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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 256 cities in 2022, at 14.3%. Royse City, TX had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Texas was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.3Galena Park, TX
Lowest1Royse City, TX
Median4.8256 cities
Texas5.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Galena Park, TX: 14.3 %Galena Park, TX14.3Roma, TX: 14 %Roma, TX14Raymondville, TX: 12.6 %Raymondville, TX12.6Bay City, TX: 11.1 %Bay City, TX11.1Killeen, TX: 10.9 %Killeen, TX10.9Liberty Hill, TX: 10.5 %Liberty Hill, TX10.5Robstown, TX: 10.3 %Robstown, TX10.3Horizon City, TX: 10 %Horizon City, TX10Alamo, TX: 9.4 %Alamo, TX9.4Alton, TX: 9.3 %Alton, TX9.3South Houston, TX: 9.2 %South Houston, TX9.2Baytown, TX: 9.2 %Baytown, TX9.2El Campo, TX: 9 %El Campo, TX9Huntsville, TX: 9 %Huntsville, TX9Rio Grande City, TX: 8.9 %Rio Grande City, TX8.9Marshall, TX: 8.9 %Marshall, TX8.9Pasadena, TX: 8.9 %Pasadena, TX8.9Mission, TX: 8.8 %Mission, TX8.8Orange, TX: 8.7 %Orange, TX8.7Balch Springs, TX: 8.6 %Balch Springs, TX8.6Glenn Heights, TX: 8.6 %Glenn Heights, TX8.6Clute, TX: 8.6 %Clute, TX8.6La Marque, TX: 8.5 %La Marque, TX8.5Northlake, TX: 8.5 %Northlake, TX8.5Mercedes, TX: 8.3 %Mercedes, TX8.3Nacogdoches, TX: 8.3 %Nacogdoches, TX8.3Kingsville, TX: 8.2 %Kingsville, TX8.2Mineral Wells, TX: 8.2 %Mineral Wells, TX8.2Port Arthur, TX: 8 %Port Arthur, TX8Jacksonville, TX: 7.9 %Jacksonville, TX7.9Beeville, TX: 7.9 %Beeville, TX7.9Santa Fe, TX: 7.9 %Santa Fe, TX7.9Hidalgo, TX: 7.8 %Hidalgo, TX7.8DeSoto, TX: 7.8 %DeSoto, TX7.8Corsicana, TX: 7.7 %Corsicana, TX7.7Duncanville, TX: 7.6 %Duncanville, TX7.6Copperas Cove, TX: 7.6 %Copperas Cove, TX7.6Iowa Colony, TX: 7.6 %Iowa Colony, TX7.6Forest Hill, TX: 7.6 %Forest Hill, TX7.6Stephenville, TX: 7.4 %Stephenville, TX7.4Galena Park, TX: 14.3 %Galena Park, TX14.3Roma, TX: 14 %Roma, TX14Raymondville, TX: 12.6 %Raymondville, TX12.6Bay City, TX: 11.1 %Bay City, TX11.1Killeen, TX: 10.9 %Killeen, TX10.9Liberty Hill, TX: 10.5 %Liberty Hill, TX10.5Robstown, TX: 10.3 %Robstown, TX10.3Horizon City, TX: 10 %Horizon City, TX10Alamo, TX: 9.4 %Alamo, TX9.4Alton, TX: 9.3 %Alton, TX9.3South Houston, TX: 9.2 %South Houston, TX9.2Baytown, TX: 9.2 %Baytown, TX9.2El Campo, TX: 9 %El Campo, TX9Huntsville, TX: 9 %Huntsville, TX9Rio Grande City, TX: 8.9 %Rio Grande City, TX8.9Marshall, TX: 8.9 %Marshall, TX8.9Pasadena, TX: 8.9 %Pasadena, TX8.9Mission, TX: 8.8 %Mission, TX8.8Orange, TX: 8.7 %Orange, TX8.7Balch Springs, TX: 8.6 %Balch Springs, TX8.6Glenn Heights, TX: 8.6 %Glenn Heights, TX8.6Clute, TX: 8.6 %Clute, TX8.6La Marque, TX: 8.5 %La Marque, TX8.5Northlake, TX: 8.5 %Northlake, TX8.5Mercedes, TX: 8.3 %Mercedes, TX8.3Nacogdoches, TX: 8.3 %Nacogdoches, TX8.3Kingsville, TX: 8.2 %Kingsville, TX8.2Mineral Wells, TX: 8.2 %Mineral Wells, TX8.2Port Arthur, TX: 8 %Port Arthur, TX8Jacksonville, TX: 7.9 %Jacksonville, TX7.9Beeville, TX: 7.9 %Beeville, TX7.9Santa Fe, TX: 7.9 %Santa Fe, TX7.9Hidalgo, TX: 7.8 %Hidalgo, TX7.8DeSoto, TX: 7.8 %DeSoto, TX7.8Corsicana, TX: 7.7 %Corsicana, TX7.7Duncanville, TX: 7.6 %Duncanville, TX7.6Copperas Cove, TX: 7.6 %Copperas Cove, TX7.6Iowa Colony, TX: 7.6 %Iowa Colony, TX7.6Forest Hill, TX: 7.6 %Forest Hill, TX7.6Stephenville, TX: 7.4 %Stephenville, TX7.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Galena Park, TX14.3+2.3 pts
2Roma, TX14+3.8 pts
3Raymondville, TX12.6+2.5 pts
4Bay City, TX11.1+1 pts
5Killeen, TX10.9+0.3 pts
6Liberty Hill, TX10.5+0.3 pts
7Robstown, TX10.3-1.5 pts
8Horizon City, TX10+0.8 pts
9Alamo, TX9.4-0.5 pts
10Alton, TX9.3-0.6 pts
11South Houston, TX9.2-0 pts
12Baytown, TX9.2-1.2 pts
13El Campo, TX9+0.6 pts
14Huntsville, TX9+3.8 pts
15Rio Grande City, TX8.9-2 pts
16Marshall, TX8.9+0.8 pts
17Pasadena, TX8.9-1.1 pts
18Mission, TX8.8-0.4 pts
19Orange, TX8.7+0.6 pts
20Balch Springs, TX8.6-0.1 pts
21Glenn Heights, TX8.6-0.2 pts
22Clute, TX8.6-0.8 pts
23La Marque, TX8.5+1.7 pts
24Northlake, TX8.5+2.7 pts
25Mercedes, TX8.3-0.1 pts
26Nacogdoches, TX8.3-0.8 pts
27Kingsville, TX8.2+2.6 pts
28Mineral Wells, TX8.2-1.3 pts
29Port Arthur, TX8-0.5 pts
30Jacksonville, TX7.9-1 pts
31Beeville, TX7.9-0.8 pts
32Santa Fe, TX7.9-0.3 pts
33Hidalgo, TX7.8+0.2 pts
34DeSoto, TX7.8+0.3 pts
35Corsicana, TX7.7+2 pts
36Duncanville, TX7.6-0.2 pts
37Copperas Cove, TX7.6+1.2 pts
38Iowa Colony, TX7.6-1.2 pts
39Forest Hill, TX7.6-1 pts
40Stephenville, TX7.4-0.2 pts
41Town of Pecos, TX7.3n/a
42Seagoville, TX7.30 pts
43Helotes, TX7.3-0.5 pts
44Edinburg, TX7.2+0.5 pts
45Temple, TX7.1+0.1 pts
45Texas City, TX7.1-0.5 pts
47Lake Jackson, TX7+1.1 pts
48San Juan, TX7+0.7 pts
49Weslaco, TX6.9+0.9 pts
50Cedar Hill, TX6.9-0.2 pts
50Lancaster, TX6.9-0.2 pts
52Eagle Pass, TX6.9-0.3 pts
52Lufkin, TX6.9-1.2 pts
54Fate, TX6.8+0.4 pts
55Galveston, TX6.8-0.3 pts
56Big Spring, TX6.80 pts
56El Paso, TX6.8+0.1 pts
58San Marcos, TX6.8-1.1 pts
59Gatesville, TX6.7+1.2 pts
59Palmview, TX6.7-1.4 pts
61Plainview, TX6.6+0.8 pts
62Houston, TX6.60 pts
63Little Elm, TX6.5-0.8 pts
64Katy, TX6.5+0.3 pts
65Greenville, TX6.4+0.6 pts
66Sulphur Springs, TX6.4+0.9 pts
67Sweetwater, TX6.3-0.6 pts
68Henderson, TX6.3+1.3 pts
69Freeport, TX6.3-1.5 pts
70Bonham, TX6.3-0.8 pts
70Brownsville, TX6.3-0.1 pts
72Schertz, TX6.2+0.7 pts
73Elgin, TX6.2+0.1 pts
74Leon Valley, TX6.2+1.3 pts
75Odessa, TX6.1-0.2 pts
76Gainesville, TX6.1-0.9 pts
76Hutto, TX6.1+0.3 pts
78Humble, TX6.1-1.1 pts
79Pharr, TX6.1-0.5 pts
80Levelland, TX5.9-0.9 pts
81San Antonio, TX5.90 pts
82Laredo, TX5.9+0.2 pts
83Crowley, TX5.8-0.1 pts
84Texarkana, TX5.7+0.2 pts
85Missouri City, TX5.7-0.3 pts
86Pampa, TX5.7+0.5 pts
87Cibolo, TX5.7+0.5 pts
88Georgetown, TX5.7-0.5 pts
89West University Place, TX5.7-0.3 pts
90Terrell, TX5.7+0.6 pts
91Socorro, TX5.6-0.3 pts
92Corpus Christi, TX5.6-0.2 pts
93Arlington, TX5.6-0.1 pts
94Live Oak, TX5.5+0.5 pts
95Victoria, TX5.5+0.8 pts
96McAllen, TX5.4-0.4 pts
97Taylor, TX5.4-0.5 pts
98Beaumont, TX5.3-0.1 pts
98La Porte, TX5.3-0.1 pts
98Robinson, TX5.3-0.2 pts
101Tyler, TX5.3+0.4 pts
102Port Neches, TX5.3+1.6 pts
103San Benito, TX5.3+0.5 pts
104Denison, TX5.3-2.3 pts
104Fort Worth, TX5.3-0.3 pts
106Murphy, TX5.2-0.6 pts
107Kaufman, TX5.2+1.4 pts
108Garland, TX5.2-0.3 pts
109Sachse, TX5.2-0.9 pts
109Watauga, TX5.2+1 pts
111Universal City, TX5.1-0.2 pts
112Paris, TX5.1+1.5 pts
113Burkburnett, TX5.1+0.9 pts
114Richmond, TX5+1.4 pts
115Grapevine, TX5-0.6 pts
116Lago Vista, TX5-0.6 pts
116Rockport, TX5-0.1 pts
118Richardson, TX5+0.2 pts
119Forney, TX5-1.2 pts
119Grand Prairie, TX5-0.2 pts
121Sugar Land, TX5-0.2 pts
122Dallas, TX5-0.2 pts
123Bryan, TX4.9-0.2 pts
123Deer Park, TX4.9-0.3 pts
125Fulshear, TX4.9-0.7 pts
126Harlingen, TX4.8-1.1 pts
126Webster, TX4.8-1.6 pts
128Denton, TX4.8-0.3 pts
128San Elizario, TX4.8+1 pts
130Kilgore, TX4.8-0.2 pts
131Port Lavaca, TX4.8+0.3 pts
132Harker Heights, TX4.7+0.2 pts
132Kennedale, TX4.7+1.4 pts
134Mesquite, TX4.7+0.1 pts
135College Station, TX4.7+0.5 pts
136Hewitt, TX4.7-1.3 pts
137Euless, TX4.7-0 pts
138Bastrop, TX4.6+0.6 pts
139Lubbock, TX4.6+0.3 pts
140Friendswood, TX4.6-0.8 pts
141Pleasanton, TX4.6-0 pts
141Prosper, TX4.6+0.7 pts
143Waco, TX4.5-0.4 pts
144Manor, TX4.5+0.8 pts
145Wichita Falls, TX4.4-0.7 pts
146Selma, TX4.4-1.3 pts
147Plano, TX4.4+0.3 pts
148Austin, TX4.4-0.1 pts
148Bedford, TX4.4+0.1 pts
150Seguin, TX4.4-0.8 pts
151Dickinson, TX4.4-0.2 pts
152Benbrook, TX4.3+0.1 pts
153Allen, TX4.3+0.1 pts
154League City, TX4.3+0.3 pts
155Donna, TX4.2-2 pts
156Fair Oaks Ranch, TX4.2+0.7 pts
157Melissa, TX4.1+0.4 pts
157The Colony, TX4.1+0.2 pts
157University Park, TX4.1-0 pts
160Irving, TX4.1-0.3 pts
161Roanoke, TX4.1+0.9 pts
162Groves, TX4.1-0.9 pts
162Rowlett, TX4.1-0 pts
164Converse, TX4-0 pts
164Trophy Club, TX4-0.5 pts
166Josephine, TX4+1.1 pts
167Palestine, TX4+0.4 pts
168Stafford, TX3.9-2.1 pts
169Brenham, TX3.9-1.6 pts
170Flower Mound, TX3.9+0.1 pts
170Pflugerville, TX3.9-0.9 pts
172Azle, TX3.9-0.8 pts
173Frisco, TX3.9-0.2 pts
174Lewisville, TX3.8-0.1 pts
174New Braunfels, TX3.8-0.2 pts
176Seabrook, TX3.8+0.1 pts
177Burleson, TX3.8+0.1 pts
177Round Rock, TX3.8-0.4 pts
179Haltom City, TX3.8-0 pts
180Fredericksburg, TX3.8+0.1 pts
181White Settlement, TX3.8-0.4 pts
182Colleyville, TX3.7-1.1 pts
182McKinney, TX3.7+0.2 pts
184Mansfield, TX3.7-0.7 pts
185Carrollton, TX3.7+0.1 pts
185Leander, TX3.7-0.3 pts
187Sherman, TX3.6+0.2 pts
188Buda, TX3.6+0.5 pts
189Belton, TX3.6-0 pts
190Dayton, TX3.5-2.9 pts
190Saginaw, TX3.5-0.8 pts
192Wylie, TX3.5-1.4 pts
193Lumberton, TX3.5+1.1 pts
193Mount Pleasant, TX3.5-0.7 pts
195Longview, TX3.5-0.2 pts
196Amarillo, TX3.5-0.2 pts
197Anna, TX3.4+1.3 pts
197Conroe, TX3.4-0.2 pts
199Rosenberg, TX3.4-1.5 pts
200Weatherford, TX3.4-0.6 pts
201Granbury, TX3.4-1.3 pts
202Heath, TX3.4-0.2 pts
203Alice, TX3.3+0.2 pts
203Dripping Springs, TX3.3+2.2 pts
205Cedar Park, TX3.3+0.3 pts
206Addison, TX3.3+0.2 pts
207Brownwood, TX3.2-2.3 pts
208Midland, TX3.2+0.3 pts
209Pearland, TX3.2-0.3 pts
210Tomball, TX3.2-1.1 pts
211Borger, TX3.2-4 pts
211San Angelo, TX3.2-0.6 pts
213North Richland Hills, TX3.1-0.4 pts
214Waxahachie, TX3.1+0.5 pts
215Portland, TX3.1-0.1 pts
215Rockwall, TX3.1+0.3 pts
217Nederland, TX3.1+0.6 pts
218Ennis, TX3.1-1 pts
219Hurst, TX3.1-0.2 pts
220Highland Village, TX3-0.3 pts
221Keller, TX30 pts
222Kyle, TX3-0.8 pts
223Alvin, TX3-0.6 pts
224Red Oak, TX2.9+0.9 pts
225Farmers Branch, TX2.9+0.4 pts
226Midlothian, TX2.9-0.4 pts
227Lakeway, TX2.8+0.4 pts
228Abilene, TX2.8-0.4 pts
229Cleburne, TX2.7-0.2 pts
229Hereford, TX2.7-1.8 pts
231Andrews, TX2.7-0.1 pts
232Del Rio, TX2.6-2.2 pts
232Manvel, TX2.6-0.6 pts
234Corinth, TX2.6+0.3 pts
235Canyon, TX2.6-1 pts
236Boerne, TX2.5+0.5 pts
237Southlake, TX2.5+0.3 pts
238Kerrville, TX2.5+0.1 pts
238Snyder, TX2.5-0.8 pts
240Bellaire, TX2.5+0.1 pts
241Princeton, TX2.4-1.2 pts
242Athens, TX2.4-1.9 pts
243Angleton, TX2.4+0.3 pts
243Providence Village, TX2.4+0.5 pts
245Bellmead, TX2.4-0.6 pts
246Dumas, TX2.30 pts
247Mont Belvieu, TX2-3.8 pts
248Fairview, TX2-0.7 pts
249Coppell, TX1.9-0.6 pts
250Lavon, TX1.8-0.2 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/texas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Galena Park, TX, with 14.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Royse City, TX, with 1% in 2022.

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