Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Death Rate per 1K for Texas was 7.58. Among all Texas counties, Sterling County had the highest death rate (22.99), followed by Coke County (19.58), and Real County (18.34).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Sterling County | 22.99 |
| 2 | Coke County | 19.58 |
| 3 | Real County | 18.34 |
| 3 | San Augustine County | 18.34 |
| 4 | Kent County | 18.14 |
| 5 | Fisher County | 17.91 |
| 6 | Llano County | 17.41 |
| 7 | Red River County | 17.1 |
| 8 | Motley County | 16.77 |
| 9 | McMullen County | 16.51 |
| 10 | Cass County | 16.33 |
| 11 | Mills County | 16.06 |
| 12 | Wood County | 15.97 |
| 13 | Aransas County | 15.94 |
| 14 | Newton County | 15.58 |
| 15 | Marion County | 15.55 |
| 16 | Coleman County | 15.41 |
| 17 | Gillespie County | 15.03 |
| 17 | McCulloch County | 15.03 |
| 18 | Comanche County | 14.98 |
| 19 | Trinity County | 14.95 |
| 20 | Kerr County | 14.87 |
| 20 | Throckmorton County | 14.87 |
| 21 | Eastland County | 14.73 |
| 22 | Montague County | 14.72 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 14.67 |
| 24 | Sabine County | 14.57 |
| 25 | Armstrong County | 14.51 |
| 25 | Lamar County | 14.51 |
| 26 | Bosque County | 14.36 |
| 27 | Houston County | 14.31 |
| 28 | Hamilton County | 14.22 |
| 29 | Callahan County | 14.12 |
| 30 | Clay County | 13.99 |
| 31 | Palo Pinto County | 13.93 |
| 32 | Duval County | 13.79 |
| 32 | Jeff Davis County | 13.79 |
| 33 | Terrell County | 13.76 |
| 34 | Leon County | 13.75 |
| 35 | Young County | 13.73 |
| 36 | Concho County | 13.63 |
| 37 | San Saba County | 13.61 |
| 38 | Colorado County | 13.6 |
| 38 | Lipscomb County | 13.6 |
| 39 | Somervell County | 13.58 |
| 40 | Shelby County | 13.54 |
| 41 | Fannin County | 13.52 |
| 42 | Kimble County | 13.47 |
| 43 | Franklin County | 13.35 |
| 44 | Donley County | 13.09 |
| 45 | Tyler County | 12.85 |
| 46 | Lavaca County | 12.83 |
| 47 | Jasper County | 12.82 |
| 48 | Baylor County | 12.78 |
| 49 | Limestone County | 12.75 |
| 50 | Burleson County | 12.72 |
| 50 | Polk County | 12.72 |
| 51 | Van Zandt County | 12.71 |
| 52 | Fayette County | 12.7 |
| 53 | Wheeler County | 12.64 |
| 54 | Morris County | 12.61 |
| 55 | Brown County | 12.6 |
| 56 | Carson County | 12.46 |
| 57 | Milam County | 12.26 |
| 58 | Navarro County | 12.2 |
| 59 | Washington County | 12.19 |
| 60 | Shackelford County | 12.17 |
| 61 | Roberts County | 12.12 |
| 61 | Wilbarger County | 12.12 |
| 62 | Panola County | 12.1 |
| 63 | Blanco County | 11.96 |
| 64 | Lamb County | 11.95 |
| 65 | Hood County | 11.92 |
| 66 | Anderson County | 11.9 |
| 66 | San Jacinto County | 11.9 |
| 67 | Orange County | 11.83 |
| 68 | Hill County | 11.8 |
| 69 | Jim Hogg County | 11.79 |
| 70 | Nolan County | 11.73 |
| 71 | Runnels County | 11.71 |
| 72 | Hopkins County | 11.64 |
| 73 | Gray County | 11.54 |
| 74 | Rains County | 11.46 |
| 74 | Rusk County | 11.46 |
| 75 | Angelina County | 11.44 |
| 76 | Bowie County | 11.42 |
| 76 | Cooke County | 11.42 |
| 77 | Menard County | 11.37 |
| 78 | Harrison County | 11.36 |
| 79 | Scurry County | 11.29 |
| 80 | Freestone County | 11.26 |
| 80 | Grayson County | 11.26 |
| 81 | Calhoun County | 11.22 |
| 82 | Crosby County | 11.18 |
| 82 | Kinney County | 11.18 |
| 82 | Stonewall County | 11.18 |
| 83 | Gregg County | 11.16 |
| 84 | Upshur County | 11.14 |
| 85 | Hardeman County | 11.09 |
| 86 | Collingsworth County | 11.04 |
| 87 | Hunt County | 11.02 |
| 87 | Hutchinson County | 11.02 |
| 88 | DeWitt County | 10.97 |
| 89 | Cherokee County | 10.96 |
| 90 | Mason County | 10.89 |
| 91 | Childress County | 10.86 |
| 91 | Robertson County | 10.86 |
| 92 | Wichita County | 10.85 |
| 93 | Jefferson County | 10.84 |
| 94 | Austin County | 10.79 |
| 94 | Hall County | 10.79 |
| 95 | Falls County | 10.77 |
| 96 | Taylor County | 10.71 |
| 97 | Brooks County | 10.67 |
| 98 | Matagorda County | 10.63 |
| 99 | Terry County | 10.6 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 10.58 |
| 101 | Burnet County | 10.56 |
| 101 | Camp County | 10.56 |
| 102 | Hockley County | 10.48 |
| 102 | Stephens County | 10.48 |
| 103 | Bandera County | 10.46 |
| 104 | Karnes County | 10.35 |
| 104 | Uvalde County | 10.35 |
| 105 | Gonzales County | 10.32 |
| 105 | Wharton County | 10.32 |
| 106 | Borden County | 10.28 |
| 107 | Haskell County | 10.16 |
| 108 | Jim Wells County | 10.1 |
| 109 | Kendall County | 10.09 |
| 110 | Knox County | 10.07 |
| 111 | Potter County | 9.98 |
| 111 | Victoria County | 9.98 |
| 112 | Nacogdoches County | 9.92 |
| 113 | Smith County | 9.87 |
| 114 | Dawson County | 9.86 |
| 115 | Wise County | 9.83 |
| 116 | Lampasas County | 9.81 |
| 117 | Culberson County | 9.78 |
| 118 | Glasscock County | 9.76 |
| 118 | Jones County | 9.76 |
| 119 | Dickens County | 9.71 |
| 120 | Hale County | 9.66 |
| 121 | Madison County | 9.65 |
| 122 | Goliad County | 9.58 |
| 122 | Howard County | 9.58 |
| 123 | Delta County | 9.55 |
| 123 | Walker County | 9.55 |
| 124 | Liberty County | 9.53 |
| 125 | Jackson County | 9.52 |
| 125 | Willacy County | 9.52 |
| 126 | Galveston County | 9.51 |
| 127 | Floyd County | 9.45 |
| 127 | Medina County | 9.45 |
| 128 | Lee County | 9.34 |
| 129 | Sutton County | 9.31 |
| 130 | Live Oak County | 9.2 |
| 131 | Deaf Smith County | 9.18 |
| 132 | Mitchell County | 9.17 |
| 133 | Tom Green County | 9.16 |
| 134 | McLennan County | 9.07 |
| 135 | Parker County | 9.06 |
| 136 | Erath County | 9.03 |
| 137 | Atascosa County | 9.02 |
| 138 | San Patricio County | 8.94 |
| 139 | Bastrop County | 8.9 |
| 139 | Nueces County | 8.9 |
| 140 | Johnson County | 8.88 |
| 141 | Wilson County | 8.86 |
| 142 | Lynn County | 8.85 |
| 143 | Lubbock County | 8.83 |
| 144 | Grimes County | 8.81 |
| 144 | Randall County | 8.81 |
| 145 | Caldwell County | 8.79 |
| 146 | Foard County | 8.73 |
| 147 | Presidio County | 8.69 |
| 148 | Brewster County | 8.6 |
| 149 | Jack County | 8.44 |
| 150 | Hemphill County | 8.41 |
| 151 | Kaufman County | 8.4 |
| 152 | Kleberg County | 8.32 |
| 153 | Titus County | 8.28 |
| 154 | Comal County | 8.21 |
| 154 | Ellis County | 8.21 |
| 155 | Zapata County | 8.1 |
| 156 | Dimmit County | 8.09 |
| 157 | Val Verde County | 8.08 |
| 158 | Frio County | 8.03 |
| 159 | Cottle County | 8.01 |
| 160 | Ector County | 7.93 |
| 161 | Briscoe County | 7.92 |
| 162 | Swisher County | 7.87 |
| 163 | Montgomery County | 7.78 |
| 164 | Hansford County | 7.69 |
| 165 | Castro County | 7.53 |
| 166 | Ochiltree County | 7.52 |
| 167 | Archer County | 7.46 |
| 167 | Bexar County | 7.46 |
| 167 | Brazoria County | 7.46 |
| 168 | Martin County | 7.44 |
| 169 | Guadalupe County | 7.38 |
| 170 | Zavala County | 7.36 |
| 171 | Gaines County | 7.3 |
| 172 | Reeves County | 7.21 |
| 173 | Chambers County | 7.17 |
| 174 | Tarrant County | 7.15 |
| 175 | Cameron County | 7.1 |
| 176 | Dallam County | 7.02 |
| 176 | Maverick County | 7.02 |
| 177 | Dallas County | 7 |
| 178 | El Paso County | 6.96 |
| 179 | Midland County | 6.9 |
| 180 | Bell County | 6.89 |
| 181 | Waller County | 6.85 |
| 182 | Schleicher County | 6.83 |
| 183 | Ward County | 6.81 |
| 184 | Crane County | 6.72 |
| 185 | Bailey County | 6.64 |
| 186 | Coryell County | 6.63 |
| 187 | Harris County | 6.6 |
| 188 | Moore County | 6.49 |
| 189 | Pecos County | 6.48 |
| 190 | Bee County | 6.45 |
| 191 | Rockwall County | 6.42 |
| 192 | Irion County | 6.39 |
| 193 | Cochran County | 6.29 |
| 194 | Refugio County | 6.28 |
| 195 | Starr County | 6.24 |
| 196 | Andrews County | 6.21 |
| 197 | Winkler County | 6.18 |
| 198 | Garza County | 6.1 |
| 199 | Upton County | 6.06 |
| 200 | Crockett County | 6.02 |
| 201 | Hidalgo County | 5.87 |
| 202 | Yoakum County | 5.64 |
| 203 | Denton County | 5.62 |
| 204 | Brazos County | 5.46 |
| 204 | Collin County | 5.46 |
| 205 | Williamson County | 5.44 |
| 206 | Hays County | 5.41 |
| 207 | Travis County | 5.35 |
| 207 | Webb County | 5.35 |
| 208 | La Salle County | 5.32 |
| 209 | Fort Bend County | 5.24 |
| 210 | Edwards County | 4.69 |
| 211 | Hartley County | 4.57 |
| 212 | Reagan County | 4.43 |
| 213 | Sherman County | 4.3 |
| 214 | Hudspeth County | 3.89 |
| 215 | Parmer County | 3.88 |
| 216 | Oldham County | 3.77 |
| 217 | Kenedy County | 0 |
| 217 | King County | 0 |
| 217 | Loving County | 0 |