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Unemployment Rate in Texas, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Texas, ranked. The highest is Brooks County at 19.9% and the lowest is Terrell County at 0.0%.

Texas: 5.3% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Texas: 4.6%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Brooks County19.9%
2Jasper County13.3%
3Cottle County12.6%
4Garza County11.5%
5Duval County11.0%
6Menard County10.8%
7Starr County10.4%
8Jack County9.6%
9San Augustine County9.5%
10Wilbarger County9.3%
11Dickens County9.2%
12Hall County9.0%
13McCulloch County9.0%
14Walker County8.9%
15Bandera County8.7%
16Marion County8.7%
17Matagorda County8.7%
18Kent County8.5%
19Dimmit County8.4%
20Newton County8.3%
21Throckmorton County8.3%
22Crosby County8.2%
23Polk County8.1%
24Hudspeth County8.0%
25Robertson County7.9%
26Coleman County7.7%
27Kleberg County7.7%
28Maverick County7.7%
29Hidalgo County7.6%
30Shackelford County7.5%
31Willacy County7.5%
32Calhoun County7.4%
33Chambers County7.3%
34Zapata County7.3%
35Coryell County7.1%
36Liberty County7.1%
37Madison County7.1%
38Montague County7.1%
39Morris County7.1%
40Tyler County7.1%
41Nacogdoches County7.0%
42Yoakum County6.9%
43Bell County6.8%
44San Jacinto County6.8%
45Waller County6.8%
46Harris County6.7%
47Houston County6.7%
48Presidio County6.7%
49Lee County6.5%
50Lipscomb County6.5%
51Trinity County6.5%
52Angelina County6.4%
53Cass County6.4%
54Dawson County6.4%
55Foard County6.3%
56Jefferson County6.3%
57Jim Hogg County6.3%
58Wood County6.3%
59Comanche County6.2%
60Hansford County6.2%
61Jim Wells County6.1%
62Palo Pinto County6.1%
63Anderson County6.0%
64El Paso County6.0%
65Falls County6.0%
66Floyd County6.0%
67Nolan County6.0%
68Orange County6.0%
69Blanco County5.9%
70Cameron County5.9%
71Ector County5.9%
72Hemphill County5.9%
73Hunt County5.9%
74Live Oak County5.9%
75Val Verde County5.9%
76Bexar County5.8%
77Upshur County5.8%
78Camp County5.7%
79Erath County5.7%
80Galveston County5.7%
81Coke County5.6%
82Frio County5.6%
83Gray County5.6%
84Harrison County5.6%
85Hood County5.6%
86Jones County5.5%
87Webb County5.5%
88Hamilton County5.4%
89Hardin County5.4%
90Howard County5.4%
91Martin County5.4%
92Schleicher County5.4%
93Stephens County5.4%
94Brown County5.3%
95Hale County5.3%
96Jackson County5.3%
97Kaufman County5.3%
98Mitchell County5.3%
99Wise County5.3%
100Bee County5.2%
101Cherokee County5.2%
102Goliad County5.2%
103Nueces County5.2%
104Fort Bend County5.1%
105Grimes County5.1%
106Burleson County5.0%
107Dallas County5.0%
108Fannin County5.0%
109Milam County5.0%
110Reagan County5.0%
111Haskell County4.9%
112Henderson County4.9%
113Lubbock County4.9%
114Runnels County4.9%
115Wharton County4.9%
116Cochran County4.8%
117Guadalupe County4.8%
118Wheeler County4.8%
119Brazoria County4.7%
120Brazos County4.7%
121Callahan County4.7%
122Eastland County4.7%
123Fisher County4.7%
124Hockley County4.7%
125Kendall County4.7%
126Sabine County4.7%
127Tarrant County4.7%
128Crane County4.6%
129Montgomery County4.6%
130Travis County4.6%
131Baylor County4.5%
132Cooke County4.5%
133Ellis County4.5%
134Lampasas County4.5%
135McLennan County4.5%
136Refugio County4.5%
137Rusk County4.5%
138San Patricio County4.5%
139Terry County4.5%
140Bowie County4.4%
141Franklin County4.4%
142Hays County4.4%
143Llano County4.4%
144Navarro County4.4%
145Smith County4.4%
146Victoria County4.4%
147Austin County4.3%
148Bastrop County4.3%
149Delta County4.3%
150Gonzales County4.3%
151Rockwall County4.3%
152Swisher County4.3%
153Uvalde County4.3%
154Collin County4.2%
155Hill County4.2%
156Leon County4.2%
157Aransas County4.1%
158Atascosa County4.1%
159Shelby County4.1%
160Denton County4.0%
161Hopkins County4.0%
162Lamar County4.0%
163Parker County4.0%
164Zavala County4.0%
165Comal County3.9%
166Williamson County3.9%
167Potter County3.8%
168Castro County3.7%
169DeWitt County3.7%
170Limestone County3.7%
171Lynn County3.7%
172Tom Green County3.7%
173Wichita County3.7%
174Bosque County3.6%
175Gregg County3.6%
176Hutchinson County3.6%
177Johnson County3.6%
178Stonewall County3.6%
179Wilson County3.6%
180Winkler County3.6%
181Deaf Smith County3.5%
182Upton County3.5%
183Van Zandt County3.5%
184Young County3.5%
185Caldwell County3.4%
186Midland County3.4%
187Andrews County3.3%
188Kerr County3.3%
189Moore County3.3%
190Rains County3.3%
191Mills County3.2%
192Somervell County3.2%
193Grayson County3.1%
194Lavaca County3.1%
195San Saba County3.1%
196Titus County3.1%
197Archer County3.0%
198Brewster County3.0%
199Crockett County3.0%
200Freestone County3.0%
201Mason County3.0%
202Medina County3.0%
203Washington County3.0%
204Colorado County2.9%
205Karnes County2.9%
206Randall County2.9%
207Ward County2.9%
208Gillespie County2.7%
209Burnet County2.6%
210Parmer County2.6%
211Pecos County2.6%
212Taylor County2.6%
213Panola County2.5%
214Gaines County2.4%
215Hardeman County2.4%
216Reeves County2.4%
217Scurry County2.4%
218Dallam County2.3%
219Fayette County2.3%
220Lamb County2.1%
221Sterling County2.1%
222Clay County2.0%
223Red River County2.0%
224Sherman County1.9%
225Sutton County1.9%
226La Salle County1.8%
227Donley County1.7%
228Oldham County1.7%
229Hartley County1.6%
230Concho County1.5%
231Kimble County1.3%
232Knox County1.3%
233Armstrong County1.2%
234Carson County1.2%
235Culberson County1.2%
236Collingsworth County1.1%
237Briscoe County1.0%
238Kinney County0.9%
239Motley County0.9%
240Glasscock County0.8%
241Childress County0.5%
242Roberts County0.5%
243Irion County0.4%
244Borden County0.3%
245Ochiltree County0.3%
246Bailey County0.0%
247Edwards County0.0%
248Jeff Davis County0.0%
249Kenedy County0.0%
250King County0.0%
251Loving County0.0%
252McMullen County0.0%
253Real County0.0%
254Terrell County0.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: Brooks County is 19.9% with a margin of error of ±12.7%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Texas ranks 18th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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