 pts
49Seneca County56.3-0.7 pts
50Greene County56.1+0.6 pts
51Chautauqua County55.7+0.1 pts
52Schoharie County55.4-2 pts
53Cattaraugus County55.3-0.8 pts
54Otsego County55.2+0.6 pts
54Wyoming County55.2-1.3 pts
56Essex County55.2+0.1 pts
57Yates County54.6-0.6 pts
58Allegany County53.8-0.1 pts
59Delaware County53.6+0.1 pts
60St. Lawrence County53.3+0.2 pts
61Franklin County52.50 pts
62Hamilton County49.3-2.8 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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New York County, with 66.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 49.3% in 2024.

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