Unemployment Rate in Wharton County, TX

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −8.3% vs nat'l
Rank #1,919 of 3,222
40th percentile

How Wharton County Compares

Wharton County
4.9%
Texas Average
4.9%
Rank #140 of 254 in state
National
5.3%
8.3% below

National Distribution

Where Wharton County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.