# Counties in Texas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 253 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable. 1 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `adult_frequent_mental_distress_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Newton County | 20.3 |
| 2 | Gaines County | 20.1 |
| 2 | Liberty County | 20.1 |
| 4 | Nacogdoches County | 19.8 |
| 5 | Angelina County | 19.6 |
| 5 | Cochran County | 19.6 |
| 5 | Coryell County | 19.6 |
| 5 | Hudspeth County | 19.6 |
| 9 | Brazos County | 19.5 |
| 9 | San Augustine County | 19.5 |
| 9 | Starr County | 19.5 |
| 9 | Walker County | 19.5 |
| 13 | Jasper County | 19.4 |
| 13 | Shelby County | 19.4 |
| 15 | Erath County | 19.3 |
| 15 | Tyler County | 19.3 |
| 17 | Dimmit County | 19.2 |
| 17 | Potter County | 19.2 |
| 17 | Wilbarger County | 19.2 |
| 17 | Zavala County | 19.2 |
| 21 | Falls County | 19.1 |
| 22 | Lamar County | 19 |
| 22 | Orange County | 19 |
| 24 | Bell County | 18.9 |
| 24 | Camp County | 18.9 |
| 24 | Dallam County | 18.9 |
| 24 | Jack County | 18.9 |
| 24 | Madison County | 18.9 |
| 24 | Navarro County | 18.9 |
| 24 | Upshur County | 18.9 |
| 24 | Waller County | 18.9 |
| 32 | Gregg County | 18.8 |
| 32 | Polk County | 18.8 |
| 32 | Zapata County | 18.8 |
| 35 | Swisher County | 18.7 |
| 35 | Titus County | 18.7 |
| 37 | Bowie County | 18.6 |
| 37 | Cass County | 18.6 |
| 37 | Dawson County | 18.6 |
| 37 | Harrison County | 18.6 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 18.6 |
| 37 | Nolan County | 18.6 |
| 37 | Terry County | 18.6 |
| 37 | Wichita County | 18.6 |
| 45 | Cherokee County | 18.5 |
| 45 | Hardin County | 18.5 |
| 45 | Hunt County | 18.5 |
| 45 | Morris County | 18.5 |
| 45 | Upton County | 18.5 |
| 50 | Anderson County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Deaf Smith County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Fannin County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Foard County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Gray County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Jones County | 18.4 |
| 50 | McLennan County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Moore County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Rusk County | 18.4 |
| 50 | San Jacinto County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Taylor County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Willacy County | 18.4 |
| 62 | Childress County | 18.3 |
| 62 | Garza County | 18.3 |
| 62 | Hale County | 18.3 |
| 62 | Kaufman County | 18.3 |
| 62 | La Salle County | 18.3 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 18.3 |
| 62 | Palo Pinto County | 18.3 |
| 69 | Andrews County | 18.2 |
| 69 | Hidalgo County | 18.2 |
| 69 | Hopkins County | 18.2 |
| 69 | Houston County | 18.2 |
| 69 | Lubbock County | 18.2 |
| 69 | Red River County | 18.2 |
| 75 | Delta County | 18.1 |
| 75 | Limestone County | 18.1 |
| 75 | Panola County | 18.1 |
| 75 | Van Zandt County | 18.1 |
| 79 | Chambers County | 18 |
| 79 | Collingsworth County | 18 |
| 79 | Eastland County | 18 |
| 79 | Ector County | 18 |
| 79 | Frio County | 18 |
| 79 | Howard County | 18 |
| 79 | Johnson County | 18 |
| 79 | Karnes County | 18 |
| 79 | Kleberg County | 18 |
| 79 | Lynn County | 18 |
| 79 | Maverick County | 18 |
| 79 | Ochiltree County | 18 |
| 91 | Gonzales County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Henderson County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Hutchinson County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Jim Hogg County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Marion County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Montague County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Oldham County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Reeves County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Ward County | 17.9 |
| 91 | Wise County | 17.9 |
| 101 | Crosby County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Grayson County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Grimes County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Hill County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Hockley County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Lee County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Live Oak County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Martin County | 17.8 |
| 101 | Wheeler County | 17.8 |
| 110 | Bailey County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Baylor County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Brown County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Donley County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Freestone County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Hardeman County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Haskell County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Smith County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Stephens County | 17.7 |
| 110 | Trinity County | 17.7 |
| 120 | Crane County | 17.6 |
| 120 | Lamb County | 17.6 |
| 120 | Robertson County | 17.6 |
| 123 | Bee County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Briscoe County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Brooks County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Caldwell County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Cooke County | 17.5 |
| 123 | El Paso County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Jackson County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Knox County | 17.5 |
| 123 | San Patricio County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Scurry County | 17.5 |
| 123 | Tarrant County | 17.5 |
| 134 | Cottle County | 17.4 |
| 134 | Duval County | 17.4 |
| 134 | Leon County | 17.4 |
| 134 | Matagorda County | 17.4 |
| 134 | Pecos County | 17.4 |
| 134 | Tom Green County | 17.4 |
| 134 | Victoria County | 17.4 |
| 134 | Winkler County | 17.4 |
| 142 | Callahan County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Ellis County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Floyd County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Hall County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Lampasas County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Milam County | 17.3 |
| 142 | San Saba County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Wharton County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Yoakum County | 17.3 |
| 142 | Young County | 17.3 |
| 152 | Archer County | 17.2 |
| 152 | Culberson County | 17.2 |
| 152 | DeWitt County | 17.2 |
| 152 | Hansford County | 17.2 |
| 152 | Jim Wells County | 17.2 |
| 152 | Midland County | 17.2 |
| 152 | Randall County | 17.2 |
| 152 | Val Verde County | 17.2 |
| 152 | Webb County | 17.2 |
| 161 | Dallas County | 17.1 |
| 162 | Atascosa County | 17 |
| 162 | Bastrop County | 17 |
| 162 | Coleman County | 17 |
| 162 | Hamilton County | 17 |
| 162 | Hays County | 17 |
| 162 | King County | 17 |
| 162 | McCulloch County | 17 |
| 162 | McMullen County | 17 |
| 162 | Refugio County | 17 |
| 162 | Uvalde County | 17 |
| 172 | Coke County | 16.9 |
| 172 | Concho County | 16.9 |
| 172 | Lavaca County | 16.9 |
| 172 | Parker County | 16.9 |
| 176 | Austin County | 16.8 |
| 176 | Clay County | 16.8 |
| 176 | Comanche County | 16.8 |
| 176 | Runnels County | 16.8 |
| 176 | Sabine County | 16.8 |
| 181 | Bexar County | 16.7 |
| 181 | Burleson County | 16.7 |
| 181 | Kenedy County | 16.7 |
| 181 | Lipscomb County | 16.7 |
| 181 | Parmer County | 16.7 |
| 181 | Wood County | 16.7 |
| 187 | Carson County | 16.6 |
| 187 | Castro County | 16.6 |
| 187 | Galveston County | 16.6 |
| 187 | Rains County | 16.6 |
| 187 | Real County | 16.6 |
| 187 | Stonewall County | 16.6 |
| 193 | Bosque County | 16.5 |
| 193 | Cameron County | 16.5 |
| 193 | Crockett County | 16.5 |
| 193 | Harris County | 16.5 |
| 193 | Nueces County | 16.5 |
| 193 | Somervell County | 16.5 |
| 193 | Throckmorton County | 16.5 |
| 200 | Dickens County | 16.4 |
| 200 | Guadalupe County | 16.4 |
| 200 | Montgomery County | 16.4 |
| 200 | Reagan County | 16.4 |
| 200 | Washington County | 16.4 |
| 205 | Franklin County | 16.3 |
| 205 | Hartley County | 16.3 |
| 205 | Sutton County | 16.3 |
| 208 | Armstrong County | 16.2 |
| 208 | Colorado County | 16.2 |
| 208 | Goliad County | 16.2 |
| 208 | Kimble County | 16.2 |
| 208 | Motley County | 16.2 |
| 208 | Presidio County | 16.2 |
| 208 | Shackelford County | 16.2 |
| 208 | Sherman County | 16.2 |
| 216 | Brazoria County | 16.1 |
| 216 | Burnet County | 16.1 |
| 216 | Calhoun County | 16.1 |
| 216 | Fisher County | 16.1 |
| 216 | Irion County | 16.1 |
| 216 | Roberts County | 16.1 |
| 222 | Medina County | 16 |
| 222 | Sterling County | 16 |
| 222 | Wilson County | 16 |
| 225 | Hemphill County | 15.9 |
| 225 | Travis County | 15.9 |
| 227 | Denton County | 15.8 |
| 228 | Aransas County | 15.7 |
| 229 | Bandera County | 15.5 |
| 229 | Edwards County | 15.5 |
| 229 | Hood County | 15.5 |
| 229 | Mills County | 15.5 |
| 229 | Rockwall County | 15.5 |
| 229 | Schleicher County | 15.5 |
| 229 | Williamson County | 15.5 |
| 236 | Fayette County | 15.4 |
| 236 | Glasscock County | 15.4 |
| 236 | Kerr County | 15.4 |
| 236 | Kinney County | 15.4 |
| 240 | Menard County | 15.3 |
| 241 | Borden County | 15 |
| 242 | Kent County | 14.9 |
| 243 | Blanco County | 14.7 |
| 243 | Comal County | 14.7 |
| 245 | Collin County | 14.6 |
| 246 | Llano County | 14.5 |
| 247 | Gillespie County | 14.4 |
| 248 | Brewster County | 14.3 |
| 248 | Fort Bend County | 14.3 |
| 248 | Jeff Davis County | 14.3 |
| 248 | Kendall County | 14.3 |
| 252 | Mason County | 14.2 |
| 253 | Terrell County | 12.8 |