RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest unemployment, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 4.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: King County, TX, up 236 places to #5.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲43Bailey County, TXTX6,9630.0%−3.0 pts

02Edwards County, TXTX1,3700.0%0.0 pts

03▲6Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.0%−0.5 pts

04Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%0.0 pts

05▲236King County, TXTX1920.0%−9.3 pts

06▼1Loving County, TXTX520.0%0.0 pts

07▲136McMullen County, TXTX5440.0%−5.2 pts

08▲3Real County, TXTX2,7450.0%−1.0 pts

09▼3Terrell County, TXTX7020.0%0.0 pts

10▲60Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2840.3%−3.5 pts

11▲141Borden County, TXTX5670.3%−5.1 pts

12▲146Irion County, TXTX1,4630.4%−5.2 pts

13▲3Roberts County, TXTX8670.5%−0.8 pts

14▲207Childress County, TXTX6,6430.5%−7.3 pts

15▼12Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.8%+0.8 pts

16▼2Kinney County, TXTX3,1280.9%−0.2 pts

17▲99Motley County, TXTX1,0430.9%−3.6 pts

18▲28Briscoe County, TXTX1,4741.0%−2.1 pts

19▲149Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4871.1%−4.7 pts

20Carson County, TXTX5,8051.2%−0.4 pts

21▲217Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.2%−8.1 pts

22▼12Armstrong County, TXTX1,8431.2%+0.7 pts

23▲24Kimble County, TXTX4,4381.3%−1.9 pts

24▲85Knox County, TXTX3,1921.3%−3.2 pts

25▼8Concho County, TXTX3,6071.5%+0.2 pts

26▼18Hartley County, TXTX4,9041.6%+1.2 pts

27▼6Donley County, TXTX3,2131.7%+0.1 pts

28▼21Oldham County, TXTX1,7831.7%+1.3 pts

29▲7La Salle County, TXTX6,5171.8%−1.0 pts

30▲153Sutton County, TXTX3,2031.9%−4.4 pts

31▼8Sherman County, TXTX2,7811.9%−0.2 pts

32▲2Clay County, TXTX10,7642.0%−0.8 pts

33▲108Red River County, TXTX11,8162.0%−3.1 pts

34▲55Lamb County, TXTX12,5792.1%−2.1 pts

35▼23Sterling County, TXTX1,3492.1%+1.1 pts

36▲52Fayette County, TXTX25,4592.3%−1.8 pts

37▲8Dallam County, TXTX7,5082.3%−0.7 pts

38▲212Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.4%−8.8 pts

39▲80Hardeman County, TXTX3,2922.4%−2.3 pts

40▲31Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.4%−1.4 pts

41▲19Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.4%−1.1 pts

42▼5Panola County, TXTX23,0182.5%−0.4 pts

43▼30Pecos County, TXTX14,5602.6%+1.5 pts

44▼1Taylor County, TXTX150,0772.6%−0.4 pts

45▲3Burnet County, TXTX57,0152.6%−0.6 pts

46▼28Parmer County, TXTX9,6782.6%+1.2 pts

47▲48Gillespie County, TXTX28,5272.7%−1.6 pts

48▲26Colorado County, TXTX21,4392.9%−1.0 pts

49▲116Ward County, TXTX11,1252.9%−2.8 pts

50▲13Randall County, TXTX152,3512.9%−0.7 pts

51▲11Karnes County, TXTX15,0182.9%−0.6 pts

52▲63Washington County, TXTX38,2883.0%−1.6 pts

53▼52Crockett County, TXTX2,7693.0%+3.0 pts

54▲92Mason County, TXTX3,9903.0%−2.2 pts

55▲35Brewster County, TXTX9,4583.0%−1.2 pts

56▲9Archer County, TXTX9,1293.0%−0.6 pts

57▼3Freestone County, TXTX20,8113.0%−0.3 pts

58▼7Medina County, TXTX56,8813.0%−0.3 pts

59▼7Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.1%−0.3 pts

60▲78Titus County, TXTX31,5633.1%−2.0 pts

61▼37San Saba County, TXTX5,7873.1%+0.9 pts

62▲44Grayson County, TXTX153,6133.1%−1.3 pts

63▲64Somervell County, TXTX10,2613.2%−1.7 pts

64▼38Mills County, TXTX4,5803.2%+0.9 pts

65▲13Rains County, TXTX13,5423.3%−0.7 pts

66▲30Kerr County, TXTX54,0373.3%−1.0 pts

67▲1Moore County, TXTX21,8913.3%−0.4 pts

68▲7Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.3%−0.6 pts

69▼13Midland County, TXTX187,8553.4%−0.1 pts

70▼41Caldwell County, TXTX55,1503.4%+0.9 pts

71▼21Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.5%+0.2 pts

72▲10Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1303.5%−0.5 pts

73▼33Upton County, TXTX3,1313.5%+0.5 pts

74▼33Young County, TXTX18,1543.5%+0.5 pts

75▼11Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.6%−0.1 pts

76▲5Wilson County, TXTX56,1393.6%−0.4 pts

77▲17Bosque County, TXTX18,9183.6%−0.7 pts

78▼48Winkler County, TXTX7,5403.6%+1.0 pts

79▲123Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6333.6%−3.4 pts

80▲7Gregg County, TXTX126,0953.6%−0.5 pts

81▼20Johnson County, TXTX218,0483.6%+0.1 pts

82▲2Tom Green County, TXTX120,6023.7%−0.4 pts

83▲30Wichita County, TXTX129,5553.7%−0.9 pts

84▼17Lynn County, TXTX6,0173.7%0.0 pts

85▲114DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.7%−3.0 pts

86▲86Limestone County, TXTX22,8493.7%−2.2 pts

87▼68Castro County, TXTX7,2953.7%+2.2 pts

88▼30Potter County, TXTX114,4533.8%+0.4 pts

89▲44Williamson County, TXTX752,8273.9%−1.1 pts

90▼7Comal County, TXTX209,1663.9%−0.1 pts

91▲13Zavala County, TXTX9,0374.0%−0.4 pts

92▲28Parker County, TXTX184,7674.0%−0.8 pts

93▲10Hopkins County, TXTX39,0634.0%−0.4 pts

94▼21Denton County, TXTX1,069,3464.0%+0.2 pts

95▼23Lamar County, TXTX51,5034.0%+0.2 pts

96▲59Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.1%−1.5 pts

97▲143Aransas County, TXTX26,1464.1%−5.2 pts

98▲109Atascosa County, TXTX53,5904.1%−3.1 pts

99▲71Leon County, TXTX16,8944.2%−1.7 pts

100▼21Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.2%+0.2 pts

101▲81Hill County, TXTX39,5034.2%−2.0 pts

102▲37Bastrop County, TXTX118,9084.3%−0.8 pts

103▲9Delta County, TXTX5,5494.3%−0.3 pts

104▲110Swisher County, TXTX6,7034.3%−3.1 pts

105▼36Rockwall County, TXTX140,7384.3%+0.6 pts

106▲25Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.3%−0.6 pts

107▼76Gonzales County, TXTX20,1594.3%+1.8 pts

108▲48Austin County, TXTX33,6254.3%−1.2 pts

109▲83Llano County, TXTX23,3534.4%−2.2 pts

110▲34Victoria County, TXTX92,6564.4%−0.8 pts

111▲78Franklin County, TXTX10,9944.4%−2.1 pts

112▲18Navarro County, TXTX57,1814.4%−0.5 pts

113▲12Bowie County, TXTX92,6964.4%−0.4 pts

114▲40Hays County, TXTX304,3904.4%−1.1 pts

115▲38Smith County, TXTX252,5494.4%−1.0 pts

116▼2McLennan County, TXTX272,0204.5%−0.1 pts

117▼58Ellis County, TXTX240,8674.5%+1.0 pts

118▲94Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.5%−2.9 pts

119▲101Terry County, TXTX11,7204.5%−3.3 pts

120▲15San Patricio County, TXTX72,0534.5%−0.5 pts

121▲85Lampasas County, TXTX23,6574.5%−2.7 pts

122▼36Cooke County, TXTX44,4614.5%+0.4 pts

123▼101Baylor County, TXTX3,4724.5%+2.7 pts

124▲63Refugio County, TXTX6,6574.5%−1.8 pts

125▼8Montgomery County, TXTX781,1944.6%−0.1 pts

126▼28Travis County, TXTX1,389,6704.6%+0.2 pts

127▼89Crane County, TXTX4,5544.6%+1.7 pts

128▲66Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.7%−1.9 pts

129▼97Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.7%+2.0 pts

130▼9Brazoria County, TXTX419,0804.7%−0.1 pts

131▼9Eastland County, TXTX18,1434.7%−0.1 pts

132▲2Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4664.7%−0.3 pts

133▼42Callahan County, TXTX14,4914.7%+0.5 pts

134▼29Brazos County, TXTX249,0884.7%+0.4 pts

135▲104Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.7%−4.6 pts

136▼36Kendall County, TXTX53,2894.7%+0.4 pts

137▼30Wheeler County, TXTX4,7734.8%+0.3 pts

138▼28Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114.8%+0.3 pts

139▲103Cochran County, TXTX2,5464.8%−4.5 pts

140▲8Wharton County, TXTX42,0604.9%−0.4 pts

141▲67Haskell County, TXTX5,4994.9%−2.4 pts

142▼109Runnels County, TXTX9,6934.9%+2.2 pts

143▲42Henderson County, TXTX88,5954.9%−1.4 pts

144▼45Lubbock County, TXTX328,9064.9%+0.6 pts

145▲48Milam County, TXTX26,2585.0%−1.6 pts

146▼69Burleson County, TXTX20,5495.0%+1.0 pts

147▲37Reagan County, TXTX3,1665.0%−1.3 pts

148▼30Fannin County, TXTX39,2655.0%+0.3 pts

149▼12Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3975.0%0.0 pts

150▲7Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1915.1%−0.5 pts

151Grimes County, TXTX34,2525.1%−0.3 pts

152▲15Nueces County, TXTX352,9925.2%−0.6 pts

153▲38Cherokee County, TXTX53,3375.2%−1.3 pts

154▲75Bee County, TXTX32,5155.2%−3.1 pts

155▼63Goliad County, TXTX7,2085.2%+1.0 pts

156▼55Brown County, TXTX38,7115.3%+0.9 pts

157▼64Hale County, TXTX31,8195.3%+1.0 pts

158▼34Jackson County, TXTX15,3935.3%+0.5 pts

159▼110Mitchell County, TXTX8,9475.3%+2.1 pts

160▼10Kaufman County, TXTX209,2355.3%0.0 pts

161▼59Wise County, TXTX83,7785.3%+0.9 pts

162▼77Martin County, TXTX5,2845.4%+1.3 pts

163▲37Howard County, TXTX30,5045.4%−1.4 pts

164▼137Hamilton County, TXTX8,6805.4%+3.0 pts

165▼89Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.4%+1.5 pts

166▲88Schleicher County, TXTX2,2455.4%−10.9 pts

167▲64Stephens County, TXTX9,3805.4%−3.2 pts

168▼7Webb County, TXTX281,2245.5%−0.2 pts

169▲6Jones County, TXTX20,8615.5%−0.5 pts

170▲7Harrison County, TXTX71,9565.6%−0.5 pts

171▼31Gray County, TXTX20,9195.6%+0.4 pts

172▲44Frio County, TXTX18,8235.6%−1.9 pts

173▼148Coke County, TXTX3,4125.6%+3.3 pts

174Hood County, TXTX70,5015.6%−0.3 pts

175▲15Camp County, TXTX13,3805.7%−0.8 pts

176▼44Erath County, TXTX43,9115.7%+0.7 pts

177▼6Galveston County, TXTX372,2075.7%−0.2 pts

178▼14Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0885.8%0.0 pts

179▼6Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.8%−0.2 pts

180▲16Hemphill County, TXTX3,0835.9%−0.7 pts

181▼142Live Oak County, TXTX11,9295.9%+2.9 pts

182▲13Ector County, TXTX173,8015.9%−0.7 pts

183▼23Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.9%+0.3 pts

184▼58Hunt County, TXTX123,3365.9%+1.1 pts

185▼57Blanco County, TXTX13,5815.9%+1.0 pts

186▼106Val Verde County, TXTX47,8355.9%+1.9 pts

187▼132Anderson County, TXTX59,8056.0%+2.6 pts

188▲37Falls County, TXTX17,8696.0%−2.2 pts

189▲33Nolan County, TXTX14,1176.0%−1.9 pts

190▼10El Paso County, TXTX877,8586.0%−0.2 pts

191▼83Orange County, TXTX86,2666.0%+1.6 pts

192▼157Floyd County, TXTX4,8816.0%+3.2 pts

193▼127Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8046.1%+2.4 pts

194▼25Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7916.1%+0.3 pts

195▲53Hansford County, TXTX4,9446.2%−4.8 pts

196▼18Comanche County, TXTX14,4326.2%+0.1 pts

197▲37Foard County, TXTX1,0446.3%−2.7 pts

198▼56Wood County, TXTX49,6886.3%+1.1 pts

199▲27Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5556.3%−1.8 pts

200▼37Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+0.6 pts

201▼3Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.4%−0.3 pts

202▲25Cass County, TXTX28,6516.4%−1.8 pts

203▲6Dawson County, TXTX11,7766.4%−0.9 pts

204▼45Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9556.5%+0.9 pts

205▼177Lee County, TXTX18,7296.5%+4.0 pts

206▼2Trinity County, TXTX14,3846.5%−0.6 pts

207▲36Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.7%−3.1 pts

208▼166Houston County, TXTX22,3166.7%+3.7 pts

209▼30Harris County, TXTX5,045,0266.7%+0.6 pts

210San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.8%−0.5 pts

211▲4Bell County, TXTX402,2486.8%−0.7 pts

212▼65Waller County, TXTX69,8586.8%+1.5 pts

213▼64Yoakum County, TXTX7,4386.9%+1.5 pts

214▲4Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0357.0%−0.6 pts

215▼34Montague County, TXTX21,9667.1%+0.8 pts

216▲37Tyler County, TXTX20,4437.1%−7.3 pts

217▼20Coryell County, TXTX85,5927.1%+0.4 pts

218▼1Liberty County, TXTX121,3647.1%−0.4 pts

219▼6Morris County, TXTX12,1337.1%−0.3 pts

220▼58Madison County, TXTX14,2267.1%+1.4 pts

221▼18Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.3%+0.2 pts

222▲6Zapata County, TXTX13,7537.3%−1.0 pts

223▼126Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.4%+3.1 pts

224▲6Shackelford County, TXTX3,1977.5%−1.0 pts

225▲21Willacy County, TXTX19,9717.5%−2.9 pts

226▼15Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5497.6%+0.3 pts

227▼8Maverick County, TXTX58,8237.7%0.0 pts

228▼62Coleman County, TXTX7,9157.7%+1.9 pts

229▼53Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.7%+1.7 pts

230▲6Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.9%−1.1 pts

231▲1Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4338.0%−0.6 pts

232▲5Polk County, TXTX53,4348.1%−1.0 pts

233▼88Crosby County, TXTX4,8528.2%+3.0 pts

234▼111Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5548.3%+3.5 pts

235▲14Newton County, TXTX11,9548.3%−2.7 pts

236▼13Dimmit County, TXTX8,0248.4%+0.5 pts

237▼101Kent County, TXTX6748.5%+3.5 pts

238▲9Marion County, TXTX9,8968.7%−2.2 pts

239▼51Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.7%+2.3 pts

240▼35Bandera County, TXTX22,8768.7%+1.6 pts

241▼184Walker County, TXTX83,8428.9%+5.5 pts

242▲3Hall County, TXTX2,7379.0%−1.0 pts

243▼114McCulloch County, TXTX7,4729.0%+4.1 pts

244▼58Dickens County, TXTX1,6929.2%+2.9 pts

245▼44Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4819.3%+2.3 pts

246▲5San Augustine County, TXTX7,7229.5%−1.6 pts

247▼194Jack County, TXTX9,5639.6%+6.3 pts

248▲4Starr County, TXTX66,31910.4%−2.7 pts

249▼138Menard County, TXTX1,95610.8%+6.3 pts

250▼17Duval County, TXTX9,40211.0%+2.2 pts

251▼16Garza County, TXTX4,51011.5%+2.5 pts

252▼28Cottle County, TXTX1,22412.6%+4.5 pts

253▼9Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%+3.2 pts

254▼239Brooks County, TXTX6,57919.9%+18.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES