Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for Texas was 8.75. Among all Texas counties, Loving County had the highest death rate (58.25), followed by Motley County (32.27), and Real County (28.03).

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 2022
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Loving County 58.25
2 Motley County 32.27
3 Real County 28.03
4 Kent County 26.97
5 Foard County 25.47
6 Sabine County 24.84
7 Baylor County 23.95
8 Edwards County 23.13
9 Coleman County 22.72
10 Trinity County 22.71
11 McMullen County 22.34
12 Coke County 21.59
13 Eastland County 21.3
14 Terrell County 21.22
15 Hall County 21.18
16 San Augustine County 20.76
17 Knox County 20.57
18 Red River County 20.56
19 McCulloch County 20.51
20 Donley County 20.2
21 Marion County 20.19
22 Cass County 19.89
23 Stonewall County 19.75
24 Wood County 19.71
25 Morris County 19.43
26 Tyler County 19.37
27 Mason County 19.23
28 Houston County 18.95
29 Mills County 18.9
30 Crosby County 18.63
31 Young County 18.59
32 Leon County 18.4
33 Duval County 18.39
34 Jasper County 18.29
34 Runnels County 18.29
35 Henderson County 18.17
36 Montague County 17.97
37 Llano County 17.96
37 Wheeler County 17.96
38 Dickens County 17.87
38 Hutchinson County 17.87
39 Fisher County 17.77
40 Menard County 17.74
41 Hamilton County 17.65
42 Floyd County 17.64
43 Polk County 17.62
44 Crockett County 17.43
45 San Saba County 17.26
46 Brown County 17.24
47 Delta County 17.11
48 Throckmorton County 17.06
49 Hill County 16.88
50 Gray County 16.86
51 San Jacinto County 16.79
52 Aransas County 16.77
52 Kerr County 16.77
53 Limestone County 16.66
54 Collingsworth County 16.56
55 Newton County 16.55
56 Panola County 16.47
57 Bosque County 16.45
58 Hardeman County 16.43
59 Colorado County 16.42
60 Comanche County 16.32
61 Kinney County 16.29
62 Fannin County 16.21
63 Swisher County 16.19
64 Refugio County 16.18
65 Palo Pinto County 16.03
66 Van Zandt County 16
67 Carson County 15.97
68 Milam County 15.89
69 Brooks County 15.88
70 Rains County 15.79
71 Camp County 15.78
72 Hockley County 15.77
72 Hood County 15.77
73 Lamar County 15.72
74 Armstrong County 15.69
75 Fayette County 15.65
76 Nolan County 15.54
77 Jeff Davis County 15.51
78 Dimmit County 15.42
79 Upshur County 15.39
80 Callahan County 15.29
81 Shelby County 15.25
82 Robertson County 15.2
83 Bandera County 15.17
84 Wilbarger County 15.13
85 Gillespie County 15.12
86 Howard County 15.11
87 Cochran County 15.1
87 Stephens County 15.1
88 Burleson County 15.04
89 Lamb County 15.03
90 Cottle County 14.98
91 Bowie County 14.96
91 Zavala County 14.96
92 Lampasas County 14.84
93 Haskell County 14.83
94 Culberson County 14.74
95 Uvalde County 14.73
96 Anderson County 14.55
97 Clay County 14.52
97 Gregg County 14.52
97 Jim Wells County 14.52
98 Terry County 14.5
99 Franklin County 14.38
100 Dawson County 14.26
101 Childress County 14.1
102 Scurry County 14.09
103 Potter County 14.07
104 Freestone County 14.02
105 Washington County 13.99
106 Hopkins County 13.94
107 Lipscomb County 13.9
107 Rusk County 13.9
108 DeWitt County 13.89
109 Lynn County 13.87
110 Falls County 13.85
111 Lavaca County 13.79
112 Angelina County 13.78
113 Shackelford County 13.77
114 Jack County 13.75
114 Wharton County 13.75
115 Cherokee County 13.72
116 Hardin County 13.71
117 Somervell County 13.7
118 Wichita County 13.65
119 Grayson County 13.58
120 Burnet County 13.56
121 Orange County 13.48
122 Hudspeth County 13.37
123 Briscoe County 13.36
124 Archer County 13.33
124 Madison County 13.33
125 San Patricio County 13.3
126 La Salle County 13.27
127 Presidio County 13.24
128 Karnes County 13.2
129 Hemphill County 13.17
129 Sutton County 13.17
130 Grimes County 13.15
131 Kimble County 12.98
132 Sherman County 12.92
133 Goliad County 12.89
133 Hansford County 12.89
134 Calhoun County 12.7
135 Harrison County 12.67
136 Live Oak County 12.63
137 Matagorda County 12.55
138 Hunt County 12.52
139 Gonzales County 12.45
140 Willacy County 12.39
141 Austin County 12.32
142 Bee County 12.26
143 Hale County 12.18
144 Navarro County 12.17
145 Victoria County 12.14
146 Smith County 12.12
147 Schleicher County 12.1
148 Tom Green County 12.07
148 Ward County 12.07
149 Taylor County 12.05
150 Jefferson County 11.98
151 Lee County 11.95
152 Jim Hogg County 11.94
153 Atascosa County 11.91
154 Winkler County 11.85
155 Cooke County 11.82
156 Reeves County 11.8
157 Nacogdoches County 11.74
158 Jones County 11.69
158 Wise County 11.69
159 Pecos County 11.65
160 Titus County 11.64
161 Castro County 11.58
162 Frio County 11.56
163 Mitchell County 11.55
163 Wilson County 11.55
164 Kenedy County 11.45
165 Blanco County 11.43
165 Oldham County 11.43
166 Sterling County 11.42
167 Nueces County 11.38
168 Jackson County 11.16
168 Liberty County 11.16
169 Medina County 11.13
170 Parmer County 11.11
171 McLennan County 10.99
172 Parker County 10.95
173 Dallam County 10.93
173 Garza County 10.93
174 Reagan County 10.9
175 Lubbock County 10.89
176 Deaf Smith County 10.76
177 Johnson County 10.75
178 Crane County 10.66
179 Upton County 10.63
180 Bailey County 10.54
181 Glasscock County 10.51
182 Irion County 10.39
183 Hartley County 10.37
184 Randall County 10.36
185 Martin County 10.34
186 Kendall County 10.28
187 Ector County 10.25
188 Val Verde County 10.08
188 Yoakum County 10.08
189 Zapata County 10.03
190 Borden County 10.01
191 Galveston County 9.96
191 Roberts County 9.96
192 Kleberg County 9.95
193 Comal County 9.72
194 Caldwell County 9.7
195 Erath County 9.64
196 Brewster County 9.54
197 Maverick County 9.4
198 Andrews County 9.3
199 Bastrop County 9.08
200 Ochiltree County 9.03
201 Walker County 9
202 Moore County 8.94
203 Concho County 8.93
204 Waller County 8.88
205 Bexar County 8.86
206 Kaufman County 8.74
207 Cameron County 8.65
208 Gaines County 8.54
209 Guadalupe County 8.52
210 Brazoria County 8.51
211 Ellis County 8.47
211 Midland County 8.47
212 Bell County 8.46
213 El Paso County 8.4
214 Starr County 8.31
215 King County 8.18
216 Coryell County 8.16
217 Montgomery County 8.12
218 Chambers County 8.09
219 Tarrant County 7.96
220 Dallas County 7.72
221 Harris County 7.23
222 Webb County 7.17
223 Rockwall County 6.97
224 Hidalgo County 6.9
225 Hays County 6.19
226 Williamson County 6.15
227 Brazos County 5.74
228 Collin County 5.52
229 Denton County 5.51
230 Fort Bend County 5.46
231 Travis County 5.45