Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for Texas was 7.11. Among all Texas counties, Kenedy County had the highest death rate (21.77), followed by Baylor County (20.23), and Trinity County (18.19).

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 2018
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Kenedy County 21.77
2 Baylor County 20.23
3 Trinity County 18.19
4 Foard County 17.65
5 Menard County 17.54
6 San Augustine County 17.04
7 Coleman County 16.94
8 Kimble County 16.76
9 Marion County 16.71
10 Hamilton County 16.68
11 Terrell County 16.23
12 Kent County 16.19
13 Stonewall County 16.18
14 Cottle County 16.01
15 Real County 15.97
16 Dickens County 15.94
17 Sabine County 15.65
18 Llano County 15.4
19 Donley County 15.39
20 DeWitt County 15.22
21 Red River County 14.89
22 Bosque County 14.79
23 Morris County 14.78
24 Wood County 14.74
25 Kerr County 14.72
26 Collingsworth County 14.61
27 Henderson County 14.52
28 Armstrong County 14.5
29 Haskell County 14.41
30 Eastland County 14.33
31 Gillespie County 14.32
32 Roberts County 14.24
33 McCulloch County 14.22
34 Aransas County 14.13
35 Archer County 14.12
36 Polk County 14.06
37 Delta County 13.99
38 Rains County 13.88
39 Motley County 13.82
40 Fayette County 13.81
41 Concho County 13.76
42 Tyler County 13.69
43 Comanche County 13.68
44 Lavaca County 13.67
45 Knox County 13.66
46 Coke County 13.65
47 Refugio County 13.62
48 Young County 13.55
49 Brown County 13.53
50 Runnels County 13.5
51 Mills County 13.49
51 Montague County 13.49
52 Cass County 13.45
53 Jackson County 13.37
54 Burleson County 13.3
55 Lamar County 13.26
56 Houston County 13.06
57 Anderson County 12.99
57 Orange County 12.99
58 Limestone County 12.91
59 Crockett County 12.9
60 Jasper County 12.78
60 Mason County 12.78
61 Hood County 12.75
62 Throckmorton County 12.69
63 Fannin County 12.63
63 Hopkins County 12.63
64 Edwards County 12.52
65 Nolan County 12.5
66 Hill County 12.46
66 Leon County 12.46
67 Milam County 12.43
68 Stephens County 12.4
69 Wilbarger County 12.34
70 Panola County 12.33
71 Gray County 12.25
72 Franklin County 12.24
73 Hutchinson County 12.22
74 Carson County 12.2
75 Callahan County 12.16
75 Kinney County 12.16
76 Freestone County 12.12
77 Shelby County 12.11
78 Crosby County 12.08
79 Bandera County 12.06
79 McMullen County 12.06
79 Upshur County 12.06
80 Swisher County 12
81 Jim Hogg County 11.99
81 Palo Pinto County 11.99
82 Hardeman County 11.94
83 Grayson County 11.89
84 Wheeler County 11.88
85 Clay County 11.85
86 Fisher County 11.74
87 Floyd County 11.69
88 Blanco County 11.67
89 Van Zandt County 11.6
90 Bowie County 11.56
91 Madison County 11.5
92 Hardin County 11.44
93 Colorado County 11.4
94 San Jacinto County 11.38
95 Terry County 11.32
96 Gregg County 11.29
97 Burnet County 11.28
98 Duval County 11.27
98 Lamb County 11.27
99 Matagorda County 11.25
100 Briscoe County 11.24
100 Schleicher County 11.24
101 Robertson County 11.23
102 Cherokee County 11.21
103 Newton County 11.19
104 Hall County 11.18
105 Lee County 11.16
106 Wichita County 11.08
107 Dawson County 11.07
108 Washington County 11.01
109 Andrews County 10.99
110 Somervell County 10.97
111 Falls County 10.94
112 Angelina County 10.86
113 Wharton County 10.82
114 Howard County 10.81
115 Gonzales County 10.79
115 Liberty County 10.79
115 Lynn County 10.79
115 San Saba County 10.79
116 Camp County 10.77
117 King County 10.68
117 Navarro County 10.68
118 Mitchell County 10.59
119 Grimes County 10.53
119 Harrison County 10.53
120 Karnes County 10.48
121 Calhoun County 10.47
122 Potter County 10.43
122 Upton County 10.43
123 Scurry County 10.4
124 Taylor County 10.39
125 Live Oak County 10.38
126 Martin County 10.36
127 Hockley County 10.33
128 Jefferson County 10.29
129 Lampasas County 10.28
130 Jack County 10.2
131 Lipscomb County 10.19
131 Rusk County 10.19
132 Goliad County 10.17
133 Hunt County 10.03
134 Brooks County 9.84
134 Jim Wells County 9.84
135 Cooke County 9.81
136 Uvalde County 9.8
137 Jeff Davis County 9.78
138 San Patricio County 9.69
139 Ward County 9.54
140 Smith County 9.52
141 Shackelford County 9.47
142 Hale County 9.41
143 Bee County 9.37
143 Tom Green County 9.37
144 Nacogdoches County 9.33
145 McLennan County 9.26
145 Sterling County 9.26
146 Titus County 9.2
147 Comal County 9.12
148 Val Verde County 9.07
148 Wise County 9.07
149 Parmer County 8.99
150 Kleberg County 8.98
151 Zavala County 8.96
152 Wilson County 8.94
153 Bailey County 8.93
154 Medina County 8.9
155 Winkler County 8.87
156 Cochran County 8.83
157 Childress County 8.81
157 Victoria County 8.81
158 Kendall County 8.8
159 Atascosa County 8.71
159 Austin County 8.71
160 Caldwell County 8.69
160 Lubbock County 8.69
161 Jones County 8.67
162 Parker County 8.62
163 Johnson County 8.6
164 Galveston County 8.59
165 Bastrop County 8.5
166 Irion County 8.49
167 Sutton County 8.48
168 Hansford County 8.42
169 Hartley County 8.35
170 Erath County 8.31
171 Castro County 8.29
172 Dimmit County 8.21
172 Willacy County 8.21
173 Nueces County 8.2
174 Sherman County 8.15
175 Deaf Smith County 8.12
176 Reeves County 8.1
177 Pecos County 8.05
178 Presidio County 7.97
179 Hemphill County 7.96
180 Crane County 7.88
181 Brewster County 7.87
181 Randall County 7.87
182 Ector County 7.81
183 Kaufman County 7.79
184 Culberson County 7.72
185 Garza County 7.71
186 Walker County 7.64
187 Yoakum County 7.63
188 Ellis County 7.32
189 Guadalupe County 7.18
190 Loving County 7.09
191 Ochiltree County 7.05
192 Bexar County 6.99
193 Montgomery County 6.94
194 La Salle County 6.91
195 Frio County 6.81
196 Waller County 6.8
197 Coryell County 6.79
198 Rockwall County 6.78
199 Chambers County 6.76
200 Brazoria County 6.66
201 Midland County 6.58
202 Moore County 6.57
203 Tarrant County 6.55
204 Bell County 6.54
205 El Paso County 6.5
206 Zapata County 6.48
207 Cameron County 6.47
208 Reagan County 6.46
209 Maverick County 6.42
210 Dallas County 6.35
211 Starr County 6.27
212 Hudspeth County 6.17
213 Oldham County 6.15
214 Harris County 5.86
215 Gaines County 5.66
216 Hays County 5.42
217 Williamson County 5.32
218 Hidalgo County 5.23
219 Glasscock County 5.07
220 Webb County 5.03
221 Brazos County 4.82
222 Collin County 4.7
223 Dallam County 4.69
224 Travis County 4.62
225 Borden County 4.55
225 Denton County 4.55
226 Fort Bend County 4.42