Unemployment Rate in Cameron County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cameron County Compares
National Distribution
Where Cameron County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Cameron County: 5.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,490 | Dare County, NC | 5.9% |
| #2,491 | Hertford County, NC | 5.9% |
| #2,492 | Cowlitz County, WA | 5.9% |
| #2,493 | Cameron County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,494 | Hardee County, FL | 5.9% |
| #2,495 | Blanco County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,496 | Niagara County, NY | 5.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,493 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Texas, Cameron County ranks #186 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 23th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.