Cities in Texas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Northlake, TX had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 256 cities in 2022, at 83.5%. Gatesville, TX had the lowest, at 22.5%. The median was 64.3% and the figure for Texas was 65.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest83.5Northlake, TX

Lowest22.5Gatesville, TX

Median64.3256 cities

Texas65.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Northlake, TX	83.5	+0.9 pts
2	Lavon, TX	81.4	0 pts
3	Addison, TX	80.9	+0.2 pts
4	The Colony, TX	78.9	+1.1 pts
5	Hutto, TX	77.3	-0.4 pts
6	Farmers Branch, TX	77.1	+2.3 pts
7	Grapevine, TX	76.9	-0.2 pts
8	Leander, TX	76.3	+1.4 pts
9	Euless, TX	76	+0.9 pts
10	Manor, TX	76	+0.5 pts
11	Lewisville, TX	75.9	-0.6 pts
12	Pflugerville, TX	75.9	+0.6 pts
13	Royse City, TX	75.7	+4.1 pts
14	Selma, TX	75.5	-0.9 pts
15	Little Elm, TX	75.1	-0.5 pts
16	Forney, TX	75	+1.7 pts
17	Fate, TX	75	+0.7 pts
18	Roanoke, TX	74.9	+0.4 pts
19	Austin, TX	74.9	+0.2 pts
20	Wylie, TX	74.7	-0.5 pts
21	Stafford, TX	74.7	+1.2 pts
22	Sanger, TX	74.6	+0.9 pts
23	Carrollton, TX	74.1	+0.2 pts
24	Coppell, TX	73.8	-0.3 pts
25	Kyle, TX	73.4	+0.2 pts
26	Red Oak, TX	73.4	-0.2 pts
27	Webster, TX	73.3	-3.7 pts
28	Round Rock, TX	73.1	-1.1 pts
29	Princeton, TX	73	-0.9 pts
30	Midlothian, TX	73	+0.4 pts
31	Andrews, TX	72.9	+2.5 pts
31	Watauga, TX	72.9	+0.2 pts
33	Irving, TX	72.8	-0.6 pts
34	Iowa Colony, TX	72.7	-2.5 pts
35	Sachse, TX	72.4	+0.1 pts
36	Liberty Hill, TX	71.9	+1.1 pts
37	Mont Belvieu, TX	71.8	+1.4 pts
38	Frisco, TX	71.8	+0.3 pts
39	Ennis, TX	71.7	+0.5 pts
40	Kennedale, TX	71.7	+0.8 pts
41	Melissa, TX	71.6	+1.6 pts
42	Midland, TX	71.5	-0.6 pts
43	Buda, TX	71.5	-1.9 pts
44	Elgin, TX	71.5	-4.3 pts
45	Cedar Park, TX	71.3	+0.3 pts
45	Rowlett, TX	71.3	-0.4 pts
47	Crowley, TX	71.2	-0 pts
48	Mansfield, TX	71.2	+0.5 pts
49	Flower Mound, TX	71	-0.5 pts
50	Anna, TX	71	0 pts
51	McKinney, TX	70.8	-0.3 pts
52	Trophy Club, TX	70.8	-1.3 pts
53	Rockwall, TX	70.6	+1.2 pts
54	Saginaw, TX	70.6	+3.5 pts
55	Providence Village, TX	70.5	-6.4 pts
56	Allen, TX	70.5	-1 pts
56	Richardson, TX	70.5	+1.5 pts
58	Prosper, TX	70.5	-0.1 pts
59	Seabrook, TX	70.3	-0.5 pts
60	League City, TX	70.2	+0.5 pts
61	Clute, TX	70.1	+0.1 pts
62	Arlington, TX	70	+0.2 pts
62	Mesquite, TX	70	+1 pts
64	Grand Prairie, TX	70	+0.5 pts
65	Bedford, TX	69.9	+0.2 pts
66	Glenn Heights, TX	69.9	-1.1 pts
67	Burleson, TX	69.9	-0.1 pts
68	Cedar Hill, TX	69.7	+0.4 pts
69	Live Oak, TX	69.7	-0.1 pts
70	Josephine, TX	69.4	-0.3 pts
71	Plano, TX	69.3	-0.1 pts
72	Odessa, TX	69.2	-0.8 pts
73	Lancaster, TX	69.1	-0.1 pts
74	Celina, TX	69.1	-0.7 pts
75	Corinth, TX	69	-1.3 pts
76	Garland, TX	68.9	-0 pts
77	Dallas, TX	68.6	-0.1 pts
78	Pearland, TX	68.6	-1.4 pts
79	Killeen, TX	68.5	+0.8 pts
80	North Richland Hills, TX	68.4	-0.1 pts
81	Fort Worth, TX	68.4	-0.2 pts
82	Waxahachie, TX	68.3	+0.9 pts
83	DeSoto, TX	68.3	-1.8 pts
84	Universal City, TX	68	-0.7 pts
85	Harker Heights, TX	67.8	-0.1 pts
86	Denton, TX	67.8	+0.4 pts
87	Hurst, TX	67.7	+0.3 pts
88	Balch Springs, TX	67.7	-0.5 pts
89	Dickinson, TX	67.6	+2.3 pts
90	Murphy, TX	67.6	-2.3 pts
91	Robinson, TX	67.5	-2.4 pts
92	Lake Jackson, TX	67.4	-0.9 pts
93	Dumas, TX	67.1	-0.8 pts
93	Highland Village, TX	67.1	-0.8 pts
95	Houston, TX	66.9	0 pts
96	San Marcos, TX	66.8	+0.9 pts
97	New Braunfels, TX	66.8	-0.5 pts
98	Converse, TX	66.7	-1.5 pts
99	Humble, TX	66.7	-1.7 pts
100	Azle, TX	66.7	+2.3 pts
101	Benbrook, TX	66.5	-1.2 pts
102	Keller, TX	66.5	-0.9 pts
103	Haltom City, TX	66.3	-1.2 pts
104	Bastrop, TX	66.3	+4.1 pts
105	Ingleside, TX	66.2	+3.3 pts
106	Alvin, TX	66.1	+2 pts
107	Katy, TX	66.1	-3.3 pts
108	Hewitt, TX	66	+0.9 pts
109	Lubbock, TX	65.8	+0.2 pts
109	Missouri City, TX	65.8	-0.6 pts
111	San Antonio, TX	65.8	+0.3 pts
112	Friendswood, TX	65.7	-1.4 pts
113	Amarillo, TX	65.7	0 pts
114	Schertz, TX	65.5	-0 pts
115	San Angelo, TX	65.4	-1.4 pts
116	Hereford, TX	65.3	-2.1 pts
117	Pasadena, TX	65.2	-1.8 pts
118	Stephenville, TX	65.2	+3 pts
119	Hidalgo, TX	65.2	-1.7 pts
120	Rosenberg, TX	65.1	-0.6 pts
121	Sherman, TX	64.8	+0.9 pts
122	Horizon City, TX	64.7	-2.6 pts
123	Mount Pleasant, TX	64.7	-0.5 pts
124	South Houston, TX	64.6	-1.4 pts
125	Conroe, TX	64.5	-1.3 pts
125	Greenville, TX	64.5	+1.8 pts
127	Dripping Springs, TX	64.4	-3.6 pts
128	Baytown, TX	64.4	+1 pts
129	Cibolo, TX	64.2	+1.4 pts
130	Gainesville, TX	64.2	-1.3 pts
131	Portland, TX	64.2	-1.4 pts
132	Copperas Cove, TX	64.1	-0.4 pts
133	Port Lavaca, TX	64.1	+0.9 pts
134	Plainview, TX	64.1	-1.8 pts
135	Manvel, TX	64	-6.1 pts
136	Kaufman, TX	63.9	-6.6 pts
136	Sulphur Springs, TX	63.9	-2.4 pts
138	Colleyville, TX	63.9	-1.2 pts
139	Forest Hill, TX	63.9	+4.3 pts
140	Victoria, TX	63.9	-0.2 pts
141	Wichita Falls, TX	63.8	+0.1 pts
142	Nederland, TX	63.8	-1.1 pts
143	Sugar Land, TX	63.8	-0.7 pts
144	La Porte, TX	63.8	-1 pts
145	Pampa, TX	63.6	-0.7 pts
146	Port Neches, TX	63.6	+0.4 pts
147	Deer Park, TX	63.4	-1.5 pts
148	Alton, TX	63.3	-0.3 pts
148	Canyon, TX	63.3	-4 pts
150	Tyler, TX	63.3	-0.4 pts
151	Fulshear, TX	63.2	-1 pts
152	Levelland, TX	63.1	+2.2 pts
153	Boerne, TX	63	-0.6 pts
154	La Marque, TX	63	-1.2 pts
155	Weatherford, TX	63	+0.7 pts
156	Bellaire, TX	62.9	+0.9 pts
157	Bryan, TX	62.9	+0.8 pts
158	Corpus Christi, TX	62.8	-0 pts
159	El Paso, TX	62.7	-0.1 pts
160	Texas City, TX	62.7	+0.2 pts
161	West University Place, TX	62.6	0 pts
162	Abilene, TX	62.4	-0.4 pts
163	Laredo, TX	62.3	+0.3 pts
164	McAllen, TX	62.2	-0.1 pts
165	Lufkin, TX	62.2	+0.9 pts
166	Duncanville, TX	62.2	+1.4 pts
167	Longview, TX	62.1	+0.3 pts
168	Palestine, TX	62.1	+1.9 pts
169	Lumberton, TX	61.9	+0.5 pts
170	Borger, TX	61.8	-0.4 pts
171	Edinburg, TX	61.8	-0.4 pts
171	Taylor, TX	61.8	+0.4 pts
173	Beeville, TX	61.7	+0.1 pts
174	Angleton, TX	61.7	+2.3 pts
175	College Station, TX	61.6	+0.7 pts
176	Temple, TX	61.5	+0.9 pts
177	Kingsville, TX	61.4	+1.2 pts
178	Kilgore, TX	61.3	+1.5 pts
179	Leon Valley, TX	61.2	-1 pts
180	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	61.1	+2.9 pts
181	Brownwood, TX	61.1	-0.6 pts
182	Sweetwater, TX	61.1	+0.6 pts
183	Corsicana, TX	61.1	-1.2 pts
184	Snyder, TX	61	+2.8 pts
185	Groves, TX	60.9	-0.2 pts
186	Eagle Pass, TX	60.9	+2.4 pts
187	San Juan, TX	60.9	-0.6 pts
188	Helotes, TX	60.9	-3.2 pts
189	Waco, TX	60.7	+0.1 pts
190	Terrell, TX	60.7	-3.5 pts
191	Jacksonville, TX	60.7	-1.1 pts
192	Burkburnett, TX	60.6	+0.7 pts
193	Nacogdoches, TX	60.6	-0.7 pts
194	Belton, TX	60.6	-0.2 pts
195	Cleburne, TX	60.4	+1.3 pts
196	Mineral Wells, TX	60.2	+0.9 pts
197	Rio Grande City, TX	60.1	-3.1 pts
198	Santa Fe, TX	60	+1.7 pts
199	Southlake, TX	60	-2.4 pts
200	Socorro, TX	59.9	-0.8 pts
201	Galena Park, TX	59.9	-0.6 pts
202	Beaumont, TX	59.8	-0.6 pts
203	Orange, TX	59.8	-0.3 pts
204	Seguin, TX	59.7	+1.6 pts
205	Dayton, TX	59.7	+1.1 pts
206	White Settlement, TX	59.7	-3.5 pts
207	Del Rio, TX	59.6	+0.1 pts
208	Richmond, TX	59.6	-0.4 pts
209	Pharr, TX	59.5	+0.6 pts
210	Bay City, TX	59.4	-0.2 pts
211	Marshall, TX	59.1	+0.6 pts
212	Heath, TX	59	-0.4 pts
213	Denison, TX	58.9	-1 pts
214	San Elizario, TX	58.9	+0.1 pts
215	Pleasanton, TX	58.9	+2.5 pts
216	Weslaco, TX	58.9	+0.6 pts
217	Paris, TX	58.8	-0.1 pts
218	University Park, TX	58.8	-0.7 pts
219	El Campo, TX	58.5	-0.6 pts
220	Mission, TX	58.2	+0.4 pts
221	Galveston, TX	58.1	-0.3 pts
222	Brownsville, TX	58	0 pts
223	Lakeway, TX	57.4	+0.3 pts
224	Harlingen, TX	57.2	-1.8 pts
225	Athens, TX	57.1	+2.5 pts
226	Freeport, TX	57	-4.3 pts
227	Town of Pecos, TX	56.6	n/a
228	Tomball, TX	56.4	-0.4 pts
229	Uvalde, TX	55.9	-4.9 pts
230	Fredericksburg, TX	55.9	-1.5 pts
231	Texarkana, TX	55.9	+0.3 pts
232	Lockhart, TX	55.4	+0.1 pts
233	Brenham, TX	55	+0.2 pts
234	Roma, TX	55	+3.9 pts
235	Seagoville, TX	54.9	+0.2 pts
236	Mercedes, TX	54.7	-0.9 pts
237	Kerrville, TX	54.7	-0.3 pts
238	Georgetown, TX	54.5	+1.4 pts
239	Raymondville, TX	54.5	-1.9 pts
240	Alice, TX	54	-3.5 pts
241	Bellmead, TX	53.9	+1 pts
242	Alamo, TX	53.5	-0 pts
243	Robstown, TX	53.5	-3.1 pts
244	Lago Vista, TX	53.4	+1.4 pts
245	Port Arthur, TX	52.6	-0.4 pts
246	Palmview, TX	51.2	-0.3 pts
247	San Benito, TX	50.3	+1.6 pts
248	Big Spring, TX	50.3	-0.1 pts
249	Donna, TX	50.2	+1.3 pts
250	Rockport, TX	49.6	-4.9 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Texas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/texas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Texas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/texas-cities?period=2022.

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@misc{census_cities_in_texas_by_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Texas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/texas-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Northlake, TX, with 83.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gatesville, TX, with 22.5% in 2022.

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