Ranking of Texas Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Birth Rate per 1K for Texas was 12.85. Among all Texas counties, Loving County had the highest birth rate (21.51), followed by Gaines County (20.99), and Bailey County (19.26).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.

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Ranking of Texas Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Loving County 21.51
2 Gaines County 20.99
3 Bailey County 19.26
3 Dallam County 19.26
4 McMullen County 19.13
5 Moore County 18.7
6 Ector County 18.62
7 Cochran County 18.35
8 King County 17.86
9 Yoakum County 17.82
10 Midland County 17.29
11 Andrews County 17.2
12 Sherman County 17.12
13 Maverick County 17.08
14 Zavala County 16.99
15 Kenedy County 16.93
16 Ward County 16.79
17 Deaf Smith County 16.75
17 Terry County 16.75
18 Starr County 16.71
19 Webb County 16.48
20 Val Verde County 16.2
21 Uvalde County 16.19
22 Hidalgo County 16.17
23 Parmer County 16.13
24 Lynn County 16.09
25 Bell County 15.79
26 Winkler County 15.73
27 Reeves County 15.42
28 Kaufman County 15.36
29 Crane County 15.31
30 Duval County 15.02
31 Throckmorton County 14.96
32 Delta County 14.94
32 Gonzales County 14.94
33 Glasscock County 14.81
34 Brooks County 14.72
35 Oldham County 14.64
35 Presidio County 14.64
36 Crosby County 14.6
37 Hartley County 14.48
38 Cameron County 14.41
39 Liberty County 14.39
40 Shelby County 14.29
41 Culberson County 14.24
42 Edwards County 14.22
43 Castro County 14.21
44 Dallas County 14.19
45 Baylor County 14.05
46 Titus County 14.04
47 Jackson County 14.03
47 Jim Wells County 14.03
48 Potter County 13.97
49 Hansford County 13.9
50 Victoria County 13.83
51 Dimmit County 13.81
52 Gregg County 13.75
53 Harris County 13.66
54 Sterling County 13.6
55 Reagan County 13.57
56 McCulloch County 13.46
57 Hunt County 13.42
58 Upton County 13.36
59 Caldwell County 13.26
60 Robertson County 13.18
61 Wharton County 13.1
62 Navarro County 13.09
63 Bastrop County 13.08
64 Ellis County 13.07
65 El Paso County 13.05
66 Matagorda County 13.03
66 Taylor County 13.03
67 Jefferson County 12.97
68 Cherokee County 12.92
68 Lubbock County 12.92
68 Tarrant County 12.92
69 Hale County 12.9
70 Smith County 12.86
71 Madison County 12.85
72 Chambers County 12.82
73 Bexar County 12.81
74 Atascosa County 12.8
74 Camp County 12.8
75 Hockley County 12.78
76 Pecos County 12.76
77 Limestone County 12.68
78 Kleberg County 12.66
78 Martin County 12.66
79 Dawson County 12.63
80 Wilbarger County 12.6
81 Jasper County 12.54
81 Lee County 12.54
82 Lamb County 12.53
82 McLennan County 12.53
83 Angelina County 12.5
84 Orange County 12.47
85 Zapata County 12.45
86 Refugio County 12.43
87 Lamar County 12.42
88 Howard County 12.4
89 Waller County 12.39
90 Comanche County 12.37
91 Upshur County 12.36
92 San Jacinto County 12.34
93 Colorado County 12.33
94 Scurry County 12.31
95 Brazoria County 12.29
96 Travis County 12.28
97 Montgomery County 12.25
98 Irion County 12.23
99 Hopkins County 12.22
100 Nacogdoches County 12.19
101 Morris County 12.14
102 Johnson County 12.13
103 San Patricio County 12.09
104 Milam County 12.07
104 Young County 12.07
105 Houston County 12.04
105 Tom Green County 12.04
106 Panola County 11.99
107 Nueces County 11.98
108 Wichita County 11.97
109 Randall County 11.91
110 Lavaca County 11.87
111 Palo Pinto County 11.82
112 Erath County 11.81
112 Knox County 11.81
113 Lipscomb County 11.79
113 Williamson County 11.79
114 Hays County 11.74
115 Runnels County 11.71
116 Coryell County 11.69
116 Nolan County 11.69
117 Grayson County 11.68
118 Kinney County 11.66
119 Grimes County 11.65
120 Garza County 11.63
120 Willacy County 11.63
121 Denton County 11.58
121 Hardin County 11.58
122 Calhoun County 11.54
123 Harrison County 11.53
124 Cooke County 11.52
125 Parker County 11.4
126 Hill County 11.39
127 Wise County 11.38
128 Austin County 11.35
129 Frio County 11.34
130 Brazos County 11.32
131 Eastland County 11.3
132 Burnet County 11.26
132 Guadalupe County 11.26
133 Henderson County 11.24
134 Gray County 11.14
135 Falls County 11.09
136 Burleson County 11.07
137 Floyd County 11
138 Leon County 10.98
139 Rockwall County 10.97
140 Bowie County 10.95
141 DeWitt County 10.89
141 Galveston County 10.89
141 Hardeman County 10.89
142 Armstrong County 10.85
142 Collin County 10.85
143 Jim Hogg County 10.83
144 Rusk County 10.81
145 Freestone County 10.8
146 Carson County 10.79
147 Ochiltree County 10.77
148 Goliad County 10.75
149 Childress County 10.74
150 Crockett County 10.7
150 Hutchinson County 10.7
150 Van Zandt County 10.7
151 Stonewall County 10.66
152 Fort Bend County 10.61
153 Archer County 10.6
154 Cass County 10.49
155 Jack County 10.46
156 Dickens County 10.45
156 Stephens County 10.45
157 Callahan County 10.44
158 Sabine County 10.42
159 Coleman County 10.4
160 Montague County 10.28
161 Wilson County 10.21
162 Coke County 10.11
162 Collingsworth County 10.11
163 Comal County 10.07
164 Fannin County 10.04
165 La Salle County 10.03
166 Hood County 10
167 Bee County 9.98
167 Red River County 9.98
168 Wheeler County 9.97
169 Franklin County 9.92
170 Medina County 9.85
171 Fayette County 9.83
172 Brown County 9.81
173 Newton County 9.68
174 Swisher County 9.67
175 Polk County 9.65
176 Mason County 9.64
177 Washington County 9.56
178 Kent County 9.54
178 Tyler County 9.54
179 Rains County 9.49
180 Bosque County 9.45
181 Karnes County 9.44
182 Wood County 9.4
183 San Augustine County 9.39
184 Lampasas County 9.28
185 Kimble County 9.21
186 Anderson County 9.14
187 Gillespie County 8.96
188 Clay County 8.88
188 Kerr County 8.88
189 Hemphill County 8.82
190 Walker County 8.79
191 Llano County 8.78
192 Kendall County 8.76
192 Motley County 8.76
192 San Saba County 8.76
193 Mitchell County 8.75
194 Hamilton County 8.64
195 Fisher County 8.54
196 Schleicher County 8.48
197 Real County 8.46
198 Somervell County 8.44
199 Foard County 8.39
200 Live Oak County 8.38
201 Sutton County 8.35
202 Bandera County 8.04
203 Trinity County 7.78
204 Blanco County 7.76
205 Aransas County 7.75
206 Jones County 7.74
207 Mills County 7.73
208 Briscoe County 7.61
209 Marion County 7.54
210 Hall County 7.46
211 Jeff Davis County 7.45
212 Brewster County 7.28
213 Shackelford County 7.18
214 Terrell County 7.17
215 Hudspeth County 6.92
216 Menard County 6.1
217 Haskell County 5.9
218 Donley County 5.58
219 Cottle County 5.37
220 Borden County 5.21
221 Roberts County 3.7
222 Concho County 3.61