# Counties in Texas by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 254 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Starr County | 9.4 |
| 2 | Kenedy County | 8.1 |
| 3 | Dimmit County | 7.2 |
| 4 | Maverick County | 7.1 |
| 5 | Sabine County | 7 |
| 6 | Newton County | 6.8 |
| 7 | Willacy County | 6.7 |
| 8 | Zapata County | 6.6 |
| 9 | Cameron County | 6.5 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 6.5 |
| 11 | Marion County | 6.4 |
| 12 | Hidalgo County | 6.3 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 6.3 |
| 12 | McMullen County | 6.3 |
| 12 | Presidio County | 6.3 |
| 12 | Sutton County | 6.3 |
| 17 | Eastland County | 6.2 |
| 17 | Morris County | 6.2 |
| 17 | Tyler County | 6.2 |
| 17 | Zavala County | 6.2 |
| 21 | Liberty County | 6 |
| 21 | Matagorda County | 6 |
| 23 | Live Oak County | 5.9 |
| 23 | Trinity County | 5.9 |
| 25 | Frio County | 5.7 |
| 25 | Jim Wells County | 5.7 |
| 27 | Red River County | 5.6 |
| 27 | San Jacinto County | 5.6 |
| 27 | Waller County | 5.6 |
| 30 | Cass County | 5.5 |
| 30 | Goliad County | 5.5 |
| 30 | Jack County | 5.5 |
| 30 | McCulloch County | 5.5 |
| 30 | Shelby County | 5.5 |
| 35 | Camp County | 5.4 |
| 35 | Chambers County | 5.4 |
| 35 | Coryell County | 5.4 |
| 35 | Garza County | 5.4 |
| 35 | Jeff Davis County | 5.4 |
| 35 | Navarro County | 5.4 |
| 41 | Aransas County | 5.3 |
| 41 | DeWitt County | 5.3 |
| 41 | Orange County | 5.3 |
| 41 | San Augustine County | 5.3 |
| 41 | San Patricio County | 5.3 |
| 46 | Bell County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Duval County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Freestone County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Madison County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Nacogdoches County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Panola County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Refugio County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Val Verde County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Wharton County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Wood County | 5.2 |
| 56 | Brazoria County | 5.1 |
| 56 | Gregg County | 5.1 |
| 56 | Lamar County | 5.1 |
| 56 | Motley County | 5.1 |
| 56 | Real County | 5.1 |
| 61 | Angelina County | 5 |
| 61 | Borden County | 5 |
| 61 | Donley County | 5 |
| 61 | Grimes County | 5 |
| 61 | Harris County | 5 |
| 61 | Harrison County | 5 |
| 61 | Hemphill County | 5 |
| 61 | Kleberg County | 5 |
| 61 | Menard County | 5 |
| 61 | Polk County | 5 |
| 71 | Bee County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Delta County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Galveston County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Henderson County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Pecos County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Rains County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Somervell County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Upshur County | 4.9 |
| 71 | Uvalde County | 4.9 |
| 80 | Atascosa County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Brooks County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Fort Bend County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Hamilton County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Hardin County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Jackson County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Lampasas County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Rusk County | 4.8 |
| 80 | Walker County | 4.8 |
| 89 | Anderson County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Bowie County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Cherokee County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Dawson County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Hood County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Kaufman County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Limestone County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Roberts County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Schleicher County | 4.7 |
| 89 | Throckmorton County | 4.7 |
| 99 | Bexar County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Bosque County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Coleman County | 4.6 |
| 99 | El Paso County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Hall County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Houston County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Hunt County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Kimble County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Medina County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Milam County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Montague County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Montgomery County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Nueces County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Palo Pinto County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Stephens County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Titus County | 4.6 |
| 99 | Victoria County | 4.6 |
| 116 | Bandera County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Dallas County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Howard County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Hutchinson County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Jim Hogg County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Karnes County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Robertson County | 4.5 |
| 116 | San Saba County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Swisher County | 4.5 |
| 116 | Van Zandt County | 4.5 |
| 126 | Austin County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Collin County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Crosby County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Falls County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Fayette County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Grayson County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Guadalupe County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Hale County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Kent County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Llano County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Nolan County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Potter County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Reagan County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Tarrant County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Terry County | 4.4 |
| 126 | Webb County | 4.4 |
| 142 | Comal County | 4.3 |
| 142 | Ellis County | 4.3 |
| 142 | Franklin County | 4.3 |
| 142 | Hill County | 4.3 |
| 142 | Hockley County | 4.3 |
| 142 | Hudspeth County | 4.3 |
| 142 | McLennan County | 4.3 |
| 149 | Bailey County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Brown County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Denton County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Fannin County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Gonzales County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Haskell County | 4.2 |
| 149 | La Salle County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Leon County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Smith County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Washington County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Wichita County | 4.2 |
| 149 | Wilson County | 4.2 |
| 161 | Caldwell County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Calhoun County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Clay County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Culberson County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Johnson County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Kinney County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Rockwall County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Wilbarger County | 4.1 |
| 161 | Wise County | 4.1 |
| 170 | Bastrop County | 4 |
| 170 | Blanco County | 4 |
| 170 | Burleson County | 4 |
| 170 | Burnet County | 4 |
| 170 | Colorado County | 4 |
| 170 | Ector County | 4 |
| 170 | Gray County | 4 |
| 170 | Lee County | 4 |
| 170 | Scurry County | 4 |
| 170 | Ward County | 4 |
| 170 | Williamson County | 4 |
| 170 | Yoakum County | 4 |
| 182 | Brazos County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Cochran County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Concho County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Erath County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Floyd County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Hansford County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Hays County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Kerr County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Lubbock County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Mason County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Oldham County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Travis County | 3.9 |
| 182 | Wheeler County | 3.9 |
| 195 | Archer County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Briscoe County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Deaf Smith County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Edwards County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Foard County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Hopkins County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Jones County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Kendall County | 3.8 |
| 195 | King County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Mills County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Parker County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Reeves County | 3.8 |
| 195 | Terrell County | 3.8 |
| 208 | Callahan County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Comanche County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Hardeman County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Irion County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Lamb County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Lavaca County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Lynn County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Runnels County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Taylor County | 3.7 |
| 217 | Collingsworth County | 3.6 |
| 217 | Cooke County | 3.6 |
| 217 | Gillespie County | 3.6 |
| 217 | Shackelford County | 3.6 |
| 217 | Tom Green County | 3.6 |
| 217 | Young County | 3.6 |
| 223 | Andrews County | 3.5 |
| 223 | Hartley County | 3.5 |
| 223 | Knox County | 3.5 |
| 223 | Ochiltree County | 3.5 |
| 223 | Winkler County | 3.5 |
| 228 | Armstrong County | 3.4 |
| 228 | Carson County | 3.4 |
| 228 | Fisher County | 3.4 |
| 228 | Lipscomb County | 3.4 |
| 232 | Castro County | 3.3 |
| 232 | Dickens County | 3.3 |
| 232 | Gaines County | 3.3 |
| 232 | Midland County | 3.3 |
| 232 | Moore County | 3.3 |
| 232 | Randall County | 3.3 |
| 238 | Baylor County | 3.2 |
| 238 | Brewster County | 3.2 |
| 238 | Martin County | 3.2 |
| 238 | Mitchell County | 3.2 |
| 238 | Parmer County | 3.2 |
| 238 | Sterling County | 3.2 |
| 244 | Coke County | 3.1 |
| 244 | Crockett County | 3.1 |
| 244 | Sherman County | 3.1 |
| 247 | Crane County | 3 |
| 247 | Dallam County | 3 |
| 249 | Childress County | 2.7 |
| 250 | Glasscock County | 2.6 |
| 251 | Stonewall County | 2.3 |
| 252 | Cottle County | 2.2 |
| 253 | Upton County | 2 |
| 254 | Loving County | 0.7 |