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

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Birth Rate per 1K for Texas was 12.41. Among all Texas counties, Dallam County had the highest birth rate (23.04), followed by Gaines County (20.74), and Moore County (18.77).

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 Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Dallam County 23.04
2 Gaines County 20.74
3 Moore County 18.77
4 Deaf Smith County 18.15
5 Yoakum County 17.59
6 Sterling County 17.34
7 Oldham County 17.15
8 Cochran County 17.04
9 Bailey County 16.82
10 Midland County 16.66
11 Dimmit County 16.64
12 Ector County 16.54
13 Starr County 16.38
14 Maverick County 16.13
15 Castro County 16.05
16 Roberts County 16
17 Bell County 15.88
18 Martin County 15.64
19 Parmer County 15.58
19 Zavala County 15.58
20 Webb County 15.5
21 Val Verde County 15.47
22 Edwards County 15.44
23 Sherman County 15.4
24 Lamb County 15.28
25 Culberson County 15.11
26 Winkler County 15.06
27 Jackson County 14.88
28 Hidalgo County 14.86
29 Jim Hogg County 14.74
30 Kent County 14.64
31 Terry County 14.55
32 Uvalde County 14.51
33 Andrews County 14.47
34 Camp County 14.46
35 Cherokee County 14.27
36 Schleicher County 13.92
37 Presidio County 13.91
38 Kaufman County 13.9
38 Zapata County 13.9
39 Irion County 13.78
39 Knox County 13.78
40 Crockett County 13.75
41 Caldwell County 13.72
42 Liberty County 13.7
43 Scurry County 13.69
44 Shelby County 13.66
45 Madison County 13.64
46 Dallas County 13.52
46 Hockley County 13.52
47 Hardeman County 13.5
48 Nolan County 13.49
48 Ochiltree County 13.49
48 Titus County 13.49
49 Reagan County 13.47
50 Lamar County 13.45
51 Matagorda County 13.3
52 Cameron County 13.28
52 Gonzales County 13.28
53 Robertson County 13.23
54 Angelina County 13.21
55 Lynn County 13.16
56 Harris County 13.15
57 San Patricio County 13.14
58 Jim Wells County 13.11
59 Motley County 13.1
59 Nacogdoches County 13.1
60 Ward County 13.09
61 Gregg County 13.08
62 Navarro County 13.07
63 Taylor County 13
64 Crosby County 12.97
65 Colorado County 12.95
66 Leon County 12.94
67 Duval County 12.92
67 Grimes County 12.92
68 Delta County 12.88
69 Throckmorton County 12.86
70 Victoria County 12.81
71 Potter County 12.78
72 Dawson County 12.72
73 Hale County 12.71
74 Gray County 12.67
75 Jefferson County 12.51
76 Lubbock County 12.46
77 Tarrant County 12.45
78 Atascosa County 12.43
79 Bexar County 12.42
80 Hardin County 12.41
81 Reeves County 12.39
82 El Paso County 12.36
83 Nueces County 12.35
83 Orange County 12.35
84 Ellis County 12.31
85 Wilbarger County 12.29
86 Palo Pinto County 12.28
86 Wichita County 12.28
87 Crane County 12.24
88 Lavaca County 12.23
89 Hunt County 12.2
90 Brazoria County 12.18
90 Smith County 12.18
91 DeWitt County 12.16
92 McLennan County 12.15
93 Wharton County 12.11
94 Foard County 12.1
95 Tom Green County 12.08
96 Bastrop County 12.01
97 La Salle County 11.99
98 Franklin County 11.98
99 Montgomery County 11.97
100 Grayson County 11.95
100 Johnson County 11.95
101 Armstrong County 11.92
102 Frio County 11.88
102 Pecos County 11.88
103 Floyd County 11.81
104 Cooke County 11.79
105 McMullen County 11.77
106 San Augustine County 11.75
107 Sutton County 11.73
108 Kleberg County 11.72
109 Young County 11.68
110 Hopkins County 11.67
111 Upshur County 11.66
112 Calhoun County 11.64
113 Willacy County 11.62
114 Travis County 11.6
115 Harrison County 11.58
116 Hansford County 11.57
117 Randall County 11.56
118 Henderson County 11.55
119 Cass County 11.5
120 Milam County 11.48
121 Chambers County 11.45
122 Medina County 11.4
123 Hartley County 11.38
124 Bowie County 11.36
124 Hutchinson County 11.36
125 Hays County 11.32
125 Williamson County 11.32
126 Hill County 11.31
127 Eastland County 11.28
128 Austin County 11.26
129 Howard County 11.25
130 Limestone County 11.22
131 Coryell County 11.21
131 Karnes County 11.21
132 Brazos County 11.15
133 Shackelford County 11.11
134 Jasper County 11.09
135 Burleson County 11.06
136 Galveston County 11.04
137 Swisher County 11.03
138 Waller County 11
139 Parker County 10.98
140 Wise County 10.97
141 Comanche County 10.94
142 Brooks County 10.91
143 Denton County 10.84
143 Morris County 10.84
144 Montague County 10.76
145 Rockwall County 10.71
146 Runnels County 10.7
147 Sabine County 10.65
148 Bee County 10.63
149 Kinney County 10.57
149 Tyler County 10.57
150 Guadalupe County 10.56
150 Washington County 10.56
151 Brown County 10.55
152 Collin County 10.54
153 Hudspeth County 10.51
154 Polk County 10.49
155 Lee County 10.46
155 Wilson County 10.46
156 Hamilton County 10.44
157 Fort Bend County 10.42
158 Erath County 10.36
159 Dickens County 10.3
160 Fannin County 10.29
161 Lampasas County 10.24
162 Jack County 10.21
163 Comal County 10.17
164 Stephens County 10.15
165 Baylor County 10.12
166 Falls County 10.1
166 Lipscomb County 10.1
166 Rusk County 10.1
167 Panola County 10.07
168 Fayette County 9.95
169 Donley County 9.94
169 Live Oak County 9.94
170 Hood County 9.93
170 McCulloch County 9.93
171 Collingsworth County 9.9
172 San Jacinto County 9.86
173 Anderson County 9.81
174 Upton County 9.78
175 Burnet County 9.76
175 Glasscock County 9.76
175 Stonewall County 9.76
176 Van Zandt County 9.67
177 Llano County 9.58
178 Hall County 9.57
179 Freestone County 9.53
180 Terrell County 9.52
181 Houston County 9.45
182 Newton County 9.43
183 Somervell County 9.42
184 Mason County 9.37
185 Real County 9.34
186 Rains County 9.33
187 Callahan County 9.26
187 Kimble County 9.26
187 Red River County 9.26
188 Childress County 9.22
188 Kerr County 9.22
189 Trinity County 9.17
190 Marion County 8.98
191 Hemphill County 8.97
192 Kendall County 8.92
193 Gillespie County 8.84
194 Coleman County 8.83
195 Wheeler County 8.72
196 Archer County 8.58
197 Clay County 8.56
198 Bosque County 8.38
199 Carson County 8.34
199 Refugio County 8.34
200 Walker County 8.33
201 Wood County 8.17
202 Fisher County 7.89
203 Aransas County 7.88
203 Brewster County 7.88
204 Blanco County 7.71
205 King County 7.65
206 Haskell County 7.58
207 Jones County 7.48
208 Mitchell County 7.42
209 Bandera County 7.29
209 Garza County 7.29
210 Coke County 7.23
211 Goliad County 7.06
212 San Saba County 6.92
213 Concho County 6.9
214 Mills County 6.71
215 Borden County 6.35
216 Menard County 6.11
217 Jeff Davis County 6.08
218 Briscoe County 5.66
219 Cottle County 4.42
220 Kenedy County 2.89
221 Loving County 0