Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Death Rate per 1K for Texas was 6.9. Among all Texas counties, Kent County had the highest death rate (20.09), followed by Menard County (19.7), and Cottle County (19.55).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
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Related Topics: Texas Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2015 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Kent County | 20.09 |
| 2 | Menard County | 19.7 |
| 3 | Cottle County | 19.55 |
| 4 | Hall County | 19.47 |
| 5 | Loving County | 19.23 |
| 6 | Terrell County | 18.09 |
| 7 | Hamilton County | 17.85 |
| 8 | Marion County | 17.82 |
| 9 | Coleman County | 17.8 |
| 10 | Baylor County | 17.55 |
| 11 | Sabine County | 17.33 |
| 12 | Foard County | 16.83 |
| 13 | Fisher County | 16.78 |
| 14 | San Augustine County | 16.76 |
| 15 | Donley County | 16.59 |
| 16 | Stonewall County | 16.5 |
| 17 | Edwards County | 16.25 |
| 18 | Coke County | 15.55 |
| 19 | Kinney County | 15.36 |
| 20 | Trinity County | 15.19 |
| 21 | Eastland County | 15.11 |
| 22 | Llano County | 15 |
| 23 | Aransas County | 14.98 |
| 24 | Wheeler County | 14.96 |
| 25 | Montague County | 14.86 |
| 26 | Kerr County | 14.74 |
| 26 | Polk County | 14.74 |
| 27 | Refugio County | 14.7 |
| 28 | Armstrong County | 14.68 |
| 29 | Wood County | 14.62 |
| 30 | Young County | 14.61 |
| 31 | Red River County | 14.52 |
| 32 | Crosby County | 14.48 |
| 33 | Haskell County | 14.45 |
| 34 | Hardeman County | 14.41 |
| 35 | Knox County | 14.24 |
| 36 | Delta County | 14.19 |
| 37 | Hood County | 13.97 |
| 38 | Throckmorton County | 13.88 |
| 39 | Morris County | 13.78 |
| 40 | McCulloch County | 13.65 |
| 41 | Henderson County | 13.57 |
| 42 | Fannin County | 13.56 |
| 43 | Rains County | 13.47 |
| 44 | Lavaca County | 13.45 |
| 45 | Collingsworth County | 13.29 |
| 46 | Leon County | 13.09 |
| 47 | Lamar County | 13.07 |
| 48 | Fayette County | 13.04 |
| 49 | DeWitt County | 12.98 |
| 50 | Runnels County | 12.96 |
| 51 | Bosque County | 12.87 |
| 51 | Jasper County | 12.87 |
| 52 | Brown County | 12.81 |
| 53 | Milam County | 12.53 |
| 54 | Mason County | 12.49 |
| 55 | Brooks County | 12.47 |
| 55 | Hill County | 12.47 |
| 55 | Tyler County | 12.47 |
| 56 | Hutchinson County | 12.44 |
| 56 | Wilbarger County | 12.44 |
| 57 | Callahan County | 12.4 |
| 58 | Briscoe County | 12.39 |
| 59 | Comanche County | 12.36 |
| 60 | Clay County | 12.34 |
| 60 | Real County | 12.34 |
| 61 | Cass County | 12.31 |
| 62 | Houston County | 12.29 |
| 63 | Van Zandt County | 12.28 |
| 64 | Lamb County | 12.26 |
| 65 | Burnet County | 12.15 |
| 66 | Palo Pinto County | 12.11 |
| 67 | Shelby County | 12.09 |
| 68 | Colorado County | 12.06 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 12 |
| 70 | Kimble County | 11.98 |
| 70 | Swisher County | 11.98 |
| 71 | Limestone County | 11.97 |
| 72 | Burleson County | 11.94 |
| 73 | Upshur County | 11.88 |
| 74 | Gillespie County | 11.87 |
| 75 | Robertson County | 11.77 |
| 76 | Goliad County | 11.71 |
| 77 | Nolan County | 11.7 |
| 78 | Mills County | 11.68 |
| 79 | Mitchell County | 11.6 |
| 80 | Duval County | 11.58 |
| 81 | Floyd County | 11.53 |
| 82 | Falls County | 11.5 |
| 82 | Washington County | 11.5 |
| 83 | Gray County | 11.48 |
| 84 | Navarro County | 11.45 |
| 85 | Camp County | 11.44 |
| 86 | Live Oak County | 11.39 |
| 87 | Grimes County | 11.31 |
| 88 | Blanco County | 11.27 |
| 89 | Grayson County | 11.26 |
| 90 | Stephens County | 11.22 |
| 91 | Orange County | 11.2 |
| 92 | Cochran County | 11.14 |
| 93 | Freestone County | 11.11 |
| 94 | Bowie County | 11.09 |
| 95 | San Jacinto County | 11.06 |
| 96 | Hopkins County | 11.05 |
| 96 | Panola County | 11.05 |
| 97 | Childress County | 10.99 |
| 98 | Ward County | 10.95 |
| 99 | Newton County | 10.89 |
| 100 | Jackson County | 10.84 |
| 101 | Dawson County | 10.66 |
| 102 | Anderson County | 10.61 |
| 102 | Borden County | 10.61 |
| 103 | Dimmit County | 10.59 |
| 104 | Howard County | 10.57 |
| 105 | Matagorda County | 10.55 |
| 106 | Wharton County | 10.5 |
| 107 | Motley County | 10.46 |
| 108 | Rusk County | 10.45 |
| 109 | Dickens County | 10.41 |
| 110 | Gregg County | 10.35 |
| 111 | Hunt County | 10.33 |
| 112 | Cherokee County | 10.3 |
| 113 | Angelina County | 10.24 |
| 113 | Jack County | 10.24 |
| 114 | Bandera County | 10.21 |
| 115 | Cooke County | 10.19 |
| 116 | Wichita County | 10.18 |
| 117 | Sherman County | 10.14 |
| 118 | Jones County | 10.1 |
| 119 | Potter County | 10.07 |
| 120 | Terry County | 10.02 |
| 121 | Somervell County | 10.01 |
| 122 | Hansford County | 9.99 |
| 123 | Lynn County | 9.88 |
| 124 | Jefferson County | 9.87 |
| 125 | Jim Wells County | 9.85 |
| 126 | Taylor County | 9.82 |
| 127 | Hardin County | 9.81 |
| 128 | Austin County | 9.79 |
| 128 | Carson County | 9.79 |
| 128 | Jim Hogg County | 9.79 |
| 129 | Harrison County | 9.71 |
| 130 | Karnes County | 9.7 |
| 131 | Liberty County | 9.68 |
| 132 | San Saba County | 9.67 |
| 133 | Irion County | 9.55 |
| 134 | Garza County | 9.54 |
| 135 | Ochiltree County | 9.53 |
| 136 | Lee County | 9.5 |
| 137 | Calhoun County | 9.48 |
| 138 | Scurry County | 9.45 |
| 139 | Castro County | 9.44 |
| 140 | Nacogdoches County | 9.43 |
| 140 | Titus County | 9.43 |
| 141 | Smith County | 9.27 |
| 142 | Hale County | 9.26 |
| 142 | Wilson County | 9.26 |
| 143 | Upton County | 9.24 |
| 144 | Oldham County | 9.2 |
| 145 | Martin County | 9.01 |
| 146 | Kendall County | 8.99 |
| 147 | McLennan County | 8.96 |
| 148 | Hockley County | 8.94 |
| 149 | Madison County | 8.92 |
| 150 | Tom Green County | 8.89 |
| 151 | Zavala County | 8.87 |
| 152 | Wise County | 8.85 |
| 153 | Uvalde County | 8.82 |
| 154 | Roberts County | 8.81 |
| 155 | Victoria County | 8.78 |
| 156 | Gonzales County | 8.77 |
| 157 | Archer County | 8.75 |
| 157 | Medina County | 8.75 |
| 158 | Parker County | 8.73 |
| 158 | Shackelford County | 8.73 |
| 159 | Lampasas County | 8.6 |
| 160 | San Patricio County | 8.58 |
| 161 | Galveston County | 8.53 |
| 162 | Parmer County | 8.51 |
| 163 | Johnson County | 8.42 |
| 164 | Atascosa County | 8.41 |
| 165 | Sutton County | 8.37 |
| 166 | Bailey County | 8.32 |
| 166 | Caldwell County | 8.32 |
| 166 | Lubbock County | 8.32 |
| 167 | Randall County | 8.22 |
| 167 | Willacy County | 8.22 |
| 168 | Winkler County | 8.2 |
| 169 | Bastrop County | 8.19 |
| 170 | Bee County | 8.1 |
| 170 | Concho County | 8.1 |
| 171 | Comal County | 8.09 |
| 172 | Deaf Smith County | 8.07 |
| 173 | Kleberg County | 8.06 |
| 174 | Nueces County | 7.98 |
| 174 | Pecos County | 7.98 |
| 175 | Kaufman County | 7.97 |
| 176 | Crane County | 7.89 |
| 177 | Yoakum County | 7.87 |
| 178 | Frio County | 7.73 |
| 179 | Chambers County | 7.66 |
| 180 | Ector County | 7.63 |
| 181 | Moore County | 7.6 |
| 182 | Erath County | 7.54 |
| 183 | Brewster County | 7.44 |
| 184 | Val Verde County | 7.37 |
| 185 | Hartley County | 7.31 |
| 186 | La Salle County | 7.28 |
| 187 | Schleicher County | 7.24 |
| 188 | Crockett County | 7.17 |
| 189 | Andrews County | 7.16 |
| 190 | Ellis County | 7.15 |
| 191 | Guadalupe County | 7.07 |
| 192 | Presidio County | 7.02 |
| 193 | Maverick County | 7.01 |
| 193 | Walker County | 7.01 |
| 194 | Bexar County | 6.92 |
| 195 | Reeves County | 6.85 |
| 196 | Midland County | 6.76 |
| 197 | Waller County | 6.75 |
| 198 | Sterling County | 6.74 |
| 199 | Glasscock County | 6.65 |
| 200 | Bell County | 6.6 |
| 201 | Reagan County | 6.59 |
| 202 | Montgomery County | 6.52 |
| 203 | El Paso County | 6.37 |
| 204 | Cameron County | 6.35 |
| 205 | Coryell County | 6.34 |
| 206 | Brazoria County | 6.29 |
| 206 | Tarrant County | 6.29 |
| 207 | Dallas County | 6.19 |
| 207 | Lipscomb County | 6.19 |
| 208 | Starr County | 6.16 |
| 209 | McMullen County | 6.13 |
| 210 | Rockwall County | 6.1 |
| 211 | Gaines County | 6.02 |
| 212 | Hemphill County | 5.91 |
| 213 | Jeff Davis County | 5.89 |
| 214 | Zapata County | 5.76 |
| 215 | Harris County | 5.57 |
| 216 | Dallam County | 5.51 |
| 217 | Brazos County | 5.06 |
| 218 | Webb County | 5.03 |
| 218 | Williamson County | 5.03 |
| 219 | Hidalgo County | 4.98 |
| 220 | Hays County | 4.67 |
| 221 | Travis County | 4.57 |
| 222 | Denton County | 4.38 |
| 223 | Collin County | 4.36 |
| 224 | Fort Bend County | 4.21 |
| 225 | Hudspeth County | 4.1 |
| 226 | Culberson County | 3.97 |
| 227 | King County | 3.69 |
| 228 | Kenedy County | 2.28 |