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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 2023, at 14.3%. Ingleside, TX had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Texas was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.3Galena Park, TX
Lowest1Ingleside, TX
Median4.8256 cities
Texas5.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Galena Park, TX: 14.3 %Galena Park, TX14.3Roma, TX: 13.2 %Roma, TX13.2Bay City, TX: 11.8 %Bay City, TX11.8Robstown, TX: 11.6 %Robstown, TX11.6Raymondville, TX: 10.7 %Raymondville, TX10.7Killeen, TX: 10.6 %Killeen, TX10.6Horizon City, TX: 10.1 %Horizon City, TX10.1Rio Grande City, TX: 9.9 %Rio Grande City, TX9.9Orange, TX: 9.5 %Orange, TX9.5South Houston, TX: 9.3 %South Houston, TX9.3Alamo, TX: 9.2 %Alamo, TX9.2Mineral Wells, TX: 9.2 %Mineral Wells, TX9.2Clute, TX: 9.2 %Clute, TX9.2Huntsville, TX: 9 %Huntsville, TX9Baytown, TX: 9 %Baytown, TX9Nacogdoches, TX: 8.8 %Nacogdoches, TX8.8El Campo, TX: 8.7 %El Campo, TX8.7Pasadena, TX: 8.7 %Pasadena, TX8.7Jacksonville, TX: 8.7 %Jacksonville, TX8.7Alton, TX: 8.6 %Alton, TX8.6Mission, TX: 8.6 %Mission, TX8.6Kingsville, TX: 8.5 %Kingsville, TX8.5Balch Springs, TX: 8.3 %Balch Springs, TX8.3Mercedes, TX: 8.3 %Mercedes, TX8.3Gainesville, TX: 8.3 %Gainesville, TX8.3Bonham, TX: 8.2 %Bonham, TX8.2Santa Fe, TX: 7.9 %Santa Fe, TX7.9Marshall, TX: 7.9 %Marshall, TX7.9Port Arthur, TX: 7.9 %Port Arthur, TX7.9Rockport, TX: 7.7 %Rockport, TX7.7Weslaco, TX: 7.7 %Weslaco, TX7.7Dayton, TX: 7.7 %Dayton, TX7.7Eagle Pass, TX: 7.6 %Eagle Pass, TX7.6Beeville, TX: 7.6 %Beeville, TX7.6DeSoto, TX: 7.5 %DeSoto, TX7.5Manvel, TX: 7.5 %Manvel, TX7.5Copperas Cove, TX: 7.4 %Copperas Cove, TX7.4Duncanville, TX: 7.3 %Duncanville, TX7.3Cedar Hill, TX: 7.3 %Cedar Hill, TX7.3Hidalgo, TX: 7.2 %Hidalgo, TX7.2Galena Park, TX: 14.3 %Galena Park, TX14.3Roma, TX: 13.2 %Roma, TX13.2Bay City, TX: 11.8 %Bay City, TX11.8Robstown, TX: 11.6 %Robstown, TX11.6Raymondville, TX: 10.7 %Raymondville, TX10.7Killeen, TX: 10.6 %Killeen, TX10.6Horizon City, TX: 10.1 %Horizon City, TX10.1Rio Grande City, TX: 9.9 %Rio Grande City, TX9.9Orange, TX: 9.5 %Orange, TX9.5South Houston, TX: 9.3 %South Houston, TX9.3Alamo, TX: 9.2 %Alamo, TX9.2Mineral Wells, TX: 9.2 %Mineral Wells, TX9.2Clute, TX: 9.2 %Clute, TX9.2Huntsville, TX: 9 %Huntsville, TX9Baytown, TX: 9 %Baytown, TX9Nacogdoches, TX: 8.8 %Nacogdoches, TX8.8El Campo, TX: 8.7 %El Campo, TX8.7Pasadena, TX: 8.7 %Pasadena, TX8.7Jacksonville, TX: 8.7 %Jacksonville, TX8.7Alton, TX: 8.6 %Alton, TX8.6Mission, TX: 8.6 %Mission, TX8.6Kingsville, TX: 8.5 %Kingsville, TX8.5Balch Springs, TX: 8.3 %Balch Springs, TX8.3Mercedes, TX: 8.3 %Mercedes, TX8.3Gainesville, TX: 8.3 %Gainesville, TX8.3Bonham, TX: 8.2 %Bonham, TX8.2Santa Fe, TX: 7.9 %Santa Fe, TX7.9Marshall, TX: 7.9 %Marshall, TX7.9Port Arthur, TX: 7.9 %Port Arthur, TX7.9Rockport, TX: 7.7 %Rockport, TX7.7Weslaco, TX: 7.7 %Weslaco, TX7.7Dayton, TX: 7.7 %Dayton, TX7.7Eagle Pass, TX: 7.6 %Eagle Pass, TX7.6Beeville, TX: 7.6 %Beeville, TX7.6DeSoto, TX: 7.5 %DeSoto, TX7.5Manvel, TX: 7.5 %Manvel, TX7.5Copperas Cove, TX: 7.4 %Copperas Cove, TX7.4Duncanville, TX: 7.3 %Duncanville, TX7.3Cedar Hill, TX: 7.3 %Cedar Hill, TX7.3Hidalgo, TX: 7.2 %Hidalgo, TX7.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Galena Park, TX14.3-0.1 pts
2Roma, TX13.2-0.7 pts
3Bay City, TX11.8+0.7 pts
4Robstown, TX11.6+1.3 pts
5Raymondville, TX10.7-1.9 pts
6Killeen, TX10.6-0.3 pts
7Horizon City, TX10.1+0.1 pts
8Rio Grande City, TX9.9+1 pts
9Orange, TX9.5+0.7 pts
10South Houston, TX9.3+0.1 pts
11Alamo, TX9.2-0.1 pts
12Mineral Wells, TX9.2+1.1 pts
13Clute, TX9.2+0.6 pts
14Huntsville, TX9+0.1 pts
15Baytown, TX9-0.2 pts
16Nacogdoches, TX8.8+0.6 pts
17El Campo, TX8.7-0.2 pts
18Pasadena, TX8.7-0.2 pts
19Jacksonville, TX8.7+0.7 pts
20Alton, TX8.6-0.6 pts
21Mission, TX8.6-0.1 pts
22Kingsville, TX8.5+0.4 pts
23Balch Springs, TX8.3-0.3 pts
24Mercedes, TX8.3-0.1 pts
25Gainesville, TX8.3+2.1 pts
26Bonham, TX8.2+1.9 pts
27Santa Fe, TX7.90 pts
28Marshall, TX7.9-1 pts
28Port Arthur, TX7.9-0.1 pts
30Rockport, TX7.7+2.7 pts
31Weslaco, TX7.7+0.8 pts
32Dayton, TX7.7+4.1 pts
33Eagle Pass, TX7.6+0.8 pts
34Beeville, TX7.6-0.4 pts
35DeSoto, TX7.5-0.3 pts
36Manvel, TX7.5+4.8 pts
37Copperas Cove, TX7.4-0.2 pts
38Duncanville, TX7.3-0.3 pts
39Cedar Hill, TX7.3+0.4 pts
40Hidalgo, TX7.2-0.6 pts
40Texas City, TX7.2+0.2 pts
42Temple, TX7.2+0.1 pts
43Lake Jackson, TX7.1+0.2 pts
44Manor, TX7+2.5 pts
45Lufkin, TX6.9+0.1 pts
46Glenn Heights, TX6.9-1.7 pts
46Leon Valley, TX6.9+0.7 pts
48Lancaster, TX6.8-0.1 pts
49Lago Vista, TX6.8+1.8 pts
50Stephenville, TX6.8-0.6 pts
51Pharr, TX6.8+0.7 pts
52Humble, TX6.7+0.7 pts
53Galveston, TX6.7-0.1 pts
53Palestine, TX6.7+2.7 pts
55Houston, TX6.7+0.1 pts
55San Juan, TX6.7-0.3 pts
57Cibolo, TX6.7+1 pts
58Edinburg, TX6.6-0.6 pts
59Sulphur Springs, TX6.5+0.1 pts
60Little Elm, TX6.3-0.2 pts
61Greenville, TX6.3-0.1 pts
62Big Spring, TX6.3-0.5 pts
63Port Lavaca, TX6.3+1.5 pts
64Fate, TX6.2-0.6 pts
65Northlake, TX6.2-2.3 pts
66El Paso, TX6.2-0.6 pts
67Dickinson, TX6.1+1.8 pts
68Brownsville, TX6.1-0.2 pts
69Bastrop, TX6.1+1.5 pts
69San Marcos, TX6.1-0.7 pts
71West University Place, TX6+0.3 pts
72Helotes, TX5.9-1.3 pts
73Hewitt, TX5.9+1.2 pts
74Sweetwater, TX5.9-0.4 pts
75La Marque, TX5.8-2.7 pts
75Plainview, TX5.8-0.8 pts
75San Antonio, TX5.8-0 pts
78Robinson, TX5.8+0.5 pts
79Iowa Colony, TX5.8-1.8 pts
79Port Neches, TX5.8+0.5 pts
81Freeport, TX5.8-0.5 pts
81Richmond, TX5.8+0.8 pts
83Arlington, TX5.7+0.2 pts
83Pampa, TX5.70 pts
85Levelland, TX5.7-0.2 pts
86Elgin, TX5.7-0.5 pts
86Schertz, TX5.7-0.5 pts
88Fair Oaks Ranch, TX5.7+1.5 pts
89Forest Hill, TX5.6-2 pts
90Palmview, TX5.5-1.1 pts
91McAllen, TX5.5+0.1 pts
91Stafford, TX5.5+1.6 pts
93Paris, TX5.5+0.4 pts
94Odessa, TX5.5-0.7 pts
95Katy, TX5.5-1.1 pts
95Laredo, TX5.5-0.4 pts
97Corpus Christi, TX5.4-0.2 pts
97San Benito, TX5.4+0.2 pts
99Beaumont, TX5.40 pts
100Corsicana, TX5.3-2.4 pts
101Socorro, TX5.3-0.4 pts
102Denton, TX5.2+0.4 pts
103Sachse, TX5.2+0.1 pts
104Forney, TX5.2+0.2 pts
105Seagoville, TX5.2-2.1 pts
106Georgetown, TX5.2-0.5 pts
106Pflugerville, TX5.2+1.3 pts
108Grand Prairie, TX5.2+0.2 pts
108Henderson, TX5.2-1.2 pts
110Harlingen, TX5.1+0.3 pts
111Pleasanton, TX5.1+0.5 pts
112Rosenberg, TX5+1.6 pts
113Euless, TX5+0.3 pts
114Gatesville, TX5-1.6 pts
114Missouri City, TX5-0.7 pts
116Bryan, TX5+0.1 pts
117Deer Park, TX50 pts
118Crowley, TX4.9-0.9 pts
118Denison, TX4.9-0.3 pts
120Dallas, TX4.9-0 pts
121Garland, TX4.9-0.3 pts
122Fort Worth, TX4.9-0.3 pts
123Kaufman, TX4.9-0.3 pts
123Prosper, TX4.9+0.3 pts
125Friendswood, TX4.9+0.3 pts
126College Station, TX4.8+0.1 pts
127Burkburnett, TX4.8-0.2 pts
128La Porte, TX4.8-0.5 pts
128Lubbock, TX4.8+0.2 pts
130Richardson, TX4.8-0.2 pts
131Mesquite, TX4.80 pts
132Bedford, TX4.8+0.4 pts
132Taylor, TX4.8-0.6 pts
134Harker Heights, TX4.7-0 pts
134Red Oak, TX4.7+1.8 pts
136Tyler, TX4.7-0.6 pts
137Donna, TX4.7+0.5 pts
138Victoria, TX4.6-0.8 pts
139Watauga, TX4.6-0.5 pts
140Fredericksburg, TX4.6+0.9 pts
141Texarkana, TX4.6-1.2 pts
142Sugar Land, TX4.5-0.5 pts
143Austin, TX4.5+0.1 pts
144Webster, TX4.5-0.4 pts
145Alvin, TX4.4+1.5 pts
145Fulshear, TX4.4-0.5 pts
147Waco, TX4.4-0.2 pts
148Groves, TX4.3+0.3 pts
149Allen, TX4.30 pts
149Universal City, TX4.3-0.8 pts
151Irving, TX4.3+0.2 pts
152Terrell, TX4.3-1.4 pts
153Live Oak, TX4.2-1.3 pts
154Hutto, TX4.2-1.9 pts
155Frisco, TX4.2+0.3 pts
156Alice, TX4.2+0.8 pts
157Grapevine, TX4.1-0.9 pts
158Plano, TX4.1-0.3 pts
159Brownwood, TX4.1+0.8 pts
159Buda, TX4.1+0.4 pts
161Murphy, TX4-1.2 pts
162Cedar Park, TX4+0.7 pts
163Roanoke, TX4-0.1 pts
164Del Rio, TX4+1.3 pts
165Hereford, TX4+1.3 pts
166Saginaw, TX4+0.4 pts
167Selma, TX3.9-0.5 pts
168Kilgore, TX3.9-0.9 pts
168Trophy Club, TX3.9-0.1 pts
170University Park, TX3.9-0.3 pts
170Wylie, TX3.9+0.4 pts
172Rockwall, TX3.9+0.8 pts
173The Colony, TX3.8-0.3 pts
173Town of Pecos, TX3.8-3.5 pts
175Burleson, TX3.80 pts
176Benbrook, TX3.8-0.5 pts
177Rowlett, TX3.8-0.3 pts
178Colleyville, TX3.80 pts
179Lewisville, TX3.7-0.1 pts
180Anna, TX3.7+0.3 pts
180Haltom City, TX3.7-0.1 pts
182Melissa, TX3.7-0.4 pts
182New Braunfels, TX3.7-0.1 pts
184Azle, TX3.7-0.2 pts
185Seguin, TX3.6-0.7 pts
185Tomball, TX3.6+0.4 pts
187Mansfield, TX3.6-0 pts
188Midland, TX3.6+0.4 pts
189Amarillo, TX3.6+0.1 pts
189League City, TX3.6-0.7 pts
189Round Rock, TX3.6-0.2 pts
192Liberty Hill, TX3.6-7 pts
193Midlothian, TX3.5+0.6 pts
194Nederland, TX3.5+0.4 pts
195Wichita Falls, TX3.5-1 pts
196McKinney, TX3.5-0.3 pts
197Converse, TX3.4-0.6 pts
198Lumberton, TX3.4-0.1 pts
199Seabrook, TX3.4-0.5 pts
200Heath, TX3.40 pts
200Highland Village, TX3.4+0.3 pts
202Lakeway, TX3.3+0.5 pts
203Longview, TX3.3-0.2 pts
204San Elizario, TX3.3-1.5 pts
205Sherman, TX3.3-0.3 pts
206Conroe, TX3.3-0.2 pts
207Weatherford, TX3.3-0.1 pts
208Flower Mound, TX3.2-0.6 pts
208San Angelo, TX3.2+0.1 pts
210Granbury, TX3.2-0.2 pts
210Leander, TX3.2-0.5 pts
210Mount Pleasant, TX3.2-0.3 pts
213Carrollton, TX3.2-0.5 pts
214Dripping Springs, TX3.1-0.2 pts
215Pearland, TX3.1-0.1 pts
216Southlake, TX3.1+0.5 pts
217Hurst, TX3-0 pts
218Keller, TX30 pts
219Athens, TX3+0.5 pts
220Bellaire, TX3+0.5 pts
221Ennis, TX3-0.1 pts
222Celina, TX2.9+1.3 pts
223North Richland Hills, TX2.9-0.2 pts
224Addison, TX2.8-0.5 pts
225Portland, TX2.8-0.3 pts
226Mont Belvieu, TX2.8+0.7 pts
227Brenham, TX2.8-1.1 pts
228Boerne, TX2.7+0.2 pts
228Lavon, TX2.7+0.9 pts
230Abilene, TX2.7-0.1 pts
231Waxahachie, TX2.6-0.5 pts
232Fairview, TX2.6+0.6 pts
233Farmers Branch, TX2.6-0.3 pts
234Angleton, TX2.6+0.2 pts
234Bellmead, TX2.6+0.2 pts
236White Settlement, TX2.5-1.3 pts
237Sanger, TX2.5+0.7 pts
238Kennedale, TX2.4-2.3 pts
239Kyle, TX2.4-0.6 pts
240Belton, TX2.4-1.2 pts
241Snyder, TX2.3-0.2 pts
242Andrews, TX2.2-0.5 pts
243Borger, TX2.1-1.1 pts
244Kerrville, TX2.1-0.4 pts
245Dumas, TX2.1-0.2 pts
246Coppell, TX2+0.1 pts
246Princeton, TX2-0.5 pts
248Corinth, TX1.9-0.7 pts
249Canyon, TX1.9-0.7 pts
250Cleburne, TX1.8-0.9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/texas-cities?period=2023. 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 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ingleside, TX, with 1% in 2023.

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