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New York Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across New York. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 62 counties

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Where are business applications concentrated?

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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications

County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Highest application counties

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

New York counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1New York County (featured)54,695+5.2%18.2%
2Kings County (featured)48,687-0.3%16.2%
3Queens County34,304-3.1%11.4%
4Nassau County24,390+1.1%8.1%
5Suffolk County21,701+6.7%7.2%
6Bronx County15,247-1.9%5.1%
7Westchester County14,407+2.3%4.8%
8Albany County12,859+27.8%4.3%
9Erie County8,846+7.1%2.9%
10Monroe County7,603+3.5%2.5%
11Rockland County7,090+2.1%2.4%
12Richmond County6,206+4.0%2.1%
13Orange County5,534+1.9%1.8%
14Onondaga County4,132+5.6%1.4%
15Dutchess County3,342+6.0%1.1%
16Saratoga County2,268+8.3%0.8%
17Ulster County2,180+2.3%0.7%
18Niagara County1,779+5.5%0.6%
19Oneida County1,725+10.9%0.6%
20Broome County1,588+17.3%0.5%
21Schenectady County1,445+5.0%0.5%
22Rensselaer County1,323+4.1%0.4%
23Putnam County1,175-0.3%0.4%
24Sullivan County1,079-4.2%0.4%
25Ontario County856+2.8%0.3%
26Oswego County836+18.9%0.3%
27Jefferson County798-33.9%0.3%
28Chautauqua County792-3.3%0.3%
29Tompkins County785+7.4%0.3%
30Columbia County693+6.5%0.2%
31Steuben County668+12.8%0.2%
32St. Lawrence County613-21.7%0.2%
33Wayne County611+3.2%0.2%
34Warren County606+14.6%0.2%
35Chemung County591-3.4%0.2%
36Cattaraugus County548+12.3%0.2%
37Greene County546+20.5%0.2%
38Clinton County540+8.0%0.2%
39Washington County486+11.5%0.2%
40Madison County480+17.1%0.2%
41Delaware County477+16.3%0.2%
42Cayuga County470+6.1%0.2%
43Herkimer County453+14.7%0.2%
44Livingston County427+14.8%0.1%
45Otsego County420+3.7%0.1%
46Genesee County415+30.1%0.1%
47Montgomery County407+9.7%0.1%
48Fulton County377+6.8%0.1%
49Essex County327+7.9%0.1%
50Chenango County317+1.6%0.1%
51Tioga County317+3.9%0.1%
52Franklin County302+17.1%0.1%
53Schoharie County296+13.4%0.1%
54Cortland County292+12.3%0.1%
55Orleans County292+15.9%0.1%
56Allegany County282+3.3%0.1%
57Wyoming County262+1.9%0.1%
58Seneca County258+24.0%0.1%
59Lewis County216+5.9%0.1%
60Yates County181+5.8%0.1%
61Schuyler County168+14.3%0.1%
62Hamilton County44-33.3%0.0%