Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Texas was 7.67. Among all Texas counties, Loving County had the highest death rate (45.98), followed by Motley County (29.21), and Terrell County (29.09).

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 2023
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Loving County 45.98
2 Motley County 29.21
3 Terrell County 29.09
4 Kent County 27.06
5 Coleman County 26.05
6 McMullen County 24.63
7 Sabine County 23.53
8 Foard County 23.34
9 San Augustine County 23.2
10 Baylor County 22.82
11 Edwards County 21.98
12 Marion County 21.76
13 Trinity County 21.69
14 Real County 21.46
15 McCulloch County 20.91
16 Knox County 20.65
17 Haskell County 20.44
18 Eastland County 19.98
19 Crosby County 19.78
20 Mills County 19.68
21 Coke County 19.48
22 Red River County 19.33
23 Menard County 19.3
24 Cass County 19.16
25 Wheeler County 18.98
26 Runnels County 18.93
27 Crockett County 18.91
28 Donley County 18.76
29 Tyler County 18.39
30 Morris County 18.08
31 Dimmit County 18.05
32 Newton County 18.02
33 Camp County 17.57
34 Kinney County 17.52
35 Duval County 17.5
36 Hall County 17.39
37 Stonewall County 17.24
38 Floyd County 17.23
39 Fisher County 17.13
40 Cochran County 17.09
41 Wood County 17
42 Young County 16.94
43 Hamilton County 16.89
44 Hutchinson County 16.84
45 Dickens County 16.83
46 Jasper County 16.69
47 Houston County 16.68
48 Refugio County 16.54
49 Limestone County 16.48
49 Llano County 16.48
50 Aransas County 16.37
51 Montague County 16.36
52 Armstrong County 16.27
53 Hill County 16.24
54 Cottle County 16.09
55 Gray County 16.04
56 Collingsworth County 15.93
56 Mason County 15.93
57 Zavala County 15.83
58 Henderson County 15.81
58 Leon County 15.81
59 Polk County 15.71
60 San Jacinto County 15.68
61 Bosque County 15.6
62 Colorado County 15.59
63 Delta County 15.55
64 Rains County 15.34
65 Wilbarger County 15.25
66 Brown County 15.24
66 Milam County 15.24
67 Shelby County 15.22
68 Lynn County 15.13
69 Robertson County 15.12
70 Panola County 15.09
71 Stephens County 15.06
72 Callahan County 15.02
73 Throckmorton County 15.01
74 Irion County 14.92
75 Burleson County 14.83
76 Comanche County 14.73
77 Sutton County 14.57
78 Fannin County 14.55
79 Lamar County 14.54
80 Nolan County 14.53
81 San Saba County 14.5
82 Palo Pinto County 14.42
83 Kerr County 14.39
84 Fayette County 14.28
85 Brooks County 14.26
86 Culberson County 14.22
86 Kimble County 14.22
87 Garza County 14.2
88 DeWitt County 14.11
88 Jim Hogg County 14.11
89 Bandera County 14.03
90 Carson County 14.02
91 Upshur County 14
92 Anderson County 13.95
93 Clay County 13.94
93 Howard County 13.94
93 Lampasas County 13.94
94 Gillespie County 13.9
94 Schleicher County 13.9
95 Goliad County 13.88
96 Jeff Davis County 13.82
97 Cherokee County 13.8
98 Van Zandt County 13.79
99 Lavaca County 13.63
100 Jim Wells County 13.62
101 Lipscomb County 13.56
102 Swisher County 13.51
103 Falls County 13.49
104 Lamb County 13.41
105 Hockley County 13.24
106 Live Oak County 13.23
107 Calhoun County 13.21
108 Bowie County 13.17
109 Dawson County 13.15
110 Rusk County 13.14
111 Washington County 13.06
112 Uvalde County 13
113 Scurry County 12.99
114 Hood County 12.98
115 Castro County 12.95
116 Gonzales County 12.88
117 Reeves County 12.87
118 Hopkins County 12.8
119 Wharton County 12.79
120 Shackelford County 12.73
121 Terry County 12.7
122 La Salle County 12.68
123 Angelina County 12.63
124 Gregg County 12.59
124 Orange County 12.59
125 Hardeman County 12.55
126 Hardin County 12.4
127 Madison County 12.34
128 Potter County 12.22
129 Jones County 12.2
129 Matagorda County 12.2
130 Archer County 12.19
131 Blanco County 12.18
132 Borden County 12.15
133 Bee County 12.1
134 Harrison County 12.05
135 Hansford County 11.98
136 Freestone County 11.96
137 Presidio County 11.92
138 Jack County 11.91
139 Childress County 11.89
140 Franklin County 11.87
141 Wichita County 11.82
142 Somervell County 11.79
143 Grayson County 11.76
144 Hale County 11.68
145 Burnet County 11.64
145 Grimes County 11.64
146 Brewster County 11.56
147 Winkler County 11.55
148 Frio County 11.54
149 Pecos County 11.52
150 Mitchell County 11.44
151 Deaf Smith County 11.38
152 Hudspeth County 11.36
152 Sherman County 11.36
153 Karnes County 11.35
154 Sterling County 11.34
155 Bailey County 11.28
156 Navarro County 11.22
157 Briscoe County 11.1
158 Nacogdoches County 11.08
159 Victoria County 10.99
160 Cooke County 10.94
160 Lee County 10.94
161 Austin County 10.93
162 Taylor County 10.89
162 Wilson County 10.89
163 Ward County 10.86
164 San Patricio County 10.8
165 Jefferson County 10.79
166 Atascosa County 10.75
167 Titus County 10.74
168 Oldham County 10.72
169 Yoakum County 10.7
170 Parmer County 10.69
171 Tom Green County 10.65
172 Dallam County 10.64
173 Jackson County 10.59
174 Kleberg County 10.56
175 Crane County 10.52
175 Willacy County 10.52
176 Smith County 10.44
177 Zapata County 10.23
178 Hunt County 10.22
178 Reagan County 10.22
179 Martin County 10.15
180 Upton County 9.91
181 Concho County 9.9
182 Wise County 9.71
183 Nueces County 9.68
184 Medina County 9.66
185 Glasscock County 9.65
186 Liberty County 9.63
187 Erath County 9.61
188 Val Verde County 9.59
189 McLennan County 9.41
190 Caldwell County 9.38
191 Maverick County 9.13
192 Ochiltree County 9.07
193 Lubbock County 9.02
194 Moore County 8.94
195 Randall County 8.83
196 Galveston County 8.82
197 Johnson County 8.72
198 Hartley County 8.68
199 Ector County 8.6
200 Kendall County 8.54
201 Starr County 8.5
202 Roberts County 8.48
203 Andrews County 8.22
204 Comal County 8.19
205 Parker County 8.17
206 Walker County 8.13
207 Bastrop County 7.85
208 Bexar County 7.69
208 Waller County 7.69
209 Guadalupe County 7.59
210 Cameron County 7.58
210 Coryell County 7.58
211 Brazoria County 7.52
212 Chambers County 7.49
213 Gaines County 7.43
214 Bell County 7.38
215 Ellis County 7.33
216 El Paso County 7.29
217 Kaufman County 7.18
218 Hemphill County 7.17
219 Midland County 7.13
220 Tarrant County 6.91
221 Dallas County 6.66
222 Montgomery County 6.56
223 Harris County 6.4
224 Webb County 6.2
225 Rockwall County 6.13
226 Hidalgo County 6.03
227 Kenedy County 5.74
228 Hays County 5.27
229 Brazos County 5.24
230 Williamson County 5.1
231 Travis County 4.74
232 Fort Bend County 4.63
233 Denton County 4.59
234 Collin County 4.5
235 King County 0