RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Highest unemployment, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 4.9%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS