County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suffolk County | 72 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Dutchess County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Putnam County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Albany County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Schenectady County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Ontario County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Rensselaer County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Orange County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Ulster County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Warren County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Genesee County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Livingston County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Schoharie County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Columbia County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Essex County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Sullivan County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Madison County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Greene County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Cayuga County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Wayne County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Herkimer County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Washington County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Oswego County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Oneida County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Fulton County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Niagara County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Yates County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Richmond County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Orleans County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Tioga County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Tompkins County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Seneca County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Cortland County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Steuben County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Otsego County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Hamilton County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Broome County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Schuyler County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Lewis County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Allegany County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Cattaraugus County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Delaware County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Chenango County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Chautauqua County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | St. Lawrence County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Franklin County | 24 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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