RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest unemployment, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the lowest 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

01Bailey County, TXTX6,9630.0%–

02Edwards County, TXTX1,3700.0%–

03Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.0%–

04Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%–

05King County, TXTX1920.0%–

06Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

07McMullen County, TXTX5440.0%–

08Real County, TXTX2,7450.0%–

09Terrell County, TXTX7020.0%–

10Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2840.3%–

11Borden County, TXTX5670.3%–

12Irion County, TXTX1,4630.4%–

13Roberts County, TXTX8670.5%–

14Childress County, TXTX6,6430.5%–

15Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.8%–

16Kinney County, TXTX3,1280.9%–

17Motley County, TXTX1,0430.9%–

18Briscoe County, TXTX1,4741.0%–

19Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4871.1%–

20Carson County, TXTX5,8051.2%–

21Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.2%–

22Armstrong County, TXTX1,8431.2%–

23Kimble County, TXTX4,4381.3%–

24Knox County, TXTX3,1921.3%–

25Concho County, TXTX3,6071.5%–

26Hartley County, TXTX4,9041.6%–

27Donley County, TXTX3,2131.7%–

28Oldham County, TXTX1,7831.7%–

29La Salle County, TXTX6,5171.8%–

30Sutton County, TXTX3,2031.9%–

31Sherman County, TXTX2,7811.9%–

32Clay County, TXTX10,7642.0%–

33Red River County, TXTX11,8162.0%–

34Lamb County, TXTX12,5792.1%–

35Sterling County, TXTX1,3492.1%–

36Fayette County, TXTX25,4592.3%–

37Dallam County, TXTX7,5082.3%–

38Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.4%–

39Hardeman County, TXTX3,2922.4%–

40Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.4%–

41Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.4%–

42Panola County, TXTX23,0182.5%–

43Pecos County, TXTX14,5602.6%–

44Taylor County, TXTX150,0772.6%–

45Burnet County, TXTX57,0152.6%–

46Parmer County, TXTX9,6782.6%–

47Gillespie County, TXTX28,5272.7%–

48Colorado County, TXTX21,4392.9%–

49Ward County, TXTX11,1252.9%–

50Randall County, TXTX152,3512.9%–

51Karnes County, TXTX15,0182.9%–

52Washington County, TXTX38,2883.0%–

53Crockett County, TXTX2,7693.0%–

54Mason County, TXTX3,9903.0%–

55Brewster County, TXTX9,4583.0%–

56Archer County, TXTX9,1293.0%–

57Freestone County, TXTX20,8113.0%–

58Medina County, TXTX56,8813.0%–

59Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.1%–

60Titus County, TXTX31,5633.1%–

61San Saba County, TXTX5,7873.1%–

62Grayson County, TXTX153,6133.1%–

63Somervell County, TXTX10,2613.2%–

64Mills County, TXTX4,5803.2%–

65Rains County, TXTX13,5423.3%–

66Kerr County, TXTX54,0373.3%–

67Moore County, TXTX21,8913.3%–

68Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.3%–

69Midland County, TXTX187,8553.4%–

70Caldwell County, TXTX55,1503.4%–

71Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.5%–

72Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1303.5%–

73Upton County, TXTX3,1313.5%–

74Young County, TXTX18,1543.5%–

75Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.6%–

76Wilson County, TXTX56,1393.6%–

77Bosque County, TXTX18,9183.6%–

78Winkler County, TXTX7,5403.6%–

79Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6333.6%–

80Gregg County, TXTX126,0953.6%–

81Johnson County, TXTX218,0483.6%–

82Tom Green County, TXTX120,6023.7%–

83Wichita County, TXTX129,5553.7%–

84Lynn County, TXTX6,0173.7%–

85DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.7%–

86Limestone County, TXTX22,8493.7%–

87Castro County, TXTX7,2953.7%–

88Potter County, TXTX114,4533.8%–

89Williamson County, TXTX752,8273.9%–

90Comal County, TXTX209,1663.9%–

91Zavala County, TXTX9,0374.0%–

92Parker County, TXTX184,7674.0%–

93Hopkins County, TXTX39,0634.0%–

94Denton County, TXTX1,069,3464.0%–

95Lamar County, TXTX51,5034.0%–

96Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.1%–

97Aransas County, TXTX26,1464.1%–

98Atascosa County, TXTX53,5904.1%–

99Leon County, TXTX16,8944.2%–

100Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.2%–

101Hill County, TXTX39,5034.2%–

102Bastrop County, TXTX118,9084.3%–

103Delta County, TXTX5,5494.3%–

104Swisher County, TXTX6,7034.3%–

105Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.3%–

106Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.3%–

107Gonzales County, TXTX20,1594.3%–

108Austin County, TXTX33,6254.3%–

109Llano County, TXTX23,3534.4%–

110Victoria County, TXTX92,6564.4%–

111Franklin County, TXTX10,9944.4%–

112Navarro County, TXTX57,1814.4%–

113Bowie County, TXTX92,6964.4%–

114Hays County, TXTX304,3904.4%–

115Smith County, TXTX252,5494.4%–

116McLennan County, TXTX272,0204.5%–

117Ellis County, TXTX240,8674.5%–

118Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.5%–

119Terry County, TXTX11,7204.5%–

120San Patricio County, TXTX72,0534.5%–

121Lampasas County, TXTX23,6574.5%–

122Cooke County, TXTX44,4614.5%–

123Baylor County, TXTX3,4724.5%–

124Refugio County, TXTX6,6574.5%–

125Montgomery County, TXTX781,1944.6%–

126Travis County, TXTX1,389,6704.6%–

127Crane County, TXTX4,5544.6%–

128Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.7%–

129Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.7%–

130Brazoria County, TXTX419,0804.7%–

131Eastland County, TXTX18,1434.7%–

132Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4664.7%–

133Callahan County, TXTX14,4914.7%–

134Brazos County, TXTX249,0884.7%–

135Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.7%–

136Kendall County, TXTX53,2894.7%–

137Wheeler County, TXTX4,7734.8%–

138Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114.8%–

139Cochran County, TXTX2,5464.8%–

140Wharton County, TXTX42,0604.9%–

141Haskell County, TXTX5,4994.9%–

142Runnels County, TXTX9,6934.9%–

143Henderson County, TXTX88,5954.9%–

144Lubbock County, TXTX328,9064.9%–

145Milam County, TXTX26,2585.0%–

146Burleson County, TXTX20,5495.0%–

147Reagan County, TXTX3,1665.0%–

148Fannin County, TXTX39,2655.0%–

149Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3975.0%–

150Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1915.1%–

151Grimes County, TXTX34,2525.1%–

152Nueces County, TXTX352,9925.2%–

153Cherokee County, TXTX53,3375.2%–

154Bee County, TXTX32,5155.2%–

155Goliad County, TXTX7,2085.2%–

156Brown County, TXTX38,7115.3%–

157Hale County, TXTX31,8195.3%–

158Jackson County, TXTX15,3935.3%–

159Mitchell County, TXTX8,9475.3%–

160Kaufman County, TXTX209,2355.3%–

161Wise County, TXTX83,7785.3%–

162Martin County, TXTX5,2845.4%–

163Howard County, TXTX30,5045.4%–

164Hamilton County, TXTX8,6805.4%–

165Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.4%–

166Schleicher County, TXTX2,2455.4%–

167Stephens County, TXTX9,3805.4%–

168Webb County, TXTX281,2245.5%–

169Jones County, TXTX20,8615.5%–

170Harrison County, TXTX71,9565.6%–

171Gray County, TXTX20,9195.6%–

172Frio County, TXTX18,8235.6%–

173Coke County, TXTX3,4125.6%–

174Hood County, TXTX70,5015.6%–

175Camp County, TXTX13,3805.7%–

176Erath County, TXTX43,9115.7%–

177Galveston County, TXTX372,2075.7%–

178Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0885.8%–

179Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.8%–

180Hemphill County, TXTX3,0835.9%–

181Live Oak County, TXTX11,9295.9%–

182Ector County, TXTX173,8015.9%–

183Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.9%–

184Hunt County, TXTX123,3365.9%–

185Blanco County, TXTX13,5815.9%–

186Val Verde County, TXTX47,8355.9%–

187Anderson County, TXTX59,8056.0%–

188Falls County, TXTX17,8696.0%–

189Nolan County, TXTX14,1176.0%–

190El Paso County, TXTX877,8586.0%–

191Orange County, TXTX86,2666.0%–

192Floyd County, TXTX4,8816.0%–

193Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8046.1%–

194Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7916.1%–

195Hansford County, TXTX4,9446.2%–

196Comanche County, TXTX14,4326.2%–

197Foard County, TXTX1,0446.3%–

198Wood County, TXTX49,6886.3%–

199Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5556.3%–

200Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%–

201Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.4%–

202Cass County, TXTX28,6516.4%–

203Dawson County, TXTX11,7766.4%–

204Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9556.5%–

205Lee County, TXTX18,7296.5%–

206Trinity County, TXTX14,3846.5%–

207Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.7%–

208Houston County, TXTX22,3166.7%–

209Harris County, TXTX5,045,0266.7%–

210San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.8%–

211Bell County, TXTX402,2486.8%–

212Waller County, TXTX69,8586.8%–

213Yoakum County, TXTX7,4386.9%–

214Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0357.0%–

215Montague County, TXTX21,9667.1%–

216Tyler County, TXTX20,4437.1%–

217Coryell County, TXTX85,5927.1%–

218Liberty County, TXTX121,3647.1%–

219Morris County, TXTX12,1337.1%–

220Madison County, TXTX14,2267.1%–

221Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.3%–

222Zapata County, TXTX13,7537.3%–

223Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.4%–

224Shackelford County, TXTX3,1977.5%–

225Willacy County, TXTX19,9717.5%–

226Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5497.6%–

227Maverick County, TXTX58,8237.7%–

228Coleman County, TXTX7,9157.7%–

229Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.7%–

230Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.9%–

231Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4338.0%–

232Polk County, TXTX53,4348.1%–

233Crosby County, TXTX4,8528.2%–

234Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5548.3%–

235Newton County, TXTX11,9548.3%–

236Dimmit County, TXTX8,0248.4%–

237Kent County, TXTX6748.5%–

238Marion County, TXTX9,8968.7%–

239Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.7%–

240Bandera County, TXTX22,8768.7%–

241Walker County, TXTX83,8428.9%–

242Hall County, TXTX2,7379.0%–

243McCulloch County, TXTX7,4729.0%–

244Dickens County, TXTX1,6929.2%–

245Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4819.3%–

246San Augustine County, TXTX7,7229.5%–

247Jack County, TXTX9,5639.6%–

248Starr County, TXTX66,31910.4%–

249Menard County, TXTX1,95610.8%–

250Duval County, TXTX9,40211.0%–

251Garza County, TXTX4,51011.5%–

252Cottle County, TXTX1,22412.6%–

253Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%–

254Brooks County, TXTX6,57919.9%–

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