Ranking of Texas Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for Texas was 14.54. Among all Texas counties, Loving County had the highest birth rate (25.42), followed by Gaines County (22.91), and Moore County (21.32).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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| Rank | County | Birth Rate |
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| 1 | Loving County | 25.42 |
| 2 | Gaines County | 22.91 |
| 3 | Moore County | 21.32 |
| 4 | Martin County | 20.24 |
| 5 | Dallam County | 20.11 |
| 6 | Reagan County | 19.67 |
| 7 | Webb County | 19.61 |
| 8 | Maverick County | 19.58 |
| 9 | Starr County | 19.34 |
| 10 | Yoakum County | 18.89 |
| 11 | Bell County | 18.64 |
| 12 | Brooks County | 18.58 |
| 13 | Parmer County | 18.51 |
| 14 | Hidalgo County | 18.46 |
| 15 | Upton County | 18.22 |
| 16 | Midland County | 18.19 |
| 17 | Ector County | 18.12 |
| 18 | Bailey County | 17.97 |
| 19 | Ochiltree County | 17.95 |
| 20 | Sutton County | 17.9 |
| 21 | Val Verde County | 17.82 |
| 22 | Zapata County | 17.58 |
| 23 | Deaf Smith County | 17.27 |
| 24 | Cameron County | 17.07 |
| 25 | Crockett County | 17.06 |
| 26 | Andrews County | 16.69 |
| 27 | Crane County | 16.59 |
| 28 | Jim Hogg County | 16.51 |
| 29 | Ward County | 16.46 |
| 30 | Lipscomb County | 16.43 |
| 31 | Shelby County | 16.17 |
| 32 | El Paso County | 16.06 |
| 33 | Harris County | 16.03 |
| 34 | Gonzales County | 15.85 |
| 35 | Winkler County | 15.8 |
| 36 | Potter County | 15.78 |
| 37 | Matagorda County | 15.62 |
| 38 | Dallas County | 15.56 |
| 39 | Taylor County | 15.53 |
| 40 | Presidio County | 15.39 |
| 41 | Zavala County | 15.38 |
| 42 | Jim Wells County | 15.32 |
| 42 | San Patricio County | 15.32 |
| 43 | Duval County | 15.31 |
| 44 | Borden County | 15.23 |
| 45 | Scurry County | 15.21 |
| 46 | Edwards County | 15.16 |
| 47 | Titus County | 15.09 |
| 48 | Swisher County | 15.02 |
| 49 | Dawson County | 14.92 |
| 50 | Dimmit County | 14.91 |
| 51 | Wheeler County | 14.83 |
| 52 | Cherokee County | 14.77 |
| 53 | Gregg County | 14.71 |
| 54 | Bexar County | 14.7 |
| 54 | Victoria County | 14.7 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 14.53 |
| 56 | Uvalde County | 14.47 |
| 57 | Cooke County | 14.44 |
| 58 | Terry County | 14.42 |
| 59 | Navarro County | 14.37 |
| 60 | Stonewall County | 14.27 |
| 61 | Sterling County | 14.25 |
| 62 | Tarrant County | 14.24 |
| 63 | Kaufman County | 14.16 |
| 64 | Lamb County | 14.13 |
| 65 | Orange County | 14.12 |
| 66 | Hutchinson County | 14.08 |
| 67 | Wharton County | 14.05 |
| 68 | Smith County | 14.02 |
| 69 | McLennan County | 13.99 |
| 70 | Lubbock County | 13.96 |
| 71 | Brazoria County | 13.95 |
| 72 | Hockley County | 13.94 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 13.92 |
| 74 | Robertson County | 13.85 |
| 75 | Liberty County | 13.83 |
| 76 | Kleberg County | 13.81 |
| 77 | Jackson County | 13.75 |
| 78 | Tom Green County | 13.72 |
| 79 | Fort Bend County | 13.67 |
| 79 | Montgomery County | 13.67 |
| 80 | Angelina County | 13.66 |
| 80 | Travis County | 13.66 |
| 81 | Nueces County | 13.65 |
| 82 | Bastrop County | 13.63 |
| 83 | Bowie County | 13.61 |
| 84 | Howard County | 13.59 |
| 85 | Limestone County | 13.56 |
| 86 | Lamar County | 13.54 |
| 86 | Lynn County | 13.54 |
| 87 | Chambers County | 13.51 |
| 87 | Nolan County | 13.51 |
| 88 | Willacy County | 13.44 |
| 89 | Culberson County | 13.43 |
| 90 | Reeves County | 13.33 |
| 91 | Milam County | 13.3 |
| 92 | Hale County | 13.28 |
| 92 | Nacogdoches County | 13.28 |
| 93 | Galveston County | 13.27 |
| 94 | Wilbarger County | 13.26 |
| 95 | Brazos County | 13.24 |
| 96 | Roberts County | 13.22 |
| 97 | Comanche County | 13.21 |
| 98 | Floyd County | 13.17 |
| 99 | Castro County | 13.16 |
| 100 | Atascosa County | 13.15 |
| 100 | Refugio County | 13.15 |
| 101 | Gray County | 13.09 |
| 102 | Falls County | 13.05 |
| 103 | Ellis County | 13.04 |
| 104 | Caldwell County | 13.01 |
| 104 | Coryell County | 13.01 |
| 105 | Camp County | 12.97 |
| 106 | Johnson County | 12.96 |
| 107 | Hardin County | 12.94 |
| 108 | Hemphill County | 12.88 |
| 109 | Denton County | 12.82 |
| 110 | Harrison County | 12.81 |
| 111 | Jasper County | 12.76 |
| 112 | Morris County | 12.75 |
| 113 | Burleson County | 12.74 |
| 114 | Wichita County | 12.7 |
| 115 | Coke County | 12.66 |
| 116 | La Salle County | 12.6 |
| 116 | Randall County | 12.6 |
| 117 | Williamson County | 12.58 |
| 118 | Colorado County | 12.56 |
| 119 | Frio County | 12.5 |
| 119 | Grayson County | 12.5 |
| 119 | Leon County | 12.5 |
| 120 | Karnes County | 12.48 |
| 121 | Van Zandt County | 12.46 |
| 122 | Hays County | 12.45 |
| 122 | Wise County | 12.45 |
| 123 | Palo Pinto County | 12.44 |
| 124 | Waller County | 12.38 |
| 125 | Grimes County | 12.34 |
| 126 | Hunt County | 12.32 |
| 127 | Collingsworth County | 12.3 |
| 128 | Throckmorton County | 12.26 |
| 129 | Bee County | 12.22 |
| 130 | Panola County | 12.2 |
| 131 | McMullen County | 12.19 |
| 132 | Crosby County | 12.18 |
| 133 | Burnet County | 12.15 |
| 134 | Young County | 12.14 |
| 135 | Austin County | 12.11 |
| 136 | Hopkins County | 12.09 |
| 137 | Lee County | 12.06 |
| 138 | Stephens County | 12.05 |
| 139 | Montague County | 12.01 |
| 140 | Collin County | 12 |
| 140 | Guadalupe County | 12 |
| 141 | Runnels County | 11.99 |
| 142 | Rusk County | 11.97 |
| 143 | Comal County | 11.94 |
| 144 | Bosque County | 11.92 |
| 144 | Terrell County | 11.92 |
| 145 | Rockwall County | 11.84 |
| 146 | Polk County | 11.82 |
| 147 | DeWitt County | 11.79 |
| 148 | Cass County | 11.73 |
| 149 | Eastland County | 11.71 |
| 150 | Shackelford County | 11.7 |
| 151 | Parker County | 11.68 |
| 152 | Lavaca County | 11.66 |
| 153 | Aransas County | 11.63 |
| 154 | Hood County | 11.62 |
| 155 | Franklin County | 11.56 |
| 155 | Upshur County | 11.56 |
| 156 | Pecos County | 11.55 |
| 157 | Hamilton County | 11.51 |
| 158 | Henderson County | 11.49 |
| 159 | Washington County | 11.48 |
| 160 | Brown County | 11.4 |
| 161 | Medina County | 11.33 |
| 162 | Cochran County | 11.2 |
| 163 | Wilson County | 11.16 |
| 164 | Hardeman County | 11.14 |
| 165 | Brewster County | 11.12 |
| 165 | Hill County | 11.12 |
| 166 | Anderson County | 11.11 |
| 167 | Fisher County | 11.1 |
| 168 | Kerr County | 11.06 |
| 169 | Erath County | 11.02 |
| 170 | Live Oak County | 10.99 |
| 171 | Callahan County | 10.96 |
| 172 | Knox County | 10.91 |
| 173 | Delta County | 10.89 |
| 174 | Lampasas County | 10.86 |
| 175 | McCulloch County | 10.75 |
| 176 | Kent County | 10.71 |
| 177 | Houston County | 10.69 |
| 178 | Jack County | 10.64 |
| 179 | San Jacinto County | 10.63 |
| 180 | Donley County | 10.62 |
| 181 | Goliad County | 10.51 |
| 182 | Baylor County | 10.49 |
| 183 | Fannin County | 10.47 |
| 183 | San Saba County | 10.47 |
| 184 | Mitchell County | 10.38 |
| 185 | Sabine County | 10.37 |
| 186 | Hansford County | 10.34 |
| 187 | Madison County | 10.26 |
| 188 | Freestone County | 10.2 |
| 188 | Glasscock County | 10.2 |
| 189 | Garza County | 10.17 |
| 190 | Childress County | 10.15 |
| 191 | Hudspeth County | 10.01 |
| 192 | Hartley County | 9.97 |
| 193 | Kinney County | 9.95 |
| 194 | Fayette County | 9.9 |
| 195 | Tyler County | 9.77 |
| 196 | Gillespie County | 9.74 |
| 197 | Clay County | 9.6 |
| 198 | Irion County | 9.59 |
| 199 | Dickens County | 9.56 |
| 200 | Newton County | 9.39 |
| 201 | San Augustine County | 9.38 |
| 202 | Trinity County | 9.36 |
| 202 | Wood County | 9.36 |
| 203 | Schleicher County | 9.28 |
| 204 | Archer County | 9.24 |
| 205 | Oldham County | 9.19 |
| 206 | Sherman County | 9.17 |
| 207 | Llano County | 9.14 |
| 207 | Red River County | 9.14 |
| 208 | Real County | 8.98 |
| 209 | Blanco County | 8.96 |
| 210 | Walker County | 8.95 |
| 211 | Kendall County | 8.94 |
| 212 | Carson County | 8.92 |
| 213 | Somervell County | 8.68 |
| 214 | Coleman County | 8.61 |
| 215 | Marion County | 8.58 |
| 216 | Haskell County | 8.47 |
| 217 | Mason County | 8.27 |
| 218 | Menard County | 8.03 |
| 219 | Mills County | 7.78 |
| 220 | Jones County | 7.71 |
| 221 | Rains County | 7.68 |
| 222 | Kimble County | 7.51 |
| 223 | Armstrong County | 7.49 |
| 224 | Foard County | 7.44 |
| 225 | Bandera County | 7.43 |
| 226 | Hall County | 7.41 |
| 227 | Cottle County | 7.06 |
| 228 | King County | 7.03 |
| 229 | Kenedy County | 6.91 |
| 230 | Concho County | 6.59 |
| 231 | Briscoe County | 6.01 |
| 232 | Jeff Davis County | 5.87 |
| 233 | Motley County | 5.18 |