Counties in Texas by death rate (July to June)

Loving County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 254 counties in 2022, at 58.25 per 1,000 inhabitants. Travis County had the lowest, at 5.45 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.65 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Texas was 8.73 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.25Loving County
Lowest5.45Travis County
Median13.65254 counties
Texas8.73History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Loving CountyLoving County: 58.25 per 1,000 inhabitants58.25Motley CountyMotley County: 32.35 per 1,000 inhabitants32.35Real CountyReal County: 27.74 per 1,000 inhabitants27.74Kent CountyKent County: 26.95 per 1,000 inhabitants26.95Foard CountyFoard County: 25.53 per 1,000 inhabitants25.53Sabine CountySabine County: 24.92 per 1,000 inhabitants24.92Baylor CountyBaylor County: 23.98 per 1,000 inhabitants23.98Edwards CountyEdwards County: 23.08 per 1,000 inhabitants23.08Coleman CountyColeman County: 22.98 per 1,000 inhabitants22.98Trinity CountyTrinity County: 22.85 per 1,000 inhabitants22.85McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 22.26 per 1,000 inhabitants22.26Coke CountyCoke County: 21.58 per 1,000 inhabitants21.58Eastland CountyEastland County: 21.42 per 1,000 inhabitants21.42Hall CountyHall County: 21.18 per 1,000 inhabitants21.18Terrell CountyTerrell County: 21.1 per 1,000 inhabitants21.1San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 21.03 per 1,000 inhabitants21.03Knox CountyKnox County: 20.92 per 1,000 inhabitants20.92Red River CountyRed River County: 20.62 per 1,000 inhabitants20.62McCulloch CountyMcCulloch County: 20.61 per 1,000 inhabitants20.61Marion CountyMarion County: 20.4 per 1,000 inhabitants20.4Donley CountyDonley County: 20.21 per 1,000 inhabitants20.21Cass CountyCass County: 20.15 per 1,000 inhabitants20.15Stonewall CountyStonewall County: 19.74 per 1,000 inhabitants19.74Wood CountyWood County: 19.67 per 1,000 inhabitants19.67Mason CountyMason County: 19.45 per 1,000 inhabitants19.45Morris CountyMorris County: 19.43 per 1,000 inhabitants19.43Tyler CountyTyler County: 19.38 per 1,000 inhabitants19.38Houston CountyHouston County: 19.08 per 1,000 inhabitants19.08Mills CountyMills County: 18.92 per 1,000 inhabitants18.92Young CountyYoung County: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Crosby CountyCrosby County: 18.64 per 1,000 inhabitants18.64Leon CountyLeon County: 18.53 per 1,000 inhabitants18.53Duval CountyDuval County: 18.45 per 1,000 inhabitants18.45Jasper CountyJasper County: 18.31 per 1,000 inhabitants18.31Montague CountyMontague County: 18.14 per 1,000 inhabitants18.14Henderson CountyHenderson County: 18.13 per 1,000 inhabitants18.13Runnels CountyRunnels County: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1Llano CountyLlano County: 18.01 per 1,000 inhabitants18.01Wheeler CountyWheeler County: 17.97 per 1,000 inhabitants17.97Polk CountyPolk County: 17.91 per 1,000 inhabitants17.91
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Loving County Estimated58.25+8.25 pts
2Motley County Estimated32.35+8.92 pts
3Real County Estimated27.74+3.27 pts
4Kent County Estimated26.95-3.67 pts
5Foard County Estimated25.53-5.14 pts
6Sabine County Estimated24.92+3.44 pts
7Baylor County Estimated23.98+2.58 pts
8Edwards County Estimated23.08-0.75 pts
9Coleman County Estimated22.98-2.86 pts
10Trinity County Estimated22.85+2.98 pts
11McMullen County Estimated22.26-7.94 pts
12Coke County Estimated21.58+0.21 pts
13Eastland County Estimated21.42+2.47 pts
14Hall County Estimated21.18-0.03 pts
15Terrell County Estimated21.1-1.92 pts
16San Augustine County Estimated21.03-3.23 pts
17Knox County Estimated20.92-0.09 pts
18Red River County Estimated20.62+0.65 pts
19McCulloch County Estimated20.61+0.12 pts
20Marion County Estimated20.4-0.11 pts
21Donley County Estimated20.21+0.9 pts
22Cass County Estimated20.15-0.44 pts
23Stonewall County Estimated19.74-1.42 pts
24Wood County Estimated19.67+1.67 pts
25Mason County Estimated19.45+3 pts
26Morris County Estimated19.43+0.76 pts
27Tyler County Estimated19.38+0.4 pts
28Houston County Estimated19.08+1.83 pts
29Mills County Estimated18.92-0.78 pts
30Young County Estimated18.7+0.48 pts
31Crosby County Estimated18.64-1.21 pts
32Leon County Estimated18.53+1.82 pts
33Duval County Estimated18.45+2.32 pts
34Jasper County Estimated18.31+0.35 pts
35Montague County Estimated18.14-1.71 pts
36Henderson County Estimated18.13+0.22 pts
37Runnels County Estimated18.1+0.23 pts
38Llano County Estimated18.01-0.31 pts
39Wheeler County Estimated17.97-1.9 pts
40Polk County Estimated17.91-0.08 pts
41Dickens County Estimated17.9-7.31 pts
42Floyd County Estimated17.84-2.98 pts
43Hutchinson County Estimated17.82+1.98 pts
44Fisher County Estimated17.76-2.62 pts
45Hamilton County Estimated17.76-0.79 pts
46Menard County Estimated17.73-0.09 pts
47San Saba County Estimated17.5+0.85 pts
48Crockett County Estimated17.4-2.87 pts
49Brown County Estimated17.19-1.18 pts
50Delta County Estimated17.15-1.24 pts
51Throckmorton County Estimated17.01+0.84 pts
52Gray County Estimated16.97+1.99 pts
53Hill County Estimated16.88-0.31 pts
54San Jacinto County Estimated16.81+0.78 pts
55Aransas County Estimated16.78-2.26 pts
56Limestone County Estimated16.67-2.06 pts
57Kerr County Estimated16.66+0.49 pts
58Newton County Estimated16.62-1.34 pts
59Panola County Estimated16.56+0.05 pts
60Bosque County Estimated16.56-0.58 pts
61Collingsworth County Estimated16.56-0.2 pts
62Colorado County Estimated16.53+1.01 pts
63Hardeman County Estimated16.45-2.69 pts
64Swisher County Estimated16.34+1.58 pts
65Refugio County Estimated16.33-0.78 pts
66Kinney County Estimated16.32-1.29 pts
67Comanche County Estimated16.31-1.11 pts
68Fannin County Estimated16.23+0.55 pts
69Brooks County Estimated16.19-0.81 pts
70Carson County Estimated15.93+0.66 pts
71Van Zandt County Estimated15.92+0.88 pts
72Palo Pinto County Estimated15.88+0.71 pts
73Lamar County Estimated15.83-0.97 pts
74Milam County Estimated15.8+1.72 pts
75Rains County Estimated15.79+0.3 pts
76Hockley County Estimated15.78+0.48 pts
77Camp County Estimated15.78-2.03 pts
78Armstrong County Estimated15.7-5.44 pts
79Fayette County Estimated15.69-0.35 pts
80Hood County Estimated15.68+0.11 pts
81Dimmit County Estimated15.66-0.86 pts
82Nolan County Estimated15.5-0.39 pts
83Jeff Davis County Estimated15.5+1.82 pts
84Callahan County Estimated15.44-1.29 pts
85Shelby County Estimated15.41+0.71 pts
86Upshur County Estimated15.37+0.33 pts
87Robertson County Estimated15.32-0.52 pts
88Gillespie County Estimated15.28+0.26 pts
89Wilbarger County Estimated15.21-1.31 pts
90Stephens County Estimated15.21-1.73 pts
91Bandera County Estimated15.21-0.88 pts
92Cochran County Estimated15.17-6.27 pts
93Burleson County Estimated15.16-0.54 pts
94Bowie County Estimated15.1+0.43 pts
95Zavala County Estimated15.05-3.33 pts
96Lamb County Estimated15.05-2.4 pts
97Howard County Estimated14.95+1.34 pts
98Lampasas County Estimated14.94+0.23 pts
99Cottle County Estimated14.94-4.89 pts
100Haskell County Estimated14.8-5.52 pts
101Culberson County Estimated14.73-1.75 pts
102Clay County Estimated14.71-1.14 pts
103Uvalde County Estimated14.58+0.68 pts
104Terry County Estimated14.52-1.06 pts
105Gregg County Estimated14.47+0.24 pts
106Franklin County Estimated14.47+0.58 pts
107Anderson County Estimated14.46+0.58 pts
108Jim Wells County Estimated14.37-0.54 pts
109Dawson County Estimated14.19-3.61 pts
110Childress County Estimated14.09+0.56 pts
111Freestone County Estimated14.07-0.15 pts
112Scurry County Estimated14.05-0.72 pts
113Falls County Estimated13.98+1.06 pts
114Washington County Estimated13.94+0.08 pts
115Hopkins County Estimated13.94-1.37 pts
116Potter County Estimated13.93+0.02 pts
117Lipscomb County Estimated13.89-1.26 pts
118Rusk County Estimated13.89-0.58 pts
119Lynn County Estimated13.85-3.38 pts
120DeWitt County Estimated13.84-2.19 pts
121Lavaca County Estimated13.79-1.18 pts
122Jack County Estimated13.77+1.79 pts
123Hardin County Estimated13.75+1.08 pts
124Shackelford County Estimated13.72+0.11 pts
125Angelina County Estimated13.71-0.15 pts
126Somervell County Estimated13.7+0.21 pts
127Wharton County Estimated13.65-0.23 pts
128Cherokee County Estimated13.64-1.95 pts
129Grayson County Estimated13.54-0.79 pts
130Wichita County Estimated13.53-0.4 pts
131Orange County Estimated13.52-0.79 pts
132La Salle County Estimated13.51-0.47 pts
133Hudspeth County Estimated13.49+1.42 pts
134Briscoe County Estimated13.39-0.79 pts
135Burnet County Estimated13.39+1.03 pts
136Archer County Estimated13.32+3.23 pts
137Presidio County Estimated13.29+0.68 pts
138Madison County Estimated13.27+0.36 pts
139Karnes County Estimated13.23+0.66 pts
140Hemphill County Estimated13.17+8.09 pts
141Sutton County Estimated13.15-1.57 pts
142Grimes County Estimated13.14+0.8 pts
143Hansford County Estimated13.09+0.95 pts
144San Patricio County Estimated13.05+1.3 pts
145Goliad County Estimated13.02+0.59 pts
146Harrison County Estimated12.97+0.42 pts
147Sherman County Estimated12.97+0.75 pts
148Kimble County Estimated12.96-2.77 pts
149Live Oak County Estimated12.79-1.98 pts
150Calhoun County Estimated12.6-1.84 pts
151Schleicher County Estimated12.53-0.18 pts
152Matagorda County Estimated12.45-1.4 pts
153Hunt County Estimated12.42+0.63 pts
154Gonzales County Estimated12.41-1.84 pts
155Willacy County Estimated12.35-0.62 pts
156Austin County Estimated12.25+0.73 pts
157Ward County Estimated12.24+0.13 pts
158Bee County Estimated12.18+0.74 pts
159Hale County Estimated12.16-2.51 pts
160Navarro County Estimated12.1-1.27 pts
161Smith County Estimated12.06-0.24 pts
162Victoria County Estimated12.03-0.19 pts
163Lee County Estimated12-0.96 pts
164Jim Hogg County Estimated11.96-5.7 pts
165Tom Green County Estimated11.95-0.75 pts
166Jefferson County Estimated11.91-0.39 pts
167Taylor County Estimated11.9-0.76 pts
168Reeves County Estimated11.86+0.49 pts
169Cooke County Estimated11.8-0.82 pts
170Nacogdoches County Estimated11.78-0.2 pts
171Winkler County Estimated11.77-0.24 pts
172Castro County Estimated11.75-1.2 pts
173Atascosa County Estimated11.7-1.1 pts
174Wise County Estimated11.68-0.14 pts
175Pecos County Estimated11.65-1.81 pts
176Jones County Estimated11.63-2.78 pts
177Titus County Estimated11.62-0.24 pts
178Mitchell County Estimated11.54-0.3 pts
179Frio County Estimated11.54-0.46 pts
180Blanco County Estimated11.53-2.11 pts
181Kenedy County Estimated11.49+2.79 pts
182Wilson County Estimated11.49+1 pts
183Sterling County Estimated11.48-2.29 pts
184Oldham County Estimated11.44+0.58 pts
185Nueces County Estimated11.35-0.22 pts
186Garza County Estimated11.15-0.62 pts
187Parmer County Estimated11.12-0.08 pts
188Jackson County Estimated11.1-1.32 pts
189Dallam County Estimated11.09-0.78 pts
190Liberty County Estimated11.08+0.07 pts
191Medina County Estimated10.94-0.19 pts
192McLennan County Estimated10.92-0.23 pts
193Reagan County Estimated10.92-1.66 pts
194Parker County Estimated10.88+1.15 pts
195Lubbock County Estimated10.87-0.3 pts
196Deaf Smith County Estimated10.87-0.56 pts
197Bailey County Estimated10.7-2.17 pts
198Crane County Estimated10.67-1.15 pts
199Upton County Estimated10.64-2.21 pts
200Johnson County Estimated10.6-0.41 pts
201Hartley County Estimated10.56+1.8 pts
202Glasscock County Estimated10.53-0.12 pts
203Irion County Estimated10.43-6.04 pts
204Kendall County Estimated10.32+0.13 pts
205Martin County Estimated10.3-1.54 pts
206Randall County Estimated10.27-0.38 pts
207Yoakum County Estimated10.23-2.37 pts
208Ector County Estimated10.16-0.11 pts
209Zapata County Estimated10.11-0.63 pts
210Val Verde County Estimated10.1-2.96 pts
211Borden County Estimated10-5.86 pts
212Kleberg County Estimated9.96-2.12 pts
213Roberts County Estimated9.95-8.49 pts
214Galveston County Estimated9.94-0.16 pts
215Erath County Estimated9.77-0.5 pts
216Caldwell County Estimated9.65-0.47 pts
217Comal County Estimated9.64-0.63 pts
218Maverick County Estimated9.52-4.84 pts
219Brewster County Estimated9.44-1.9 pts
220Andrews County Estimated9.36+0.88 pts
221Ochiltree County Estimated9.16-1.89 pts
222Moore County Estimated9.1-1.1 pts
223Walker County Estimated8.99-0.28 pts
224Bastrop County Estimated8.93+0.2 pts
225Concho County Estimated8.9-1 pts
226Waller County Estimated8.9+0.87 pts
227Bexar County Estimated8.83-0.49 pts
228Kaufman County Estimated8.64-0.55 pts
229Cameron County Estimated8.64-2.24 pts
230Gaines County Estimated8.55+0.33 pts
231Brazoria County Estimated8.48+0.05 pts
232Guadalupe County Estimated8.48-0.25 pts
233Ellis County Estimated8.41-0.55 pts
234El Paso County Estimated8.41-1.76 pts
235Bell County Estimated8.38+0.05 pts
236Midland County Estimated8.34+0.17 pts
237Starr County Estimated8.33-4.5 pts
238King County Estimated8.26+4.42 pts
239Coryell County Estimated8.16-0.08 pts
240Montgomery County Estimated8.1+0.37 pts
241Chambers County Estimated8.1-0.18 pts
242Tarrant County Estimated7.95-0.43 pts
243Dallas County Estimated7.71-0.4 pts
244Harris County Estimated7.23-0.4 pts
245Webb County Estimated7.14-1.81 pts
246Rockwall County Estimated7-0.45 pts
247Hidalgo County Estimated6.89-2.26 pts
248Hays County Estimated6.15+0.12 pts
249Williamson County Estimated6.14-0 pts
250Brazos County Estimated5.71-0.28 pts

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

Loving County, with 58.25 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Travis County, with 5.45 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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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