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

All 256 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/texas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Galena Park, TX | 15.4 |
| 2 | Bay City, TX | 13.3 |
| 3 | Roma, TX | 12.4 |
| 4 | Huntsville, TX | 10.9 |
| 5 | Port Lavaca, TX | 10.6 |
| 6 | Baytown, TX | 10.2 |
| 7 | Killeen, TX | 9.7 |
| 8 | Bonham, TX | 9.4 |
| 9 | Alamo, TX | 9.4 |
| 10 | Seabrook, TX | 9.2 |
| 11 | Horizon City, TX | 9.1 |
| 12 | Raymondville, TX | 9.1 |
| 13 | DeSoto, TX | 8.9 |
| 14 | Hidalgo, TX | 8.8 |
| 15 | Kingsville, TX | 8.6 |
| 16 | Pasadena, TX | 8.6 |
| 17 | Clute, TX | 8.6 |
| 18 | Santa Fe, TX | 8.5 |
| 19 | Port Arthur, TX | 8.4 |
| 20 | Alton, TX | 8.3 |
| 21 | South Houston, TX | 8.3 |
| 22 | Balch Springs, TX | 8.3 |
| 23 | Nacogdoches, TX | 8.2 |
| 24 | Robstown, TX | 8.2 |
| 25 | Marshall, TX | 8.1 |
| 26 | Gainesville, TX | 8.1 |
| 27 | Lake Jackson, TX | 8 |
| 28 | Mission, TX | 7.8 |
| 29 | Orange, TX | 7.7 |
| 30 | Terrell, TX | 7.6 |
| 31 | Copperas Cove, TX | 7.6 |
| 32 | Heath, TX | 7.5 |
| 33 | San Juan, TX | 7.5 |
| 34 | Katy, TX | 7.4 |
| 35 | Port Neches, TX | 7.4 |
| 36 | Cedar Hill, TX | 7.4 |
| 37 | Stephenville, TX | 7.3 |
| 38 | San Benito, TX | 7.3 |
| 39 | Bastrop, TX | 7.2 |
| 40 | Lancaster, TX | 7.2 |
| 41 | Pharr, TX | 7.2 |
| 42 | Dayton, TX | 7.2 |
| 43 | Duncanville, TX | 7.1 |
| 43 | Weslaco, TX | 7.1 |
| 45 | Leon Valley, TX | 7.1 |
| 46 | Richmond, TX | 7 |
| 47 | Palestine, TX | 7 |
| 48 | Lufkin, TX | 7 |
| 49 | Houston, TX | 7 |
| 50 | Sweetwater, TX | 6.9 |
| 51 | Cibolo, TX | 6.8 |
| 52 | Rio Grande City, TX | 6.8 |
| 53 | Mercedes, TX | 6.8 |
| 54 | Plainview, TX | 6.7 |
| 55 | Eagle Pass, TX | 6.7 |
| 56 | Temple, TX | 6.6 |
| 57 | Lago Vista, TX | 6.6 |
| 57 | Little Elm, TX | 6.6 |
| 59 | Big Spring, TX | 6.6 |
| 60 | Robinson, TX | 6.6 |
| 61 | Webster, TX | 6.5 |
| 62 | Mineral Wells, TX | 6.5 |
| 63 | Texas City, TX | 6.5 |
| 64 | Corsicana, TX | 6.4 |
| 64 | El Campo, TX | 6.4 |
| 66 | Beaumont, TX | 6.4 |
| 67 | Jacksonville, TX | 6.4 |
| 68 | Schertz, TX | 6.2 |
| 69 | Dickinson, TX | 6.2 |
| 70 | La Marque, TX | 6.2 |
| 70 | San Antonio, TX | 6.2 |
| 72 | Brownsville, TX | 6.2 |
| 73 | Pampa, TX | 6.1 |
| 74 | Edinburg, TX | 6.1 |
| 75 | Rockport, TX | 6.1 |
| 76 | Red Oak, TX | 6 |
| 77 | El Paso, TX | 6 |
| 78 | McAllen, TX | 6 |
| 79 | Odessa, TX | 5.9 |
| 80 | Forney, TX | 5.9 |
| 81 | West University Place, TX | 5.9 |
| 82 | Rosenberg, TX | 5.9 |
| 83 | Deer Park, TX | 5.8 |
| 84 | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 5.8 |
| 85 | Manvel, TX | 5.8 |
| 85 | Stafford, TX | 5.8 |
| 87 | Galveston, TX | 5.8 |
| 88 | Arlington, TX | 5.7 |
| 89 | Greenville, TX | 5.7 |
| 90 | Manor, TX | 5.7 |
| 91 | Freeport, TX | 5.7 |
| 92 | Prosper, TX | 5.6 |
| 93 | Euless, TX | 5.5 |
| 94 | La Porte, TX | 5.4 |
| 95 | Fate, TX | 5.4 |
| 96 | Laredo, TX | 5.4 |
| 97 | Mesquite, TX | 5.4 |
| 98 | Donna, TX | 5.4 |
| 99 | Paris, TX | 5.3 |
| 100 | Pflugerville, TX | 5.3 |
| 100 | Universal City, TX | 5.3 |
| 102 | Glenn Heights, TX | 5.3 |
| 103 | Texarkana, TX | 5.2 |
| 104 | Grand Prairie, TX | 5.2 |
| 105 | Harlingen, TX | 5.2 |
| 106 | Lubbock, TX | 5.2 |
| 106 | San Marcos, TX | 5.2 |
| 108 | Sachse, TX | 5.2 |
| 109 | Beeville, TX | 5.1 |
| 110 | College Station, TX | 5.1 |
| 110 | Denton, TX | 5.1 |
| 110 | Palmview, TX | 5.1 |
| 113 | Corpus Christi, TX | 5.1 |
| 113 | Watauga, TX | 5.1 |
| 115 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 5 |
| 116 | Bryan, TX | 5 |
| 116 | Richardson, TX | 5 |
| 118 | Helotes, TX | 5 |
| 119 | Roanoke, TX | 5 |
| 120 | Humble, TX | 4.9 |
| 120 | Missouri City, TX | 4.9 |
| 122 | Del Rio, TX | 4.9 |
| 122 | Live Oak, TX | 4.9 |
| 124 | Dallas, TX | 4.9 |
| 124 | Georgetown, TX | 4.9 |
| 124 | Iowa Colony, TX | 4.9 |
| 127 | Brownwood, TX | 4.8 |
| 128 | Socorro, TX | 4.8 |
| 129 | Fort Worth, TX | 4.8 |
| 130 | Garland, TX | 4.8 |
| 131 | Selma, TX | 4.8 |
| 132 | Bedford, TX | 4.8 |
| 133 | Forest Hill, TX | 4.7 |
| 134 | Austin, TX | 4.7 |
| 135 | Nederland, TX | 4.7 |
| 136 | Victoria, TX | 4.7 |
| 137 | Grapevine, TX | 4.7 |
| 138 | Seagoville, TX | 4.6 |
| 139 | Levelland, TX | 4.6 |
| 139 | Waco, TX | 4.6 |
| 141 | Denison, TX | 4.6 |
| 142 | Saginaw, TX | 4.6 |
| 143 | Frisco, TX | 4.6 |
| 144 | Cedar Park, TX | 4.5 |
| 145 | Tyler, TX | 4.5 |
| 146 | Gatesville, TX | 4.5 |
| 147 | Irving, TX | 4.5 |
| 148 | Rockwall, TX | 4.4 |
| 149 | Friendswood, TX | 4.4 |
| 150 | Seguin, TX | 4.4 |
| 151 | Fairview, TX | 4.4 |
| 152 | Athens, TX | 4.3 |
| 153 | Lewisville, TX | 4.3 |
| 154 | Fredericksburg, TX | 4.3 |
| 155 | Benbrook, TX | 4.3 |
| 156 | Elgin, TX | 4.2 |
| 156 | Hewitt, TX | 4.2 |
| 158 | Henderson, TX | 4.2 |
| 159 | New Braunfels, TX | 4.2 |
| 160 | Murphy, TX | 4.2 |
| 160 | Northlake, TX | 4.2 |
| 162 | Alvin, TX | 4.2 |
| 162 | Hereford, TX | 4.2 |
| 164 | Azle, TX | 4.1 |
| 165 | Anna, TX | 4.1 |
| 165 | Sugar Land, TX | 4.1 |
| 167 | Alice, TX | 4.1 |
| 168 | Groves, TX | 4.1 |
| 168 | Taylor, TX | 4.1 |
| 170 | The Colony, TX | 4.1 |
| 171 | Rowlett, TX | 4 |
| 172 | Plano, TX | 4 |
| 173 | Mont Belvieu, TX | 4 |
| 174 | Wylie, TX | 4 |
| 175 | Highland Village, TX | 4 |
| 176 | San Angelo, TX | 3.9 |
| 177 | Mansfield, TX | 3.9 |
| 177 | Midlothian, TX | 3.9 |
| 179 | Conroe, TX | 3.9 |
| 180 | Harker Heights, TX | 3.9 |
| 181 | League City, TX | 3.8 |
| 182 | Round Rock, TX | 3.8 |
| 183 | Wichita Falls, TX | 3.8 |
| 184 | Andrews, TX | 3.7 |
| 185 | Allen, TX | 3.7 |
| 186 | McKinney, TX | 3.7 |
| 187 | Bellaire, TX | 3.7 |
| 188 | Haltom City, TX | 3.6 |
| 189 | Melissa, TX | 3.6 |
| 190 | Lavon, TX | 3.6 |
| 191 | University Park, TX | 3.6 |
| 192 | Borger, TX | 3.6 |
| 192 | Crowley, TX | 3.6 |
| 194 | Lakeway, TX | 3.5 |
| 195 | Midland, TX | 3.5 |
| 196 | Brenham, TX | 3.5 |
| 197 | Boerne, TX | 3.5 |
| 197 | Burkburnett, TX | 3.5 |
| 197 | Burleson, TX | 3.5 |
| 200 | Dumas, TX | 3.4 |
| 201 | Buda, TX | 3.4 |
| 202 | Hutto, TX | 3.4 |
| 203 | Dripping Springs, TX | 3.4 |
| 203 | White Settlement, TX | 3.4 |
| 205 | San Elizario, TX | 3.4 |
| 206 | Amarillo, TX | 3.4 |
| 207 | Flower Mound, TX | 3.4 |
| 208 | Kaufman, TX | 3.4 |
| 208 | Leander, TX | 3.4 |
| 210 | Carrollton, TX | 3.3 |
| 210 | Tomball, TX | 3.3 |
| 212 | Kilgore, TX | 3.3 |
| 213 | Pearland, TX | 3.3 |
| 214 | North Richland Hills, TX | 3.3 |
| 215 | Weatherford, TX | 3.2 |
| 216 | Portland, TX | 3.2 |
| 217 | Converse, TX | 3.2 |
| 218 | Canyon, TX | 3.2 |
| 219 | Longview, TX | 3.1 |
| 220 | Kyle, TX | 3.1 |
| 221 | Abilene, TX | 3 |
| 222 | Waxahachie, TX | 3 |
| 223 | Pleasanton, TX | 3 |
| 224 | Colleyville, TX | 3 |
| 225 | Ennis, TX | 2.9 |
| 226 | Kerrville, TX | 2.9 |
| 227 | Fulshear, TX | 2.8 |
| 228 | Addison, TX | 2.8 |
| 228 | Celina, TX | 2.8 |
| 230 | Liberty Hill, TX | 2.8 |
| 231 | Hurst, TX | 2.8 |
| 232 | Southlake, TX | 2.7 |
| 233 | Keller, TX | 2.7 |
| 234 | Granbury, TX | 2.7 |
| 235 | Town of Pecos, TX | 2.6 |
| 236 | Coppell, TX | 2.6 |
| 237 | Belton, TX | 2.6 |
| 238 | Sherman, TX | 2.6 |
| 239 | Princeton, TX | 2.5 |
| 240 | Lumberton, TX | 2.5 |
| 241 | Mount Pleasant, TX | 2.5 |
| 242 | Kennedale, TX | 2.4 |
| 243 | Lockhart, TX | 2.3 |
| 244 | Bellmead, TX | 2.1 |
| 245 | Ingleside, TX | 2.1 |
| 246 | Cleburne, TX | 2 |
| 247 | Trophy Club, TX | 2 |
| 248 | Royse City, TX | 1.9 |
| 249 | Farmers Branch, TX | 1.9 |
| 250 | Corinth, TX | 1.9 |
| 251 | Josephine, TX | 1.8 |
| 252 | Angleton, TX | 1.7 |
| 253 | Providence Village, TX | 1.6 |
| 254 | Uvalde, TX | 1.4 |
| 255 | Sanger, TX | 1.4 |
| 256 | Snyder, TX | 1.3 |