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Cities in Texas by employed residents

Houston, TX had the highest employed residents of 122 cities in 2014, at 1.08 million. San Benito, TX had the lowest, at 8,396. The median was 25,708. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,075,475Houston, TX
Lowest8,396San Benito, TX
Median25,708122 cities

Top 40 cities, 2014

Houston, TX: 1,075,475 personsHouston, TX1,075,475San Antonio, TX: 636,637 personsSan Antonio, TX636,637Dallas, TX: 595,911 personsDallas, TX595,911Austin, TX: 506,023 personsAustin, TX506,023Fort Worth, TX: 369,487 personsFort Worth, TX369,487El Paso, TX: 269,342 personsEl Paso, TX269,342Arlington, TX: 190,981 personsArlington, TX190,981Corpus Christi, TX: 144,172 personsCorpus Christi, TX144,172Plano, TX: 143,932 personsPlano, TX143,932Lubbock, TX: 118,580 personsLubbock, TX118,580Irving, TX: 116,218 personsIrving, TX116,218Garland, TX: 111,797 personsGarland, TX111,797Laredo, TX: 100,443 personsLaredo, TX100,443Amarillo, TX: 96,340 personsAmarillo, TX96,340Grand Prairie, TX: 87,785 personsGrand Prairie, TX87,785McKinney, TX: 76,015 personsMcKinney, TX76,015Frisco, TX: 73,657 personsFrisco, TX73,657Midland, TX: 72,155 personsMidland, TX72,155Carrollton, TX: 70,055 personsCarrollton, TX70,055Mesquite, TX: 69,449 personsMesquite, TX69,449Brownsville, TX: 68,712 personsBrownsville, TX68,712Pasadena, TX: 64,318 personsPasadena, TX64,318Denton, TX: 63,959 personsDenton, TX63,959Odessa, TX: 60,828 personsOdessa, TX60,828McAllen, TX: 58,809 personsMcAllen, TX58,809Lewisville, TX: 57,730 personsLewisville, TX57,730Round Rock, TX: 56,687 personsRound Rock, TX56,687Richardson, TX: 54,520 personsRichardson, TX54,520Pearland, TX: 54,232 personsPearland, TX54,232Waco, TX: 53,806 personsWaco, TX53,806Abilene, TX: 52,352 personsAbilene, TX52,352League City, TX: 49,968 personsLeague City, TX49,968College Station, TX: 49,725 personsCollege Station, TX49,725Killeen, TX: 49,635 personsKilleen, TX49,635Beaumont, TX: 48,972 personsBeaumont, TX48,972Allen, TX: 47,787 personsAllen, TX47,787Tyler, TX: 46,072 personsTyler, TX46,072San Angelo, TX: 43,751 personsSan Angelo, TX43,751Sugar Land, TX: 43,290 personsSugar Land, TX43,290Wichita Falls, TX: 41,429 personsWichita Falls, TX41,429Houston, TX: 1,075,475 personsHouston, TX1,075,475San Antonio, TX: 636,637 personsSan Antonio, TX636,637Dallas, TX: 595,911 personsDallas, TX595,911Austin, TX: 506,023 personsAustin, TX506,023Fort Worth, TX: 369,487 personsFort Worth, TX369,487El Paso, TX: 269,342 personsEl Paso, TX269,342Arlington, TX: 190,981 personsArlington, TX190,981Corpus Christi, TX: 144,172 personsCorpus Christi, TX144,172Plano, TX: 143,932 personsPlano, TX143,932Lubbock, TX: 118,580 personsLubbock, TX118,580Irving, TX: 116,218 personsIrving, TX116,218Garland, TX: 111,797 personsGarland, TX111,797Laredo, TX: 100,443 personsLaredo, TX100,443Amarillo, TX: 96,340 personsAmarillo, TX96,340Grand Prairie, TX: 87,785 personsGrand Prairie, TX87,785McKinney, TX: 76,015 personsMcKinney, TX76,015Frisco, TX: 73,657 personsFrisco, TX73,657Midland, TX: 72,155 personsMidland, TX72,155Carrollton, TX: 70,055 personsCarrollton, TX70,055Mesquite, TX: 69,449 personsMesquite, TX69,449Brownsville, TX: 68,712 personsBrownsville, TX68,712Pasadena, TX: 64,318 personsPasadena, TX64,318Denton, TX: 63,959 personsDenton, TX63,959Odessa, TX: 60,828 personsOdessa, TX60,828McAllen, TX: 58,809 personsMcAllen, TX58,809Lewisville, TX: 57,730 personsLewisville, TX57,730Round Rock, TX: 56,687 personsRound Rock, TX56,687Richardson, TX: 54,520 personsRichardson, TX54,520Pearland, TX: 54,232 personsPearland, TX54,232Waco, TX: 53,806 personsWaco, TX53,806Abilene, TX: 52,352 personsAbilene, TX52,352League City, TX: 49,968 personsLeague City, TX49,968College Station, TX: 49,725 personsCollege Station, TX49,725Killeen, TX: 49,635 personsKilleen, TX49,635Beaumont, TX: 48,972 personsBeaumont, TX48,972Allen, TX: 47,787 personsAllen, TX47,787Tyler, TX: 46,072 personsTyler, TX46,072San Angelo, TX: 43,751 personsSan Angelo, TX43,751Sugar Land, TX: 43,290 personsSugar Land, TX43,290Wichita Falls, TX: 41,429 personsWichita Falls, TX41,429
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2014
persons		Change on 2013
1Houston, TX1,075,475+2.2%
2San Antonio, TX636,637+2.6%
3Dallas, TX595,911+3%
4Austin, TX506,023+3.9%
5Fort Worth, TX369,487+2.9%
6El Paso, TX269,342+0.9%
7Arlington, TX190,981+1.3%
8Corpus Christi, TX144,172+1.2%
9Plano, TX143,932+2.6%
10Lubbock, TX118,580+1.6%
11Irving, TX116,218+2.8%
12Garland, TX111,797+1.5%
13Laredo, TX100,443+2.1%
14Amarillo, TX96,340+0.5%
15Grand Prairie, TX87,785+2%
16McKinney, TX76,015+6.7%
17Frisco, TX73,657+7.2%
18Midland, TX72,155+7.1%
19Carrollton, TX70,055+2.5%
20Mesquite, TX69,449+1.8%
21Brownsville, TX68,712+1.4%
22Pasadena, TX64,318+1%
23Denton, TX63,959+5.3%
24Odessa, TX60,828+6.2%
25McAllen, TX58,809+1.7%
26Lewisville, TX57,730+3%
27Round Rock, TX56,687+3.4%
28Richardson, TX54,520+5.1%
29Pearland, TX54,232+3.6%
30Waco, TX53,806+2%
31Abilene, TX52,352+0.8%
32League City, TX49,968+4%
33College Station, TX49,725+3.1%
34Killeen, TX49,635+1%
35Beaumont, TX48,972+1.8%
36Allen, TX47,787+3.5%
37Tyler, TX46,072+2.1%
38San Angelo, TX43,751+2.2%
39Sugar Land, TX43,290+3.7%
40Wichita Falls, TX41,429-0.3%
41Longview, TX37,969+0.6%
42Bryan, TX37,759+2.4%
43Missouri City, TX36,398+2.4%
44North Richland Hills, TX36,126+2.2%
45Flower Mound, TX35,686+2.7%
46Edinburg, TX35,117+3%
47Cedar Park, TX32,094+4.6%
48Victoria, TX31,749+2.6%
49New Braunfels, TX31,648+5.5%
50Temple, TX31,372+1.1%
51Mansfield, TX31,155+2.7%
52Baytown, TX30,970+1.2%
53Conroe, TX30,468+4.8%
54Mission, TX30,437+2%
55Rowlett, TX29,942+1.8%
56Grapevine, TX28,837+1.7%
57Euless, TX28,614+1.2%
58Pflugerville, TX28,454+2.4%
59San Marcos, TX27,991+9.7%
60Bedford, TX27,076+1%
61Pharr, TX26,438+2.4%
62DeSoto, TX24,977+2%
63The Colony, TX24,229+6%
64Cedar Hill, TX23,958+4.2%
65Wylie, TX23,132+4.2%
66Harlingen, TX22,849+1.1%
67Galveston, TX22,617+2.1%
68Georgetown, TX22,502+8.5%
69Coppell, TX21,319+2%
70Keller, TX21,309+2.8%
71Haltom City, TX20,743+1.2%
72Burleson, TX20,691+3.1%
73Port Arthur, TX20,118+2.8%
74Rockwall, TX19,753+3.2%
75Texas City, TX19,583+1.5%
76Hurst, TX18,916+1.1%
77Friendswood, TX18,552+2%
78Duncanville, TX18,490+1.4%
79Sherman, TX18,143+2%
80La Porte, TX17,531+1.4%
81Little Elm, TX16,833+9.5%
82Lancaster, TX16,502+2.1%
83Leander, TX16,454+8.6%
84Schertz, TX16,386+3.3%
85Deer Park, TX16,102+1.7%
86Kyle, TX16,079+4.3%
87Farmers Branch, TX15,988+4%
88Rosenberg, TX15,797+4.1%
89Waxahachie, TX15,081+3.5%
90Lufkin, TX14,946+0.6%
91Texarkana, TX14,556-1%
92Nacogdoches, TX13,836-1.2%
93Del Rio, TX13,448+1.3%
94San Juan, TX13,268+1.9%
95Lake Jackson, TX13,234+1%
96Weslaco, TX13,117+1.6%
97Colleyville, TX12,915+2.2%
98Southlake, TX12,839+3.4%
99Sachse, TX12,717+8.7%
100Cleburne, TX12,397+0.8%
101Socorro, TX12,339+1.4%
102Copperas Cove, TX12,130-0.3%
103Weatherford, TX11,771+2.2%
104Kingsville, TX11,726+0.5%
105Cibolo, TX11,541+6.5%
106Seguin, TX11,531+2.1%
107Alvin, TX11,506+2.1%
108Harker Heights, TX10,929+1.5%
109Huntsville, TX10,821+1.7%
110Eagle Pass, TX10,797+1%
111Hutto, TX10,730+8.1%
112Corsicana, TX10,519+0.3%
113University Park, TX10,060+2.8%
114Converse, TX10,010+4.2%
115Paris, TX9,983+1.3%
116Denison, TX9,928+0.8%
117Greenville, TX9,915+2.2%
118Midlothian, TX9,903+6.4%
119Balch Springs, TX9,517+1.5%
120Big Spring, TX9,395+1.2%
121Forney, TX8,645+6.5%
122San Benito, TX8,396+1.3%

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About this ranking

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 12 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU10-14, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest employed residents?

Houston, TX, with 1.08 million in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest employed residents?

San Benito, TX, with 8,396 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 12 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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