county benchmark · New York
unemployment rate, 2020
Across 62 counties in New York. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 6.9 % |
| 25th | 7.2 % |
| Median | 7.8 % |
| 75th | 8.3 % |
| 90th percentile | 9.1 % |
Highest counties
Rank 1 is the highest value, and for this measure a higher value is the worse outcome. “First” here does not mean best.
These figures are reported, not estimated — the order stands as shown.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | 16.2 % | — | evidence → |
| 2 | Queens County | 12.5 % | — | evidence → |
| 3 | Kings County | 12.0 % | — | evidence → |
| 4 | Richmond County | 10.6 % | — | evidence → |
| 5 | Niagara County | 10.0 % | — | evidence → |
| 6 | New York County | 9.8 % | — | evidence → |
| 7 | Cattaraugus County | 9.1 % | — | evidence → |
| 8 | Erie County | 8.9 % | — | evidence → |
| 9 | Sullivan County | 8.8 % | — | evidence → |
| 10 | Oswego County | 8.5 % | — | evidence → |
| 11 | Chautauqua County | 8.4 % | — | evidence → |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 8.4 % | — | evidence → |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 8.4 % | — | evidence → |
| 14 | Schuyler County | 8.4 % | — | evidence → |
| 15 | Nassau County | 8.3 % | — | evidence → |
| 16 | Orange County | 8.3 % | — | evidence → |
| 17 | Suffolk County | 8.3 % | — | evidence → |
| 18 | Franklin County | 8.2 % | — | evidence → |
| 19 | Broome County | 8.1 % | — | evidence → |
| 20 | Chemung County | 8.1 % | — | evidence → |
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