Unemployment Rate in Wharton County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wharton County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wharton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Wharton County: 4.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,916 | Chickasaw County, MS | 4.9% |
| #1,917 | Crawford County, MO | 4.9% |
| #1,918 | Santa Clara County, CA | 4.9% |
| #1,919 | Wharton County, TX | 4.9% |
| #1,920 | Ramsey County, MN | 4.9% |
| #1,921 | Greene County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,922 | Mason County, IL | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Wharton County, Texas
Wharton County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,919 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.3% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Texas, Wharton County ranks #140 of 254 out of 254 counties. This places it in the 40th 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.