Ranking of Texas Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Texas was 270.42K. Among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of deaths (36.15K), followed by Dallas County (21.18K), and Bexar County (18.93K).

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 Number of Deaths in 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Harris County 36149
2 Dallas County 21180
3 Bexar County 18933
4 Tarrant County 17921
5 El Paso County 8627
6 Hidalgo County 7755
7 Travis County 7378
8 Collin County 6214
9 Denton County 5349
10 Montgomery County 4958
11 Fort Bend County 4918
12 Cameron County 4462
13 Nueces County 4090
14 Williamson County 3926
15 Galveston County 3588
16 Lubbock County 3464
17 Brazoria County 3191
18 Bell County 3188
19 Jefferson County 3141
20 McLennan County 2947
21 Smith County 2929
22 Webb County 2349
23 Johnson County 2055
24 Grayson County 1976
25 Taylor County 1856
26 Wichita County 1822
27 Ellis County 1811
28 Gregg County 1780
29 Comal County 1778
30 Ector County 1701
31 Potter County 1651
32 Guadalupe County 1546
33 Hays County 1537
33 Tom Green County 1537
34 Randall County 1524
35 Henderson County 1488
36 Parker County 1486
37 Brazos County 1431
38 Kaufman County 1421
39 Midland County 1409
40 Bowie County 1348
41 Orange County 1221
42 Hunt County 1216
43 Angelina County 1201
44 Victoria County 1114
45 Liberty County 1039
46 Hood County 991
47 Van Zandt County 917
48 Polk County 900
49 Bastrop County 889
50 Kerr County 872
51 Harrison County 853
52 Rockwall County 848
53 Lamar County 843
54 Wise County 836
55 Anderson County 831
55 Wood County 831
56 San Patricio County 815
57 Starr County 812
58 Cherokee County 791
59 Nacogdoches County 785
60 Maverick County 781
61 Rusk County 763
62 Navarro County 729
63 Hardin County 719
64 Walker County 717
65 Brown County 701
66 Coryell County 683
67 Atascosa County 638
68 Burnet County 629
69 Hill County 628
70 Upshur County 625
71 Val Verde County 605
72 Jasper County 589
73 Cass County 584
74 Wharton County 580
75 Medina County 577
76 Fannin County 573
77 Hopkins County 570
78 Jim Wells County 567
79 Wilson County 541
80 Cooke County 535
81 Matagorda County 505
82 Washington County 496
83 Caldwell County 487
84 Waller County 484
85 Kendall County 477
86 Howard County 464
87 Hale County 462
88 Aransas County 456
89 San Jacinto County 449
90 Erath County 443
91 Palo Pinto County 440
92 Llano County 414
93 Limestone County 412
94 Gillespie County 411
95 Montague County 400
96 Fayette County 398
97 Chambers County 397
98 Houston County 380
98 Kleberg County 380
99 Tyler County 379
100 Titus County 372
101 Panola County 370
102 Grimes County 367
103 Milam County 356
104 Bee County 352
105 Shelby County 351
105 Uvalde County 351
106 Austin County 348
107 Bandera County 341
108 Eastland County 338
109 Young County 330
110 Hutchinson County 329
111 Hockley County 325
112 Colorado County 323
113 Lampasas County 321
114 Bosque County 318
114 DeWitt County 318
115 Gray County 317
116 Lavaca County 309
117 Jones County 288
118 Burleson County 283
118 Calhoun County 283
119 Freestone County 280
120 Gonzales County 279
121 Trinity County 274
122 Robertson County 270
123 Leon County 266
124 Willacy County 254
125 Scurry County 247
126 Comanche County 243
127 Red River County 235
128 Callahan County 234
129 Nolan County 228
130 Camp County 225
130 Lamb County 225
131 Lee County 223
131 Morris County 223
132 Falls County 221
132 Frio County 221
132 Newton County 221
133 Dawson County 216
133 Sabine County 216
134 Deaf Smith County 212
135 Wilbarger County 211
136 Moore County 203
136 Pecos County 203
137 Coleman County 200
137 Marion County 200
138 San Augustine County 193
139 Rains County 192
140 Jackson County 187
140 Karnes County 187
141 Terry County 181
142 Gaines County 176
143 Madison County 175
143 Runnels County 175
144 Live Oak County 171
145 Zavala County 169
146 Clay County 164
147 Andrews County 161
148 McCulloch County 160
148 Reeves County 160
149 Blanco County 159
150 Duval County 158
151 Stephens County 154
152 Hamilton County 153
153 Franklin County 145
154 Zapata County 144
155 Ward County 140
156 Dimmit County 139
157 Somervell County 127
158 Brooks County 120
159 Refugio County 115
160 Brewster County 114
161 Floyd County 112
162 Haskell County 110
163 Mitchell County 108
164 Ochiltree County 107
165 Parmer County 105
166 Swisher County 103
167 Jack County 100
168 Crosby County 98
168 San Saba County 98
168 Wheeler County 98
169 Delta County 97
169 Lynn County 97
170 Carson County 94
170 Castro County 94
170 Yoakum County 94
171 La Salle County 93
172 Winkler County 92
173 Childress County 91
174 Goliad County 88
175 Archer County 87
175 Bailey County 87
175 Mills County 87
176 Dallam County 82
177 Jim Hogg County 81
178 Fisher County 77
178 Presidio County 77
179 Baylor County 74
180 Coke County 71
180 Garza County 71
180 Knox County 71
181 Kimble County 68
181 Real County 68
182 Mason County 67
183 Hardeman County 66
184 Donley County 65
185 Hansford County 61
186 Crockett County 60
186 Hall County 60
187 Martin County 59
188 Kinney County 54
189 Cochran County 53
189 Crane County 53
190 Shackelford County 50
190 Sutton County 50
191 Hartley County 47
192 Collingsworth County 45
193 Upton County 44
194 Dickens County 43
195 Lipscomb County 42
196 Reagan County 41
197 Armstrong County 39
198 Culberson County 38
198 Hudspeth County 38
199 Edwards County 36
200 Concho County 35
200 Menard County 35
201 Foard County 33
201 Sherman County 33
202 Schleicher County 30
203 Cottle County 28
203 Jeff Davis County 28
204 Irion County 26
204 Stonewall County 26
205 Motley County 25
206 Throckmorton County 24
207 Kent County 23
208 Briscoe County 20
209 Oldham County 19
209 Sterling County 19
209 Terrell County 19
210 McMullen County 18
211 Hemphill County 17
212 Roberts County 15
213 Glasscock County 12
214 Borden County 10
215 Kenedy County 3
215 Loving County 3
216 King County 1