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Counties in Texas by death rate (July to June)

Loving County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 254 counties in 2021, at 50 per 1,000 inhabitants. King County had the lowest, at 3.85 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.13 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Texas was 9.18 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest50Loving County
Lowest3.85King County
Median14.13254 counties
Texas9.18History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Loving CountyLoving County: 50 per 1,000 inhabitants50Foard CountyFoard County: 30.67 per 1,000 inhabitants30.67Kent CountyKent County: 30.63 per 1,000 inhabitants30.63McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitants30.2Coleman CountyColeman County: 25.84 per 1,000 inhabitants25.84Dickens CountyDickens County: 25.21 per 1,000 inhabitants25.21Real CountyReal County: 24.46 per 1,000 inhabitants24.46San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 24.26 per 1,000 inhabitants24.26Edwards CountyEdwards County: 23.83 per 1,000 inhabitants23.83Motley CountyMotley County: 23.43 per 1,000 inhabitants23.43Terrell CountyTerrell County: 23.02 per 1,000 inhabitants23.02Sabine CountySabine County: 21.49 per 1,000 inhabitants21.49Cochran CountyCochran County: 21.44 per 1,000 inhabitants21.44Baylor CountyBaylor County: 21.4 per 1,000 inhabitants21.4Coke CountyCoke County: 21.37 per 1,000 inhabitants21.37Hall CountyHall County: 21.22 per 1,000 inhabitants21.22Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 21.16 per 1,000 inhabitants21.16Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 21.14 per 1,000 inhabitants21.14Knox CountyKnox County: 21.01 per 1,000 inhabitants21.01Floyd CountyFloyd County: 20.82 per 1,000 inhabitants20.82Cass CountyCass County: 20.59 per 1,000 inhabitants20.59Marion CountyMarion County: 20.51 per 1,000 inhabitants20.51McCulloch CountyMcCulloch County: 20.49 per 1,000 inhabitants20.49Fisher CountyFisher County: 20.39 per 1,000 inhabitants20.39Haskell CountyHaskell County: 20.32 per 1,000 inhabitants20.32Crockett CountyCrockett County: 20.27 per 1,000 inhabitants20.27Red River CountyRed River County: 19.97 per 1,000 inhabitants19.97Trinity CountyTrinity County: 19.87 per 1,000 inhabitants19.87Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 19.87 per 1,000 inhabitants19.87Crosby CountyCrosby County: 19.85 per 1,000 inhabitants19.85Montague CountyMontague County: 19.85 per 1,000 inhabitants19.85Cottle CountyCottle County: 19.83 per 1,000 inhabitants19.83Mills CountyMills County: 19.7 per 1,000 inhabitants19.7Donley CountyDonley County: 19.3 per 1,000 inhabitants19.3Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 19.14 per 1,000 inhabitants19.14Aransas CountyAransas County: 19.03 per 1,000 inhabitants19.03Tyler CountyTyler County: 18.97 per 1,000 inhabitants18.97Eastland CountyEastland County: 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitants18.96Limestone CountyLimestone County: 18.73 per 1,000 inhabitants18.73Morris CountyMorris County: 18.68 per 1,000 inhabitants18.68
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Loving County Estimated50
2Foard County Estimated30.67
3Kent County Estimated30.63
4McMullen County Estimated30.2
5Coleman County Estimated25.84
6Dickens County Estimated25.21
7Real County Estimated24.46
8San Augustine County Estimated24.26
9Edwards County Estimated23.83
10Motley County Estimated23.43
11Terrell County Estimated23.02
12Sabine County Estimated21.49
13Cochran County Estimated21.44
14Baylor County Estimated21.4
15Coke County Estimated21.37
16Hall County Estimated21.22
17Stonewall County Estimated21.16
18Armstrong County Estimated21.14
19Knox County Estimated21.01
20Floyd County Estimated20.82
21Cass County Estimated20.59
22Marion County Estimated20.51
23McCulloch County Estimated20.49
24Fisher County Estimated20.39
25Haskell County Estimated20.32
26Crockett County Estimated20.27
27Red River County Estimated19.97
28Trinity County Estimated19.87
29Wheeler County Estimated19.87
30Crosby County Estimated19.85
31Montague County Estimated19.85
32Cottle County Estimated19.83
33Mills County Estimated19.7
34Donley County Estimated19.3
35Hardeman County Estimated19.14
36Aransas County Estimated19.03
37Tyler County Estimated18.97
38Eastland County Estimated18.96
39Limestone County Estimated18.73
40Morris County Estimated18.68
41Hamilton County Estimated18.55
42Roberts County Estimated18.44
43Delta County Estimated18.39
44Zavala County Estimated18.38
45Brown County Estimated18.37
46Llano County Estimated18.31
47Young County Estimated18.21
48Wood County Estimated18
49Polk County Estimated17.99
50Newton County Estimated17.96
51Jasper County Estimated17.96
52Henderson County Estimated17.91
53Runnels County Estimated17.87
54Menard County Estimated17.83
55Camp County Estimated17.81
56Dawson County Estimated17.8
57Jim Hogg County Estimated17.66
58Kinney County Estimated17.6
59Lamb County Estimated17.45
60Comanche County Estimated17.41
61Houston County Estimated17.25
62Lynn County Estimated17.24
63Hill County Estimated17.19
64Bosque County Estimated17.14
65Refugio County Estimated17.11
66Brooks County Estimated17
67Stephens County Estimated16.94
68Lamar County Estimated16.8
69Collingsworth County Estimated16.76
70Callahan County Estimated16.73
71Leon County Estimated16.72
72San Saba County Estimated16.65
73Dimmit County Estimated16.52
74Wilbarger County Estimated16.52
75Panola County Estimated16.51
76Culberson County Estimated16.48
77Irion County Estimated16.46
78Mason County Estimated16.44
79Throckmorton County Estimated16.17
80Kerr County Estimated16.17
81Duval County Estimated16.13
82Bandera County Estimated16.09
83Fayette County Estimated16.04
84DeWitt County Estimated16.04
85San Jacinto County Estimated16.04
86Nolan County Estimated15.89
87Borden County Estimated15.86
88Clay County Estimated15.85
89Hutchinson County Estimated15.85
90Robertson County Estimated15.84
91Kimble County Estimated15.73
92Burleson County Estimated15.7
93Fannin County Estimated15.68
94Cherokee County Estimated15.58
95Hood County Estimated15.58
96Terry County Estimated15.57
97Colorado County Estimated15.52
98Rains County Estimated15.49
99Hopkins County Estimated15.31
100Hockley County Estimated15.31
101Carson County Estimated15.28
102Palo Pinto County Estimated15.17
103Lipscomb County Estimated15.15
104Van Zandt County Estimated15.04
105Upshur County Estimated15.03
106Gillespie County Estimated15.01
107Gray County Estimated14.98
108Lavaca County Estimated14.97
109Jim Wells County Estimated14.91
110Live Oak County Estimated14.77
111Scurry County Estimated14.76
112Swisher County Estimated14.76
113Sutton County Estimated14.72
114Lampasas County Estimated14.71
115Shelby County Estimated14.7
116Bowie County Estimated14.67
117Hale County Estimated14.66
118Rusk County Estimated14.47
119Calhoun County Estimated14.45
120Jones County Estimated14.41
121Maverick County Estimated14.35
122Grayson County Estimated14.33
123Orange County Estimated14.32
124Gonzales County Estimated14.25
125Gregg County Estimated14.23
126Freestone County Estimated14.22
127Briscoe County Estimated14.18
128Milam County Estimated14.08
129La Salle County Estimated13.98
130Wichita County Estimated13.92
131Potter County Estimated13.91
132Uvalde County Estimated13.9
133Franklin County Estimated13.89
134Wharton County Estimated13.89
135Anderson County Estimated13.88
136Washington County Estimated13.86
137Angelina County Estimated13.86
138Matagorda County Estimated13.85
139Sterling County Estimated13.77
140Jeff Davis County Estimated13.67
141Blanco County Estimated13.63
142Shackelford County Estimated13.62
143Howard County Estimated13.61
144Childress County Estimated13.54
145Somervell County Estimated13.49
146Pecos County Estimated13.46
147Navarro County Estimated13.37
148Val Verde County Estimated13.06
149Willacy County Estimated12.97
150Lee County Estimated12.96
151Castro County Estimated12.94
152Falls County Estimated12.93
153Madison County Estimated12.91
154Bailey County Estimated12.87
155Upton County Estimated12.85
156Starr County Estimated12.83
157Atascosa County Estimated12.79
158Schleicher County Estimated12.72
159Tom Green County Estimated12.7
160Hardin County Estimated12.67
161Taylor County Estimated12.66
162Cooke County Estimated12.62
163Presidio County Estimated12.61
164Yoakum County Estimated12.6
165Reagan County Estimated12.57
166Karnes County Estimated12.56
167Harrison County Estimated12.55
168Goliad County Estimated12.43
169Jackson County Estimated12.42
170Burnet County Estimated12.36
171Grimes County Estimated12.35
172Smith County Estimated12.3
173Jefferson County Estimated12.3
174Sherman County Estimated12.22
175Victoria County Estimated12.22
176Hansford County Estimated12.14
177Ward County Estimated12.12
178Kleberg County Estimated12.07
179Hudspeth County Estimated12.07
180Winkler County Estimated12.01
181Frio County Estimated12
182Nacogdoches County Estimated11.98
183Jack County Estimated11.98
184Dallam County Estimated11.87
185Titus County Estimated11.86
186Mitchell County Estimated11.85
187Martin County Estimated11.84
188Crane County Estimated11.83
189Wise County Estimated11.82
190Hunt County Estimated11.79
191Garza County Estimated11.77
192San Patricio County Estimated11.75
193Nueces County Estimated11.56
194Austin County Estimated11.52
195Bee County Estimated11.44
196Deaf Smith County Estimated11.43
197Reeves County Estimated11.37
198Brewster County Estimated11.34
199Parmer County Estimated11.2
200Lubbock County Estimated11.16
201McLennan County Estimated11.15
202Medina County Estimated11.13
203Ochiltree County Estimated11.05
204Johnson County Estimated11.01
205Liberty County Estimated11.01
206Cameron County Estimated10.88
207Oldham County Estimated10.86
208Zapata County Estimated10.74
209Glasscock County Estimated10.65
210Randall County Estimated10.65
211Wilson County Estimated10.5
212Ector County Estimated10.28
213Comal County Estimated10.28
214Erath County Estimated10.27
215Moore County Estimated10.19
216Kendall County Estimated10.19
217El Paso County Estimated10.17
218Caldwell County Estimated10.12
219Galveston County Estimated10.1
220Archer County Estimated10.08
221Concho County Estimated9.91
222Parker County Estimated9.73
223Bexar County Estimated9.32
224Walker County Estimated9.27
225Kaufman County Estimated9.19
226Hidalgo County Estimated9.15
227Ellis County Estimated8.96
228Webb County Estimated8.95
229Hartley County Estimated8.77
230Bastrop County Estimated8.74
231Guadalupe County Estimated8.73
232Kenedy County Estimated8.71
233Andrews County Estimated8.48
234Brazoria County Estimated8.43
235Tarrant County Estimated8.38
236Bell County Estimated8.33
237Chambers County Estimated8.28
238Coryell County Estimated8.24
239Gaines County Estimated8.22
240Midland County Estimated8.17
241Dallas County Estimated8.11
242Waller County Estimated8.03
243Montgomery County Estimated7.73
244Harris County Estimated7.63
245Rockwall County Estimated7.45
246Williamson County Estimated6.14
247Hays County Estimated6.03
248Brazos County Estimated5.99
249Fort Bend County Estimated5.76
250Denton County Estimated5.73

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Loving County, with 50 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

King County, with 3.85 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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