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

Bronx County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 62 counties in 2024, at 11.4%. Yates County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for New York was 6.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.4Bronx County
Lowest3.1Yates County
Median5.262 counties
New York6.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 5 %Allegany County: 7.1 %Bronx County: 11.4 %Broome County: 7.1 %Cattaraugus County: 5 %Cayuga County: 3.8 %Chautauqua County: 5.9 %Chemung County: 6.2 %Chenango County: 6.4 %Clinton County: 4.1 %Columbia County: 5.4 %Cortland County: 4.6 %Delaware County: 6.5 %Dutchess County: 5.2 %Erie County: 4.9 %Essex County: 4 %Franklin County: 3.9 %Fulton County: 3.5 %Genesee County: 4.6 %Greene County: 3.9 %Hamilton County: 4.5 %Herkimer County: 4.3 %Jefferson County: 5.9 %Kings County: 7.9 %Lewis County: 5.2 %Livingston County: 5.2 %Madison County: 4.3 %Monroe County: 4.9 %Montgomery County: 4.7 %Nassau County: 4.8 %New York County: 7.6 %Niagara County: 5.9 %Oneida County: 4.7 %Onondaga County: 5.2 %Ontario County: 3.7 %Orange County: 5.5 %Orleans County: 5.1 %Oswego County: 7 %Otsego County: 6.4 %Putnam County: 4.4 %Queens County: 7.3 %Rensselaer County: 5.3 %Richmond County: 5.6 %Rockland County: 5.6 %St. Lawrence County: 5.3 %Saratoga County: 3.3 %Schenectady County: 5.8 %Schoharie County: 5 %Schuyler County: 6.5 %Seneca County: 4.5 %Steuben County: 6 %Suffolk County: 4.7 %Sullivan County: 5.9 %Tioga County: 5.5 %Tompkins County: 5.5 %Ulster County: 5.4 %Warren County: 4.3 %Washington County: 5 %Wayne County: 3.3 %Westchester County: 6.1 %Wyoming County: 3.7 %Yates County: 3.1 %
  • Under 4.1
  • 4.1 to 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.2
  • 5.2 to 5.6
  • 5.6 to 6.3
  • 6.3 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Bronx County: 11.4 %Bronx County11.4Kings County: 7.9 %Kings County7.9New York County: 7.6 %New York County7.6Queens County: 7.3 %Queens County7.3Allegany County: 7.1 %Allegany County7.1Broome County: 7.1 %Broome County7.1Oswego County: 7 %Oswego County7Schuyler County: 6.5 %Schuyler County6.5Delaware County: 6.5 %Delaware County6.5Chenango County: 6.4 %Chenango County6.4Otsego County: 6.4 %Otsego County6.4Chemung County: 6.2 %Chemung County6.2Westchester County: 6.1 %Westchester County6.1Steuben County: 6 %Steuben County6Chautauqua County: 5.9 %Chautauqua County5.9Niagara County: 5.9 %Niagara County5.9Jefferson County: 5.9 %Jefferson County5.9Sullivan County: 5.9 %Sullivan County5.9Schenectady County: 5.8 %Schenectady County5.8Rockland County: 5.6 %Rockland County5.6Richmond County: 5.6 %Richmond County5.6Tompkins County: 5.5 %Tompkins County5.5Tioga County: 5.5 %Tioga County5.5Orange County: 5.5 %Orange County5.5Columbia County: 5.4 %Columbia County5.4Ulster County: 5.4 %Ulster County5.4Rensselaer County: 5.3 %Rensselaer County5.3St. Lawrence County: 5.3 %St. Lawrence County5.3Dutchess County: 5.2 %Dutchess County5.2Onondaga County: 5.2 %Onondaga County5.2Lewis County: 5.2 %Lewis County5.2Livingston County: 5.2 %Livingston County5.2Orleans County: 5.1 %Orleans County5.1Albany County: 5 %Albany County5Washington County: 5 %Washington County5Schoharie County: 5 %Schoharie County5Cattaraugus County: 5 %Cattaraugus County5Monroe County: 4.9 %Monroe County4.9Erie County: 4.9 %Erie County4.9Nassau County: 4.8 %Nassau County4.8Bronx County: 11.4 %Bronx County11.4Kings County: 7.9 %Kings County7.9New York County: 7.6 %New York County7.6Queens County: 7.3 %Queens County7.3Allegany County: 7.1 %Allegany County7.1Broome County: 7.1 %Broome County7.1Oswego County: 7 %Oswego County7Schuyler County: 6.5 %Schuyler County6.5Delaware County: 6.5 %Delaware County6.5Chenango County: 6.4 %Chenango County6.4Otsego County: 6.4 %Otsego County6.4Chemung County: 6.2 %Chemung County6.2Westchester County: 6.1 %Westchester County6.1Steuben County: 6 %Steuben County6Chautauqua County: 5.9 %Chautauqua County5.9Niagara County: 5.9 %Niagara County5.9Jefferson County: 5.9 %Jefferson County5.9Sullivan County: 5.9 %Sullivan County5.9Schenectady County: 5.8 %Schenectady County5.8Rockland County: 5.6 %Rockland County5.6Richmond County: 5.6 %Richmond County5.6Tompkins County: 5.5 %Tompkins County5.5Tioga County: 5.5 %Tioga County5.5Orange County: 5.5 %Orange County5.5Columbia County: 5.4 %Columbia County5.4Ulster County: 5.4 %Ulster County5.4Rensselaer County: 5.3 %Rensselaer County5.3St. Lawrence County: 5.3 %St. Lawrence County5.3Dutchess County: 5.2 %Dutchess County5.2Onondaga County: 5.2 %Onondaga County5.2Lewis County: 5.2 %Lewis County5.2Livingston County: 5.2 %Livingston County5.2Orleans County: 5.1 %Orleans County5.1Albany County: 5 %Albany County5Washington County: 5 %Washington County5Schoharie County: 5 %Schoharie County5Cattaraugus County: 5 %Cattaraugus County5Monroe County: 4.9 %Monroe County4.9Erie County: 4.9 %Erie County4.9Nassau County: 4.8 %Nassau County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bronx County11.4+0.3 pts
2Kings County7.9+0.5 pts
3New York County7.6+0.6 pts
4Queens County7.3+0.3 pts
5Allegany County7.1-0.1 pts
6Broome County7.1+0.4 pts
7Oswego County7+0.1 pts
8Schuyler County6.5+0.2 pts
9Delaware County6.5+0.1 pts
10Chenango County6.4-0.5 pts
11Otsego County6.4+1.1 pts
12Chemung County6.2-0.2 pts
13Westchester County6.10 pts
14Steuben County6+0.2 pts
15Chautauqua County5.9+0.4 pts
15Niagara County5.9-0 pts
17Jefferson County5.9-0.5 pts
18Sullivan County5.9-0.2 pts
19Schenectady County5.8-0 pts
20Rockland County5.6-0.3 pts
21Richmond County5.6+0.1 pts
22Tompkins County5.5+0.2 pts
23Tioga County5.5+0.2 pts
24Orange County5.50 pts
25Columbia County5.4+0.2 pts
26Ulster County5.4+0.3 pts
27Rensselaer County5.3-0.3 pts
28St. Lawrence County5.3-0.5 pts
29Dutchess County5.2+0.4 pts
30Onondaga County5.2+0.1 pts
31Lewis County5.2-0.3 pts
32Livingston County5.2+0.7 pts
33Orleans County5.1-0.7 pts
34Albany County5-0.2 pts
35Washington County5-0.4 pts
36Schoharie County5-0.4 pts
37Cattaraugus County5-0.2 pts
38Monroe County4.9-0.2 pts
39Erie County4.90 pts
40Nassau County4.80 pts
41Montgomery County4.70 pts
41Suffolk County4.7+0.1 pts
43Oneida County4.7-0.1 pts
44Cortland County4.6-1.2 pts
44Genesee County4.6+0.4 pts
46Seneca County4.5-0.2 pts
47Hamilton County4.5-0.9 pts
48Putnam County4.4+0.3 pts
49Warren County4.3+0.6 pts
50Herkimer County4.3-0.1 pts
51Madison County4.3+0.1 pts
52Clinton County4.1+0.1 pts
53Essex County4-1 pts
54Greene County3.9+0.7 pts
55Franklin County3.9-0.8 pts
56Cayuga County3.8-0.1 pts
57Ontario County3.7-0.3 pts
58Wyoming County3.7-0.1 pts
59Fulton County3.5-0.3 pts
60Wayne County3.3-0.1 pts
61Saratoga County3.3+0.2 pts
62Yates County3.1+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New York by unemployment 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

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Bronx County, with 11.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yates County, with 3.1% in 2024.

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