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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 2023, at 11.1%. Yates County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for New York was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.1Bronx County
Lowest2.9Yates County
Median5.362 counties
New York6.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 5.2 %Allegany County: 7.2 %Bronx County: 11.1 %Broome County: 6.7 %Cattaraugus County: 5.2 %Cayuga County: 3.9 %Chautauqua County: 5.5 %Chemung County: 6.3 %Chenango County: 6.9 %Clinton County: 4 %Columbia County: 5.3 %Cortland County: 5.7 %Delaware County: 6.4 %Dutchess County: 4.8 %Erie County: 4.8 %Essex County: 5 %Franklin County: 4.7 %Fulton County: 3.8 %Genesee County: 4.2 %Greene County: 3.3 %Hamilton County: 5.4 %Herkimer County: 4.4 %Jefferson County: 6.4 %Kings County: 7.5 %Lewis County: 5.4 %Livingston County: 4.5 %Madison County: 4.1 %Monroe County: 5.1 %Montgomery County: 4.7 %Nassau County: 4.8 %New York County: 7 %Niagara County: 6 %Oneida County: 4.7 %Onondaga County: 5.1 %Ontario County: 4 %Orange County: 5.4 %Orleans County: 5.8 %Oswego County: 6.9 %Otsego County: 5.3 %Putnam County: 4.1 %Queens County: 7 %Rensselaer County: 5.6 %Richmond County: 5.5 %Rockland County: 5.9 %St. Lawrence County: 5.7 %Saratoga County: 3.1 %Schenectady County: 5.8 %Schoharie County: 5.4 %Schuyler County: 6.3 %Seneca County: 4.7 %Steuben County: 5.8 %Suffolk County: 4.6 %Sullivan County: 6.1 %Tioga County: 5.3 %Tompkins County: 5.3 %Ulster County: 5.1 %Warren County: 3.8 %Washington County: 5.4 %Wayne County: 3.5 %Westchester County: 6 %Wyoming County: 3.8 %Yates County: 2.9 %
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  • 4.1 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.3
  • 6.3 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Bronx County: 11.1 %Bronx County11.1Kings County: 7.5 %Kings County7.5Allegany County: 7.2 %Allegany County7.2New York County: 7 %New York County7Queens County: 7 %Queens County7Chenango County: 6.9 %Chenango County6.9Oswego County: 6.9 %Oswego County6.9Broome County: 6.7 %Broome County6.7Jefferson County: 6.4 %Jefferson County6.4Delaware County: 6.4 %Delaware County6.4Chemung County: 6.3 %Chemung County6.3Schuyler County: 6.3 %Schuyler County6.3Sullivan County: 6.1 %Sullivan County6.1Westchester County: 6 %Westchester County6Niagara County: 6 %Niagara County6Rockland County: 5.9 %Rockland County5.9Steuben County: 5.8 %Steuben County5.8Orleans County: 5.8 %Orleans County5.8Schenectady County: 5.8 %Schenectady County5.8Cortland County: 5.7 %Cortland County5.7St. Lawrence County: 5.7 %St. Lawrence County5.7Rensselaer County: 5.6 %Rensselaer County5.6Richmond County: 5.5 %Richmond County5.5Chautauqua County: 5.5 %Chautauqua County5.5Lewis County: 5.4 %Lewis County5.4Orange County: 5.4 %Orange County5.4Schoharie County: 5.4 %Schoharie County5.4Hamilton County: 5.4 %Hamilton County5.4Washington County: 5.4 %Washington County5.4Tompkins County: 5.3 %Tompkins County5.3Otsego County: 5.3 %Otsego County5.3Tioga County: 5.3 %Tioga County5.3Columbia County: 5.3 %Columbia County5.3Albany County: 5.2 %Albany County5.2Cattaraugus County: 5.2 %Cattaraugus County5.2Monroe County: 5.1 %Monroe County5.1Onondaga County: 5.1 %Onondaga County5.1Ulster County: 5.1 %Ulster County5.1Essex County: 5 %Essex County5Erie County: 4.8 %Erie County4.8Bronx County: 11.1 %Bronx County11.1Kings County: 7.5 %Kings County7.5Allegany County: 7.2 %Allegany County7.2New York County: 7 %New York County7Queens County: 7 %Queens County7Chenango County: 6.9 %Chenango County6.9Oswego County: 6.9 %Oswego County6.9Broome County: 6.7 %Broome County6.7Jefferson County: 6.4 %Jefferson County6.4Delaware County: 6.4 %Delaware County6.4Chemung County: 6.3 %Chemung County6.3Schuyler County: 6.3 %Schuyler County6.3Sullivan County: 6.1 %Sullivan County6.1Westchester County: 6 %Westchester County6Niagara County: 6 %Niagara County6Rockland County: 5.9 %Rockland County5.9Steuben County: 5.8 %Steuben County5.8Orleans County: 5.8 %Orleans County5.8Schenectady County: 5.8 %Schenectady County5.8Cortland County: 5.7 %Cortland County5.7St. Lawrence County: 5.7 %St. Lawrence County5.7Rensselaer County: 5.6 %Rensselaer County5.6Richmond County: 5.5 %Richmond County5.5Chautauqua County: 5.5 %Chautauqua County5.5Lewis County: 5.4 %Lewis County5.4Orange County: 5.4 %Orange County5.4Schoharie County: 5.4 %Schoharie County5.4Hamilton County: 5.4 %Hamilton County5.4Washington County: 5.4 %Washington County5.4Tompkins County: 5.3 %Tompkins County5.3Otsego County: 5.3 %Otsego County5.3Tioga County: 5.3 %Tioga County5.3Columbia County: 5.3 %Columbia County5.3Albany County: 5.2 %Albany County5.2Cattaraugus County: 5.2 %Cattaraugus County5.2Monroe County: 5.1 %Monroe County5.1Onondaga County: 5.1 %Onondaga County5.1Ulster County: 5.1 %Ulster County5.1Essex County: 5 %Essex County5Erie County: 4.8 %Erie County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bronx County11.1-0.1 pts
2Kings County7.5+0.2 pts
3Allegany County7.2-0.1 pts
4New York County7+0.2 pts
5Queens County7-0 pts
6Chenango County6.9-0.2 pts
7Oswego County6.9-0.5 pts
8Broome County6.7-0.3 pts
9Jefferson County6.4-0 pts
10Delaware County6.4+0.3 pts
11Chemung County6.30 pts
12Schuyler County6.3+0.6 pts
13Sullivan County6.1-1.1 pts
14Westchester County6-0 pts
15Niagara County6+0.2 pts
16Rockland County5.9-0.3 pts
17Steuben County5.8-0.5 pts
18Orleans County5.8-0.3 pts
18Schenectady County5.8-0.2 pts
20Cortland County5.7+0.4 pts
21St. Lawrence County5.7-0.5 pts
22Rensselaer County5.60 pts
23Richmond County5.5+0.1 pts
24Chautauqua County5.5+0.1 pts
25Lewis County5.4+0.3 pts
26Orange County5.4+0.1 pts
27Schoharie County5.4+0.1 pts
28Hamilton County5.4+0.5 pts
28Washington County5.4+0.3 pts
30Tompkins County5.3+0.6 pts
31Otsego County5.3+0.3 pts
32Tioga County5.3-0.3 pts
33Columbia County5.3-0.7 pts
34Albany County5.2-0 pts
34Cattaraugus County5.2-0.2 pts
36Monroe County5.1-0.2 pts
37Onondaga County5.1-0.6 pts
37Ulster County5.10 pts
39Essex County5-0.1 pts
40Erie County4.8-0.1 pts
41Dutchess County4.8-0.2 pts
42Nassau County4.8+0.1 pts
43Montgomery County4.7-1.2 pts
44Oneida County4.7+0.3 pts
44Seneca County4.7+0.2 pts
46Franklin County4.7-0.4 pts
47Suffolk County4.6-0.2 pts
48Livingston County4.5-0.2 pts
49Herkimer County4.4+0.3 pts
50Genesee County4.2-0.6 pts
51Putnam County4.1-0.3 pts
52Madison County4.1+0.1 pts
53Ontario County4+0.1 pts
54Clinton County4-0.7 pts
55Cayuga County3.9-0.4 pts
56Wyoming County3.8-0.3 pts
57Fulton County3.8-0.5 pts
57Warren County3.8-0.4 pts
59Wayne County3.5-0.8 pts
60Greene County3.3+0.5 pts
61Saratoga County3.1-0.4 pts
62Yates County2.9-0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bronx County, with 11.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yates County, with 2.9% in 2023.

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