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Cities in Texas by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Galena Park, TX had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 256 cities in 2024, at 15.4%. Snyder, TX had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Texas was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.4Galena Park, TX
Lowest1.3Snyder, TX
Median4.8256 cities
Texas5.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Galena Park, TX: 15.4 %Galena Park, TX15.4Bay City, TX: 13.3 %Bay City, TX13.3Roma, TX: 12.4 %Roma, TX12.4Huntsville, TX: 10.9 %Huntsville, TX10.9Port Lavaca, TX: 10.6 %Port Lavaca, TX10.6Baytown, TX: 10.2 %Baytown, TX10.2Killeen, TX: 9.7 %Killeen, TX9.7Bonham, TX: 9.4 %Bonham, TX9.4Alamo, TX: 9.4 %Alamo, TX9.4Seabrook, TX: 9.2 %Seabrook, TX9.2Horizon City, TX: 9.1 %Horizon City, TX9.1Raymondville, TX: 9.1 %Raymondville, TX9.1DeSoto, TX: 8.9 %DeSoto, TX8.9Hidalgo, TX: 8.8 %Hidalgo, TX8.8Kingsville, TX: 8.6 %Kingsville, TX8.6Pasadena, TX: 8.6 %Pasadena, TX8.6Clute, TX: 8.6 %Clute, TX8.6Santa Fe, TX: 8.5 %Santa Fe, TX8.5Port Arthur, TX: 8.4 %Port Arthur, TX8.4Alton, TX: 8.3 %Alton, TX8.3South Houston, TX: 8.3 %South Houston, TX8.3Balch Springs, TX: 8.3 %Balch Springs, TX8.3Nacogdoches, TX: 8.2 %Nacogdoches, TX8.2Robstown, TX: 8.2 %Robstown, TX8.2Marshall, TX: 8.1 %Marshall, TX8.1Gainesville, TX: 8.1 %Gainesville, TX8.1Lake Jackson, TX: 8 %Lake Jackson, TX8Mission, TX: 7.8 %Mission, TX7.8Orange, TX: 7.7 %Orange, TX7.7Terrell, TX: 7.6 %Terrell, TX7.6Copperas Cove, TX: 7.6 %Copperas Cove, TX7.6Heath, TX: 7.5 %Heath, TX7.5San Juan, TX: 7.5 %San Juan, TX7.5Katy, TX: 7.4 %Katy, TX7.4Port Neches, TX: 7.4 %Port Neches, TX7.4Cedar Hill, TX: 7.4 %Cedar Hill, TX7.4Stephenville, TX: 7.3 %Stephenville, TX7.3San Benito, TX: 7.3 %San Benito, TX7.3Bastrop, TX: 7.2 %Bastrop, TX7.2Lancaster, TX: 7.2 %Lancaster, TX7.2Galena Park, TX: 15.4 %Galena Park, TX15.4Bay City, TX: 13.3 %Bay City, TX13.3Roma, TX: 12.4 %Roma, TX12.4Huntsville, TX: 10.9 %Huntsville, TX10.9Port Lavaca, TX: 10.6 %Port Lavaca, TX10.6Baytown, TX: 10.2 %Baytown, TX10.2Killeen, TX: 9.7 %Killeen, TX9.7Bonham, TX: 9.4 %Bonham, TX9.4Alamo, TX: 9.4 %Alamo, TX9.4Seabrook, TX: 9.2 %Seabrook, TX9.2Horizon City, TX: 9.1 %Horizon City, TX9.1Raymondville, TX: 9.1 %Raymondville, TX9.1DeSoto, TX: 8.9 %DeSoto, TX8.9Hidalgo, TX: 8.8 %Hidalgo, TX8.8Kingsville, TX: 8.6 %Kingsville, TX8.6Pasadena, TX: 8.6 %Pasadena, TX8.6Clute, TX: 8.6 %Clute, TX8.6Santa Fe, TX: 8.5 %Santa Fe, TX8.5Port Arthur, TX: 8.4 %Port Arthur, TX8.4Alton, TX: 8.3 %Alton, TX8.3South Houston, TX: 8.3 %South Houston, TX8.3Balch Springs, TX: 8.3 %Balch Springs, TX8.3Nacogdoches, TX: 8.2 %Nacogdoches, TX8.2Robstown, TX: 8.2 %Robstown, TX8.2Marshall, TX: 8.1 %Marshall, TX8.1Gainesville, TX: 8.1 %Gainesville, TX8.1Lake Jackson, TX: 8 %Lake Jackson, TX8Mission, TX: 7.8 %Mission, TX7.8Orange, TX: 7.7 %Orange, TX7.7Terrell, TX: 7.6 %Terrell, TX7.6Copperas Cove, TX: 7.6 %Copperas Cove, TX7.6Heath, TX: 7.5 %Heath, TX7.5San Juan, TX: 7.5 %San Juan, TX7.5Katy, TX: 7.4 %Katy, TX7.4Port Neches, TX: 7.4 %Port Neches, TX7.4Cedar Hill, TX: 7.4 %Cedar Hill, TX7.4Stephenville, TX: 7.3 %Stephenville, TX7.3San Benito, TX: 7.3 %San Benito, TX7.3Bastrop, TX: 7.2 %Bastrop, TX7.2Lancaster, TX: 7.2 %Lancaster, TX7.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Galena Park, TX15.4+1.2 pts
2Bay City, TX13.3+1.5 pts
3Roma, TX12.4-0.8 pts
4Huntsville, TX10.9+1.9 pts
5Port Lavaca, TX10.6+4.3 pts
6Baytown, TX10.2+1.2 pts
7Killeen, TX9.7-0.9 pts
8Bonham, TX9.4+1.3 pts
9Alamo, TX9.4+0.2 pts
10Seabrook, TX9.2+5.9 pts
11Horizon City, TX9.1-1 pts
12Raymondville, TX9.1-1.5 pts
13DeSoto, TX8.9+1.4 pts
14Hidalgo, TX8.8+1.6 pts
15Kingsville, TX8.60 pts
16Pasadena, TX8.6-0.1 pts
17Clute, TX8.6-0.6 pts
18Santa Fe, TX8.5+0.6 pts
19Port Arthur, TX8.4+0.5 pts
20Alton, TX8.3-0.3 pts
21South Houston, TX8.3-1 pts
22Balch Springs, TX8.3-0 pts
23Nacogdoches, TX8.2-0.6 pts
24Robstown, TX8.2-3.4 pts
25Marshall, TX8.1+0.3 pts
26Gainesville, TX8.1-0.2 pts
27Lake Jackson, TX8+0.9 pts
28Mission, TX7.8-0.9 pts
29Orange, TX7.7-1.7 pts
30Terrell, TX7.6+3.4 pts
31Copperas Cove, TX7.6+0.1 pts
32Heath, TX7.5+4.1 pts
33San Juan, TX7.5+0.8 pts
34Katy, TX7.4+2 pts
35Port Neches, TX7.4+1.6 pts
36Cedar Hill, TX7.4+0.1 pts
37Stephenville, TX7.3+0.5 pts
38San Benito, TX7.3+1.8 pts
39Bastrop, TX7.2+1.2 pts
40Lancaster, TX7.2+0.4 pts
41Pharr, TX7.2+0.4 pts
42Dayton, TX7.2-0.5 pts
43Duncanville, TX7.1-0.2 pts
43Weslaco, TX7.1-0.5 pts
45Leon Valley, TX7.1+0.2 pts
46Richmond, TX7+1.3 pts
47Palestine, TX7+0.3 pts
48Lufkin, TX70 pts
49Houston, TX7+0.3 pts
50Sweetwater, TX6.9+1 pts
51Cibolo, TX6.8+0.2 pts
52Rio Grande City, TX6.8-3.1 pts
53Mercedes, TX6.8-1.5 pts
54Plainview, TX6.7+0.9 pts
55Eagle Pass, TX6.7-1 pts
56Temple, TX6.6-0.6 pts
57Lago Vista, TX6.6-0.2 pts
57Little Elm, TX6.6+0.3 pts
59Big Spring, TX6.6+0.3 pts
60Robinson, TX6.6+0.7 pts
61Webster, TX6.5+2 pts
62Mineral Wells, TX6.5-2.7 pts
63Texas City, TX6.5-0.8 pts
64Corsicana, TX6.4+1.1 pts
64El Campo, TX6.4-2.3 pts
66Beaumont, TX6.4+1 pts
67Jacksonville, TX6.4-2.3 pts
68Schertz, TX6.2+0.5 pts
69Dickinson, TX6.2+0.1 pts
70La Marque, TX6.2+0.3 pts
70San Antonio, TX6.2+0.3 pts
72Brownsville, TX6.2+0.1 pts
73Pampa, TX6.1+0.3 pts
74Edinburg, TX6.1-0.5 pts
75Rockport, TX6.1-1.7 pts
76Red Oak, TX6+1.3 pts
77El Paso, TX6-0.2 pts
78McAllen, TX6+0.5 pts
79Odessa, TX5.9+0.5 pts
80Forney, TX5.9+0.7 pts
81West University Place, TX5.9-0.1 pts
82Rosenberg, TX5.9+0.8 pts
83Deer Park, TX5.8+0.9 pts
84Fair Oaks Ranch, TX5.8+0.1 pts
85Manvel, TX5.8-1.7 pts
85Stafford, TX5.8+0.3 pts
87Galveston, TX5.8-1 pts
88Arlington, TX5.70 pts
89Greenville, TX5.7-0.5 pts
90Manor, TX5.7-1.3 pts
91Freeport, TX5.7-0.1 pts
92Prosper, TX5.6+0.7 pts
93Euless, TX5.5+0.5 pts
94La Porte, TX5.4+0.6 pts
95Fate, TX5.4-0.8 pts
96Laredo, TX5.4-0 pts
97Mesquite, TX5.4+0.6 pts
98Donna, TX5.4+0.7 pts
99Paris, TX5.3-0.1 pts
100Pflugerville, TX5.3+0.1 pts
100Universal City, TX5.3+1 pts
102Glenn Heights, TX5.3-1.6 pts
103Texarkana, TX5.2+0.7 pts
104Grand Prairie, TX5.2+0.1 pts
105Harlingen, TX5.2+0.1 pts
106Lubbock, TX5.2+0.4 pts
106San Marcos, TX5.2-0.9 pts
108Sachse, TX5.2-0.1 pts
109Beeville, TX5.1-2.4 pts
110College Station, TX5.1+0.3 pts
110Denton, TX5.1-0.1 pts
110Palmview, TX5.1-0.4 pts
113Corpus Christi, TX5.1-0.3 pts
113Watauga, TX5.1+0.5 pts
115Sulphur Springs, TX5-1.4 pts
116Bryan, TX50 pts
116Richardson, TX5+0.2 pts
118Helotes, TX5-1 pts
119Roanoke, TX5+1 pts
120Humble, TX4.9-1.8 pts
120Missouri City, TX4.9-0.1 pts
122Del Rio, TX4.9+0.9 pts
122Live Oak, TX4.9+0.7 pts
124Dallas, TX4.9-0 pts
124Georgetown, TX4.9-0.3 pts
124Iowa Colony, TX4.9-0.9 pts
127Brownwood, TX4.8+0.8 pts
128Socorro, TX4.8-0.4 pts
129Fort Worth, TX4.8-0.1 pts
130Garland, TX4.8-0.1 pts
131Selma, TX4.8+0.9 pts
132Bedford, TX4.80 pts
133Forest Hill, TX4.7-0.9 pts
134Austin, TX4.7+0.2 pts
135Nederland, TX4.7+1.2 pts
136Victoria, TX4.70 pts
137Grapevine, TX4.7+0.5 pts
138Seagoville, TX4.6-0.5 pts
139Levelland, TX4.6-1.1 pts
139Waco, TX4.6+0.2 pts
141Denison, TX4.6-0.4 pts
142Saginaw, TX4.6+0.6 pts
143Frisco, TX4.6+0.4 pts
144Cedar Park, TX4.5+0.5 pts
145Tyler, TX4.5-0.2 pts
146Gatesville, TX4.5-0.5 pts
147Irving, TX4.5+0.2 pts
148Rockwall, TX4.4+0.6 pts
149Friendswood, TX4.4-0.4 pts
150Seguin, TX4.4+0.8 pts
151Fairview, TX4.4+1.8 pts
152Athens, TX4.3+1.4 pts
153Lewisville, TX4.3+0.6 pts
154Fredericksburg, TX4.3-0.3 pts
155Benbrook, TX4.3+0.4 pts
156Elgin, TX4.2-1.5 pts
156Hewitt, TX4.2-1.7 pts
158Henderson, TX4.2-0.9 pts
159New Braunfels, TX4.2+0.5 pts
160Murphy, TX4.2+0.1 pts
160Northlake, TX4.2-2 pts
162Alvin, TX4.2-0.3 pts
162Hereford, TX4.2+0.2 pts
164Azle, TX4.1+0.5 pts
165Anna, TX4.1+0.4 pts
165Sugar Land, TX4.1-0.4 pts
167Alice, TX4.1-0.1 pts
168Groves, TX4.1-0.3 pts
168Taylor, TX4.1-0.7 pts
170The Colony, TX4.1+0.2 pts
171Rowlett, TX4+0.2 pts
172Plano, TX4-0.1 pts
173Mont Belvieu, TX4+1.2 pts
174Wylie, TX4+0.1 pts
175Highland Village, TX4+0.6 pts
176San Angelo, TX3.9+0.7 pts
177Mansfield, TX3.9+0.3 pts
177Midlothian, TX3.9+0.4 pts
179Conroe, TX3.9+0.6 pts
180Harker Heights, TX3.9-0.8 pts
181League City, TX3.8+0.3 pts
182Round Rock, TX3.8+0.2 pts
183Wichita Falls, TX3.8+0.3 pts
184Andrews, TX3.7+1.5 pts
185Allen, TX3.7-0.6 pts
186McKinney, TX3.7+0.2 pts
187Bellaire, TX3.7+0.7 pts
188Haltom City, TX3.6-0.1 pts
189Melissa, TX3.6-0.1 pts
190Lavon, TX3.6+0.9 pts
191University Park, TX3.6-0.3 pts
192Borger, TX3.6+1.5 pts
192Crowley, TX3.6-1.4 pts
194Lakeway, TX3.5+0.2 pts
195Midland, TX3.5-0.1 pts
196Brenham, TX3.5+0.7 pts
197Boerne, TX3.5+0.8 pts
197Burkburnett, TX3.5-1.3 pts
197Burleson, TX3.5-0.4 pts
200Dumas, TX3.4+1.4 pts
201Buda, TX3.4-0.6 pts
202Hutto, TX3.4-0.8 pts
203Dripping Springs, TX3.4+0.3 pts
203White Settlement, TX3.4+0.9 pts
205San Elizario, TX3.4+0.1 pts
206Amarillo, TX3.4-0.2 pts
207Flower Mound, TX3.4+0.1 pts
208Kaufman, TX3.4-1.5 pts
208Leander, TX3.4+0.2 pts
210Carrollton, TX3.3+0.1 pts
210Tomball, TX3.3-0.3 pts
212Kilgore, TX3.3-0.6 pts
213Pearland, TX3.3+0.2 pts
214North Richland Hills, TX3.3+0.4 pts
215Weatherford, TX3.2-0 pts
216Portland, TX3.2+0.4 pts
217Converse, TX3.2-0.3 pts
218Canyon, TX3.2+1.3 pts
219Longview, TX3.1-0.2 pts
220Kyle, TX3.1+0.7 pts
221Abilene, TX3+0.3 pts
222Waxahachie, TX3+0.4 pts
223Pleasanton, TX3-2.1 pts
224Colleyville, TX3-0.8 pts
225Ennis, TX2.9-0.1 pts
226Kerrville, TX2.9+0.8 pts
227Fulshear, TX2.8-1.6 pts
228Addison, TX2.80 pts
228Celina, TX2.8-0.1 pts
230Liberty Hill, TX2.8-0.8 pts
231Hurst, TX2.8-0.3 pts
232Southlake, TX2.7-0.3 pts
233Keller, TX2.7-0.3 pts
234Granbury, TX2.7-0.5 pts
235Town of Pecos, TX2.6-1.2 pts
236Coppell, TX2.6+0.6 pts
237Belton, TX2.6+0.2 pts
238Sherman, TX2.6-0.7 pts
239Princeton, TX2.5+0.5 pts
240Lumberton, TX2.5-0.9 pts
241Mount Pleasant, TX2.5-0.7 pts
242Kennedale, TX2.4-0.1 pts
243Lockhart, TX2.3+0.7 pts
244Bellmead, TX2.1-0.5 pts
245Ingleside, TX2.1+1.1 pts
246Cleburne, TX2+0.2 pts
247Trophy Club, TX2-1.9 pts
248Royse City, TX1.9+0.2 pts
249Farmers Branch, TX1.9-0.7 pts
250Corinth, TX1.9-0.1 pts

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Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Texas by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/texas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Galena Park, TX, with 15.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Snyder, TX, with 1.3% in 2024.

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