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Most self-employed workers, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most self-employed workers by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Loving County, TXTX5284.6%+65.2 pts
02Kenedy County, TXTX31939.3%+8.0 pts
03King County, TXTX19237.0%+7.4 pts
04Hall County, TXTX2,73734.5%+18.6 pts
05Crockett County, TXTX2,76932.1%+18.7 pts
06Foard County, TXTX1,04431.2%+8.7 pts
07Kent County, TXTX67429.3%−9.3 pts
08Brooks County, TXTX6,57928.5%+9.0 pts
09La Salle County, TXTX6,51725.8%+6.2 pts
10Swisher County, TXTX6,70325.6%+6.8 pts
11Upton County, TXTX3,13125.2%−4.3 pts
12Fisher County, TXTX3,69225.0%+7.5 pts
13Karnes County, TXTX15,01824.8%+3.2 pts
14Haskell County, TXTX5,49924.4%+5.1 pts
15Knox County, TXTX3,19224.4%+6.5 pts
16Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55424.3%+7.2 pts
17Garza County, TXTX4,51024.2%+9.4 pts
18Menard County, TXTX1,95623.9%+8.3 pts
19Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48123.8%+0.3 pts
20Presidio County, TXTX5,43323.4%+0.9 pts
21Ward County, TXTX11,12523.2%+0.6 pts
22Sterling County, TXTX1,34923.0%+6.5 pts
23Borden County, TXTX56722.8%−1.7 pts
24Sabine County, TXTX10,01222.6%−0.2 pts
25Sutton County, TXTX3,20322.5%+4.7 pts
26Starr County, TXTX66,31922.3%+1.7 pts
27Dickens County, TXTX1,69222.3%−2.7 pts
28Hemphill County, TXTX3,08322.0%+6.9 pts
29Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95521.9%+2.9 pts
30Goliad County, TXTX7,20821.5%+4.3 pts
31Newton County, TXTX11,95421.2%+2.8 pts
32Morris County, TXTX12,13321.1%+1.9 pts
33Mills County, TXTX4,58021.1%+4.0 pts
34Scurry County, TXTX16,16221.0%+3.7 pts
35Cochran County, TXTX2,54621.0%+1.4 pts
36Lynn County, TXTX6,01720.9%+1.7 pts
37Roberts County, TXTX86720.9%−6.5 pts
38Wheeler County, TXTX4,77320.8%+3.3 pts
39Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43320.8%+1.7 pts
40Schleicher County, TXTX2,24520.6%−1.1 pts
41Terrell County, TXTX70220.5%−9.0 pts
42Hamilton County, TXTX8,68020.2%−1.0 pts
43Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.8%+3.8 pts
44Willacy County, TXTX19,97119.6%−10.4 pts
45Limestone County, TXTX22,84919.6%−4.8 pts
46Crosby County, TXTX4,85219.4%−3.4 pts
47Jones County, TXTX20,86119.4%+3.9 pts
48Polk County, TXTX53,43419.3%+4.0 pts
49Donley County, TXTX3,21319.3%−0.1 pts
50Refugio County, TXTX6,65719.3%+0.0 pts
51Real County, TXTX2,74519.3%+6.6 pts
52Martin County, TXTX5,28419.2%−4.6 pts
53Gray County, TXTX20,91919.2%+5.5 pts
54Robertson County, TXTX17,83919.0%+3.8 pts
55Walker County, TXTX83,84218.9%−5.1 pts
56Castro County, TXTX7,29518.6%+1.6 pts
57Calhoun County, TXTX19,59918.5%+2.7 pts
58Stephens County, TXTX9,38018.5%+5.0 pts
59Yoakum County, TXTX7,43818.4%−7.0 pts
60San Saba County, TXTX5,78718.3%+3.1 pts
61Irion County, TXTX1,46318.3%+2.6 pts
62Cottle County, TXTX1,22418.3%−9.0 pts
63Armstrong County, TXTX1,84318.2%−2.6 pts
64Zapata County, TXTX13,75318.1%−3.0 pts
65Kimble County, TXTX4,43818.0%+10.9 pts
66Howard County, TXTX30,50418.0%+1.3 pts
67Bee County, TXTX32,51518.0%−3.9 pts
68Brazos County, TXTX249,08818.0%−1.2 pts
69Mason County, TXTX3,99017.9%+3.8 pts
70Milam County, TXTX26,25817.8%+5.7 pts
71Tyler County, TXTX20,44317.7%−0.8 pts
72Bosque County, TXTX18,91817.6%+1.4 pts
73Angelina County, TXTX88,15417.5%+1.6 pts
74Dawson County, TXTX11,77617.4%−1.4 pts
75Motley County, TXTX1,04317.4%+0.7 pts
76Kinney County, TXTX3,12817.3%−4.3 pts
77Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03517.3%+2.2 pts
78Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48717.3%+4.1 pts
79Bailey County, TXTX6,96317.2%+0.6 pts
80Reeves County, TXTX12,13817.2%−5.2 pts
81Hansford County, TXTX4,94417.1%+0.6 pts
82Pecos County, TXTX14,56017.1%−6.6 pts
83Anderson County, TXTX59,80517.1%+0.8 pts
84Hardeman County, TXTX3,29217.1%−14.3 pts
85Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63317.1%+3.4 pts
86Coryell County, TXTX85,59217.0%−1.6 pts
87Lee County, TXTX18,72917.0%−2.2 pts
88Jasper County, TXTX33,07517.0%+1.0 pts
89Reagan County, TXTX3,16616.9%+0.3 pts
90Eastland County, TXTX18,14316.9%−1.7 pts
91Winkler County, TXTX7,54016.8%−4.1 pts
92McCulloch County, TXTX7,47216.8%−2.6 pts
93Zavala County, TXTX9,03716.8%−2.2 pts
94Hartley County, TXTX4,90416.8%−2.1 pts
95Falls County, TXTX17,86916.7%−2.8 pts
96Burleson County, TXTX20,54916.7%−1.8 pts
97Hockley County, TXTX21,60016.7%+0.6 pts
98McMullen County, TXTX54416.5%+7.8 pts
99DeWitt County, TXTX20,30916.4%+0.6 pts
100Brown County, TXTX38,71116.4%+0.3 pts
101Archer County, TXTX9,12916.3%−2.3 pts
102Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62616.1%+0.9 pts
103Shackelford County, TXTX3,19716.1%−6.3 pts
104Sherman County, TXTX2,78116.1%+0.9 pts
105Kleberg County, TXTX30,31516.0%−4.7 pts
106Navarro County, TXTX57,18116.0%+2.2 pts
107Hale County, TXTX31,81916.0%+0.4 pts
108Cameron County, TXTX433,94615.9%−1.9 pts
109Nolan County, TXTX14,11715.9%−4.6 pts
110Carson County, TXTX5,80515.8%−1.1 pts
111Live Oak County, TXTX11,92915.8%−1.2 pts
112Rains County, TXTX13,54215.8%−2.0 pts
113Oldham County, TXTX1,78315.8%−11.9 pts
114Galveston County, TXTX372,20715.7%+0.4 pts
115Wood County, TXTX49,68815.7%+5.3 pts
116Frio County, TXTX18,82315.7%−2.8 pts
117Callahan County, TXTX14,49115.7%+4.5 pts
118Coleman County, TXTX7,91515.7%−3.8 pts
119Kendall County, TXTX53,28915.7%+2.3 pts
120Hood County, TXTX70,50115.6%+5.6 pts
121Floyd County, TXTX4,88115.6%−4.6 pts
122Lubbock County, TXTX328,90615.6%+0.3 pts
123Medina County, TXTX56,88115.5%−1.5 pts
124Clay County, TXTX10,76415.4%−2.8 pts
125Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55515.4%−1.7 pts
126Freestone County, TXTX20,81115.3%−4.6 pts
127Wilson County, TXTX56,13915.2%−2.1 pts
128Ellis County, TXTX240,86715.2%+1.8 pts
129Delta County, TXTX5,54915.1%+2.2 pts
130Shelby County, TXTX24,28615.1%+2.2 pts
131Cass County, TXTX28,65115.1%+0.6 pts
132Brewster County, TXTX9,45815.1%−5.6 pts
133Andrews County, TXTX18,91415.0%+0.1 pts
134Trinity County, TXTX14,38415.0%−9.8 pts
135El Paso County, TXTX877,85814.9%+0.3 pts
136Maverick County, TXTX58,82314.9%−3.1 pts
137Parmer County, TXTX9,67814.9%+2.0 pts
138Cherokee County, TXTX53,33714.8%−0.7 pts
139Titus County, TXTX31,56314.8%+5.0 pts
140Grimes County, TXTX34,25214.8%−2.4 pts
141Young County, TXTX18,15414.8%+3.0 pts
142Wharton County, TXTX42,06014.7%−0.9 pts
143Kaufman County, TXTX209,23514.7%−2.1 pts
144Blanco County, TXTX13,58114.7%+1.8 pts
145Bastrop County, TXTX118,90814.6%−3.2 pts
146Caldwell County, TXTX55,15014.6%−3.2 pts
147Houston County, TXTX22,31614.6%+0.8 pts
148Taylor County, TXTX150,07714.5%−1.1 pts
149Concho County, TXTX3,60714.4%−2.5 pts
150Leon County, TXTX16,89414.4%+1.8 pts
151Hays County, TXTX304,39014.4%−2.8 pts
152Cooke County, TXTX44,46114.3%+1.7 pts
153Fayette County, TXTX25,45914.3%+2.2 pts
154Erath County, TXTX43,91114.3%+0.7 pts
155Harrison County, TXTX71,95614.2%+2.3 pts
156Coke County, TXTX3,41214.2%−7.7 pts
157San Patricio County, TXTX72,05314.2%−0.6 pts
158Val Verde County, TXTX47,83514.1%−2.2 pts
159Tom Green County, TXTX120,60214.1%−0.6 pts
160San Augustine County, TXTX7,72214.0%−2.7 pts
161Brazoria County, TXTX419,08014.0%+0.7 pts
162Henderson County, TXTX88,59514.0%+1.0 pts
163Lampasas County, TXTX23,65714.0%−2.8 pts
164Marion County, TXTX9,89614.0%+5.7 pts
165Dallam County, TXTX7,50813.9%+1.5 pts
166Rusk County, TXTX54,85413.8%−1.2 pts
167Somervell County, TXTX10,26113.8%−8.2 pts
168Montague County, TXTX21,96613.8%+1.9 pts
169Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54913.8%−1.2 pts
170Aransas County, TXTX26,14613.8%−3.9 pts
171Lamb County, TXTX12,57913.8%−4.6 pts
172McLennan County, TXTX272,02013.7%−0.2 pts
173Fannin County, TXTX39,26513.7%−2.2 pts
174Colorado County, TXTX21,43913.7%+1.6 pts
175Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79113.6%−1.2 pts
176Hunt County, TXTX123,33613.6%−0.8 pts
177Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28413.6%+0.4 pts
178Jefferson County, TXTX254,32113.5%−0.9 pts
179Washington County, TXTX38,28813.5%−6.6 pts
180Moore County, TXTX21,89113.5%−1.0 pts
181Hill County, TXTX39,50313.4%−0.2 pts
182Jack County, TXTX9,56313.3%−6.6 pts
183Webb County, TXTX281,22413.2%−3.5 pts
184Hardin County, TXTX58,72313.2%+0.6 pts
185Bowie County, TXTX92,69613.2%−0.8 pts
186Bell County, TXTX402,24813.1%−1.7 pts
187Randall County, TXTX152,35113.1%−1.2 pts
188Duval County, TXTX9,40213.0%−6.7 pts
189Smith County, TXTX252,54913.0%+1.4 pts
190Johnson County, TXTX218,04813.0%−1.4 pts
191Comanche County, TXTX14,43212.9%−4.7 pts
192Comal County, TXTX209,16612.9%+0.8 pts
193Jackson County, TXTX15,39312.8%−5.2 pts
194San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48812.8%−0.7 pts
195Wichita County, TXTX129,55512.7%−0.7 pts
196Upshur County, TXTX44,41012.7%+0.0 pts
197Hopkins County, TXTX39,06312.7%+1.4 pts
198Lamar County, TXTX51,50312.7%−0.6 pts
199Parker County, TXTX184,76712.6%+0.7 pts
200Camp County, TXTX13,38012.6%+1.0 pts
201Burnet County, TXTX57,01512.6%+0.1 pts
202Franklin County, TXTX10,99412.5%+1.6 pts
203Montgomery County, TXTX781,19412.5%+2.1 pts
204Midland County, TXTX187,85512.5%+1.5 pts
205Terry County, TXTX11,72012.5%−5.0 pts
206Nueces County, TXTX352,99212.5%−1.1 pts
207Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19112.4%−0.3 pts
208Chambers County, TXTX57,59412.4%−2.5 pts
209Crane County, TXTX4,55412.3%−3.7 pts
210Madison County, TXTX14,22612.2%−5.4 pts
211Orange County, TXTX86,26612.2%−0.0 pts
212Williamson County, TXTX752,82712.1%−1.7 pts
213Briscoe County, TXTX1,47412.1%−2.7 pts
214Lavaca County, TXTX20,65112.1%−0.8 pts
215Childress County, TXTX6,64312.0%−10.0 pts
216Travis County, TXTX1,389,67012.0%−1.5 pts
217Rockwall County, TXTX140,73812.0%−3.7 pts
218Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11111.9%−1.1 pts
219Austin County, TXTX33,62511.9%+0.0 pts
220Atascosa County, TXTX53,59011.9%−3.3 pts
221Liberty County, TXTX121,36411.8%−3.2 pts
222Panola County, TXTX23,01811.8%+2.1 pts
223Grayson County, TXTX153,61311.8%−0.7 pts
224Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80411.8%−3.2 pts
225Matagorda County, TXTX36,46311.7%−3.6 pts
226Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13011.7%−4.0 pts
227Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08811.6%+0.1 pts
228Kerr County, TXTX54,03711.6%−2.8 pts
229Gonzales County, TXTX20,15911.5%−0.8 pts
230Runnels County, TXTX9,69311.5%−5.5 pts
231Wise County, TXTX83,77811.4%−0.2 pts
232Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711.4%−10.0 pts
233Red River County, TXTX11,81611.4%−4.4 pts
234Gillespie County, TXTX28,52711.2%−0.3 pts
235Denton County, TXTX1,069,34611.2%+0.0 pts
236Bandera County, TXTX22,87611.1%−6.0 pts
237Harris County, TXTX5,045,02610.9%+0.7 pts
238Ector County, TXTX173,80110.8%−1.4 pts
239Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46610.7%+0.2 pts
240Waller County, TXTX69,85810.6%−7.1 pts
241Victoria County, TXTX92,65610.6%−2.5 pts
242Gaines County, TXTX23,95610.5%−5.7 pts
243Llano County, TXTX23,35310.4%−6.6 pts
244Potter County, TXTX114,45310.3%−1.3 pts
245Culberson County, TXTX2,26710.3%−9.7 pts
246Stonewall County, TXTX1,18610.0%−12.2 pts
247Gregg County, TXTX126,09510.0%−1.9 pts
248Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.6%+0.2 pts
249Dimmit County, TXTX8,0249.6%−9.3 pts
250Collin County, TXTX1,297,1799.4%+0.3 pts
251Baylor County, TXTX3,4728.1%−19.9 pts
252Glasscock County, TXTX1,1287.7%−8.7 pts
253Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7117.2%−15.1 pts
254Edwards County, TXTX1,3704.7%−20.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES