RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest labor force participation, Texas counties

Texas counties with the smallest 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

01Real County, TXTX2,74532.5%−30%

02La Salle County, TXTX6,51739.5%−18%

03Terrell County, TXTX70240.2%−2%

04Jones County, TXTX20,86140.7%+24%

05Hartley County, TXTX4,90442.7%−4%

06Live Oak County, TXTX11,92943.0%−2%

07Tyler County, TXTX20,44343.2%+6%

08Garza County, TXTX4,51043.4%+20%

09Concho County, TXTX3,60743.6%+38%

10Houston County, TXTX22,31644.5%+1%

11Karnes County, TXTX15,01844.7%+7%

12Kenedy County, TXTX31944.8%−21%

13Kent County, TXTX67445.1%−11%

14Mason County, TXTX3,99045.8%−24%

15Bee County, TXTX32,51545.9%+9%

16Childress County, TXTX6,64346.1%−13%

17Dimmit County, TXTX8,02446.1%−3%

18Anderson County, TXTX59,80546.3%+12%

19Sabine County, TXTX10,01246.5%+14%

20Walker County, TXTX83,84247.0%+9%

21Wood County, TXTX49,68847.4%+1%

22Duval County, TXTX9,40247.5%−13%

23Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43348.3%+20%

24Trinity County, TXTX14,38448.5%+4%

25Jack County, TXTX9,56348.5%+5%

26Llano County, TXTX23,35348.7%+5%

27Polk County, TXTX53,43448.9%−3%

28Freestone County, TXTX20,81149.1%+4%

29Falls County, TXTX17,86949.2%+11%

30Culberson County, TXTX2,26749.4%−21%

31Limestone County, TXTX22,84949.5%−0%

32San Augustine County, TXTX7,72249.5%+2%

33Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71149.5%+28%

34Red River County, TXTX11,81649.7%−3%

35Marion County, TXTX9,89649.9%+5%

36Aransas County, TXTX26,14650.4%−0%

37Newton County, TXTX11,95450.7%−2%

38Goliad County, TXTX7,20850.7%−3%

39Grimes County, TXTX34,25250.9%+1%

40Cass County, TXTX28,65151.2%−0%

41Upton County, TXTX3,13151.2%−11%

42Leon County, TXTX16,89451.4%+1%

43Dawson County, TXTX11,77651.5%+4%

44San Saba County, TXTX5,78751.5%+2%

45Madison County, TXTX14,22651.5%+13%

46Frio County, TXTX18,82351.7%+11%

47Donley County, TXTX3,21352.0%−9%

48Bosque County, TXTX18,91852.0%−4%

49DeWitt County, TXTX20,30952.1%+6%

50San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48852.3%+3%

51Swisher County, TXTX6,70352.5%+3%

52Montague County, TXTX21,96652.5%−6%

53Coke County, TXTX3,41252.5%−5%

54Rains County, TXTX13,54252.6%−2%

55Refugio County, TXTX6,65752.6%−4%

56Oldham County, TXTX1,78352.7%−15%

57McMullen County, TXTX54452.7%−13%

58Zapata County, TXTX13,75352.8%−6%

59Rusk County, TXTX54,85452.9%−3%

60Bailey County, TXTX6,96353.1%−10%

61Mitchell County, TXTX8,94753.4%+22%

62Scurry County, TXTX16,16253.5%+2%

63Coleman County, TXTX7,91553.6%−5%

64Cherokee County, TXTX53,33753.7%−4%

65Jasper County, TXTX33,07553.7%+3%

66Crane County, TXTX4,55453.8%−14%

67Baylor County, TXTX3,47253.9%+2%

68Medina County, TXTX56,88153.9%−5%

69Pecos County, TXTX14,56053.9%+9%

70Edwards County, TXTX1,37053.9%−9%

71Henderson County, TXTX88,59554.0%+6%

72Hamilton County, TXTX8,68054.1%+9%

73Menard County, TXTX1,95654.2%−10%

74Lampasas County, TXTX23,65754.3%−1%

75Bandera County, TXTX22,87654.6%+4%

76Briscoe County, TXTX1,47454.7%−2%

77Kimble County, TXTX4,43854.7%−7%

78Jackson County, TXTX15,39354.7%−3%

79Stephens County, TXTX9,38054.7%+5%

80Morris County, TXTX12,13354.7%−1%

81Gillespie County, TXTX28,52754.9%−5%

82Liberty County, TXTX121,36454.9%+6%

83Dickens County, TXTX1,69254.9%+15%

84Fannin County, TXTX39,26555.0%+3%

85Kinney County, TXTX3,12855.0%+32%

86Bowie County, TXTX92,69655.1%+2%

87Panola County, TXTX23,01855.1%+5%

88Hall County, TXTX2,73755.2%−7%

89Howard County, TXTX30,50455.3%+5%

90Zavala County, TXTX9,03755.3%−3%

91Willacy County, TXTX19,97155.4%−1%

92Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80455.5%+0%

93Kerr County, TXTX54,03755.5%+0%

94King County, TXTX19255.6%+18%

95Schleicher County, TXTX2,24555.7%−3%

96Sterling County, TXTX1,34955.9%−16%

97Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79155.9%−4%

98Coryell County, TXTX85,59256.1%+0%

99Terry County, TXTX11,72056.3%−2%

100Jefferson County, TXTX254,32156.3%+1%

101Hood County, TXTX70,50156.4%+2%

102Uvalde County, TXTX24,96356.4%−4%

103Fayette County, TXTX25,45956.4%+3%

104Mills County, TXTX4,58056.5%+8%

105Atascosa County, TXTX53,59056.6%+1%

106Brown County, TXTX38,71156.6%−0%

107Upshur County, TXTX44,41056.6%+2%

108Colorado County, TXTX21,43956.6%+1%

109Eastland County, TXTX18,14356.7%+11%

110Shelby County, TXTX24,28656.7%+7%

111Hill County, TXTX39,50356.7%−3%

112Reeves County, TXTX12,13856.7%+2%

113Starr County, TXTX66,31956.8%−3%

114Blanco County, TXTX13,58156.8%−7%

115Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13056.9%+8%

116Robertson County, TXTX17,83957.2%−2%

117Presidio County, TXTX5,43357.4%−1%

118Gray County, TXTX20,91957.6%+1%

119Delta County, TXTX5,54957.7%+7%

120Brooks County, TXTX6,57957.8%+8%

121Cochran County, TXTX2,54657.9%−6%

122Cottle County, TXTX1,22457.9%−8%

123Burleson County, TXTX20,54958.0%+6%

124McCulloch County, TXTX7,47258.0%+3%

125Cameron County, TXTX433,94658.0%+3%

126Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55558.1%−6%

127Franklin County, TXTX10,99458.1%−6%

128Maverick County, TXTX58,82358.1%+3%

129Milam County, TXTX26,25858.2%+3%

130Hardin County, TXTX58,72358.4%+4%

131Knox County, TXTX3,19258.5%−1%

132Fisher County, TXTX3,69258.5%−7%

133Washington County, TXTX38,28858.6%+1%

134Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95558.7%−14%

135Angelina County, TXTX88,15458.7%+1%

136Glasscock County, TXTX1,12858.7%+15%

137Camp County, TXTX13,38058.8%+4%

138Caldwell County, TXTX55,15058.8%+2%

139Burnet County, TXTX57,01558.8%+2%

140Potter County, TXTX114,45358.9%+1%

141Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63359.0%−3%

142San Patricio County, TXTX72,05359.0%+1%

143Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48159.0%−8%

144Haskell County, TXTX5,49959.0%+15%

145Nolan County, TXTX14,11759.1%+2%

146Hale County, TXTX31,81959.1%+1%

147Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54959.1%+1%

148Lavaca County, TXTX20,65159.2%+0%

149Gonzales County, TXTX20,15959.4%+1%

150Motley County, TXTX1,04359.5%+4%

151Armstrong County, TXTX1,84359.5%−1%

152Archer County, TXTX9,12959.7%−6%

153Kendall County, TXTX53,28959.7%−2%

154Callahan County, TXTX14,49159.7%+8%

155Lee County, TXTX18,72959.9%−1%

156Brewster County, TXTX9,45860.1%−5%

157Lamb County, TXTX12,57960.1%+3%

158Lamar County, TXTX51,50360.1%+2%

159Yoakum County, TXTX7,43860.2%−2%

160Harrison County, TXTX71,95660.3%+4%

161Navarro County, TXTX57,18160.3%+0%

162Clay County, TXTX10,76460.3%+5%

163Comanche County, TXTX14,43260.4%+4%

164Wilson County, TXTX56,13960.4%−1%

165Hemphill County, TXTX3,08360.4%−9%

166Austin County, TXTX33,62560.5%−5%

167Crosby County, TXTX4,85260.5%−2%

168Borden County, TXTX56760.5%+16%

169Val Verde County, TXTX47,83560.6%−0%

170Floyd County, TXTX4,88160.6%+4%

171Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55460.6%+2%

172Crockett County, TXTX2,76960.6%−9%

173Sherman County, TXTX2,78160.8%−4%

174Matagorda County, TXTX36,46360.8%+3%

175Orange County, TXTX86,26660.9%+1%

176Wharton County, TXTX42,06060.9%+2%

177Stonewall County, TXTX1,18660.9%−7%

178Gaines County, TXTX23,95661.0%−2%

179Kleberg County, TXTX30,31561.1%+3%

180Lynn County, TXTX6,01761.1%+0%

181Titus County, TXTX31,56361.1%−2%

182Irion County, TXTX1,46361.2%+3%

183Nueces County, TXTX352,99261.2%−1%

184Wheeler County, TXTX4,77361.3%−6%

185Hopkins County, TXTX39,06361.4%−0%

186Gregg County, TXTX126,09561.4%+1%

187Waller County, TXTX69,85861.4%+2%

188Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03561.5%+4%

189Runnels County, TXTX9,69361.7%+7%

190Victoria County, TXTX92,65661.7%−1%

191Hunt County, TXTX123,33661.7%+2%

192Smith County, TXTX252,54961.8%+1%

193Hockley County, TXTX21,60062.1%+2%

194Reagan County, TXTX3,16662.4%−8%

195Grayson County, TXTX153,61362.5%+0%

196Brazos County, TXTX249,08862.5%+1%

197Bastrop County, TXTX118,90862.5%+4%

198Comal County, TXTX209,16662.5%+4%

199El Paso County, TXTX877,85862.6%+1%

200McLennan County, TXTX272,02063.0%+3%

201Parmer County, TXTX9,67863.0%−3%

202Wichita County, TXTX129,55563.0%+1%

203Webb County, TXTX281,22463.1%+4%

204Young County, TXTX18,15463.1%+6%

205Hardeman County, TXTX3,29263.1%+1%

206Somervell County, TXTX10,26163.3%+14%

207Erath County, TXTX43,91163.5%+2%

208Cooke County, TXTX44,46163.5%−1%

209Foard County, TXTX1,04463.6%+11%

210Brazoria County, TXTX419,08063.6%−0%

211Roberts County, TXTX86763.8%+10%

212Galveston County, TXTX372,20763.9%−0%

213Tom Green County, TXTX120,60263.9%−3%

214Johnson County, TXTX218,04864.1%+2%

215Carson County, TXTX5,80564.1%+1%

216Wise County, TXTX83,77864.2%+3%

217Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11164.3%+1%

218Martin County, TXTX5,28464.5%−2%

219Sutton County, TXTX3,20364.6%−2%

220Taylor County, TXTX150,07764.7%−2%

221Montgomery County, TXTX781,19464.7%−0%

222Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48765.0%+3%

223Castro County, TXTX7,29565.1%+1%

224Ward County, TXTX11,12565.3%+5%

225Bell County, TXTX402,24865.3%−0%

226Winkler County, TXTX7,54065.4%+7%

227Moore County, TXTX21,89165.4%−2%

228Parker County, TXTX184,76765.7%+4%

229Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62665.8%+1%

230Chambers County, TXTX57,59465.9%−2%

231Lubbock County, TXTX328,90665.9%+2%

232Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08866.1%+1%

233Calhoun County, TXTX19,59966.2%+5%

234Andrews County, TXTX18,91466.2%−4%

235Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19166.7%−1%

236Shackelford County, TXTX3,19767.0%+8%

237Randall County, TXTX152,35167.0%−2%

238Ector County, TXTX173,80167.2%−2%

239Harris County, TXTX5,045,02667.4%−0%

240Ellis County, TXTX240,86768.2%+1%

241Hansford County, TXTX4,94468.3%+8%

242Kaufman County, TXTX209,23568.3%+2%

243Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28468.5%+5%

244Hays County, TXTX304,39068.7%+1%

245Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46668.8%+0%

246Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39768.8%−0%

247Rockwall County, TXTX140,73869.9%+1%

248Midland County, TXTX187,85570.0%−0%

249Collin County, TXTX1,297,17970.6%−0%

250Williamson County, TXTX752,82770.7%+2%

251Denton County, TXTX1,069,34671.8%−1%

252Dallam County, TXTX7,50873.2%+1%

253Travis County, TXTX1,389,67073.3%+0%

254Loving County, TXTX5278.8%+1%

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