Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Texas was 9.2. Among all Texas counties, Loving County had the highest death rate (50.42), followed by Foard County (30.78), and Kent County (30.44).

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 Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Loving County 50.42
2 Foard County 30.78
3 Kent County 30.44
4 McMullen County 30.28
5 Coleman County 25.96
6 Terrell County 25.83
7 Edwards County 25.27
8 Dickens County 24.63
9 Real County 24.43
10 San Augustine County 24.39
11 Motley County 23.45
12 Sabine County 21.7
13 Coke County 21.5
14 Baylor County 21.38
15 Knox County 21.31
16 Hall County 21.29
17 Stonewall County 21.19
18 McCulloch County 21.18
19 Armstrong County 21.13
20 Cochran County 21.03
21 Floyd County 21.01
22 Fisher County 20.94
23 Marion County 20.65
24 Cottle County 20.59
25 Cass County 20.49
26 Haskell County 20.36
27 Red River County 20.33
28 Trinity County 19.95
29 Wheeler County 19.87
30 Montague County 19.78
31 Crockett County 19.65
32 Donley County 19.58
33 Mills County 19.47
34 Crosby County 19.25
35 Llano County 19.1
36 Tyler County 19.09
37 Eastland County 18.99
38 Aransas County 18.83
39 Limestone County 18.64
40 Morris County 18.6
41 Hardeman County 18.58
42 Hamilton County 18.57
43 Roberts County 18.48
44 Young County 18.44
45 Brown County 18.4
46 Delta County 18.35
47 Wood County 18.24
48 Newton County 18.14
49 Jasper County 17.99
50 Camp County 17.98
51 Henderson County 17.92
52 Menard County 17.82
53 Comanche County 17.72
54 Runnels County 17.67
54 Zavala County 17.67
55 Polk County 17.58
56 Culberson County 17.4
57 Dawson County 17.39
58 Hill County 17.36
58 Lamb County 17.36
59 Bosque County 17.31
60 Kinney County 17.29
61 Houston County 17.26
62 Lynn County 17.24
63 Collingsworth County 17.15
64 Brooks County 17.12
65 Refugio County 17.1
66 Irion County 17.08
67 Mason County 16.97
68 San Saba County 16.96
69 Callahan County 16.81
69 Jim Hogg County 16.81
70 Lamar County 16.78
71 Leon County 16.76
72 Stephens County 16.63
73 Wilbarger County 16.52
74 Kerr County 16.47
75 Panola County 16.42
76 Carson County 16.34
77 Dimmit County 16.3
78 Throckmorton County 16.25
79 San Jacinto County 16.23
80 Fayette County 16.19
81 Hutchinson County 16.05
82 Bandera County 16.04
83 Robertson County 16.02
84 DeWitt County 15.99
85 Clay County 15.95
85 Duval County 15.95
86 Borden County 15.87
86 Shackelford County 15.87
87 Burleson County 15.81
88 Fannin County 15.8
89 Kimble County 15.74
90 Hood County 15.69
91 Colorado County 15.68
92 Rains County 15.59
93 Cherokee County 15.56
94 Nolan County 15.55
95 Hopkins County 15.4
95 Terry County 15.4
96 Palo Pinto County 15.39
97 Gillespie County 15.21
98 Hockley County 15.2
99 Van Zandt County 15.16
100 Lavaca County 15.11
101 Upshur County 15.08
102 Live Oak County 15.04
102 Sutton County 15.04
103 Gray County 14.98
104 Swisher County 14.76
105 Shelby County 14.65
106 Scurry County 14.62
107 Lampasas County 14.61
108 Jones County 14.59
109 Jim Wells County 14.58
110 Bowie County 14.56
111 Rusk County 14.54
112 Orange County 14.41
113 Grayson County 14.34
114 Gregg County 14.33
115 Anderson County 14.3
116 Hale County 14.29
117 Freestone County 14.28
118 Milam County 14.24
119 Uvalde County 14.22
120 Calhoun County 14.21
121 Jeff Davis County 14.2
122 Briscoe County 14.19
122 Gonzales County 14.19
123 Lipscomb County 14.18
124 Potter County 14.07
125 Wichita County 14.03
126 Wharton County 13.94
127 La Salle County 13.91
127 Matagorda County 13.91
128 Franklin County 13.9
129 Angelina County 13.88
130 Washington County 13.83
131 Sterling County 13.76
132 Navarro County 13.69
133 Blanco County 13.63
134 Somervell County 13.6
135 Childress County 13.53
136 Maverick County 13.52
137 Upton County 13.47
138 Howard County 13.41
139 Pecos County 13.4
140 Madison County 12.98
141 Falls County 12.97
142 Taylor County 12.92
143 Atascosa County 12.9
144 Tom Green County 12.84
145 Castro County 12.79
146 Bailey County 12.73
147 Cooke County 12.72
147 Val Verde County 12.72
148 Karnes County 12.68
148 Lee County 12.68
149 Hardin County 12.67
150 Presidio County 12.6
151 Willacy County 12.56
152 Burnet County 12.5
153 Goliad County 12.44
154 Smith County 12.43
155 Jackson County 12.42
155 Reagan County 12.42
156 Kleberg County 12.34
156 Yoakum County 12.34
157 Harrison County 12.33
157 Starr County 12.33
158 Grimes County 12.32
158 Jefferson County 12.32
159 Ward County 12.31
160 Schleicher County 12.3
161 Frio County 12.29
162 Victoria County 12.23
163 Winkler County 12.16
164 Nacogdoches County 12.13
165 Brewster County 11.98
166 Mitchell County 11.97
167 Hunt County 11.93
168 Titus County 11.89
169 Wise County 11.87
170 Sherman County 11.83
171 Hansford County 11.76
171 San Patricio County 11.76
172 Garza County 11.75
172 Hudspeth County 11.75
173 Jack County 11.74
174 Nueces County 11.58
175 Reeves County 11.53
176 Austin County 11.49
176 Deaf Smith County 11.49
177 Dallam County 11.47
178 Bee County 11.38
178 Crane County 11.38
179 Martin County 11.28
180 McLennan County 11.23
181 Medina County 11.17
182 Johnson County 11.15
183 Lubbock County 11.06
184 Liberty County 10.94
185 Oldham County 10.87
186 Ochiltree County 10.85
187 Parmer County 10.69
188 Randall County 10.68
188 Wilson County 10.68
189 Glasscock County 10.66
190 Cameron County 10.57
191 Comal County 10.5
191 Concho County 10.5
192 Caldwell County 10.49
193 Kendall County 10.44
194 Ector County 10.43
195 Zapata County 10.38
196 Erath County 10.29
197 Galveston County 10.15
198 Archer County 10.08
199 El Paso County 9.95
200 Parker County 9.69
201 Moore County 9.57
202 Bexar County 9.36
203 Kaufman County 9.3
204 Walker County 9.26
205 Ellis County 9.11
206 Bastrop County 8.88
207 Hidalgo County 8.85
208 Guadalupe County 8.81
209 Webb County 8.79
210 Hartley County 8.75
211 Kenedy County 8.73
212 Andrews County 8.7
213 Brazoria County 8.48
214 Bell County 8.47
215 Tarrant County 8.44
216 Midland County 8.32
217 Chambers County 8.29
217 Waller County 8.29
218 Coryell County 8.15
218 Dallas County 8.15
219 Gaines County 8.08
220 Montgomery County 7.77
221 Harris County 7.63
222 Rockwall County 7.51
223 Williamson County 6.23
224 Hays County 6.15
225 Brazos County 6.06
226 Fort Bend County 5.82
227 Denton County 5.76
228 Collin County 5.67
229 Travis County 5.66
230 Hemphill County 5.08
231 King County 3.82