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

Updated on June 21, 2025.

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 (48.78), followed by Foard County (30.73), and Kent County (30.61).

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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Rank County Death Rate
1 Loving County 48.78
2 Foard County 30.73
3 Kent County 30.61
4 McMullen County 30.25
5 Coleman County 25.97
6 Terrell County 25.83
7 Edwards County 25.26
8 Dickens County 25.17
9 San Augustine County 24.25
10 Real County 24.07
11 Motley County 23.39
12 Sabine County 21.6
13 Baylor County 21.39
14 Coke County 21.37
15 Cottle County 21.35
16 Hall County 21.26
17 Armstrong County 21.14
18 Cochran County 21
19 Floyd County 20.99
20 Fisher County 20.95
21 McCulloch County 20.91
22 Knox County 20.67
23 Cass County 20.34
23 Stonewall County 20.34
24 Marion County 20.3
25 Haskell County 20.16
25 Red River County 20.16
26 Trinity County 19.95
27 Donley County 19.88
27 Wheeler County 19.88
28 Crockett County 19.64
29 Montague County 19.59
30 Crosby County 19.46
30 Mills County 19.46
31 Llano County 19.21
32 Tyler County 19.07
33 Eastland County 18.96
34 Aransas County 18.74
35 Young County 18.61
36 Morris County 18.6
37 Hardeman County 18.57
38 Limestone County 18.54
39 Roberts County 18.46
40 Hamilton County 18.45
41 Brown County 18.37
41 Wood County 18.37
42 Delta County 18.18
43 Comanche County 18.08
44 Henderson County 18.01
45 Jasper County 17.99
46 Newton County 17.97
47 Menard County 17.82
48 Camp County 17.81
49 Zavala County 17.77
50 Polk County 17.58
51 Runnels County 17.56
52 Bosque County 17.47
53 Hill County 17.45
54 Culberson County 17.4
55 Kinney County 17.29
55 Lamb County 17.29
56 Lynn County 17.25
57 Dawson County 17.23
58 Houston County 17.21
59 Collingsworth County 17.14
60 Irion County 17.06
61 San Saba County 16.96
62 Brooks County 16.86
63 Lamar County 16.84
64 Jim Hogg County 16.82
64 Refugio County 16.82
65 Callahan County 16.8
66 Mason County 16.71
67 Leon County 16.59
68 Dimmit County 16.53
69 Kerr County 16.49
70 Wilbarger County 16.44
71 Stephens County 16.41
72 Carson County 16.33
72 Panola County 16.33
73 San Jacinto County 16.26
74 Throckmorton County 16.24
75 Duval County 16.05
76 Fayette County 16.04
77 Bandera County 15.99
77 Hutchinson County 15.99
78 Robertson County 15.96
79 Burleson County 15.93
80 DeWitt County 15.88
81 Borden County 15.87
81 Shackelford County 15.87
82 Clay County 15.85
83 Hood County 15.78
84 Kimble County 15.74
85 Fannin County 15.7
86 Nolan County 15.54
87 Rains County 15.5
88 Terry County 15.49
89 Cherokee County 15.47
89 Colorado County 15.47
90 Palo Pinto County 15.42
91 Hopkins County 15.34
92 Gillespie County 15.31
93 Van Zandt County 15.21
94 Hockley County 15.16
95 Upshur County 15.11
96 Lavaca County 15.07
97 Gray County 14.93
98 Live Oak County 14.87
99 Swisher County 14.76
100 Sutton County 14.74
101 Jones County 14.6
102 Jim Wells County 14.58
102 Scurry County 14.58
103 Rusk County 14.56
104 Bowie County 14.55
105 Shelby County 14.54
106 Lampasas County 14.52
107 Orange County 14.45
108 Gregg County 14.37
109 Grayson County 14.36
110 Anderson County 14.33
111 Milam County 14.32
112 Hale County 14.26
112 Uvalde County 14.26
113 Freestone County 14.22
114 Calhoun County 14.2
115 Briscoe County 14.16
116 Lipscomb County 14.14
117 Potter County 14.11
118 Gonzales County 14.04
119 Wichita County 14.02
120 La Salle County 13.93
121 Angelina County 13.91
122 Matagorda County 13.85
123 Wharton County 13.84
124 Franklin County 13.8
124 Washington County 13.8
125 Sterling County 13.73
126 Jeff Davis County 13.69
126 Navarro County 13.69
127 Blanco County 13.54
127 Childress County 13.54
128 Somervell County 13.49
129 Howard County 13.48
129 Maverick County 13.48
130 Pecos County 13.4
131 Upton County 13.15
132 Falls County 12.91
133 Madison County 12.9
133 Taylor County 12.9
134 Tom Green County 12.89
135 Atascosa County 12.85
136 Karnes County 12.77
137 Cooke County 12.76
138 Hardin County 12.71
139 Val Verde County 12.69
140 Lee County 12.68
141 Willacy County 12.61
142 Bailey County 12.58
142 Burnet County 12.58
143 Goliad County 12.57
144 Castro County 12.52
145 Ward County 12.48
146 Smith County 12.46
147 Presidio County 12.44
148 Jackson County 12.42
149 Jefferson County 12.34
149 Starr County 12.34
149 Yoakum County 12.34
150 Kleberg County 12.3
151 Grimes County 12.29
152 Schleicher County 12.28
153 Reagan County 12.27
153 Victoria County 12.27
154 Harrison County 12.26
155 Nacogdoches County 12.16
155 Winkler County 12.16
156 Frio County 12.1
157 Hunt County 11.94
158 Wise County 11.9
159 Brewster County 11.87
160 Mitchell County 11.85
161 Sherman County 11.82
162 San Patricio County 11.8
163 Titus County 11.79
164 Garza County 11.76
164 Hansford County 11.76
165 Hudspeth County 11.75
166 Jack County 11.74
167 Dallam County 11.59
168 Nueces County 11.55
169 Bee County 11.51
170 Austin County 11.46
170 Reeves County 11.46
171 Deaf Smith County 11.43
172 Crane County 11.38
173 McLennan County 11.26
174 Martin County 11.25
175 Medina County 11.17
176 Johnson County 11.15
177 Lubbock County 11.08
178 Liberty County 10.95
179 Oldham County 10.86
180 Ochiltree County 10.85
181 Parmer County 10.8
182 Randall County 10.69
183 Wilson County 10.68
184 Glasscock County 10.64
185 Cameron County 10.57
186 Kendall County 10.54
187 Caldwell County 10.53
188 Comal County 10.51
189 Ector County 10.4
190 Zapata County 10.37
191 Erath County 10.27
192 Galveston County 10.15
193 Archer County 10.08
194 El Paso County 9.95
195 Concho County 9.9
196 Parker County 9.7
197 Moore County 9.62
198 Bexar County 9.36
199 Kaufman County 9.32
200 Walker County 9.24
201 Ellis County 9.13
202 Bastrop County 8.96
203 Hidalgo County 8.85
204 Guadalupe County 8.83
205 Webb County 8.79
206 Hartley County 8.77
207 Andrews County 8.75
208 Kenedy County 8.68
209 Brazoria County 8.49
210 Bell County 8.47
211 Tarrant County 8.44
212 Midland County 8.33
213 Chambers County 8.32
214 Waller County 8.26
215 Coryell County 8.18
216 Dallas County 8.15
217 Gaines County 8.07
218 Montgomery County 7.77
219 Harris County 7.63
220 Rockwall County 7.53
221 Williamson County 6.23
222 Hays County 6.15
223 Brazos County 6.07
224 Fort Bend County 5.82
225 Denton County 5.76
226 Collin County 5.67
227 Travis County 5.66
228 Hemphill County 5.08
229 King County 3.82