Unemployment Rate in Ward County, TX
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.9%
Rank #625/3,222 · #50 in TX
81th
Ward 2.9%
TX 5.2% -44.4%
US 5.3% -45.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Ward County's unemployment rate of 2.9% 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 Ward County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #622 | Randall County, TX | 2.9% |
| #623 | Lafayette County, WI | 2.9% |
| #624 | Saline County, NE | 2.9% |
| #625 | Ward County, TX | 2.9% |
| #626 | Fulton County, PA | 2.9% |
| #627 | Morrow County, OH | 2.9% |
| #628 | Lincoln County, ME | 2.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Ward County, Texas has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, ranking #625 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Texas, it ranks #50 of 254. This places it in the 81th 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.