New York small businesses thrive in these counties

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- Total small business establishments: 502 (18.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 26,745

#50. Lewis County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,751 (18.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 93,105

#49. Steuben County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,271 (18.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 67,397

#48. Madison County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,037 (18.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 160,740

#47. Rensselaer County
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- Total small business establishments: 9,350 (19.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 493,484

#46. Staten Island
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- Total small business establishments: 759 (19.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 40,017

#45. Wyoming County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,184 (19.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 61,629

#44. Livingston County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,490 (19.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 76,650

#43. Cattaraugus County
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- Total small business establishments: 919 (19.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 47,040

#42. Franklin County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,642 (19.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 82,830

#41. Chemung County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,350 (20.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 117,680

#40. Jefferson County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,994 (20.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 198,703

#39. Broome County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,530 (20.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 75,791

#38. Cayuga County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,713 (20.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 229,942

#37. Oneida County
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- Total small business establishments: 696 (20.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 33,576

#36. Seneca County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,029 (20.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 49,611

#35. Montgomery County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,658 (21.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 126,785

#34. Chautauqua County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,275 (21.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 60,758

#33. Otsego County
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- Total small business establishments: 979 (21.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 46,489

#32. Cortland County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,225 (21.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 57,988

#31. Genesee County
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- Total small business establishments: 377 (21.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 17,800

#30. Schuyler County
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- Total small business establishments: 522 (21.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 24,634

#29. Yates County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,249 (21.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 106,044

#28. Tompkins County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,502 (21.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 211,891

#27. Niagara County
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- Total small business establishments: 49,782 (21.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 2,328,141

#26. Queens
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- Total small business establishments: 1,136 (21.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 53,055

#25. Fulton County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,729 (21.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 79,996

#24. Clinton County
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- Total small business establishments: 5,361 (22.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 237,962

#23. Saratoga County
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- Total small business establishments: 60,182 (22.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 2,637,486

#22. Brooklyn
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- Total small business establishments: 17,364 (23.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 756,547

#21. Monroe County
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- Total small business establishments: 22,339 (23.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 954,350

#20. Erie County
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- Total small business establishments: 11,229 (23.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 472,094

#19. Onondaga County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,169 (24.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 48,493

#18. Greene County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,082 (24.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 44,753

#17. Delaware County
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- Total small business establishments: 9,869 (24.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 404,997

#16. Orange County
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- Total small business establishments: 7,414 (24.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 298,039

#15. Dutchess County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,994 (25.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 79,694

#14. Sullivan County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,874 (25.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 112,660

#13. Ontario County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,908 (26.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 183,704

#12. Ulster County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,776 (28.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 62,039

#11. Columbia County
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- Total small business establishments: 9,296 (29.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 316,301

#10. Albany County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,893 (29.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 98,176

#9. Putnam County
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- Total small business establishments: 30,951 (31.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 999,607

#8. Westchester County
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- Total small business establishments: 10,522 (31.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 339,256

#7. Rockland County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,176 (31.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 37,292

#6. Essex County
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- Total small business establishments: 49,746 (32.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 1,533,118

#5. Suffolk County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,211 (33.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 65,773

#4. Warren County
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- Total small business establishments: 48,164 (34.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 1,391,112

#3. Nassau County
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- Total small business establishments: 187 (36.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 5,114

#2. Hamilton County
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- Total small business establishments: 95,564 (60.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 1,578,801

#1. Manhattan
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