RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most unemployed people, Texas counties

Texas counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 388. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Brooks County, TX, up 129 places to #99.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Harris County, TXTX5,045,026169,115+14%

02Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39770,046+1%

03Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08860,115+7%

04Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46654,3730%

05Travis County, TXTX1,389,67036,434+15%

06Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54929,106+12%

07▲2Collin County, TXTX1,297,17926,778+22%

08▼1El Paso County, TXTX877,85824,022+2%

09▼1Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19123,022+2%

10Denton County, TXTX1,069,34622,444+19%

11▲1Montgomery County, TXTX781,19415,532+14%

12▼1Williamson County, TXTX752,82714,460−5%

13Bell County, TXTX402,24811,544−2%

14▲2Cameron County, TXTX433,94610,937+12%

15Galveston County, TXTX372,20710,277+3%

16▲1Brazoria County, TXTX419,0809,025+5%

17▼3Nueces County, TXTX352,9928,703−14%

18Lubbock County, TXTX328,9068,211+21%

19▲2Jefferson County, TXTX254,3217,001+11%

20▼1Webb County, TXTX281,2246,733+1%

21▼1Hays County, TXTX304,3906,516−2%

22▲1McLennan County, TXTX272,0205,860+6%

23▲2Brazos County, TXTX249,0885,859+18%

24▼2Smith County, TXTX252,5495,221−13%

25▲4Ellis County, TXTX240,8674,965+53%

26▼2Ector County, TXTX173,8014,714−11%

27▲1Kaufman County, TXTX209,2354,642+33%

28▼2Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114,351+22%

29▲4Comal County, TXTX209,1663,634+26%

30▲2Johnson County, TXTX218,0483,503+21%

31▼1Parker County, TXTX184,7673,354+4%

32▲11Hunt County, TXTX123,3363,119+40%

33▼2Midland County, TXTX187,8553,0220%

34▲4Liberty County, TXTX121,3642,957+15%

35▲46Walker County, TXTX83,8422,920+214%

36▲11Rockwall County, TXTX140,7382,851+44%

37▼10Starr County, TXTX66,3192,793−20%

38▼1Angelina County, TXTX88,1542,540−3%

39▲14Orange County, TXTX86,2662,420+37%

40▼4Randall County, TXTX152,3512,247−15%

41Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0352,228−5%

42▼7Wichita County, TXTX129,5552,208−19%

43▼9Grayson County, TXTX153,6132,198−23%

44▲1Bastrop County, TXTX118,9082,173+5%

45▼6Gregg County, TXTX126,0952,140−9%

46▼6Tom Green County, TXTX120,6022,111−10%

47▲16Waller County, TXTX69,8582,021+50%

48▲14Wise County, TXTX83,7782,006+38%

49▲3Potter County, TXTX114,4531,988+11%

50▲5Coryell County, TXTX85,5921,914+14%

51▼9Victoria County, TXTX92,6561,905−17%

52▼1Maverick County, TXTX58,8231,870+3%

53▼3Harrison County, TXTX71,9561,865+2%

54▲4Chambers County, TXTX57,5941,848+23%

55▲5Jasper County, TXTX33,0751,845+25%

56▼12Henderson County, TXTX88,5951,826−15%

57▼11Taylor County, TXTX150,0771,785−11%

58▼10Bowie County, TXTX92,6961,774−7%

59▼3Hood County, TXTX70,5011,720+8%

60▼11Polk County, TXTX53,4341,703−10%

61▲5Matagorda County, TXTX36,4631,487+40%

62▲12Hardin County, TXTX58,7231,429+44%

63▼4San Patricio County, TXTX72,0531,425−4%

64▲39Anderson County, TXTX59,8051,337+98%

65▲2Erath County, TXTX43,9111,294+22%

66▲21Val Verde County, TXTX47,8351,218+47%

67▲15Wood County, TXTX49,6881,168+29%

68▼7Cherokee County, TXTX53,3371,123−24%

69▼4Upshur County, TXTX44,4101,112+3%

70▼6Navarro County, TXTX57,1811,110−1%

71▲7Kendall County, TXTX53,2891,104+16%

72▲14Kleberg County, TXTX30,3151,098+31%

73▼19Rusk County, TXTX54,8541,002−42%

74▲33Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804999+61%

75▲4Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130988+5%

76▲12Cooke County, TXTX44,461975+18%

77▼5Wharton County, TXTX42,060970−4%

78▲5Lamar County, TXTX51,503967+9%

79▲16Brown County, TXTX38,711936+24%

80▼23Atascosa County, TXTX53,590908−41%

81▲15Bandera County, TXTX22,876898+24%

82▼6Wilson County, TXTX56,139890−7%

83▲17Fannin County, TXTX39,265838+19%

84▼13Kerr County, TXTX54,037822−20%

85▼1San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488810−5%

86▲4Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791791+2%

87▲33Caldwell County, TXTX55,150779+57%

88▲35Calhoun County, TXTX19,599777+69%

89▲17Hale County, TXTX31,819767+22%

90▼20Howard County, TXTX30,504766−26%

91▼18Cass County, TXTX28,651750−26%

92▼1Hopkins County, TXTX39,063729−5%

93▼25Hill County, TXTX39,503705−33%

94Medina County, TXTX56,881703−7%

95▲3Burnet County, TXTX57,015669−7%

96▼21Willacy County, TXTX19,971664−32%

97▼12Austin County, TXTX33,625652−22%

98▲10Grimes County, TXTX34,252644+5%

99▲129Brooks County, TXTX6,579639+1779%

100▲15Montague County, TXTX21,966625+15%

101▼2Robertson County, TXTX17,839614−14%

102▼22Bee County, TXTX32,515612−34%

103▼6Milam County, TXTX26,258593−18%

104▲20Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481573+26%

105▲64Lee County, TXTX18,729571+175%

106▲52Houston County, TXTX22,316542+116%

107▲12Gray County, TXTX20,919530+6%

108▼16Washington County, TXTX38,288522−32%

109▼40Tyler County, TXTX20,443517−51%

110▼9Hockley County, TXTX21,600470−33%

111▼2Uvalde County, TXTX24,963461−23%

112▼19Titus County, TXTX31,563444−42%

113▼36Aransas County, TXTX26,146440−54%

114▼10Lampasas County, TXTX23,657438−34%

115▲30Burleson County, TXTX20,549436+37%

116▼6Shelby County, TXTX24,286427−26%

117▼5Frio County, TXTX18,823427−23%

118▼13Newton County, TXTX11,954422−35%

119▲12Comanche County, TXTX14,432421+9%

120▼9Llano County, TXTX23,353412−27%

121▼3Falls County, TXTX17,869411−18%

122▲28Madison County, TXTX14,226402+33%

123▼6Nolan County, TXTX14,117400−24%

124▲39Gonzales County, TXTX20,159394+67%

125▲3Duval County, TXTX9,402391−6%

126▼5Zapata County, TXTX13,753389−17%

127▲10Eastland County, TXTX18,143388+7%

128▲15Jones County, TXTX20,861387+17%

129Morris County, TXTX12,133374−7%

130Trinity County, TXTX14,384367−8%

131▼6Marion County, TXTX9,896360−17%

132▲19Blanco County, TXTX13,581354+19%

133▲15Jackson County, TXTX15,393345+11%

134▼20Gillespie County, TXTX28,527341−38%

135▼3Moore County, TXTX21,891335−10%

136▼34Hutchinson County, TXTX19,633334−52%

137▲59Jack County, TXTX9,563331+198%

138▼25Limestone County, TXTX22,849328−40%

139▼3Camp County, TXTX13,380327−9%

140▲38McCulloch County, TXTX7,472327+84%

141▲16Callahan County, TXTX14,491323+22%

142▲17Young County, TXTX18,154323+29%

143▼5Dawson County, TXTX11,776312−13%

144▼28DeWitt County, TXTX20,309310−42%

145▼12San Augustine County, TXTX7,722309−17%

146▲7Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626300+5%

147▼12Andrews County, TXTX18,914297−18%

148▼1Lavaca County, TXTX20,651294−5%

149▼10Bosque County, TXTX18,918286−17%

150▼23Leon County, TXTX16,894275−34%

151▼17Colorado County, TXTX21,439272−26%

152▼30Fayette County, TXTX25,459264−43%

153▲14Coleman County, TXTX7,915263+21%

154▼2Dimmit County, TXTX8,024251−14%

155Panola County, TXTX23,018247−11%

156▲32Live Oak County, TXTX11,929243+88%

157▲4Freestone County, TXTX20,811239−3%

158▲31Runnels County, TXTX9,693236+86%

159▼15Stephens County, TXTX9,380227−31%

160▼20Gaines County, TXTX23,956227−33%

161▼35Terry County, TXTX11,720221−48%

162▲18Garza County, TXTX4,510220+27%

163▼21Franklin County, TXTX10,994218−36%

164▲8Yoakum County, TXTX7,438217+10%

165▲36Mitchell County, TXTX8,947212+119%

166▲43Hamilton County, TXTX8,680200+147%

167▲16Crosby County, TXTX4,852197+38%

168▼27Sabine County, TXTX10,012185−46%

169▼1Rains County, TXTX13,542181−14%

170▼21Presidio County, TXTX5,433175−43%

171▼9Scurry County, TXTX16,162168−31%

172▼18Hansford County, TXTX4,944162−42%

173▲2Karnes County, TXTX15,018162−12%

174▲40Pecos County, TXTX14,560162+145%

175▼2Somervell County, TXTX10,261158−19%

176▼30Ward County, TXTX11,125157−50%

177▲9Goliad County, TXTX7,208155+15%

178▼13Zavala County, TXTX9,037154−31%

179▲32Floyd County, TXTX4,881147+104%

180▼9Brewster County, TXTX9,458146−28%

181▲16Martin County, TXTX5,284138+29%

182▼5Haskell County, TXTX5,499131−26%

183▼94Reeves County, TXTX12,138131−83%

184▲22Winkler County, TXTX7,540131+44%

185▼1Shackelford County, TXTX3,197130−5%

186▲33Castro County, TXTX7,295130+141%

187▼6Archer County, TXTX9,129129−22%

188▼14Refugio County, TXTX6,657129−33%

189▲24Parmer County, TXTX9,678124+85%

190▼24Swisher County, TXTX6,703124−44%

191▼12Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555121−31%

192▼28Lamb County, TXTX12,579121−49%

193▼6Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433116−11%

194▼12Hall County, TXTX2,737113−21%

195▼3Wheeler County, TXTX4,773112−3%

196▲3Delta County, TXTX5,549106+1%

197▼12Clay County, TXTX10,764102−25%

198▲2Lynn County, TXTX6,01798−3%

199▼43Red River County, TXTX11,81696−64%

200▼9Hemphill County, TXTX3,08394−25%

201▲23Menard County, TXTX1,95692+92%

202▼7Dallam County, TXTX7,50887−23%

203▲13Crane County, TXTX4,55483+34%

204▲11Cottle County, TXTX1,22482+30%

205▼1Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95581−15%

206▲23Coke County, TXTX3,41280+135%

207▲14Fisher County, TXTX3,69279+55%

208▲10San Saba County, TXTX5,78776+38%

209▲8Dickens County, TXTX1,69273+33%

210▼17Reagan County, TXTX3,16671−38%

211▲21Baylor County, TXTX3,47268+152%

212▲10Mills County, TXTX4,58067+34%

213▲14Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55467+91%

214▼44Schleicher County, TXTX2,24557−72%

215▼25Cochran County, TXTX2,54654−57%

216▼18Mason County, TXTX3,99046−57%

217▲8Upton County, TXTX3,13145−4%

218▼16Hardeman County, TXTX3,29243−55%

219▲30Crockett County, TXTX2,76942–

220▼13La Salle County, TXTX6,51741−52%

221▲2Carson County, TXTX5,80535−27%

222▼2Foard County, TXTX1,04434−36%

223▼29Sutton County, TXTX3,20331−73%

224▲19Hartley County, TXTX4,90429+222%

225▼13Kimble County, TXTX4,43826−62%

226▲13Kent County, TXTX67425+92%

227▲7Donley County, TXTX3,21324−4%

228▲2Sherman County, TXTX2,78123−28%

229▲4Stonewall County, TXTX1,18621−19%

230▲11Concho County, TXTX3,60720+82%

231▼21Knox County, TXTX3,19219−75%

232▲5Kinney County, TXTX3,128150%

233▲15Oldham County, TXTX1,78315+275%

234▼74Childress County, TXTX6,64314−94%

235▼59Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28414−92%

236▼28Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48714−83%

237▲7Sterling County, TXTX1,34912+100%

238▲7Armstrong County, TXTX1,84311+120%

239▼36Culberson County, TXTX2,26710−89%

240▼5Briscoe County, TXTX1,4746−70%

241▼10Motley County, TXTX1,0436−79%

242▲9Glasscock County, TXTX1,1284–

243▼17Irion County, TXTX1,4633−93%

244▲2Roberts County, TXTX8672−60%

245▼7Borden County, TXTX5671−92%

246▼41Bailey County, TXTX6,9630−100%

247▲3Edwards County, TXTX1,3700–

248▼1Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110−100%

249▲3Kenedy County, TXTX3190–

250▼8King County, TXTX1920−100%

251▲2Loving County, TXTX520–

252▼16McMullen County, TXTX5440−100%

253▼13Real County, TXTX2,7450−100%

254Terrell County, TXTX7020–

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