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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Highest unemployment, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 4.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Brooks County, TX, up 239 places to #1.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲239Brooks County, TXTX6,57919.9%+18.8 pts
02▲9Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%+3.2 pts
03▲28Cottle County, TXTX1,22412.6%+4.5 pts
04▲16Garza County, TXTX4,51011.5%+2.5 pts
05▲17Duval County, TXTX9,40211.0%+2.2 pts
06▲138Menard County, TXTX1,95610.8%+6.3 pts
07▼4Starr County, TXTX66,31910.4%−2.7 pts
08▲194Jack County, TXTX9,5639.6%+6.3 pts
09▼5San Augustine County, TXTX7,7229.5%−1.6 pts
10▲44Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4819.3%+2.3 pts
11▲58Dickens County, TXTX1,6929.2%+2.9 pts
12▲114McCulloch County, TXTX7,4729.0%+4.1 pts
13▼3Hall County, TXTX2,7379.0%−1.0 pts
14▲184Walker County, TXTX83,8428.9%+5.5 pts
15▲35Bandera County, TXTX22,8768.7%+1.6 pts
16▲51Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.7%+2.3 pts
17▼9Marion County, TXTX9,8968.7%−2.2 pts
18▲101Kent County, TXTX6748.5%+3.5 pts
19▲13Dimmit County, TXTX8,0248.4%+0.5 pts
20▼14Newton County, TXTX11,9548.3%−2.7 pts
21▲111Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5548.3%+3.5 pts
22▲88Crosby County, TXTX4,8528.2%+3.0 pts
23▼5Polk County, TXTX53,4348.1%−1.0 pts
24▼1Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4338.0%−0.6 pts
25▼6Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.9%−1.1 pts
26▲53Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.7%+1.7 pts
27▲62Coleman County, TXTX7,9157.7%+1.9 pts
28▲8Maverick County, TXTX58,8237.7%0.0 pts
29▲15Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5497.6%+0.3 pts
30▼21Willacy County, TXTX19,9717.5%−2.9 pts
31▼6Shackelford County, TXTX3,1977.5%−1.0 pts
32▲126Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.4%+3.1 pts
33▼6Zapata County, TXTX13,7537.3%−1.0 pts
34▲18Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.3%+0.2 pts
35▲58Madison County, TXTX14,2267.1%+1.4 pts
36▲6Morris County, TXTX12,1337.1%−0.3 pts
37▲1Liberty County, TXTX121,3647.1%−0.4 pts
38▲20Coryell County, TXTX85,5927.1%+0.4 pts
39▼37Tyler County, TXTX20,4437.1%−7.3 pts
40▲34Montague County, TXTX21,9667.1%+0.8 pts
41▼4Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0357.0%−0.6 pts
42▲64Yoakum County, TXTX7,4386.9%+1.5 pts
43▲65Waller County, TXTX69,8586.8%+1.5 pts
44▼4Bell County, TXTX402,2486.8%−0.7 pts
45San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.8%−0.5 pts
46▲30Harris County, TXTX5,045,0266.7%+0.6 pts
47▲166Houston County, TXTX22,3166.7%+3.7 pts
48▼36Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.7%−3.1 pts
49▲2Trinity County, TXTX14,3846.5%−0.6 pts
50▲177Lee County, TXTX18,7296.5%+4.0 pts
51▲45Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9556.5%+0.9 pts
52▼6Dawson County, TXTX11,7766.4%−0.9 pts
53▼25Cass County, TXTX28,6516.4%−1.8 pts
54▲3Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.4%−0.3 pts
55▲37Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+0.6 pts
56▼27Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5556.3%−1.8 pts
57▲56Wood County, TXTX49,6886.3%+1.1 pts
58▼37Foard County, TXTX1,0446.3%−2.7 pts
59▲18Comanche County, TXTX14,4326.2%+0.1 pts
60▼53Hansford County, TXTX4,9446.2%−4.8 pts
61▲25Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7916.1%+0.3 pts
62▲127Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8046.1%+2.4 pts
63▲157Floyd County, TXTX4,8816.0%+3.2 pts
64▲83Orange County, TXTX86,2666.0%+1.6 pts
65▲10El Paso County, TXTX877,8586.0%−0.2 pts
66▼33Nolan County, TXTX14,1176.0%−1.9 pts
67▼37Falls County, TXTX17,8696.0%−2.2 pts
68▲132Anderson County, TXTX59,8056.0%+2.6 pts
69▲106Val Verde County, TXTX47,8355.9%+1.9 pts
70▲57Blanco County, TXTX13,5815.9%+1.0 pts
71▲58Hunt County, TXTX123,3365.9%+1.1 pts
72▲23Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.9%+0.3 pts
73▼13Ector County, TXTX173,8015.9%−0.7 pts
74▲142Live Oak County, TXTX11,9295.9%+2.9 pts
75▼16Hemphill County, TXTX3,0835.9%−0.7 pts
76▲6Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.8%−0.2 pts
77▲14Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0885.8%0.0 pts
78▲6Galveston County, TXTX372,2075.7%−0.2 pts
79▲44Erath County, TXTX43,9115.7%+0.7 pts
80▼15Camp County, TXTX13,3805.7%−0.8 pts
81Hood County, TXTX70,5015.6%−0.3 pts
82▲148Coke County, TXTX3,4125.6%+3.3 pts
83▼44Frio County, TXTX18,8235.6%−1.9 pts
84▲31Gray County, TXTX20,9195.6%+0.4 pts
85▼7Harrison County, TXTX71,9565.6%−0.5 pts
86▼6Jones County, TXTX20,8615.5%−0.5 pts
87▲7Webb County, TXTX281,2245.5%−0.2 pts
88▼64Stephens County, TXTX9,3805.4%−3.2 pts
89▼88Schleicher County, TXTX2,2455.4%−10.9 pts
90▲89Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.4%+1.5 pts
91▲137Hamilton County, TXTX8,6805.4%+3.0 pts
92▼37Howard County, TXTX30,5045.4%−1.4 pts
93▲77Martin County, TXTX5,2845.4%+1.3 pts
94▲59Wise County, TXTX83,7785.3%+0.9 pts
95▲10Kaufman County, TXTX209,2355.3%0.0 pts
96▲110Mitchell County, TXTX8,9475.3%+2.1 pts
97▲34Jackson County, TXTX15,3935.3%+0.5 pts
98▲64Hale County, TXTX31,8195.3%+1.0 pts
99▲55Brown County, TXTX38,7115.3%+0.9 pts
100▲63Goliad County, TXTX7,2085.2%+1.0 pts
101▼75Bee County, TXTX32,5155.2%−3.1 pts
102▼38Cherokee County, TXTX53,3375.2%−1.3 pts
103▼15Nueces County, TXTX352,9925.2%−0.6 pts
104Grimes County, TXTX34,2525.1%−0.3 pts
105▼7Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1915.1%−0.5 pts
106▲12Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3975.0%0.0 pts
107▲30Fannin County, TXTX39,2655.0%+0.3 pts
108▼37Reagan County, TXTX3,1665.0%−1.3 pts
109▲69Burleson County, TXTX20,5495.0%+1.0 pts
110▼48Milam County, TXTX26,2585.0%−1.6 pts
111▲45Lubbock County, TXTX328,9064.9%+0.6 pts
112▼42Henderson County, TXTX88,5954.9%−1.4 pts
113▲109Runnels County, TXTX9,6934.9%+2.2 pts
114▼67Haskell County, TXTX5,4994.9%−2.4 pts
115▼8Wharton County, TXTX42,0604.9%−0.4 pts
116▼103Cochran County, TXTX2,5464.8%−4.5 pts
117▲28Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114.8%+0.3 pts
118▲30Wheeler County, TXTX4,7734.8%+0.3 pts
119▲36Kendall County, TXTX53,2894.7%+0.4 pts
120▼104Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.7%−4.6 pts
121▲29Brazos County, TXTX249,0884.7%+0.4 pts
122▲42Callahan County, TXTX14,4914.7%+0.5 pts
123▼2Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4664.7%−0.3 pts
124▲9Eastland County, TXTX18,1434.7%−0.1 pts
125▲9Brazoria County, TXTX419,0804.7%−0.1 pts
126▲97Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.7%+2.0 pts
127▼66Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.7%−1.9 pts
128▲89Crane County, TXTX4,5544.6%+1.7 pts
129▲28Travis County, TXTX1,389,6704.6%+0.2 pts
130▲8Montgomery County, TXTX781,1944.6%−0.1 pts
131▼63Refugio County, TXTX6,6574.5%−1.8 pts
132▲101Baylor County, TXTX3,4724.5%+2.7 pts
133▲36Cooke County, TXTX44,4614.5%+0.4 pts
134▼85Lampasas County, TXTX23,6574.5%−2.7 pts
135▼15San Patricio County, TXTX72,0534.5%−0.5 pts
136▼101Terry County, TXTX11,7204.5%−3.3 pts
137▼94Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.5%−2.9 pts
138▲58Ellis County, TXTX240,8674.5%+1.0 pts
139▲2McLennan County, TXTX272,0204.5%−0.1 pts
140▼38Smith County, TXTX252,5494.4%−1.0 pts
141▼40Hays County, TXTX304,3904.4%−1.1 pts
142▼12Bowie County, TXTX92,6964.4%−0.4 pts
143▼18Navarro County, TXTX57,1814.4%−0.5 pts
144▼78Franklin County, TXTX10,9944.4%−2.1 pts
145▼34Victoria County, TXTX92,6564.4%−0.8 pts
146▼83Llano County, TXTX23,3534.4%−2.2 pts
147▼48Austin County, TXTX33,6254.3%−1.2 pts
148▲76Gonzales County, TXTX20,1594.3%+1.8 pts
149▼25Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.3%−0.6 pts
150▲36Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.3%+0.6 pts
151▼110Swisher County, TXTX6,7034.3%−3.1 pts
152▼9Delta County, TXTX5,5494.3%−0.3 pts
153▼37Bastrop County, TXTX118,9084.3%−0.8 pts
154▼81Hill County, TXTX39,5034.2%−2.0 pts
155▲21Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.2%+0.2 pts
156▼71Leon County, TXTX16,8944.2%−1.7 pts
157▼109Atascosa County, TXTX53,5904.1%−3.1 pts
158▼143Aransas County, TXTX26,1464.1%−5.2 pts
159▼59Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.1%−1.5 pts
160▲23Lamar County, TXTX51,5034.0%+0.2 pts
161▲21Denton County, TXTX1,069,3464.0%+0.2 pts
162▼10Hopkins County, TXTX39,0634.0%−0.4 pts
163▼28Parker County, TXTX184,7674.0%−0.8 pts
164▼13Zavala County, TXTX9,0374.0%−0.4 pts
165▲7Comal County, TXTX209,1663.9%−0.1 pts
166▼44Williamson County, TXTX752,8273.9%−1.1 pts
167▲30Potter County, TXTX114,4533.8%+0.4 pts
168▲68Castro County, TXTX7,2953.7%+2.2 pts
169▼86Limestone County, TXTX22,8493.7%−2.2 pts
170▼114DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.7%−3.0 pts
171▲17Lynn County, TXTX6,0173.7%0.0 pts
172▼30Wichita County, TXTX129,5553.7%−0.9 pts
173▼2Tom Green County, TXTX120,6023.7%−0.4 pts
174▲20Johnson County, TXTX218,0483.6%+0.1 pts
175▼7Gregg County, TXTX126,0953.6%−0.5 pts
176▼123Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6333.6%−3.4 pts
177▲48Winkler County, TXTX7,5403.6%+1.0 pts
178▼17Bosque County, TXTX18,9183.6%−0.7 pts
179▼5Wilson County, TXTX56,1393.6%−0.4 pts
180▲11Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.6%−0.1 pts
181▲33Young County, TXTX18,1543.5%+0.5 pts
182▲33Upton County, TXTX3,1313.5%+0.5 pts
183▼10Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1303.5%−0.5 pts
184▲21Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.5%+0.2 pts
185▲41Caldwell County, TXTX55,1503.4%+0.9 pts
186▲13Midland County, TXTX187,8553.4%−0.1 pts
187▼7Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.3%−0.6 pts
188▼1Moore County, TXTX21,8913.3%−0.4 pts
189▼30Kerr County, TXTX54,0373.3%−1.0 pts
190▼13Rains County, TXTX13,5423.3%−0.7 pts
191▲38Mills County, TXTX4,5803.2%+0.9 pts
192▼64Somervell County, TXTX10,2613.2%−1.7 pts
193▼44Grayson County, TXTX153,6133.1%−1.3 pts
194▲37San Saba County, TXTX5,7873.1%+0.9 pts
195▼78Titus County, TXTX31,5633.1%−2.0 pts
196▲7Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.1%−0.3 pts
197▲7Medina County, TXTX56,8813.0%−0.3 pts
198▲3Freestone County, TXTX20,8113.0%−0.3 pts
199▼9Archer County, TXTX9,1293.0%−0.6 pts
200▼35Brewster County, TXTX9,4583.0%−1.2 pts
201▼92Mason County, TXTX3,9903.0%−2.2 pts
202▲47Crockett County, TXTX2,7693.0%+3.0 pts
203▼63Washington County, TXTX38,2883.0%−1.6 pts
204▼11Karnes County, TXTX15,0182.9%−0.6 pts
205▼13Randall County, TXTX152,3512.9%−0.7 pts
206▼116Ward County, TXTX11,1252.9%−2.8 pts
207▼26Colorado County, TXTX21,4392.9%−1.0 pts
208▼48Gillespie County, TXTX28,5272.7%−1.6 pts
209▲28Parmer County, TXTX9,6782.6%+1.2 pts
210▼3Burnet County, TXTX57,0152.6%−0.6 pts
211▲1Taylor County, TXTX150,0772.6%−0.4 pts
212▲30Pecos County, TXTX14,5602.6%+1.5 pts
213▲5Panola County, TXTX23,0182.5%−0.4 pts
214▼19Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.4%−1.1 pts
215▼31Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.4%−1.4 pts
216▼80Hardeman County, TXTX3,2922.4%−2.3 pts
217▼212Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.4%−8.8 pts
218▼8Dallam County, TXTX7,5082.3%−0.7 pts
219▼52Fayette County, TXTX25,4592.3%−1.8 pts
220▲23Sterling County, TXTX1,3492.1%+1.1 pts
221▼55Lamb County, TXTX12,5792.1%−2.1 pts
222▼108Red River County, TXTX11,8162.0%−3.1 pts
223▼2Clay County, TXTX10,7642.0%−0.8 pts
224▲8Sherman County, TXTX2,7811.9%−0.2 pts
225▼153Sutton County, TXTX3,2031.9%−4.4 pts
226▼7La Salle County, TXTX6,5171.8%−1.0 pts
227▲21Oldham County, TXTX1,7831.7%+1.3 pts
228▲6Donley County, TXTX3,2131.7%+0.1 pts
229▲18Hartley County, TXTX4,9041.6%+1.2 pts
230▲8Concho County, TXTX3,6071.5%+0.2 pts
231▼85Knox County, TXTX3,1921.3%−3.2 pts
232▼24Kimble County, TXTX4,4381.3%−1.9 pts
233▲12Armstrong County, TXTX1,8431.2%+0.7 pts
234▼217Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.2%−8.1 pts
235Carson County, TXTX5,8051.2%−0.4 pts
236▼149Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4871.1%−4.7 pts
237▼28Briscoe County, TXTX1,4741.0%−2.1 pts
238▼99Motley County, TXTX1,0430.9%−3.6 pts
239▲2Kinney County, TXTX3,1280.9%−0.2 pts
240▲11Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.8%+0.8 pts
241▼207Childress County, TXTX6,6430.5%−7.3 pts
242▼3Roberts County, TXTX8670.5%−0.8 pts
243▼146Irion County, TXTX1,4630.4%−5.2 pts
244▼141Borden County, TXTX5670.3%−5.1 pts
245▼60Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2840.3%−3.5 pts
246▼35Bailey County, TXTX6,9630.0%−3.0 pts
247▲3Edwards County, TXTX1,3700.0%0.0 pts
248▼2Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.0%−0.5 pts
249▲3Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%0.0 pts
250▼236King County, TXTX1920.0%−9.3 pts
251▲2Loving County, TXTX520.0%0.0 pts
252▼140McMullen County, TXTX5440.0%−5.2 pts
253▼9Real County, TXTX2,7450.0%−1.0 pts
254Terrell County, TXTX7020.0%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES