# Counties in Texas by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 254 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Loving County | 78.8 |
| 2 | Travis County | 73.3 |
| 3 | Dallam County | 73.2 |
| 4 | Denton County | 71.8 |
| 5 | Williamson County | 70.7 |
| 6 | Collin County | 70.6 |
| 7 | Midland County | 70 |
| 8 | Rockwall County | 69.9 |
| 9 | Dallas County | 68.8 |
| 10 | Tarrant County | 68.8 |
| 11 | Hays County | 68.7 |
| 12 | Ochiltree County | 68.6 |
| 13 | Kaufman County | 68.3 |
| 14 | Hansford County | 68.3 |
| 15 | Ellis County | 68.2 |
| 16 | Harris County | 67.4 |
| 17 | Ector County | 67.2 |
| 18 | Randall County | 67 |
| 19 | Shackelford County | 67 |
| 20 | Fort Bend County | 66.7 |
| 21 | Andrews County | 66.2 |
| 22 | Calhoun County | 66.2 |
| 23 | Bexar County | 66.1 |
| 24 | Lubbock County | 65.9 |
| 25 | Chambers County | 65.9 |
| 26 | Deaf Smith County | 65.8 |
| 27 | Parker County | 65.7 |
| 28 | Moore County | 65.4 |
| 28 | Winkler County | 65.4 |
| 30 | Bell County | 65.3 |
| 31 | Ward County | 65.3 |
| 32 | Castro County | 65.1 |
| 33 | Collingsworth County | 65 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 64.7 |
| 35 | Taylor County | 64.7 |
| 36 | Sutton County | 64.6 |
| 37 | Martin County | 64.5 |
| 38 | Guadalupe County | 64.3 |
| 39 | Wise County | 64.2 |
| 40 | Carson County | 64.1 |
| 41 | Johnson County | 64.1 |
| 42 | Tom Green County | 63.9 |
| 43 | Galveston County | 63.9 |
| 44 | Roberts County | 63.8 |
| 45 | Brazoria County | 63.6 |
| 46 | Foard County | 63.6 |
| 47 | Cooke County | 63.5 |
| 48 | Erath County | 63.5 |
| 49 | Somervell County | 63.3 |
| 50 | Hardeman County | 63.2 |
| 51 | Young County | 63.1 |
| 52 | Webb County | 63.1 |
| 53 | Wichita County | 63 |
| 54 | Parmer County | 63 |
| 55 | McLennan County | 63 |
| 56 | El Paso County | 62.6 |
| 57 | Bastrop County | 62.5 |
| 57 | Brazos County | 62.5 |
| 57 | Comal County | 62.5 |
| 60 | Grayson County | 62.5 |
| 61 | Reagan County | 62.4 |
| 62 | Hockley County | 62.1 |
| 63 | Smith County | 61.8 |
| 64 | Hunt County | 61.7 |
| 65 | Runnels County | 61.7 |
| 65 | Victoria County | 61.7 |
| 67 | Nacogdoches County | 61.5 |
| 68 | Waller County | 61.4 |
| 69 | Gregg County | 61.4 |
| 70 | Hopkins County | 61.4 |
| 71 | Wheeler County | 61.3 |
| 72 | Nueces County | 61.2 |
| 73 | Irion County | 61.2 |
| 74 | Titus County | 61.1 |
| 75 | Lynn County | 61.1 |
| 76 | Kleberg County | 61.1 |
| 77 | Gaines County | 61 |
| 78 | Stonewall County | 60.9 |
| 78 | Wharton County | 60.9 |
| 80 | Orange County | 60.9 |
| 81 | Matagorda County | 60.8 |
| 82 | Sherman County | 60.8 |
| 83 | Crockett County | 60.6 |
| 84 | Throckmorton County | 60.6 |
| 85 | Floyd County | 60.6 |
| 85 | Val Verde County | 60.6 |
| 87 | Borden County | 60.5 |
| 88 | Crosby County | 60.5 |
| 89 | Austin County | 60.5 |
| 90 | Hemphill County | 60.4 |
| 91 | Wilson County | 60.4 |
| 92 | Comanche County | 60.4 |
| 93 | Clay County | 60.3 |
| 94 | Navarro County | 60.3 |
| 95 | Harrison County | 60.3 |
| 96 | Yoakum County | 60.2 |
| 97 | Lamar County | 60.2 |
| 98 | Lamb County | 60.1 |
| 99 | Brewster County | 60.1 |
| 100 | Lee County | 59.9 |
| 101 | Callahan County | 59.7 |
| 102 | Kendall County | 59.7 |
| 103 | Archer County | 59.7 |
| 104 | Armstrong County | 59.5 |
| 105 | Motley County | 59.5 |
| 106 | Gonzales County | 59.4 |
| 107 | Lavaca County | 59.2 |
| 108 | Hidalgo County | 59.1 |
| 109 | Hale County | 59.1 |
| 110 | Nolan County | 59.1 |
| 111 | Haskell County | 59 |
| 112 | Wilbarger County | 59 |
| 113 | Hutchinson County | 59 |
| 113 | San Patricio County | 59 |
| 115 | Potter County | 58.9 |
| 116 | Burnet County | 58.9 |
| 117 | Caldwell County | 58.8 |
| 118 | Camp County | 58.8 |
| 119 | Glasscock County | 58.7 |
| 120 | Angelina County | 58.7 |
| 121 | Lipscomb County | 58.7 |
| 122 | Washington County | 58.6 |
| 123 | Fisher County | 58.5 |
| 124 | Knox County | 58.5 |
| 125 | Hardin County | 58.4 |
| 126 | Milam County | 58.3 |
| 127 | Maverick County | 58.1 |
| 128 | Franklin County | 58.1 |
| 129 | Jim Hogg County | 58.1 |
| 130 | Cameron County | 58 |
| 130 | McCulloch County | 58 |
| 132 | Burleson County | 58 |
| 133 | Cottle County | 57.9 |
| 134 | Cochran County | 57.9 |
| 135 | Brooks County | 57.8 |
| 136 | Delta County | 57.7 |
| 137 | Gray County | 57.6 |
| 138 | Presidio County | 57.4 |
| 139 | Robertson County | 57.2 |
| 140 | Van Zandt County | 56.9 |
| 141 | Blanco County | 56.9 |
| 142 | Starr County | 56.8 |
| 143 | Reeves County | 56.8 |
| 144 | Hill County | 56.7 |
| 145 | Shelby County | 56.7 |
| 146 | Colorado County | 56.7 |
| 146 | Eastland County | 56.7 |
| 148 | Upshur County | 56.6 |
| 149 | Brown County | 56.6 |
| 150 | Atascosa County | 56.6 |
| 151 | Mills County | 56.5 |
| 152 | Fayette County | 56.4 |
| 153 | Uvalde County | 56.4 |
| 154 | Hood County | 56.4 |
| 155 | Jefferson County | 56.3 |
| 155 | Terry County | 56.3 |
| 157 | Coryell County | 56.1 |
| 158 | Palo Pinto County | 55.9 |
| 159 | Sterling County | 55.9 |
| 160 | Schleicher County | 55.7 |
| 161 | King County | 55.6 |
| 162 | Kerr County | 55.5 |
| 163 | Jim Wells County | 55.5 |
| 164 | Willacy County | 55.4 |
| 165 | Zavala County | 55.3 |
| 166 | Howard County | 55.3 |
| 167 | Hall County | 55.2 |
| 168 | Panola County | 55.1 |
| 169 | Bowie County | 55.1 |
| 170 | Kinney County | 55 |
| 171 | Fannin County | 55 |
| 172 | Dickens County | 54.9 |
| 173 | Liberty County | 54.9 |
| 174 | Gillespie County | 54.9 |
| 175 | Morris County | 54.8 |
| 176 | Stephens County | 54.7 |
| 177 | Jackson County | 54.7 |
| 177 | Kimble County | 54.7 |
| 179 | Briscoe County | 54.7 |
| 180 | Bandera County | 54.6 |
| 181 | Lampasas County | 54.3 |
| 182 | Menard County | 54.2 |
| 183 | Hamilton County | 54.1 |
| 184 | Henderson County | 54 |
| 185 | Edwards County | 53.9 |
| 185 | Pecos County | 53.9 |
| 187 | Medina County | 53.9 |
| 188 | Baylor County | 53.9 |
| 189 | Crane County | 53.8 |
| 190 | Jasper County | 53.7 |
| 191 | Cherokee County | 53.7 |
| 192 | Coleman County | 53.6 |
| 193 | Scurry County | 53.5 |
| 194 | Mitchell County | 53.4 |
| 195 | Bailey County | 53.1 |
| 196 | Rusk County | 52.9 |
| 197 | Zapata County | 52.8 |
| 198 | McMullen County | 52.7 |
| 199 | Oldham County | 52.7 |
| 200 | Refugio County | 52.6 |
| 201 | Rains County | 52.6 |
| 202 | Coke County | 52.6 |
| 202 | Montague County | 52.6 |
| 204 | Swisher County | 52.5 |
| 205 | San Jacinto County | 52.3 |
| 206 | DeWitt County | 52.1 |
| 207 | Bosque County | 52 |
| 208 | Donley County | 52 |
| 209 | Frio County | 51.7 |
| 210 | Madison County | 51.5 |
| 211 | San Saba County | 51.5 |
| 212 | Dawson County | 51.5 |
| 213 | Leon County | 51.4 |
| 214 | Upton County | 51.2 |
| 215 | Cass County | 51.2 |
| 216 | Grimes County | 50.9 |
| 217 | Goliad County | 50.7 |
| 218 | Newton County | 50.7 |
| 219 | Aransas County | 50.4 |
| 220 | Marion County | 49.9 |
| 221 | Red River County | 49.7 |
| 222 | Jeff Davis County | 49.5 |
| 223 | Limestone County | 49.5 |
| 223 | San Augustine County | 49.5 |
| 225 | Culberson County | 49.4 |
| 226 | Falls County | 49.2 |
| 227 | Freestone County | 49.1 |
| 228 | Polk County | 48.9 |
| 229 | Llano County | 48.7 |
| 230 | Jack County | 48.5 |
| 231 | Trinity County | 48.5 |
| 232 | Hudspeth County | 48.3 |
| 233 | Duval County | 47.5 |
| 234 | Wood County | 47.4 |
| 235 | Walker County | 47 |
| 236 | Sabine County | 46.5 |
| 237 | Anderson County | 46.3 |
| 238 | Dimmit County | 46.1 |
| 239 | Childress County | 46.1 |
| 240 | Bee County | 45.9 |
| 241 | Mason County | 45.8 |
| 242 | Kent County | 45.1 |
| 243 | Kenedy County | 44.8 |
| 244 | Karnes County | 44.7 |
| 245 | Houston County | 44.5 |
| 246 | Concho County | 43.6 |
| 247 | Garza County | 43.4 |
| 248 | Tyler County | 43.2 |
| 249 | Live Oak County | 43 |
| 250 | Hartley County | 42.7 |
| 251 | Jones County | 40.7 |
| 252 | Terrell County | 40.2 |
| 253 | La Salle County | 39.5 |
| 254 | Real County | 32.5 |