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

Bronx County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 62 counties in 2022, at 11.2%. Greene County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for New York was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.2Bronx County
Lowest2.8Greene County
Median5.362 counties
New York6.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 5.3 %Allegany County: 7.3 %Bronx County: 11.2 %Broome County: 6.9 %Cattaraugus County: 5.4 %Cayuga County: 4.3 %Chautauqua County: 5.4 %Chemung County: 6.3 %Chenango County: 7.1 %Clinton County: 4.7 %Columbia County: 5.9 %Cortland County: 5.4 %Delaware County: 6.1 %Dutchess County: 5 %Erie County: 5 %Essex County: 5.1 %Franklin County: 5.2 %Fulton County: 4.3 %Genesee County: 4.7 %Greene County: 2.8 %Hamilton County: 4.9 %Herkimer County: 4.2 %Jefferson County: 6.4 %Kings County: 7.3 %Lewis County: 5.2 %Livingston County: 4.7 %Madison County: 4.1 %Monroe County: 5.3 %Montgomery County: 5.9 %Nassau County: 4.7 %New York County: 6.8 %Niagara County: 5.8 %Oneida County: 4.4 %Onondaga County: 5.7 %Ontario County: 4 %Orange County: 5.4 %Orleans County: 6.1 %Oswego County: 7.4 %Otsego County: 5 %Putnam County: 4.4 %Queens County: 7 %Rensselaer County: 5.6 %Richmond County: 5.4 %Rockland County: 6.2 %St. Lawrence County: 6.3 %Saratoga County: 3.5 %Schenectady County: 6 %Schoharie County: 5.3 %Schuyler County: 5.7 %Seneca County: 4.5 %Steuben County: 6.3 %Suffolk County: 4.8 %Sullivan County: 7.2 %Tioga County: 5.6 %Tompkins County: 4.7 %Ulster County: 5.1 %Warren County: 4.2 %Washington County: 5.1 %Wayne County: 4.3 %Westchester County: 6 %Wyoming County: 4.1 %Yates County: 3.2 %
  • Under 4.3
  • 4.3 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.3
  • 6.3 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Bronx County: 11.2 %Bronx County11.2Oswego County: 7.4 %Oswego County7.4Allegany County: 7.3 %Allegany County7.3Kings County: 7.3 %Kings County7.3Sullivan County: 7.2 %Sullivan County7.2Chenango County: 7.1 %Chenango County7.1Queens County: 7 %Queens County7Broome County: 6.9 %Broome County6.9New York County: 6.8 %New York County6.8Jefferson County: 6.4 %Jefferson County6.4Chemung County: 6.3 %Chemung County6.3Steuben County: 6.3 %Steuben County6.3St. Lawrence County: 6.3 %St. Lawrence County6.3Rockland County: 6.2 %Rockland County6.2Delaware County: 6.1 %Delaware County6.1Orleans County: 6.1 %Orleans County6.1Westchester County: 6 %Westchester County6Schenectady County: 6 %Schenectady County6Columbia County: 5.9 %Columbia County5.9Montgomery County: 5.9 %Montgomery County5.9Niagara County: 5.8 %Niagara County5.8Schuyler County: 5.7 %Schuyler County5.7Onondaga County: 5.7 %Onondaga County5.7Rensselaer County: 5.6 %Rensselaer County5.6Tioga County: 5.6 %Tioga County5.6Richmond County: 5.4 %Richmond County5.4Chautauqua County: 5.4 %Chautauqua County5.4Cattaraugus County: 5.4 %Cattaraugus County5.4Cortland County: 5.4 %Cortland County5.4Orange County: 5.4 %Orange County5.4Schoharie County: 5.3 %Schoharie County5.3Monroe County: 5.3 %Monroe County5.3Albany County: 5.3 %Albany County5.3Lewis County: 5.2 %Lewis County5.2Franklin County: 5.2 %Franklin County5.2Washington County: 5.1 %Washington County5.1Essex County: 5.1 %Essex County5.1Ulster County: 5.1 %Ulster County5.1Dutchess County: 5 %Dutchess County5Otsego County: 5 %Otsego County5Bronx County: 11.2 %Bronx County11.2Oswego County: 7.4 %Oswego County7.4Allegany County: 7.3 %Allegany County7.3Kings County: 7.3 %Kings County7.3Sullivan County: 7.2 %Sullivan County7.2Chenango County: 7.1 %Chenango County7.1Queens County: 7 %Queens County7Broome County: 6.9 %Broome County6.9New York County: 6.8 %New York County6.8Jefferson County: 6.4 %Jefferson County6.4Chemung County: 6.3 %Chemung County6.3Steuben County: 6.3 %Steuben County6.3St. Lawrence County: 6.3 %St. Lawrence County6.3Rockland County: 6.2 %Rockland County6.2Delaware County: 6.1 %Delaware County6.1Orleans County: 6.1 %Orleans County6.1Westchester County: 6 %Westchester County6Schenectady County: 6 %Schenectady County6Columbia County: 5.9 %Columbia County5.9Montgomery County: 5.9 %Montgomery County5.9Niagara County: 5.8 %Niagara County5.8Schuyler County: 5.7 %Schuyler County5.7Onondaga County: 5.7 %Onondaga County5.7Rensselaer County: 5.6 %Rensselaer County5.6Tioga County: 5.6 %Tioga County5.6Richmond County: 5.4 %Richmond County5.4Chautauqua County: 5.4 %Chautauqua County5.4Cattaraugus County: 5.4 %Cattaraugus County5.4Cortland County: 5.4 %Cortland County5.4Orange County: 5.4 %Orange County5.4Schoharie County: 5.3 %Schoharie County5.3Monroe County: 5.3 %Monroe County5.3Albany County: 5.3 %Albany County5.3Lewis County: 5.2 %Lewis County5.2Franklin County: 5.2 %Franklin County5.2Washington County: 5.1 %Washington County5.1Essex County: 5.1 %Essex County5.1Ulster County: 5.1 %Ulster County5.1Dutchess County: 5 %Dutchess County5Otsego County: 5 %Otsego County5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bronx County11.2-0 pts
2Oswego County7.4+0.2 pts
3Allegany County7.3+0.6 pts
4Kings County7.3+0.2 pts
5Sullivan County7.2-0.8 pts
6Chenango County7.1+0.1 pts
7Queens County70 pts
8Broome County6.9-0.5 pts
9New York County6.8+0.1 pts
10Jefferson County6.4+0.5 pts
11Chemung County6.3+0.2 pts
12Steuben County6.30 pts
13St. Lawrence County6.3-0 pts
14Rockland County6.2+0.3 pts
15Delaware County6.1+1.4 pts
16Orleans County6.1-0.3 pts
17Westchester County6-0 pts
18Schenectady County6-0.9 pts
19Columbia County5.90 pts
20Montgomery County5.9-0.5 pts
21Niagara County5.8-0 pts
22Schuyler County5.7-0.1 pts
23Onondaga County5.7-0.3 pts
24Rensselaer County5.6+0.2 pts
24Tioga County5.6-0.3 pts
26Richmond County5.4-0 pts
27Chautauqua County5.4-0 pts
28Cattaraugus County5.4-0.6 pts
29Cortland County5.4-0.5 pts
30Orange County5.4-0.1 pts
31Schoharie County5.3-0.5 pts
32Monroe County5.3-0.1 pts
33Albany County5.3+0.3 pts
34Lewis County5.2+0.2 pts
35Franklin County5.2-1.4 pts
36Washington County5.1-0.5 pts
37Essex County5.1-0.4 pts
38Ulster County5.1-0.1 pts
39Dutchess County5-0.2 pts
40Otsego County5-0.7 pts
41Erie County5-0.2 pts
42Hamilton County4.9+2.2 pts
43Suffolk County4.8-0 pts
44Genesee County4.7-0.2 pts
45Tompkins County4.7-0 pts
46Livingston County4.7-0.2 pts
47Clinton County4.7+0.4 pts
48Nassau County4.7+0.1 pts
49Seneca County4.5+0.8 pts
50Oneida County4.4-0.3 pts
51Putnam County4.4-0.3 pts
52Fulton County4.3-0.8 pts
53Wayne County4.3+0.2 pts
54Cayuga County4.3-0.2 pts
55Warren County4.2-0 pts
56Herkimer County4.2-1.2 pts
57Wyoming County4.10 pts
58Madison County4.1-0.2 pts
59Ontario County4-0.1 pts
60Saratoga County3.5-0.1 pts
61Yates County3.20 pts
62Greene County2.8-0.9 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.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bronx County, with 11.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greene County, with 2.8% in 2022.

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