RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest unemployment, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties ranked by the lowest 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 –

01Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.0%–

02Edwards County, TXTX1,3700.0%–

03Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.0%–

04Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%–

05Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

06Terrell County, TXTX7020.0%–

07Oldham County, TXTX1,7830.4%–

08Hartley County, TXTX4,9040.4%–

09Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.5%–

10Armstrong County, TXTX1,8430.5%–

11Real County, TXTX2,7451.0%–

12Sterling County, TXTX1,3491.0%–

13Pecos County, TXTX14,5601.1%–

14Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.1%–

15Brooks County, TXTX6,5791.1%–

16Roberts County, TXTX8671.3%–

17Concho County, TXTX3,6071.4%–

18Parmer County, TXTX9,6781.4%–

19Castro County, TXTX7,2951.5%–

20Carson County, TXTX5,8051.6%–

21Donley County, TXTX3,2131.6%–

22Baylor County, TXTX3,4721.8%–

23Sherman County, TXTX2,7812.1%–

24San Saba County, TXTX5,7872.2%–

25Coke County, TXTX3,4122.3%–

26Mills County, TXTX4,5802.3%–

27Hamilton County, TXTX8,6802.4%–

28Lee County, TXTX18,7292.5%–

29Caldwell County, TXTX55,1502.5%–

30Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.6%–

31Gonzales County, TXTX20,1592.6%–

32Fisher County, TXTX3,6922.6%–

33Runnels County, TXTX9,6932.8%–

34Clay County, TXTX10,7642.8%–

35Floyd County, TXTX4,8812.8%–

36La Salle County, TXTX6,5172.8%–

37Panola County, TXTX23,0182.9%–

38Crane County, TXTX4,5542.9%–

39Live Oak County, TXTX11,9292.9%–

40Upton County, TXTX3,1313.0%–

41Young County, TXTX18,1543.0%–

42Houston County, TXTX22,3163.0%–

43Taylor County, TXTX150,0773.0%–

44Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.0%–

45Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.1%–

46Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.1%–

47Kimble County, TXTX4,4383.2%–

48Burnet County, TXTX57,0153.2%–

49Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.2%–

50Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.3%–

51Medina County, TXTX56,8813.3%–

52Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.3%–

53Jack County, TXTX9,5633.3%–

54Freestone County, TXTX20,8113.3%–

55Anderson County, TXTX59,8053.4%–

56Midland County, TXTX187,8553.4%–

57Walker County, TXTX83,8423.4%–

58Potter County, TXTX114,4533.4%–

59Ellis County, TXTX240,8673.5%–

60Scurry County, TXTX16,1623.5%–

61Johnson County, TXTX218,0483.5%–

62Karnes County, TXTX15,0183.5%–

63Randall County, TXTX152,3513.6%–

64Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.6%–

65Archer County, TXTX9,1293.7%–

66Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.7%–

67Lynn County, TXTX6,0173.7%–

68Moore County, TXTX21,8913.7%–

69Rockwall County, TXTX140,7383.7%–

70Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2843.8%–

71Gaines County, TXTX23,9563.8%–

72Lamar County, TXTX51,5033.9%–

73Denton County, TXTX1,069,3463.9%–

74Colorado County, TXTX21,4393.9%–

75Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.9%–

76Hardin County, TXTX58,7233.9%–

77Burleson County, TXTX20,5493.9%–

78Rains County, TXTX13,5423.9%–

79Collin County, TXTX1,297,1794.0%–

80Val Verde County, TXTX47,8354.0%–

81Wilson County, TXTX56,1394.0%–

82Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.0%–

83Comal County, TXTX209,1664.0%–

84Tom Green County, TXTX120,6024.0%–

85Martin County, TXTX5,2844.0%–

86Cooke County, TXTX44,4614.0%–

87Gregg County, TXTX126,0954.1%–

88Fayette County, TXTX25,4594.1%–

89Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.2%–

90Brewster County, TXTX9,4584.2%–

91Callahan County, TXTX14,4914.2%–

92Goliad County, TXTX7,2084.2%–

93Hale County, TXTX31,8194.2%–

94Bosque County, TXTX18,9184.3%–

95Gillespie County, TXTX28,5274.3%–

96Kerr County, TXTX54,0374.3%–

97Calhoun County, TXTX19,5994.3%–

98Travis County, TXTX1,389,6704.3%–

99Lubbock County, TXTX328,9064.3%–

100Kendall County, TXTX53,2894.3%–

101Brown County, TXTX38,7114.3%–

102Wise County, TXTX83,7784.4%–

103Hopkins County, TXTX39,0634.4%–

104Zavala County, TXTX9,0374.4%–

105Brazos County, TXTX249,0884.4%–

106Grayson County, TXTX153,6134.4%–

107Wheeler County, TXTX4,7734.5%–

108Orange County, TXTX86,2664.5%–

109Knox County, TXTX3,1924.5%–

110Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114.5%–

111Menard County, TXTX1,9564.5%–

112Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%–

113Wichita County, TXTX129,5554.6%–

114McLennan County, TXTX272,0204.6%–

115Washington County, TXTX38,2884.6%–

116Motley County, TXTX1,0434.6%–

117Montgomery County, TXTX781,1944.6%–

118Fannin County, TXTX39,2654.7%–

119Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%–

120Parker County, TXTX184,7674.7%–

121Brazoria County, TXTX419,0804.8%–

122Eastland County, TXTX18,1434.8%–

123Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5544.8%–

124Jackson County, TXTX15,3934.8%–

125Bowie County, TXTX92,6964.8%–

126Hunt County, TXTX123,3364.9%–

127Somervell County, TXTX10,2614.9%–

128Blanco County, TXTX13,5814.9%–

129McCulloch County, TXTX7,4724.9%–

130Navarro County, TXTX57,1814.9%–

131Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.9%–

132Erath County, TXTX43,9115.0%–

133Williamson County, TXTX752,8275.0%–

134Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4665.0%–

135San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.0%–

136Kent County, TXTX6745.0%–

137Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3975.0%–

138Titus County, TXTX31,5635.1%–

139Bastrop County, TXTX118,9085.1%–

140Gray County, TXTX20,9195.1%–

141Red River County, TXTX11,8165.1%–

142Wood County, TXTX49,6885.1%–

143McMullen County, TXTX5445.2%–

144Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.2%–

145Crosby County, TXTX4,8525.3%–

146Mason County, TXTX3,9905.3%–

147Waller County, TXTX69,8585.3%–

148Wharton County, TXTX42,0605.3%–

149Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385.3%–

150Kaufman County, TXTX209,2355.3%–

151Grimes County, TXTX34,2525.4%–

152Borden County, TXTX5675.5%–

153Smith County, TXTX252,5495.5%–

154Hays County, TXTX304,3905.5%–

155Shelby County, TXTX24,2865.6%–

156Austin County, TXTX33,6255.6%–

157Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1915.6%–

158Irion County, TXTX1,4635.6%–

159Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9555.6%–

160Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.6%–

161Webb County, TXTX281,2245.7%–

162Madison County, TXTX14,2265.7%–

163Jefferson County, TXTX254,3215.7%–

164Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0885.7%–

165Ward County, TXTX11,1255.8%–

166Coleman County, TXTX7,9155.8%–

167Nueces County, TXTX352,9925.8%–

168Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4875.8%–

169Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7915.8%–

170Leon County, TXTX16,8945.9%–

171Galveston County, TXTX372,2075.9%–

172Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.9%–

173Upshur County, TXTX44,4106.0%–

174Hood County, TXTX70,5016.0%–

175Jones County, TXTX20,8616.0%–

176Kleberg County, TXTX30,3156.0%–

177Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.1%–

178Comanche County, TXTX14,4326.1%–

179Harris County, TXTX5,045,0266.2%–

180El Paso County, TXTX877,8586.2%–

181Montague County, TXTX21,9666.2%–

182Hill County, TXTX39,5036.2%–

183Sutton County, TXTX3,2036.3%–

184Reagan County, TXTX3,1666.3%–

185Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.3%–

186Dickens County, TXTX1,6926.3%–

187Refugio County, TXTX6,6576.3%–

188Matagorda County, TXTX36,4636.4%–

189Franklin County, TXTX10,9946.4%–

190Camp County, TXTX13,3806.5%–

191Cherokee County, TXTX53,3376.5%–

192Llano County, TXTX23,3536.5%–

193Milam County, TXTX26,2586.5%–

194Hockley County, TXTX21,6006.6%–

195Ector County, TXTX173,8016.6%–

196Hemphill County, TXTX3,0836.6%–

197Coryell County, TXTX85,5926.7%–

198Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.7%–

199DeWitt County, TXTX20,3096.7%–

200Howard County, TXTX30,5046.8%–

201Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4816.9%–

202Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6337.0%–

203Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.1%–

204Trinity County, TXTX14,3847.1%–

205Bandera County, TXTX22,8767.1%–

206Lampasas County, TXTX23,6577.1%–

207Atascosa County, TXTX53,5907.2%–

208Haskell County, TXTX5,4997.3%–

209Dawson County, TXTX11,7767.3%–

210San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4887.3%–

211Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5497.3%–

212Rusk County, TXTX54,8547.3%–

213Morris County, TXTX12,1337.4%–

214Swisher County, TXTX6,7037.4%–

215Bell County, TXTX402,2487.5%–

216Frio County, TXTX18,8237.5%–

217Liberty County, TXTX121,3647.5%–

218Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0357.7%–

219Maverick County, TXTX58,8237.7%–

220Terry County, TXTX11,7207.8%–

221Childress County, TXTX6,6437.8%–

222Nolan County, TXTX14,1177.9%–

223Dimmit County, TXTX8,0247.9%–

224Cottle County, TXTX1,2248.1%–

225Falls County, TXTX17,8698.1%–

226Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5558.1%–

227Cass County, TXTX28,6518.1%–

228Zapata County, TXTX13,7538.3%–

229Bee County, TXTX32,5158.3%–

230Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.5%–

231Stephens County, TXTX9,3808.6%–

232Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4338.7%–

233Duval County, TXTX9,4028.8%–

234Foard County, TXTX1,0448.9%–

235Garza County, TXTX4,5108.9%–

236Robertson County, TXTX17,8399.1%–

237Polk County, TXTX53,4349.1%–

238Culberson County, TXTX2,2679.3%–

239Sabine County, TXTX10,0129.3%–

240Aransas County, TXTX26,1469.3%–

241King County, TXTX1929.3%–

242Cochran County, TXTX2,5469.4%–

243Presidio County, TXTX5,4339.9%–

244Jasper County, TXTX33,07510.1%–

245Hall County, TXTX2,73710.1%–

246Willacy County, TXTX19,97110.4%–

247Marion County, TXTX9,89610.9%–

248Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.0%–

249Newton County, TXTX11,95411.0%–

250Reeves County, TXTX12,13811.1%–

251San Augustine County, TXTX7,72211.1%–

252Starr County, TXTX66,31913.1%–

253Tyler County, TXTX20,44314.4%–

254Schleicher County, TXTX2,24516.4%–

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