Unemployment Rate in Hidalgo County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hidalgo County Compares
National Distribution
Where Hidalgo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Hidalgo County: 7.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,898 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 7.6% |
| #2,899 | Modoc County, CA | 7.6% |
| #2,900 | New York County, NY | 7.6% |
| #2,901 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7.6% |
| #2,902 | Taos County, NM | 7.6% |
| #2,903 | Swain County, NC | 7.6% |
| #2,904 | Schley County, GA | 7.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 7.6%, which ranks #2,901 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 43.2% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Texas, Hidalgo County ranks #227 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 10th 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.