RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Highest labor force participation, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Loving County, TXTX5278.8%+1%

02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67073.3%+0%

03Dallam County, TXTX7,50873.2%+1%

04Denton County, TXTX1,069,34671.8%−1%

05Williamson County, TXTX752,82770.7%+2%

06Collin County, TXTX1,297,17970.6%−0%

07Midland County, TXTX187,85570.0%−0%

08Rockwall County, TXTX140,73869.9%+1%

09Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39768.8%−0%

10Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46668.8%+0%

11Hays County, TXTX304,39068.7%+1%

12Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28468.5%+5%

13Kaufman County, TXTX209,23568.3%+2%

14Hansford County, TXTX4,94468.3%+8%

15Ellis County, TXTX240,86768.2%+1%

16Harris County, TXTX5,045,02667.4%−0%

17Ector County, TXTX173,80167.2%−2%

18Randall County, TXTX152,35167.0%−2%

19Shackelford County, TXTX3,19767.0%+8%

20Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19166.7%−1%

21Andrews County, TXTX18,91466.2%−4%

22Calhoun County, TXTX19,59966.2%+5%

23Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08866.1%+1%

24Lubbock County, TXTX328,90665.9%+2%

25Chambers County, TXTX57,59465.9%−2%

26Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62665.8%+1%

27Parker County, TXTX184,76765.7%+4%

28Moore County, TXTX21,89165.4%−2%

29Winkler County, TXTX7,54065.4%+7%

30Bell County, TXTX402,24865.3%−0%

31Ward County, TXTX11,12565.3%+5%

32Castro County, TXTX7,29565.1%+1%

33Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48765.0%+3%

34Montgomery County, TXTX781,19464.7%−0%

35Taylor County, TXTX150,07764.7%−2%

36Sutton County, TXTX3,20364.6%−2%

37Martin County, TXTX5,28464.5%−2%

38Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11164.3%+1%

39Wise County, TXTX83,77864.2%+3%

40Carson County, TXTX5,80564.1%+1%

41Johnson County, TXTX218,04864.1%+2%

42Tom Green County, TXTX120,60263.9%−3%

43Galveston County, TXTX372,20763.9%−0%

44Roberts County, TXTX86763.8%+10%

45Brazoria County, TXTX419,08063.6%−0%

46Foard County, TXTX1,04463.6%+11%

47Cooke County, TXTX44,46163.5%−1%

48Erath County, TXTX43,91163.5%+2%

49Somervell County, TXTX10,26163.3%+14%

50Hardeman County, TXTX3,29263.1%+1%

51Young County, TXTX18,15463.1%+6%

52Webb County, TXTX281,22463.1%+4%

53Wichita County, TXTX129,55563.0%+1%

54Parmer County, TXTX9,67863.0%−3%

55McLennan County, TXTX272,02063.0%+3%

56El Paso County, TXTX877,85862.6%+1%

57Comal County, TXTX209,16662.5%+4%

58Bastrop County, TXTX118,90862.5%+4%

59Brazos County, TXTX249,08862.5%+1%

60Grayson County, TXTX153,61362.5%+0%

61Reagan County, TXTX3,16662.4%−8%

62Hockley County, TXTX21,60062.1%+2%

63Smith County, TXTX252,54961.8%+1%

64Hunt County, TXTX123,33661.7%+2%

65Victoria County, TXTX92,65661.7%−1%

66Runnels County, TXTX9,69361.7%+7%

67Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03561.5%+4%

68Waller County, TXTX69,85861.4%+2%

69Gregg County, TXTX126,09561.4%+1%

70Hopkins County, TXTX39,06361.4%−0%

71Wheeler County, TXTX4,77361.3%−6%

72Nueces County, TXTX352,99261.2%−1%

73Irion County, TXTX1,46361.2%+3%

74Titus County, TXTX31,56361.1%−2%

75Lynn County, TXTX6,01761.1%+0%

76Kleberg County, TXTX30,31561.1%+3%

77Gaines County, TXTX23,95661.0%−2%

78Stonewall County, TXTX1,18660.9%−7%

79Wharton County, TXTX42,06060.9%+2%

80Orange County, TXTX86,26660.9%+1%

81Matagorda County, TXTX36,46360.8%+3%

82Sherman County, TXTX2,78160.8%−4%

83Crockett County, TXTX2,76960.6%−9%

84Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55460.6%+2%

85Floyd County, TXTX4,88160.6%+4%

86Val Verde County, TXTX47,83560.6%−0%

87Borden County, TXTX56760.5%+16%

88Crosby County, TXTX4,85260.5%−2%

89Austin County, TXTX33,62560.5%−5%

90Hemphill County, TXTX3,08360.4%−9%

91Wilson County, TXTX56,13960.4%−1%

92Comanche County, TXTX14,43260.4%+4%

93Clay County, TXTX10,76460.3%+5%

94Navarro County, TXTX57,18160.3%+0%

95Harrison County, TXTX71,95660.3%+4%

96Yoakum County, TXTX7,43860.2%−2%

97Lamar County, TXTX51,50360.1%+2%

98Lamb County, TXTX12,57960.1%+3%

99Brewster County, TXTX9,45860.1%−5%

100Lee County, TXTX18,72959.9%−1%

101Callahan County, TXTX14,49159.7%+8%

102Kendall County, TXTX53,28959.7%−2%

103Archer County, TXTX9,12959.7%−6%

104Armstrong County, TXTX1,84359.5%−1%

105Motley County, TXTX1,04359.5%+4%

106Gonzales County, TXTX20,15959.4%+1%

107Lavaca County, TXTX20,65159.2%+0%

108Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54959.1%+1%

109Hale County, TXTX31,81959.1%+1%

110Nolan County, TXTX14,11759.1%+2%

111Haskell County, TXTX5,49959.0%+15%

112Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48159.0%−8%

113San Patricio County, TXTX72,05359.0%+1%

114Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63359.0%−3%

115Potter County, TXTX114,45358.9%+1%

116Burnet County, TXTX57,01558.8%+2%

117Caldwell County, TXTX55,15058.8%+2%

118Camp County, TXTX13,38058.8%+4%

119Glasscock County, TXTX1,12858.7%+15%

120Angelina County, TXTX88,15458.7%+1%

121Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95558.7%−14%

122Washington County, TXTX38,28858.6%+1%

123Fisher County, TXTX3,69258.5%−7%

124Knox County, TXTX3,19258.5%−1%

125Hardin County, TXTX58,72358.4%+4%

126Milam County, TXTX26,25858.2%+3%

127Maverick County, TXTX58,82358.1%+3%

128Franklin County, TXTX10,99458.1%−6%

129Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55558.1%−6%

130Cameron County, TXTX433,94658.0%+3%

131McCulloch County, TXTX7,47258.0%+3%

132Burleson County, TXTX20,54958.0%+6%

133Cottle County, TXTX1,22457.9%−8%

134Cochran County, TXTX2,54657.9%−6%

135Brooks County, TXTX6,57957.8%+8%

136Delta County, TXTX5,54957.7%+7%

137Gray County, TXTX20,91957.6%+1%

138Presidio County, TXTX5,43357.4%−1%

139Robertson County, TXTX17,83957.2%−2%

140Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13056.9%+8%

141Blanco County, TXTX13,58156.8%−7%

142Starr County, TXTX66,31956.8%−3%

143Reeves County, TXTX12,13856.7%+2%

144Hill County, TXTX39,50356.7%−3%

145Shelby County, TXTX24,28656.7%+7%

146Eastland County, TXTX18,14356.7%+11%

147Colorado County, TXTX21,43956.6%+1%

148Upshur County, TXTX44,41056.6%+2%

149Brown County, TXTX38,71156.6%−0%

150Atascosa County, TXTX53,59056.6%+1%

151Mills County, TXTX4,58056.5%+8%

152Fayette County, TXTX25,45956.4%+3%

153Uvalde County, TXTX24,96356.4%−4%

154Hood County, TXTX70,50156.4%+2%

155Jefferson County, TXTX254,32156.3%+1%

156Terry County, TXTX11,72056.3%−2%

157Coryell County, TXTX85,59256.1%+0%

158Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79155.9%−4%

159Sterling County, TXTX1,34955.9%−16%

160Schleicher County, TXTX2,24555.7%−3%

161King County, TXTX19255.6%+18%

162Kerr County, TXTX54,03755.5%+0%

163Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80455.5%+0%

164Willacy County, TXTX19,97155.4%−1%

165Zavala County, TXTX9,03755.3%−3%

166Howard County, TXTX30,50455.3%+5%

167Hall County, TXTX2,73755.2%−7%

168Panola County, TXTX23,01855.1%+5%

169Bowie County, TXTX92,69655.1%+2%

170Kinney County, TXTX3,12855.0%+32%

171Fannin County, TXTX39,26555.0%+3%

172Dickens County, TXTX1,69254.9%+15%

173Liberty County, TXTX121,36454.9%+6%

174Gillespie County, TXTX28,52754.9%−5%

175Morris County, TXTX12,13354.7%−1%

176Stephens County, TXTX9,38054.7%+5%

177Jackson County, TXTX15,39354.7%−3%

178Kimble County, TXTX4,43854.7%−7%

179Briscoe County, TXTX1,47454.7%−2%

180Bandera County, TXTX22,87654.6%+4%

181Lampasas County, TXTX23,65754.3%−1%

182Menard County, TXTX1,95654.2%−10%

183Hamilton County, TXTX8,68054.1%+9%

184Henderson County, TXTX88,59554.0%+6%

185Edwards County, TXTX1,37053.9%−9%

186Pecos County, TXTX14,56053.9%+9%

187Medina County, TXTX56,88153.9%−5%

188Baylor County, TXTX3,47253.9%+2%

189Crane County, TXTX4,55453.8%−14%

190Jasper County, TXTX33,07553.7%+3%

191Cherokee County, TXTX53,33753.7%−4%

192Coleman County, TXTX7,91553.6%−5%

193Scurry County, TXTX16,16253.5%+2%

194Mitchell County, TXTX8,94753.4%+22%

195Bailey County, TXTX6,96353.1%−10%

196Rusk County, TXTX54,85452.9%−3%

197Zapata County, TXTX13,75352.8%−6%

198McMullen County, TXTX54452.7%−13%

199Oldham County, TXTX1,78352.7%−15%

200Refugio County, TXTX6,65752.6%−4%

201Rains County, TXTX13,54252.6%−2%

202Coke County, TXTX3,41252.5%−5%

203Montague County, TXTX21,96652.5%−6%

204Swisher County, TXTX6,70352.5%+3%

205San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48852.3%+3%

206DeWitt County, TXTX20,30952.1%+6%

207Bosque County, TXTX18,91852.0%−4%

208Donley County, TXTX3,21352.0%−9%

209Frio County, TXTX18,82351.7%+11%

210Madison County, TXTX14,22651.5%+13%

211San Saba County, TXTX5,78751.5%+2%

212Dawson County, TXTX11,77651.5%+4%

213Leon County, TXTX16,89451.4%+1%

214Upton County, TXTX3,13151.2%−11%

215Cass County, TXTX28,65151.2%−0%

216Grimes County, TXTX34,25250.9%+1%

217Goliad County, TXTX7,20850.7%−3%

218Newton County, TXTX11,95450.7%−2%

219Aransas County, TXTX26,14650.4%−0%

220Marion County, TXTX9,89649.9%+5%

221Red River County, TXTX11,81649.7%−3%

222Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71149.5%+28%

223San Augustine County, TXTX7,72249.5%+2%

224Limestone County, TXTX22,84949.5%−0%

225Culberson County, TXTX2,26749.4%−21%

226Falls County, TXTX17,86949.2%+11%

227Freestone County, TXTX20,81149.1%+4%

228Polk County, TXTX53,43448.9%−3%

229Llano County, TXTX23,35348.7%+5%

230Jack County, TXTX9,56348.5%+5%

231Trinity County, TXTX14,38448.5%+4%

232Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43348.3%+20%

233Duval County, TXTX9,40247.5%−13%

234Wood County, TXTX49,68847.4%+1%

235Walker County, TXTX83,84247.0%+9%

236Sabine County, TXTX10,01246.5%+14%

237Anderson County, TXTX59,80546.3%+12%

238Dimmit County, TXTX8,02446.1%−3%

239Childress County, TXTX6,64346.1%−13%

240Bee County, TXTX32,51545.9%+9%

241Mason County, TXTX3,99045.8%−24%

242Kent County, TXTX67445.1%−11%

243Kenedy County, TXTX31944.8%−21%

244Karnes County, TXTX15,01844.7%+7%

245Houston County, TXTX22,31644.5%+1%

246Concho County, TXTX3,60743.6%+38%

247Garza County, TXTX4,51043.4%+20%

248Tyler County, TXTX20,44343.2%+6%

249Live Oak County, TXTX11,92943.0%−2%

250Hartley County, TXTX4,90442.7%−4%

251Jones County, TXTX20,86140.7%+24%

252Terrell County, TXTX70240.2%−2%

253La Salle County, TXTX6,51739.5%−18%

254Real County, TXTX2,74532.5%−30%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES