Counties in Texas by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023
Newton County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 253 counties in 2023, at 25%. Fort Bend County had the lowest, at 17.5%. The median was 22.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Map of counties, 2023
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- 24 and over
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Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton County | 25 | -0.1 pts |
| 1 | Orange County | 25 | -0.7 pts |
| 3 | Erath County | 24.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 3 | Upshur County | 24.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 5 | Hardin County | 24.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 5 | Polk County | 24.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 7 | Bell County | 24.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 7 | Van Zandt County | 24.7 | -1 pts |
| 9 | Lamar County | 24.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 10 | Fannin County | 24.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 10 | Jasper County | 24.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 12 | Delta County | 24.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 12 | Montague County | 24.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 12 | Nacogdoches County | 24.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 15 | Angelina County | 24.3 | 0 pts |
| 15 | Grayson County | 24.3 | -1 pts |
| 15 | Oldham County | 24.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 15 | San Augustine County | 24.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 15 | Tyler County | 24.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 20 | Brazos County | 24.2 | 0 pts |
| 20 | Henderson County | 24.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 22 | Eastland County | 24.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 22 | Hopkins County | 24.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 24 | Cass County | 24 | -0.6 pts |
| 24 | Coryell County | 24 | -1.6 pts |
| 24 | Jack County | 24 | +0.4 pts |
| 24 | Palo Pinto County | 24 | -0.1 pts |
| 24 | Parker County | 24 | +1.5 pts |
| 29 | Baylor County | 23.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 29 | Callahan County | 23.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | San Jacinto County | 23.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 29 | Shelby County | 23.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 29 | Wichita County | 23.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 34 | Archer County | 23.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 34 | Foard County | 23.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 34 | Gaines County | 23.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 37 | Cooke County | 23.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 37 | Gregg County | 23.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 37 | Liberty County | 23.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 37 | Red River County | 23.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 37 | Trinity County | 23.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 37 | Wilbarger County | 23.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 43 | Bowie County | 23.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 43 | Cherokee County | 23.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 43 | Clay County | 23.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 43 | Donley County | 23.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 43 | Lampasas County | 23.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 43 | McLennan County | 23.6 | -1 pts |
| 43 | Randall County | 23.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 50 | Brown County | 23.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 50 | Camp County | 23.5 | 0 pts |
| 50 | Harrison County | 23.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 50 | Hill County | 23.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 50 | Panola County | 23.5 | -1 pts |
| 50 | Wise County | 23.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 56 | Chambers County | 23.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 56 | Collingsworth County | 23.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 56 | Hutchinson County | 23.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 56 | Morris County | 23.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 56 | Taylor County | 23.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 56 | Wheeler County | 23.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 56 | Young County | 23.4 | -1 pts |
| 63 | Coleman County | 23.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 63 | Hunt County | 23.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 63 | Navarro County | 23.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 63 | Rains County | 23.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 63 | Smith County | 23.3 | 0 pts |
| 68 | Carson County | 23.2 | 0 pts |
| 68 | Gray County | 23.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 68 | Hamilton County | 23.2 | -1 pts |
| 68 | Johnson County | 23.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 68 | Leon County | 23.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 68 | Shackelford County | 23.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 68 | Wood County | 23.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 75 | Falls County | 23.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 75 | Hardeman County | 23.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 75 | Marion County | 23.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 75 | Nolan County | 23.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 75 | Sabine County | 23.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 75 | Somervell County | 23.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 81 | Armstrong County | 23 | -0.5 pts |
| 81 | Potter County | 23 | -0.5 pts |
| 81 | Tom Green County | 23 | -0.4 pts |
| 84 | Bosque County | 22.9 | -1 pts |
| 84 | Cochran County | 22.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 84 | Coke County | 22.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 84 | Franklin County | 22.9 | +1 pts |
| 84 | Haskell County | 22.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 84 | Lee County | 22.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 84 | Lynn County | 22.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 84 | Throckmorton County | 22.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Briscoe County | 22.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 92 | King County | 22.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 92 | Lavaca County | 22.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 92 | Limestone County | 22.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 92 | Roberts County | 22.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 92 | Stephens County | 22.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 92 | Walker County | 22.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 99 | Bandera County | 22.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 99 | Freestone County | 22.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 99 | Houston County | 22.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 99 | Lubbock County | 22.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 99 | McCulloch County | 22.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 99 | Milam County | 22.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 99 | Real County | 22.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 99 | Rusk County | 22.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 99 | Tarrant County | 22.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 108 | Cottle County | 22.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 108 | Ellis County | 22.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 108 | Grimes County | 22.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 108 | Hood County | 22.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 108 | Knox County | 22.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 113 | Comanche County | 22.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 113 | Irion County | 22.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 113 | Kimble County | 22.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 113 | Titus County | 22.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 117 | Aransas County | 22.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 117 | Jackson County | 22.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 117 | Motley County | 22.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 120 | Dallam County | 22.3 | -1 pts |
| 121 | Bexar County | 22.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 121 | Burnet County | 22.2 | -1 pts |
| 121 | Kaufman County | 22.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 121 | Martin County | 22.2 | -1 pts |
| 121 | Robertson County | 22.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 126 | Andrews County | 22.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 126 | Austin County | 22.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 126 | Burleson County | 22.1 | -1 pts |
| 126 | Guadalupe County | 22.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 126 | Hall County | 22.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 126 | Ochiltree County | 22.1 | -1 pts |
| 126 | Scurry County | 22.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 126 | Stonewall County | 22.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 126 | Travis County | 22.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 135 | Anderson County | 22 | +0.3 pts |
| 135 | Hansford County | 22 | -0.6 pts |
| 135 | Hockley County | 22 | -1.4 pts |
| 135 | Howard County | 22 | +0.1 pts |
| 135 | Lipscomb County | 22 | -0.8 pts |
| 135 | Madison County | 22 | -0.2 pts |
| 135 | Matagorda County | 22 | -1.2 pts |
| 142 | Bastrop County | 21.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 142 | Childress County | 21.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 142 | Dickens County | 21.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 142 | Hays County | 21.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 142 | Mills County | 21.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 142 | Runnels County | 21.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 142 | San Saba County | 21.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 142 | Swisher County | 21.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 142 | Terry County | 21.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 142 | Upton County | 21.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 152 | Gonzales County | 21.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 152 | Rockwall County | 21.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 154 | Borden County | 21.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 154 | Galveston County | 21.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 154 | Washington County | 21.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 157 | Crosby County | 21.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 157 | Fisher County | 21.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 157 | Kent County | 21.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 157 | Victoria County | 21.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 157 | Waller County | 21.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 162 | Blanco County | 21.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 162 | DeWitt County | 21.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 162 | Goliad County | 21.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 162 | Hemphill County | 21.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 162 | Llano County | 21.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 162 | Montgomery County | 21.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 162 | Wharton County | 21.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 169 | Caldwell County | 21.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 169 | Jones County | 21.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 169 | Kerr County | 21.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 169 | Lamb County | 21.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 169 | Live Oak County | 21.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 169 | Midland County | 21.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 169 | Sterling County | 21.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 176 | Fayette County | 21.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 176 | Hale County | 21.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 176 | McMullen County | 21.3 | -1 pts |
| 176 | Moore County | 21.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 176 | Ward County | 21.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 181 | Bailey County | 21.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 181 | Ector County | 21.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 181 | Glasscock County | 21.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 181 | Starr County | 21.2 | -2 pts |
| 185 | Colorado County | 21.1 | -1 pts |
| 185 | Dawson County | 21.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 185 | Jefferson County | 21.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 188 | Floyd County | 21 | -1.7 pts |
| 188 | Gillespie County | 21 | -1.1 pts |
| 188 | Jeff Davis County | 21 | -0.1 pts |
| 188 | Kleberg County | 21 | -1.3 pts |
| 188 | Mitchell County | 21 | -0.6 pts |
| 188 | Refugio County | 21 | -0.5 pts |
| 188 | Sherman County | 21 | -2 pts |
| 195 | Deaf Smith County | 20.9 | -3 pts |
| 195 | Dimmit County | 20.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 195 | Garza County | 20.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 195 | Mason County | 20.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 195 | Menard County | 20.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 195 | Wilson County | 20.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 195 | Yoakum County | 20.9 | -2.5 pts |
| 202 | Denton County | 20.8 | 0 pts |
| 202 | Zavala County | 20.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 204 | Atascosa County | 20.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 204 | Hartley County | 20.7 | 0 pts |
| 204 | San Patricio County | 20.7 | -2 pts |
| 207 | Medina County | 20.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 207 | Uvalde County | 20.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 209 | Hudspeth County | 20.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 209 | Winkler County | 20.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 211 | Crane County | 20.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 211 | Karnes County | 20.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 211 | Kendall County | 20.4 | -1 pts |
| 211 | Williamson County | 20.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 211 | Zapata County | 20.4 | -2.5 pts |
| 216 | Comal County | 20.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 216 | Crockett County | 20.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 218 | Hidalgo County | 20.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 218 | Schleicher County | 20.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 220 | Brewster County | 20.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 220 | Calhoun County | 20.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 220 | Castro County | 20.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 220 | Edwards County | 20.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 220 | Parmer County | 20.1 | -2.7 pts |
| 220 | Sutton County | 20.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 226 | Collin County | 20 | +1.7 pts |
| 226 | Concho County | 20 | -2.5 pts |
| 226 | Jim Wells County | 20 | -1.5 pts |
| 226 | Nueces County | 20 | -4.6 pts |
| 230 | Brazoria County | 19.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 230 | Culberson County | 19.9 | -2 pts |
| 230 | El Paso County | 19.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 233 | Harris County | 19.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 233 | Jim Hogg County | 19.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 233 | Maverick County | 19.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 236 | Bee County | 19.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 236 | Pecos County | 19.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 236 | Reagan County | 19.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 236 | Reeves County | 19.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 240 | Frio County | 19.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 240 | La Salle County | 19.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 240 | Val Verde County | 19.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 240 | Willacy County | 19.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 244 | Duval County | 19.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 244 | Kinney County | 19.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 246 | Brooks County | 19.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 246 | Dallas County | 19.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 246 | Kenedy County | 19.3 | -5.3 pts |
| 249 | Webb County | 19.1 | -1 pts |
| 250 | Cameron County | 18.9 | -1.9 pts |
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About this ranking
Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Texas by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/
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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Texas by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/texas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Texas by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/texas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence: Counties in Texas by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023}},
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Questions
Which county has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?
Newton County, with 25% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which county has the lowest depression in adults, local model estimate?
Fort Bend County, with 17.5% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.
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