Unemployment Rate in Galveston County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Galveston County Compares
National Distribution
Where Galveston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Galveston County: 5.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,378 | Wyoming County, WV | 5.7% |
| #2,379 | Montgomery County, OH | 5.7% |
| #2,380 | Branch County, MI | 5.7% |
| #2,381 | Galveston County, TX | 5.7% |
| #2,382 | Lawrence County, PA | 5.7% |
| #2,383 | Jasper County, IA | 5.7% |
| #2,384 | Logan County, KY | 5.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Galveston County, Texas
Galveston County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 5.7%, which ranks #2,381 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Texas, Galveston County ranks #178 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.