RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Lowest unemployment, Texas counties · 2020

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

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