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

All 254 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 (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. 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-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Brooks County | 19.9 |
| 2 | Jasper County | 13.3 |
| 3 | Cottle County | 12.6 |
| 4 | Garza County | 11.5 |
| 5 | Duval County | 11 |
| 6 | Menard County | 10.8 |
| 7 | Starr County | 10.4 |
| 8 | Jack County | 9.6 |
| 9 | San Augustine County | 9.5 |
| 10 | Wilbarger County | 9.3 |
| 11 | Dickens County | 9.2 |
| 12 | Hall County | 9 |
| 12 | McCulloch County | 9 |
| 14 | Walker County | 8.9 |
| 15 | Bandera County | 8.7 |
| 16 | Marion County | 8.7 |
| 16 | Matagorda County | 8.7 |
| 18 | Kent County | 8.5 |
| 19 | Dimmit County | 8.4 |
| 20 | Newton County | 8.3 |
| 21 | Crosby County | 8.3 |
| 21 | Throckmorton County | 8.3 |
| 23 | Polk County | 8.1 |
| 24 | Hudspeth County | 8 |
| 25 | Robertson County | 7.9 |
| 26 | Kleberg County | 7.7 |
| 27 | Coleman County | 7.7 |
| 28 | Maverick County | 7.7 |
| 29 | Hidalgo County | 7.6 |
| 30 | Willacy County | 7.5 |
| 31 | Shackelford County | 7.5 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 7.4 |
| 33 | Zapata County | 7.4 |
| 34 | Chambers County | 7.3 |
| 35 | Madison County | 7.1 |
| 36 | Liberty County | 7.1 |
| 36 | Morris County | 7.1 |
| 38 | Coryell County | 7.1 |
| 39 | Tyler County | 7.1 |
| 40 | Montague County | 7.1 |
| 41 | Nacogdoches County | 7 |
| 42 | Yoakum County | 6.9 |
| 43 | Waller County | 6.8 |
| 44 | Bell County | 6.8 |
| 44 | San Jacinto County | 6.8 |
| 46 | Harris County | 6.7 |
| 47 | Houston County | 6.7 |
| 48 | Presidio County | 6.7 |
| 49 | Trinity County | 6.5 |
| 50 | Lee County | 6.5 |
| 51 | Lipscomb County | 6.5 |
| 52 | Angelina County | 6.4 |
| 52 | Cass County | 6.4 |
| 52 | Dawson County | 6.4 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 6.3 |
| 55 | Jim Hogg County | 6.3 |
| 57 | Foard County | 6.3 |
| 57 | Wood County | 6.3 |
| 59 | Comanche County | 6.2 |
| 60 | Hansford County | 6.2 |
| 61 | Jim Wells County | 6.1 |
| 61 | Palo Pinto County | 6.1 |
| 63 | Floyd County | 6 |
| 64 | Orange County | 6 |
| 65 | El Paso County | 6 |
| 66 | Nolan County | 6 |
| 67 | Falls County | 6 |
| 68 | Anderson County | 6 |
| 69 | Val Verde County | 5.9 |
| 70 | Blanco County | 5.9 |
| 70 | Hunt County | 5.9 |
| 72 | Cameron County | 5.9 |
| 73 | Ector County | 5.9 |
| 73 | Live Oak County | 5.9 |
| 75 | Hemphill County | 5.9 |
| 76 | Upshur County | 5.8 |
| 77 | Bexar County | 5.8 |
| 78 | Galveston County | 5.7 |
| 79 | Erath County | 5.7 |
| 80 | Camp County | 5.7 |
| 81 | Hood County | 5.6 |
| 82 | Coke County | 5.6 |
| 83 | Frio County | 5.6 |
| 83 | Gray County | 5.6 |
| 85 | Harrison County | 5.6 |
| 86 | Jones County | 5.5 |
| 87 | Webb County | 5.5 |
| 88 | Stephens County | 5.5 |
| 89 | Schleicher County | 5.4 |
| 90 | Hamilton County | 5.4 |
| 90 | Hardin County | 5.4 |
| 92 | Howard County | 5.4 |
| 92 | Martin County | 5.4 |
| 94 | Kaufman County | 5.3 |
| 94 | Wise County | 5.3 |
| 96 | Mitchell County | 5.3 |
| 97 | Hale County | 5.3 |
| 97 | Jackson County | 5.3 |
| 99 | Brown County | 5.3 |
| 100 | Goliad County | 5.3 |
| 101 | Bee County | 5.2 |
| 102 | Cherokee County | 5.2 |
| 103 | Nueces County | 5.2 |
| 104 | Grimes County | 5.1 |
| 105 | Fort Bend County | 5.1 |
| 106 | Dallas County | 5 |
| 107 | Fannin County | 5 |
| 108 | Reagan County | 5 |
| 109 | Burleson County | 5 |
| 109 | Milam County | 5 |
| 111 | Lubbock County | 4.9 |
| 112 | Henderson County | 4.9 |
| 113 | Runnels County | 4.9 |
| 114 | Haskell County | 4.9 |
| 115 | Wharton County | 4.9 |
| 116 | Cochran County | 4.8 |
| 117 | Guadalupe County | 4.8 |
| 117 | Wheeler County | 4.8 |
| 119 | Kendall County | 4.7 |
| 120 | Sabine County | 4.7 |
| 121 | Brazos County | 4.7 |
| 121 | Callahan County | 4.7 |
| 123 | Tarrant County | 4.7 |
| 124 | Eastland County | 4.7 |
| 125 | Brazoria County | 4.7 |
| 126 | Fisher County | 4.7 |
| 126 | Hockley County | 4.7 |
| 128 | Crane County | 4.6 |
| 129 | Travis County | 4.6 |
| 130 | Montgomery County | 4.6 |
| 131 | Refugio County | 4.5 |
| 132 | Baylor County | 4.5 |
| 133 | Cooke County | 4.5 |
| 133 | Lampasas County | 4.5 |
| 135 | San Patricio County | 4.5 |
| 135 | Terry County | 4.5 |
| 137 | Ellis County | 4.5 |
| 137 | Rusk County | 4.5 |
| 139 | McLennan County | 4.5 |
| 139 | Smith County | 4.5 |
| 141 | Bowie County | 4.4 |
| 141 | Hays County | 4.4 |
| 141 | Navarro County | 4.4 |
| 144 | Franklin County | 4.4 |
| 145 | Victoria County | 4.4 |
| 146 | Llano County | 4.4 |
| 147 | Austin County | 4.4 |
| 148 | Gonzales County | 4.3 |
| 149 | Uvalde County | 4.3 |
| 150 | Rockwall County | 4.3 |
| 150 | Swisher County | 4.3 |
| 152 | Bastrop County | 4.3 |
| 152 | Delta County | 4.3 |
| 154 | Hill County | 4.2 |
| 155 | Collin County | 4.2 |
| 155 | Leon County | 4.2 |
| 157 | Aransas County | 4.1 |
| 157 | Atascosa County | 4.1 |
| 159 | Shelby County | 4.1 |
| 160 | Lamar County | 4 |
| 161 | Denton County | 4 |
| 162 | Hopkins County | 4 |
| 163 | Parker County | 4 |
| 164 | Zavala County | 4 |
| 165 | Comal County | 3.9 |
| 166 | Williamson County | 3.9 |
| 167 | Potter County | 3.8 |
| 168 | Castro County | 3.7 |
| 169 | DeWitt County | 3.7 |
| 169 | Limestone County | 3.7 |
| 171 | Lynn County | 3.7 |
| 172 | Wichita County | 3.7 |
| 173 | Tom Green County | 3.7 |
| 174 | Johnson County | 3.6 |
| 175 | Gregg County | 3.6 |
| 175 | Hutchinson County | 3.6 |
| 175 | Winkler County | 3.6 |
| 178 | Bosque County | 3.6 |
| 179 | Stonewall County | 3.6 |
| 179 | Wilson County | 3.6 |
| 181 | Young County | 3.5 |
| 182 | Upton County | 3.5 |
| 183 | Van Zandt County | 3.5 |
| 184 | Deaf Smith County | 3.5 |
| 185 | Caldwell County | 3.4 |
| 186 | Midland County | 3.4 |
| 187 | Andrews County | 3.3 |
| 188 | Moore County | 3.3 |
| 189 | Kerr County | 3.3 |
| 190 | Rains County | 3.3 |
| 191 | Mills County | 3.2 |
| 192 | Somervell County | 3.2 |
| 193 | Grayson County | 3.1 |
| 194 | San Saba County | 3.1 |
| 194 | Titus County | 3.1 |
| 196 | Lavaca County | 3.1 |
| 196 | Medina County | 3.1 |
| 198 | Archer County | 3 |
| 198 | Brewster County | 3 |
| 198 | Freestone County | 3 |
| 201 | Mason County | 3 |
| 202 | Crockett County | 3 |
| 203 | Washington County | 3 |
| 204 | Karnes County | 2.9 |
| 205 | Randall County | 2.9 |
| 205 | Ward County | 2.9 |
| 207 | Colorado County | 2.9 |
| 208 | Gillespie County | 2.7 |
| 209 | Parmer County | 2.7 |
| 210 | Burnet County | 2.6 |
| 211 | Taylor County | 2.6 |
| 212 | Pecos County | 2.6 |
| 213 | Panola County | 2.5 |
| 214 | Scurry County | 2.4 |
| 215 | Gaines County | 2.4 |
| 216 | Hardeman County | 2.4 |
| 217 | Reeves County | 2.4 |
| 218 | Dallam County | 2.3 |
| 219 | Fayette County | 2.3 |
| 220 | Sterling County | 2.1 |
| 221 | Lamb County | 2.1 |
| 222 | Red River County | 2 |
| 223 | Clay County | 2 |
| 224 | Sherman County | 1.9 |
| 225 | Sutton County | 1.9 |
| 226 | La Salle County | 1.8 |
| 227 | Oldham County | 1.7 |
| 228 | Donley County | 1.7 |
| 229 | Hartley County | 1.7 |
| 230 | Concho County | 1.5 |
| 231 | Knox County | 1.3 |
| 232 | Kimble County | 1.3 |
| 233 | Armstrong County | 1.2 |
| 234 | Culberson County | 1.2 |
| 235 | Carson County | 1.2 |
| 236 | Collingsworth County | 1.1 |
| 237 | Briscoe County | 1 |
| 238 | Motley County | 1 |
| 239 | Kinney County | 0.9 |
| 240 | Glasscock County | 0.8 |
| 241 | Childress County | 0.6 |
| 242 | Roberts County | 0.5 |
| 243 | Irion County | 0.4 |
| 244 | Borden County | 0.3 |
| 245 | Ochiltree County | 0.3 |
| 246 | Bailey County | 0 |
| 246 | Edwards County | 0 |
| 246 | Jeff Davis County | 0 |
| 246 | Kenedy County | 0 |
| 246 | King County | 0 |
| 246 | Loving County | 0 |
| 246 | McMullen County | 0 |
| 246 | Real County | 0 |
| 246 | Terrell County | 0 |