Unemployment Rate in Cameron County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.9%
Rank #2,493/3,222 · #186 in TX
23th
Cameron 5.9%
TX 5.2% +13.0%
US 5.3% +11.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cameron County's unemployment rate of 5.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Cameron County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cameron County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, ranking #2,493 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Texas, it ranks #186 of 254. This places it in the 23th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.