RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Highest unemployment, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Schleicher County, TXTX2,24516.4%–

02Tyler County, TXTX20,44314.4%–

03Starr County, TXTX66,31913.1%–

04San Augustine County, TXTX7,72211.1%–

05Reeves County, TXTX12,13811.1%–

06Newton County, TXTX11,95411.0%–

07Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.0%–

08Marion County, TXTX9,89610.9%–

09Willacy County, TXTX19,97110.4%–

10Hall County, TXTX2,73710.1%–

11Jasper County, TXTX33,07510.1%–

12Presidio County, TXTX5,4339.9%–

13Cochran County, TXTX2,5469.4%–

14King County, TXTX1929.3%–

15Aransas County, TXTX26,1469.3%–

16Sabine County, TXTX10,0129.3%–

17Culberson County, TXTX2,2679.3%–

18Polk County, TXTX53,4349.1%–

19Robertson County, TXTX17,8399.1%–

20Garza County, TXTX4,5108.9%–

21Foard County, TXTX1,0448.9%–

22Duval County, TXTX9,4028.8%–

23Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4338.7%–

24Stephens County, TXTX9,3808.6%–

25Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.5%–

26Bee County, TXTX32,5158.3%–

27Zapata County, TXTX13,7538.3%–

28Cass County, TXTX28,6518.1%–

29Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5558.1%–

30Falls County, TXTX17,8698.1%–

31Cottle County, TXTX1,2248.1%–

32Dimmit County, TXTX8,0247.9%–

33Nolan County, TXTX14,1177.9%–

34Childress County, TXTX6,6437.8%–

35Terry County, TXTX11,7207.8%–

36Maverick County, TXTX58,8237.7%–

37Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0357.7%–

38Liberty County, TXTX121,3647.5%–

39Frio County, TXTX18,8237.5%–

40Bell County, TXTX402,2487.5%–

41Swisher County, TXTX6,7037.4%–

42Morris County, TXTX12,1337.4%–

43Rusk County, TXTX54,8547.3%–

44Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5497.3%–

45San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4887.3%–

46Dawson County, TXTX11,7767.3%–

47Haskell County, TXTX5,4997.3%–

48Atascosa County, TXTX53,5907.2%–

49Lampasas County, TXTX23,6577.1%–

50Bandera County, TXTX22,8767.1%–

51Trinity County, TXTX14,3847.1%–

52Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.1%–

53Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6337.0%–

54Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4816.9%–

55Howard County, TXTX30,5046.8%–

56DeWitt County, TXTX20,3096.7%–

57Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.7%–

58Coryell County, TXTX85,5926.7%–

59Hemphill County, TXTX3,0836.6%–

60Ector County, TXTX173,8016.6%–

61Hockley County, TXTX21,6006.6%–

62Milam County, TXTX26,2586.5%–

63Llano County, TXTX23,3536.5%–

64Cherokee County, TXTX53,3376.5%–

65Camp County, TXTX13,3806.5%–

66Franklin County, TXTX10,9946.4%–

67Matagorda County, TXTX36,4636.4%–

68Refugio County, TXTX6,6576.3%–

69Dickens County, TXTX1,6926.3%–

70Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.3%–

71Reagan County, TXTX3,1666.3%–

72Sutton County, TXTX3,2036.3%–

73Hill County, TXTX39,5036.2%–

74Montague County, TXTX21,9666.2%–

75El Paso County, TXTX877,8586.2%–

76Harris County, TXTX5,045,0266.2%–

77Comanche County, TXTX14,4326.1%–

78Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.1%–

79Kleberg County, TXTX30,3156.0%–

80Jones County, TXTX20,8616.0%–

81Hood County, TXTX70,5016.0%–

82Upshur County, TXTX44,4106.0%–

83Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.9%–

84Galveston County, TXTX372,2075.9%–

85Leon County, TXTX16,8945.9%–

86Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7915.8%–

87Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4875.8%–

88Nueces County, TXTX352,9925.8%–

89Coleman County, TXTX7,9155.8%–

90Ward County, TXTX11,1255.8%–

91Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0885.7%–

92Jefferson County, TXTX254,3215.7%–

93Madison County, TXTX14,2265.7%–

94Webb County, TXTX281,2245.7%–

95Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.6%–

96Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9555.6%–

97Irion County, TXTX1,4635.6%–

98Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1915.6%–

99Austin County, TXTX33,6255.6%–

100Shelby County, TXTX24,2865.6%–

101Hays County, TXTX304,3905.5%–

102Smith County, TXTX252,5495.5%–

103Borden County, TXTX5675.5%–

104Grimes County, TXTX34,2525.4%–

105Kaufman County, TXTX209,2355.3%–

106Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385.3%–

107Wharton County, TXTX42,0605.3%–

108Waller County, TXTX69,8585.3%–

109Mason County, TXTX3,9905.3%–

110Crosby County, TXTX4,8525.3%–

111Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.2%–

112McMullen County, TXTX5445.2%–

113Wood County, TXTX49,6885.1%–

114Red River County, TXTX11,8165.1%–

115Gray County, TXTX20,9195.1%–

116Bastrop County, TXTX118,9085.1%–

117Titus County, TXTX31,5635.1%–

118Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3975.0%–

119Kent County, TXTX6745.0%–

120San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.0%–

121Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4665.0%–

122Williamson County, TXTX752,8275.0%–

123Erath County, TXTX43,9115.0%–

124Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.9%–

125Navarro County, TXTX57,1814.9%–

126McCulloch County, TXTX7,4724.9%–

127Blanco County, TXTX13,5814.9%–

128Somervell County, TXTX10,2614.9%–

129Hunt County, TXTX123,3364.9%–

130Bowie County, TXTX92,6964.8%–

131Jackson County, TXTX15,3934.8%–

132Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5544.8%–

133Eastland County, TXTX18,1434.8%–

134Brazoria County, TXTX419,0804.8%–

135Parker County, TXTX184,7674.7%–

136Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%–

137Fannin County, TXTX39,2654.7%–

138Montgomery County, TXTX781,1944.6%–

139Motley County, TXTX1,0434.6%–

140Washington County, TXTX38,2884.6%–

141McLennan County, TXTX272,0204.6%–

142Wichita County, TXTX129,5554.6%–

143Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%–

144Menard County, TXTX1,9564.5%–

145Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114.5%–

146Knox County, TXTX3,1924.5%–

147Orange County, TXTX86,2664.5%–

148Wheeler County, TXTX4,7734.5%–

149Grayson County, TXTX153,6134.4%–

150Brazos County, TXTX249,0884.4%–

151Zavala County, TXTX9,0374.4%–

152Hopkins County, TXTX39,0634.4%–

153Wise County, TXTX83,7784.4%–

154Brown County, TXTX38,7114.3%–

155Kendall County, TXTX53,2894.3%–

156Lubbock County, TXTX328,9064.3%–

157Travis County, TXTX1,389,6704.3%–

158Calhoun County, TXTX19,5994.3%–

159Kerr County, TXTX54,0374.3%–

160Gillespie County, TXTX28,5274.3%–

161Bosque County, TXTX18,9184.3%–

162Hale County, TXTX31,8194.2%–

163Goliad County, TXTX7,2084.2%–

164Callahan County, TXTX14,4914.2%–

165Brewster County, TXTX9,4584.2%–

166Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.2%–

167Fayette County, TXTX25,4594.1%–

168Gregg County, TXTX126,0954.1%–

169Cooke County, TXTX44,4614.0%–

170Martin County, TXTX5,2844.0%–

171Tom Green County, TXTX120,6024.0%–

172Comal County, TXTX209,1664.0%–

173Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.0%–

174Wilson County, TXTX56,1394.0%–

175Val Verde County, TXTX47,8354.0%–

176Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.0%–

177Rains County, TXTX13,5423.9%–

178Burleson County, TXTX20,5493.9%–

179Hardin County, TXTX58,7233.9%–

180Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.9%–

181Colorado County, TXTX21,4393.9%–

182Denton County, TXTX1,069,3463.9%–

183Lamar County, TXTX51,5033.9%–

184Gaines County, TXTX23,9563.8%–

185Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2843.8%–

186Rockwall County, TXTX140,7383.7%–

187Moore County, TXTX21,8913.7%–

188Lynn County, TXTX6,0173.7%–

189Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.7%–

190Archer County, TXTX9,1293.7%–

191Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.6%–

192Randall County, TXTX152,3513.6%–

193Karnes County, TXTX15,0183.5%–

194Johnson County, TXTX218,0483.5%–

195Scurry County, TXTX16,1623.5%–

196Ellis County, TXTX240,8673.5%–

197Potter County, TXTX114,4533.4%–

198Walker County, TXTX83,8423.4%–

199Midland County, TXTX187,8553.4%–

200Anderson County, TXTX59,8053.4%–

201Freestone County, TXTX20,8113.3%–

202Jack County, TXTX9,5633.3%–

203Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.3%–

204Medina County, TXTX56,8813.3%–

205Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.3%–

206Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.2%–

207Burnet County, TXTX57,0153.2%–

208Kimble County, TXTX4,4383.2%–

209Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.1%–

210Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.1%–

211Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.0%–

212Taylor County, TXTX150,0773.0%–

213Houston County, TXTX22,3163.0%–

214Young County, TXTX18,1543.0%–

215Upton County, TXTX3,1313.0%–

216Live Oak County, TXTX11,9292.9%–

217Crane County, TXTX4,5542.9%–

218Panola County, TXTX23,0182.9%–

219La Salle County, TXTX6,5172.8%–

220Floyd County, TXTX4,8812.8%–

221Clay County, TXTX10,7642.8%–

222Runnels County, TXTX9,6932.8%–

223Fisher County, TXTX3,6922.6%–

224Gonzales County, TXTX20,1592.6%–

225Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.6%–

226Caldwell County, TXTX55,1502.5%–

227Lee County, TXTX18,7292.5%–

228Hamilton County, TXTX8,6802.4%–

229Mills County, TXTX4,5802.3%–

230Coke County, TXTX3,4122.3%–

231San Saba County, TXTX5,7872.2%–

232Sherman County, TXTX2,7812.1%–

233Baylor County, TXTX3,4721.8%–

234Donley County, TXTX3,2131.6%–

235Carson County, TXTX5,8051.6%–

236Castro County, TXTX7,2951.5%–

237Parmer County, TXTX9,6781.4%–

238Concho County, TXTX3,6071.4%–

239Roberts County, TXTX8671.3%–

240Brooks County, TXTX6,5791.1%–

241Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.1%–

242Pecos County, TXTX14,5601.1%–

243Sterling County, TXTX1,3491.0%–

244Real County, TXTX2,7451.0%–

245Armstrong County, TXTX1,8430.5%–

246Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.5%–

247Hartley County, TXTX4,9040.4%–

248Oldham County, TXTX1,7830.4%–

249Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.0%–

250Edwards County, TXTX1,3700.0%–

251Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.0%–

252Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%–

253Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

254Terrell County, TXTX7020.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES