RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest labor force participation, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 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 2000

01Concho County, TXTX3,60731.6%–

02Jones County, TXTX20,86132.8%–

03Garza County, TXTX4,51036.0%–

04Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71138.6%–

05Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43340.3%–

06Tyler County, TXTX20,44340.8%–

07Sabine County, TXTX10,01241.0%–

08Terrell County, TXTX70241.0%–

09Anderson County, TXTX59,80541.2%–

10Kinney County, TXTX3,12841.6%–

11Karnes County, TXTX15,01841.6%–

12Bee County, TXTX32,51541.9%–

13Walker County, TXTX83,84243.3%–

14Live Oak County, TXTX11,92943.8%–

15Mitchell County, TXTX8,94743.9%–

16Houston County, TXTX22,31643.9%–

17Falls County, TXTX17,86944.3%–

18Hartley County, TXTX4,90444.7%–

19Madison County, TXTX14,22645.7%–

20Jack County, TXTX9,56346.0%–

21Llano County, TXTX23,35346.5%–

22Trinity County, TXTX14,38446.6%–

23Frio County, TXTX18,82346.6%–

24Real County, TXTX2,74546.7%–

25Freestone County, TXTX20,81147.0%–

26King County, TXTX19247.1%–

27Wood County, TXTX49,68847.1%–

28Dimmit County, TXTX8,02447.5%–

29Marion County, TXTX9,89647.6%–

30Dickens County, TXTX1,69247.9%–

31La Salle County, TXTX6,51748.0%–

32San Augustine County, TXTX7,72248.4%–

33Dawson County, TXTX11,77649.3%–

34DeWitt County, TXTX20,30949.3%–

35Hamilton County, TXTX8,68049.4%–

36Pecos County, TXTX14,56049.5%–

37Limestone County, TXTX22,84949.6%–

38Grimes County, TXTX34,25250.2%–

39San Saba County, TXTX5,78750.4%–

40Polk County, TXTX53,43450.4%–

41Aransas County, TXTX26,14650.6%–

42Kent County, TXTX67450.7%–

43Eastland County, TXTX18,14351.0%–

44San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48851.0%–

45Henderson County, TXTX88,59551.0%–

46Swisher County, TXTX6,70351.0%–

47Glasscock County, TXTX1,12851.1%–

48Leon County, TXTX16,89451.1%–

49Red River County, TXTX11,81651.3%–

50Haskell County, TXTX5,49951.3%–

51Cass County, TXTX28,65151.4%–

52Newton County, TXTX11,95451.7%–

53Liberty County, TXTX121,36451.7%–

54Stephens County, TXTX9,38051.9%–

55Jasper County, TXTX33,07552.1%–

56Borden County, TXTX56752.1%–

57Mills County, TXTX4,58052.3%–

58Goliad County, TXTX7,20852.4%–

59Panola County, TXTX23,01852.5%–

60Scurry County, TXTX16,16252.5%–

61Bandera County, TXTX22,87652.6%–

62Baylor County, TXTX3,47252.7%–

63Howard County, TXTX30,50452.7%–

64Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13052.8%–

65Childress County, TXTX6,64353.1%–

66Shelby County, TXTX24,28653.1%–

67Fannin County, TXTX39,26553.3%–

68Brooks County, TXTX6,57953.3%–

69Rains County, TXTX13,54253.4%–

70Delta County, TXTX5,54953.7%–

71Bowie County, TXTX92,69653.9%–

72Bosque County, TXTX18,91854.3%–

73Duval County, TXTX9,40254.4%–

74Rusk County, TXTX54,85454.7%–

75Lampasas County, TXTX23,65754.8%–

76Fayette County, TXTX25,45954.9%–

77Burleson County, TXTX20,54954.9%–

78Callahan County, TXTX14,49155.0%–

79Refugio County, TXTX6,65755.1%–

80Morris County, TXTX12,13355.1%–

81Hood County, TXTX70,50155.1%–

82Coke County, TXTX3,41255.2%–

83Kerr County, TXTX54,03755.3%–

84Somervell County, TXTX10,26155.4%–

85Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80455.4%–

86Jefferson County, TXTX254,32155.6%–

87Briscoe County, TXTX1,47455.7%–

88Upshur County, TXTX44,41055.7%–

89Cherokee County, TXTX53,33755.7%–

90Reeves County, TXTX12,13855.8%–

91Willacy County, TXTX19,97155.8%–

92Colorado County, TXTX21,43955.8%–

93Montague County, TXTX21,96655.9%–

94Coryell County, TXTX85,59255.9%–

95Coleman County, TXTX7,91556.2%–

96Atascosa County, TXTX53,59056.2%–

97Zapata County, TXTX13,75356.3%–

98Jackson County, TXTX15,39356.3%–

99Hardin County, TXTX58,72356.3%–

100Maverick County, TXTX58,82356.3%–

101Cameron County, TXTX433,94656.3%–

102McCulloch County, TXTX7,47256.5%–

103Milam County, TXTX26,25856.7%–

104Camp County, TXTX13,38056.7%–

105Brown County, TXTX38,71156.8%–

106Medina County, TXTX56,88156.9%–

107Gray County, TXTX20,91957.0%–

108Kenedy County, TXTX31957.0%–

109Foard County, TXTX1,04457.1%–

110Zavala County, TXTX9,03757.1%–

111Donley County, TXTX3,21357.1%–

112Terry County, TXTX11,72057.3%–

113Runnels County, TXTX9,69357.4%–

114Motley County, TXTX1,04357.4%–

115Clay County, TXTX10,76457.5%–

116Schleicher County, TXTX2,24557.6%–

117Caldwell County, TXTX55,15057.7%–

118Upton County, TXTX3,13157.8%–

119Comanche County, TXTX14,43257.8%–

120Gillespie County, TXTX28,52757.8%–

121Nolan County, TXTX14,11757.9%–

122Burnet County, TXTX57,01557.9%–

123Roberts County, TXTX86757.9%–

124Washington County, TXTX38,28858.1%–

125Lamb County, TXTX12,57958.1%–

126Harrison County, TXTX71,95658.1%–

127Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79158.2%–

128Presidio County, TXTX5,43358.2%–

129Angelina County, TXTX88,15458.2%–

130Floyd County, TXTX4,88158.3%–

131Robertson County, TXTX17,83958.3%–

132Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54958.4%–

133Potter County, TXTX114,45358.4%–

134Starr County, TXTX66,31958.5%–

135San Patricio County, TXTX72,05358.6%–

136Kimble County, TXTX4,43858.6%–

137Hale County, TXTX31,81958.7%–

138Uvalde County, TXTX24,96358.7%–

139Hill County, TXTX39,50358.8%–

140Matagorda County, TXTX36,46358.8%–

141Lamar County, TXTX51,50358.8%–

142Bailey County, TXTX6,96358.8%–

143Gonzales County, TXTX20,15958.9%–

144Knox County, TXTX3,19259.0%–

145Lavaca County, TXTX20,65159.1%–

146Hall County, TXTX2,73759.1%–

147Irion County, TXTX1,46359.3%–

148Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55459.3%–

149Edwards County, TXTX1,37059.4%–

150Kleberg County, TXTX30,31559.4%–

151Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03559.4%–

152Wharton County, TXTX42,06059.5%–

153Young County, TXTX18,15459.7%–

154Navarro County, TXTX57,18160.1%–

155Bastrop County, TXTX118,90860.2%–

156Menard County, TXTX1,95660.2%–

157Mason County, TXTX3,99060.3%–

158Lee County, TXTX18,72960.3%–

159Hunt County, TXTX123,33660.3%–

160Armstrong County, TXTX1,84360.4%–

161Comal County, TXTX209,16660.4%–

162Orange County, TXTX86,26660.4%–

163Waller County, TXTX69,85860.4%–

164Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63360.6%–

165McMullen County, TXTX54460.7%–

166Val Verde County, TXTX47,83560.8%–

167Gregg County, TXTX126,09560.9%–

168Wilson County, TXTX56,13960.9%–

169Lynn County, TXTX6,01760.9%–

170Webb County, TXTX281,22460.9%–

171Blanco County, TXTX13,58161.0%–

172Kendall County, TXTX53,28961.0%–

173Hockley County, TXTX21,60061.0%–

174Winkler County, TXTX7,54061.2%–

175Smith County, TXTX252,54961.4%–

176McLennan County, TXTX272,02061.4%–

177Cochran County, TXTX2,54661.4%–

178Crosby County, TXTX4,85261.4%–

179Yoakum County, TXTX7,43861.6%–

180Hopkins County, TXTX39,06361.6%–

181Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55561.7%–

182Brazos County, TXTX249,08861.8%–

183Shackelford County, TXTX3,19761.9%–

184Franklin County, TXTX10,99462.0%–

185Erath County, TXTX43,91162.0%–

186Nueces County, TXTX352,99262.1%–

187Titus County, TXTX31,56362.2%–

188Grayson County, TXTX153,61362.2%–

189Ward County, TXTX11,12562.2%–

190El Paso County, TXTX877,85862.3%–

191Oldham County, TXTX1,78362.3%–

192Gaines County, TXTX23,95662.3%–

193Wichita County, TXTX129,55562.4%–

194Wise County, TXTX83,77862.5%–

195Hardeman County, TXTX3,29262.5%–

196Victoria County, TXTX92,65662.6%–

197Crane County, TXTX4,55462.6%–

198Culberson County, TXTX2,26762.7%–

199Johnson County, TXTX218,04862.7%–

200Calhoun County, TXTX19,59962.8%–

201Cottle County, TXTX1,22463.0%–

202Brewster County, TXTX9,45863.0%–

203Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48763.1%–

204Parker County, TXTX184,76763.1%–

205Fisher County, TXTX3,69263.1%–

206Hansford County, TXTX4,94463.2%–

207Archer County, TXTX9,12963.3%–

208Sherman County, TXTX2,78163.4%–

209Carson County, TXTX5,80563.4%–

210Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11163.8%–

211Cooke County, TXTX44,46163.9%–

212Brazoria County, TXTX419,08063.9%–

213Austin County, TXTX33,62563.9%–

214Galveston County, TXTX372,20764.0%–

215Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48164.0%–

216Castro County, TXTX7,29564.3%–

217Wheeler County, TXTX4,77364.9%–

218Lubbock County, TXTX328,90664.9%–

219Montgomery County, TXTX781,19464.9%–

220Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28465.1%–

221Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08865.1%–

222Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62665.1%–

223Parmer County, TXTX9,67865.2%–

224Stonewall County, TXTX1,18665.3%–

225Bell County, TXTX402,24865.6%–

226Tom Green County, TXTX120,60265.7%–

227Martin County, TXTX5,28466.1%–

228Taylor County, TXTX150,07766.1%–

229Sutton County, TXTX3,20366.1%–

230Hemphill County, TXTX3,08366.4%–

231Moore County, TXTX21,89166.5%–

232Sterling County, TXTX1,34966.5%–

233Crockett County, TXTX2,76966.7%–

234Kaufman County, TXTX209,23567.1%–

235Chambers County, TXTX57,59467.2%–

236Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19167.2%–

237Harris County, TXTX5,045,02667.4%–

238Ellis County, TXTX240,86767.5%–

239Reagan County, TXTX3,16667.9%–

240Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95568.1%–

241Hays County, TXTX304,39068.3%–

242Ector County, TXTX173,80168.4%–

243Randall County, TXTX152,35168.5%–

244Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46668.6%–

245Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39768.9%–

246Andrews County, TXTX18,91469.0%–

247Rockwall County, TXTX140,73869.1%–

248Williamson County, TXTX752,82769.6%–

249Midland County, TXTX187,85570.0%–

250Collin County, TXTX1,297,17970.7%–

251Dallam County, TXTX7,50872.3%–

252Denton County, TXTX1,069,34672.4%–

253Travis County, TXTX1,389,67073.0%–

254Loving County, TXTX5278.0%–

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