Counties in Texas by deaths (July to June)

Harris County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 254 counties in 2021, at 36,109. King County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 270 and the figure for Texas was 269,979. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36,109Harris County
Median270254 counties
Texas269,979History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Harris CountyHarris County: 36,109 count36,109Dallas CountyDallas County: 21,094 count21,094Bexar CountyBexar County: 18,851 count18,851Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 17,794 count17,794El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 8,820 count8,820Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 8,014 count8,014Travis CountyTravis County: 7,340 count7,340Collin CountyCollin County: 6,159 count6,159Denton CountyDenton County: 5,329 count5,329Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4,933 count4,933Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 4,872 count4,872Cameron CountyCameron County: 4,591 count4,591Nueces CountyNueces County: 4,088 count4,088Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 3,869 count3,869Galveston CountyGalveston County: 3,571 count3,571Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 3,495 count3,495Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 3,174 count3,174Bell CountyBell County: 3,138 count3,138Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3,135 count3,135McLennan CountyMcLennan County: 2,927 count2,927Smith CountySmith County: 2,899 count2,899Webb CountyWebb County: 2,392 count2,392Johnson CountyJohnson County: 2,029 count2,029Grayson CountyGrayson County: 1,976 count1,976Taylor CountyTaylor County: 1,819 count1,819Wichita CountyWichita County: 1,808 count1,808Ellis CountyEllis County: 1,781 count1,781Gregg CountyGregg County: 1,769 count1,769Comal CountyComal County: 1,739 count1,739Ector CountyEctor County: 1,677 count1,677Potter CountyPotter County: 1,634 count1,634Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 1,532 count1,532Tom Green CountyTom Green County: 1,521 count1,521Randall CountyRandall County: 1,519 count1,519Hays CountyHays County: 1,508 count1,508Parker CountyParker County: 1,492 count1,492Henderson CountyHenderson County: 1,488 count1,488Brazos CountyBrazos County: 1,413 count1,413Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 1,404 count1,404Midland CountyMidland County: 1,387 count1,387
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Harris County Estimated36,109
2Dallas County Estimated21,094
3Bexar County Estimated18,851
4Tarrant County Estimated17,794
5El Paso County Estimated8,820
6Hidalgo County Estimated8,014
7Travis County Estimated7,340
8Collin County Estimated6,159
9Denton County Estimated5,329
10Montgomery County Estimated4,933
11Fort Bend County Estimated4,872
12Cameron County Estimated4,591
13Nueces County Estimated4,088
14Williamson County Estimated3,869
15Galveston County Estimated3,571
16Lubbock County Estimated3,495
17Brazoria County Estimated3,174
18Bell County Estimated3,138
19Jefferson County Estimated3,135
20McLennan County Estimated2,927
21Smith County Estimated2,899
22Webb County Estimated2,392
23Johnson County Estimated2,029
24Grayson County Estimated1,976
25Taylor County Estimated1,819
26Wichita County Estimated1,808
27Ellis County Estimated1,781
28Gregg County Estimated1,769
29Comal County Estimated1,739
30Ector County Estimated1,677
31Potter County Estimated1,634
32Guadalupe County Estimated1,532
33Tom Green County Estimated1,521
34Randall County Estimated1,519
35Hays County Estimated1,508
36Parker County Estimated1,492
37Henderson County Estimated1,488
38Brazos County Estimated1,413
39Kaufman County Estimated1,404
40Midland County Estimated1,387
41Bowie County Estimated1,358
42Orange County Estimated1,213
43Hunt County Estimated1,202
44Angelina County Estimated1,201
45Victoria County Estimated1,113
46Liberty County Estimated1,045
47Hood County Estimated984
48Polk County Estimated919
49Van Zandt County Estimated910
50Bastrop County Estimated875
51Harrison County Estimated868
52Kerr County Estimated856
53Starr County Estimated845
54Lamar County Estimated844
55Rockwall County Estimated841
56Wise County Estimated832
57Maverick County Estimated829
58Wood County Estimated822
59San Patricio County Estimated814
60Anderson County Estimated807
61Cherokee County Estimated794
62Nacogdoches County Estimated776
63Rusk County Estimated759
64Hardin County Estimated719
65Walker County Estimated718
66Navarro County Estimated712
67Brown County Estimated700
68Coryell County Estimated690
69Atascosa County Estimated635
70Upshur County Estimated623
71Burnet County Estimated622
71Hill County Estimated622
73Val Verde County Estimated621
74Jasper County Estimated588
75Cass County Estimated587
76Jim Wells County Estimated580
77Wharton County Estimated578
78Medina County Estimated576
79Fannin County Estimated571
80Hopkins County Estimated567
81Wilson County Estimated532
82Cooke County Estimated531
83Matagorda County Estimated503
84Washington County Estimated497
85Hale County Estimated474
86Howard County Estimated471
87Caldwell County Estimated470
88Waller County Estimated469
89Kendall County Estimated466
90Aransas County Estimated461
91San Jacinto County Estimated444
92Erath County Estimated442
93Palo Pinto County Estimated434
94Limestone County Estimated414
95Gillespie County Estimated406
96Montague County Estimated402
97Llano County Estimated398
98Chambers County Estimated396
99Fayette County Estimated395
100Houston County Estimated380
101Tyler County Estimated377
102Kleberg County Estimated372
102Panola County Estimated372
104Titus County Estimated371
105Grimes County Estimated368
106Bee County Estimated354
106Shelby County Estimated354
108Milam County Estimated352
109Austin County Estimated349
110Uvalde County Estimated343
111Bandera County Estimated342
112Eastland County Estimated338
113Hockley County Estimated327
114Young County Estimated326
115Hutchinson County Estimated325
116Lampasas County Estimated323
117Colorado County Estimated321
118DeWitt County Estimated319
119Gray County Estimated317
120Bosque County Estimated315
121Lavaca County Estimated306
122Calhoun County Estimated288
123Jones County Estimated285
124Burleson County Estimated281
125Gonzales County Estimated280
126Freestone County Estimated279
127Trinity County Estimated273
128Robertson County Estimated267
129Leon County Estimated266
130Willacy County Estimated262
131Scurry County Estimated249
132Comanche County Estimated239
133Callahan County Estimated233
133Nolan County Estimated233
135Red River County Estimated231
136Lee County Estimated228
137Lamb County Estimated226
138Morris County Estimated224
139Camp County Estimated223
140Dawson County Estimated221
141Falls County Estimated220
142Newton County Estimated219
143Frio County Estimated218
144Moore County Estimated216
145Sabine County Estimated214
146Deaf Smith County Estimated211
146Wilbarger County Estimated211
148Pecos County Estimated204
149Marion County Estimated201
150Coleman County Estimated199
151San Augustine County Estimated192
152Rains County Estimated191
153Jackson County Estimated187
154Karnes County Estimated186
155Terry County Estimated183
156Gaines County Estimated179
157Runnels County Estimated177
158Zavala County Estimated176
159Madison County Estimated174
160Live Oak County Estimated168
161Clay County Estimated163
162Duval County Estimated160
163Blanco County Estimated159
164Reeves County Estimated158
165Andrews County Estimated157
165Stephens County Estimated157
167McCulloch County Estimated155
168Hamilton County Estimated153
169Zapata County Estimated149
170Franklin County Estimated145
171Dimmit County Estimated141
172Ward County Estimated138
173Somervell County Estimated126
174Brooks County Estimated120
175Refugio County Estimated115
176Floyd County Estimated111
177Haskell County Estimated110
177Parmer County Estimated110
179Ochiltree County Estimated109
180Brewster County Estimated108
181Mitchell County Estimated107
182Swisher County Estimated103
183Jack County Estimated102
184Crosby County Estimated101
185Wheeler County Estimated98
186Delta County Estimated97
186Lynn County Estimated97
188San Saba County Estimated96
188Yoakum County Estimated96
190Castro County Estimated95
191La Salle County Estimated93
192Childress County Estimated91
192Winkler County Estimated91
194Bailey County Estimated88
194Carson County Estimated88
194Goliad County Estimated88
194Mills County Estimated88
198Archer County Estimated87
199Dallam County Estimated85
199Jim Hogg County Estimated85
201Presidio County Estimated77
202Fisher County Estimated75
203Baylor County Estimated74
204Coke County Estimated71
204Garza County Estimated71
206Knox County Estimated70
207Hardeman County Estimated68
207Kimble County Estimated68
207Real County Estimated68
210Mason County Estimated65
211Donley County Estimated64
212Hansford County Estimated63
213Crockett County Estimated62
213Martin County Estimated62
215Hall County Estimated60
216Crane County Estimated55
216Kinney County Estimated55
218Cochran County Estimated54
219Sutton County Estimated49
220Hartley County Estimated47
221Lipscomb County Estimated45
222Collingsworth County Estimated44
222Dickens County Estimated44
224Shackelford County Estimated43
225Reagan County Estimated42
225Upton County Estimated42
227Armstrong County Estimated39
227Hudspeth County Estimated39
229Culberson County Estimated36
230Menard County Estimated35
231Edwards County Estimated34
231Sherman County Estimated34
233Concho County Estimated33
233Foard County Estimated33
235Schleicher County Estimated31
236Cottle County Estimated27
236Jeff Davis County Estimated27
238Stonewall County Estimated26
239Irion County Estimated25
239Motley County Estimated25
241Throckmorton County Estimated24
242Kent County Estimated23
243Briscoe County Estimated20
244Oldham County Estimated19
244Sterling County Estimated19
246McMullen County Estimated18
247Hemphill County Estimated17
247Terrell County Estimated17
249Roberts County Estimated15
250Glasscock County Estimated12

Showing the top 250 of 254. The CSV download has every row.

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Harris County, with 36,109 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

King County, with 1 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: deaths, 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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