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

Galena Park, TX had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 255 cities in 2021, at 12.1%. Dripping Springs, TX had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 5% and the figure for Texas was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.1Galena Park, TX
Lowest1.2Dripping Springs, TX
Median5255 cities
Texas5.4History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Galena Park, TX: 12.1 %Galena Park, TX12.1Robstown, TX: 11.8 %Robstown, TX11.8Rio Grande City, TX: 10.9 %Rio Grande City, TX10.9Killeen, TX: 10.6 %Killeen, TX10.6Baytown, TX: 10.4 %Baytown, TX10.4Roma, TX: 10.2 %Roma, TX10.2Liberty Hill, TX: 10.2 %Liberty Hill, TX10.2Bay City, TX: 10.1 %Bay City, TX10.1Raymondville, TX: 10 %Raymondville, TX10Pasadena, TX: 10 %Pasadena, TX10Alamo, TX: 9.9 %Alamo, TX9.9Alton, TX: 9.9 %Alton, TX9.9Mineral Wells, TX: 9.4 %Mineral Wells, TX9.4Clute, TX: 9.4 %Clute, TX9.4South Houston, TX: 9.3 %South Houston, TX9.3Horizon City, TX: 9.2 %Horizon City, TX9.2Mission, TX: 9.2 %Mission, TX9.2Nacogdoches, TX: 9.1 %Nacogdoches, TX9.1Jacksonville, TX: 9 %Jacksonville, TX9Beeville, TX: 8.8 %Beeville, TX8.8Iowa Colony, TX: 8.8 %Iowa Colony, TX8.8Glenn Heights, TX: 8.8 %Glenn Heights, TX8.8Balch Springs, TX: 8.7 %Balch Springs, TX8.7Forest Hill, TX: 8.6 %Forest Hill, TX8.6Port Arthur, TX: 8.5 %Port Arthur, TX8.5Mercedes, TX: 8.4 %Mercedes, TX8.4El Campo, TX: 8.4 %El Campo, TX8.4Santa Fe, TX: 8.2 %Santa Fe, TX8.2Orange, TX: 8.2 %Orange, TX8.2Marshall, TX: 8.1 %Marshall, TX8.1Lufkin, TX: 8 %Lufkin, TX8Palmview, TX: 8 %Palmview, TX8Freeport, TX: 7.8 %Freeport, TX7.8San Marcos, TX: 7.8 %San Marcos, TX7.8Duncanville, TX: 7.8 %Duncanville, TX7.8Helotes, TX: 7.8 %Helotes, TX7.8Hidalgo, TX: 7.6 %Hidalgo, TX7.6Stephenville, TX: 7.6 %Stephenville, TX7.6Texas City, TX: 7.6 %Texas City, TX7.6Denison, TX: 7.6 %Denison, TX7.6Galena Park, TX: 12.1 %Galena Park, TX12.1Robstown, TX: 11.8 %Robstown, TX11.8Rio Grande City, TX: 10.9 %Rio Grande City, TX10.9Killeen, TX: 10.6 %Killeen, TX10.6Baytown, TX: 10.4 %Baytown, TX10.4Roma, TX: 10.2 %Roma, TX10.2Liberty Hill, TX: 10.2 %Liberty Hill, TX10.2Bay City, TX: 10.1 %Bay City, TX10.1Raymondville, TX: 10 %Raymondville, TX10Pasadena, TX: 10 %Pasadena, TX10Alamo, TX: 9.9 %Alamo, TX9.9Alton, TX: 9.9 %Alton, TX9.9Mineral Wells, TX: 9.4 %Mineral Wells, TX9.4Clute, TX: 9.4 %Clute, TX9.4South Houston, TX: 9.3 %South Houston, TX9.3Horizon City, TX: 9.2 %Horizon City, TX9.2Mission, TX: 9.2 %Mission, TX9.2Nacogdoches, TX: 9.1 %Nacogdoches, TX9.1Jacksonville, TX: 9 %Jacksonville, TX9Beeville, TX: 8.8 %Beeville, TX8.8Iowa Colony, TX: 8.8 %Iowa Colony, TX8.8Glenn Heights, TX: 8.8 %Glenn Heights, TX8.8Balch Springs, TX: 8.7 %Balch Springs, TX8.7Forest Hill, TX: 8.6 %Forest Hill, TX8.6Port Arthur, TX: 8.5 %Port Arthur, TX8.5Mercedes, TX: 8.4 %Mercedes, TX8.4El Campo, TX: 8.4 %El Campo, TX8.4Santa Fe, TX: 8.2 %Santa Fe, TX8.2Orange, TX: 8.2 %Orange, TX8.2Marshall, TX: 8.1 %Marshall, TX8.1Lufkin, TX: 8 %Lufkin, TX8Palmview, TX: 8 %Palmview, TX8Freeport, TX: 7.8 %Freeport, TX7.8San Marcos, TX: 7.8 %San Marcos, TX7.8Duncanville, TX: 7.8 %Duncanville, TX7.8Helotes, TX: 7.8 %Helotes, TX7.8Hidalgo, TX: 7.6 %Hidalgo, TX7.6Stephenville, TX: 7.6 %Stephenville, TX7.6Texas City, TX: 7.6 %Texas City, TX7.6Denison, TX: 7.6 %Denison, TX7.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Galena Park, TX12.1
2Robstown, TX11.8
3Rio Grande City, TX10.9
4Killeen, TX10.6
5Baytown, TX10.4
6Roma, TX10.2
7Liberty Hill, TX10.2
8Bay City, TX10.1
9Raymondville, TX10
10Pasadena, TX10
11Alamo, TX9.9
12Alton, TX9.9
13Mineral Wells, TX9.4
14Clute, TX9.4
15South Houston, TX9.3
16Horizon City, TX9.2
17Mission, TX9.2
18Nacogdoches, TX9.1
19Jacksonville, TX9
20Beeville, TX8.8
21Iowa Colony, TX8.8
22Glenn Heights, TX8.8
23Balch Springs, TX8.7
24Forest Hill, TX8.6
25Port Arthur, TX8.5
26Mercedes, TX8.4
27El Campo, TX8.4
28Santa Fe, TX8.2
29Orange, TX8.2
30Marshall, TX8.1
31Lufkin, TX8
32Palmview, TX8
33Freeport, TX7.8
34San Marcos, TX7.8
35Duncanville, TX7.8
36Helotes, TX7.8
37Hidalgo, TX7.6
38Stephenville, TX7.6
39Texas City, TX7.6
40Denison, TX7.6
41DeSoto, TX7.5
42Little Elm, TX7.3
43Seagoville, TX7.3
44Humble, TX7.2
45Borger, TX7.2
46Eagle Pass, TX7.1
47Galveston, TX7.1
48Lancaster, TX7.1
49Bonham, TX7.1
50Cedar Hill, TX7
51Gainesville, TX7
51Temple, TX7
53Sweetwater, TX7
54La Marque, TX6.8
55Levelland, TX6.8
56Big Spring, TX6.8
57El Paso, TX6.7
58Pharr, TX6.6
59Edinburg, TX6.6
60Houston, TX6.6
61Fate, TX6.5
62Dayton, TX6.4
63Copperas Cove, TX6.4
64Webster, TX6.4
65Brownsville, TX6.4
66Odessa, TX6.3
67Katy, TX6.2
68San Juan, TX6.2
69Forney, TX6.2
70Georgetown, TX6.2
71Donna, TX6.2
72Sachse, TX6
73Elgin, TX6
74Weslaco, TX6
75Missouri City, TX6
76Stafford, TX6
77Hewitt, TX6
77Socorro, TX6
79Crowley, TX5.9
79West University Place, TX5.9
81Harlingen, TX5.9
82Taylor, TX5.9
83Plainview, TX5.9
84Lake Jackson, TX5.9
84McAllen, TX5.9
84San Antonio, TX5.9
87Mont Belvieu, TX5.8
88Murphy, TX5.8
89Greenville, TX5.8
90Corpus Christi, TX5.8
90Northlake, TX5.8
92Hutto, TX5.8
93Corsicana, TX5.8
94Selma, TX5.8
95Laredo, TX5.7
96Grapevine, TX5.7
97Arlington, TX5.6
98Kingsville, TX5.6
99Lago Vista, TX5.6
100Fulshear, TX5.5
100Texarkana, TX5.5
102Fort Worth, TX5.5
102Robinson, TX5.5
102Schertz, TX5.5
105Brownwood, TX5.5
106Brenham, TX5.5
106Garland, TX5.5
108Sulphur Springs, TX5.5
109Gatesville, TX5.4
110La Porte, TX5.4
111Friendswood, TX5.4
112Beaumont, TX5.4
113Universal City, TX5.3
114Seguin, TX5.2
115Pampa, TX5.2
116Deer Park, TX5.2
117Cibolo, TX5.2
117Grand Prairie, TX5.2
117Huntsville, TX5.2
120Wichita Falls, TX5.2
121Dallas, TX5.1
121Sugar Land, TX5.1
123Denton, TX5.1
124Bryan, TX5.1
125Rockport, TX5.1
126Terrell, TX5
127Henderson, TX5
128Kilgore, TX5
129Groves, TX5
130Live Oak, TX5
131Waco, TX4.9
132Colleyville, TX4.9
133Del Rio, TX4.9
133Tyler, TX4.9
133Wylie, TX4.9
136Rosenberg, TX4.9
137Leon Valley, TX4.8
138Richardson, TX4.8
139San Benito, TX4.8
140Pflugerville, TX4.7
141Euless, TX4.7
142Victoria, TX4.7
143Granbury, TX4.7
144Mesquite, TX4.7
145Azle, TX4.6
146Pleasanton, TX4.6
147Dickinson, TX4.6
148Trophy Club, TX4.5
149Harker Heights, TX4.5
150Hereford, TX4.5
151Austin, TX4.5
152Port Lavaca, TX4.5
153Irving, TX4.4
154Athens, TX4.4
155Bedford, TX4.4
155Mansfield, TX4.4
157Saginaw, TX4.3
158Lubbock, TX4.3
158Tomball, TX4.3
160Benbrook, TX4.2
160Watauga, TX4.2
162University Park, TX4.2
163College Station, TX4.2
163Round Rock, TX4.2
163White Settlement, TX4.2
166Mount Pleasant, TX4.2
167Allen, TX4.2
168Burkburnett, TX4.1
168Plano, TX4.1
170Rowlett, TX4.1
171Converse, TX4.1
172Frisco, TX4.1
173New Braunfels, TX4.1
174Ennis, TX4
175Bastrop, TX4
176Leander, TX4
177League City, TX4
178Weatherford, TX4
179Lewisville, TX3.9
179The Colony, TX3.9
181San Elizario, TX3.9
182Prosper, TX3.8
183Flower Mound, TX3.8
184Haltom City, TX3.8
185Kaufman, TX3.8
186San Angelo, TX3.8
186Seabrook, TX3.8
188Kyle, TX3.7
189Manor, TX3.7
190Longview, TX3.7
190Melissa, TX3.7
192Fredericksburg, TX3.7
193Burleson, TX3.7
194Port Neches, TX3.6
194Richmond, TX3.6
196Palestine, TX3.6
197Amarillo, TX3.6
197Belton, TX3.6
199Canyon, TX3.6
199Princeton, TX3.6
201Conroe, TX3.6
202Alvin, TX3.6
203Carrollton, TX3.6
203Paris, TX3.6
205McKinney, TX3.6
205Pearland, TX3.6
207North Richland Hills, TX3.5
208Heath, TX3.5
209Fair Oaks Ranch, TX3.5
209Sherman, TX3.5
211Kennedale, TX3.3
212Snyder, TX3.3
213Highland Village, TX3.3
213Uvalde, TX3.3
215Manvel, TX3.3
215Midlothian, TX3.3
217Hurst, TX3.2
218Roanoke, TX3.2
219Portland, TX3.2
220Alice, TX3.2
220Sanger, TX3.2
222Abilene, TX3.1
223Buda, TX3.1
224Addison, TX3.1
225Keller, TX3
226Cedar Park, TX3
227Midland, TX2.9
228Josephine, TX2.9
229Bellmead, TX2.9
230Rockwall, TX2.8
231Cleburne, TX2.8
232Andrews, TX2.8
233Fairview, TX2.6
234Waxahachie, TX2.6
235Farmers Branch, TX2.5
236Nederland, TX2.5
237Coppell, TX2.4
238Kerrville, TX2.4
238Lumberton, TX2.4
240Bellaire, TX2.4
241Lakeway, TX2.3
242Corinth, TX2.3
243Dumas, TX2.3
244Southlake, TX2.2
245Anna, TX2.1
246Red Oak, TX2.1
247Angleton, TX2.1
248Boerne, TX2
249Lavon, TX2
250Ingleside, TX2

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About this ranking

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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/texas-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Galena Park, TX, with 12.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dripping Springs, TX, with 1.2% in 2021.

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