Envyrofax

TX / county disease rankings

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Texas

Among 148 Texas counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Red River County, TX (166.4, 2.78 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Uvalde County, TX (138.5, 2.32 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Wilbarger County, TX (137.2, 2.29 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.

All Texas counties, highest first

Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Texas
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Red River CountyTX166.459.82.78x
2Uvalde CountyTX138.559.82.32x
3Wilbarger CountyTX137.259.82.29x
4Hamilton CountyTX127.659.82.13x
5Shelby CountyTX12659.82.11x
6Falls CountyTX125.559.82.1x
7Dallam CountyTX116.759.81.95x
8Houston CountyTX113.659.81.9x
9Tyler CountyTX107.259.81.79x
10Callahan CountyTX97.859.81.64x
11Colorado CountyTX96.859.81.62x
12Jackson CountyTX90.259.81.51x
13Pecos CountyTX90.159.81.51x
14Terry CountyTX90.159.81.51x
15Madison CountyTX88.759.81.48x
16Jasper CountyTX86.259.81.44x
17Limestone CountyTX85.759.81.43x
18Willacy CountyTX8559.81.42x
19Panola CountyTX84.859.81.42x
20Parmer CountyTX84.659.81.41x
21Hutchinson CountyTX83.759.81.4x
22Navarro CountyTX83.159.81.39x
23Eastland CountyTX82.559.81.38x
24Karnes CountyTX82.359.81.38x
25Wood CountyTX82.259.81.37x
26Comanche CountyTX81.659.81.36x
27Cass CountyTX80.359.81.34x
28Reeves CountyTX79.159.81.32x
29Gaines CountyTX78.559.81.31x
30Henderson CountyTX78.559.81.31x
31Leon CountyTX78.559.81.31x
32Lamb CountyTX77.859.81.3x
33Freestone CountyTX76.459.81.28x
34Ochiltree CountyTX76.359.81.28x
35Bowie CountyTX76.159.81.27x
36Polk CountyTX76.159.81.27x
37Howard CountyTX75.959.81.27x
38Llano CountyTX75.559.81.26x
39Grimes CountyTX75.459.81.26x
40Matagorda CountyTX75.159.81.26x
41Ward CountyTX74.959.81.25x
42Lamar CountyTX74.559.81.25x
43Potter CountyTX73.959.81.24x
44Lee CountyTX7259.81.2x
45Walker CountyTX71.959.81.2x
46Ector CountyTX71.759.81.2x
47Jefferson CountyTX71.659.81.2x
48Hunt CountyTX70.659.81.18x
49Calhoun CountyTX70.159.81.17x
50Montague CountyTX69.959.81.17x
51Hill CountyTX69.159.81.16x
52Washington CountyTX69.159.81.16x
53Gray CountyTX68.659.81.15x
54Kerr CountyTX68.459.81.14x
55Hardin CountyTX68.359.81.14x
56Bell CountyTX68.259.81.14x
57Fayette CountyTX67.859.81.13x
58Wharton CountyTX67.559.81.13x
59Kaufman CountyTX67.259.81.12x
60Brown CountyTX66.859.81.12x
61Orange CountyTX66.859.81.12x
62Rusk CountyTX66.759.81.12x
63Hood CountyTX66.159.81.11x
64Fannin CountyTX64.859.81.08x
65Young CountyTX64.859.81.08x
66Hale CountyTX64.459.81.08x
67Frio CountyTX64.259.81.07x
68Smith CountyTX64.159.81.07x
69Gillespie CountyTX63.859.81.07x
70Harrison CountyTX63.659.81.06x
71Liberty CountyTX63.259.81.06x
72Hopkins CountyTX63.159.81.06x
73Gregg CountyTX62.959.81.05x
74Aransas CountyTX62.259.81.04x
75Angelina CountyTX6259.81.04x
76Kleberg CountyTX6259.81.04x
77Upshur CountyTX61.859.81.03x
78Dallas CountyTX60.559.81.01x
79Wichita CountyTX60.259.81.01x
80Bandera CountyTX6059.81x
81Deaf Smith CountyTX59.859.81x
82Moore CountyTX59.659.81x
83McLennan CountyTX59.359.80.99x
84Scurry CountyTX59.259.80.99x
85Coryell CountyTX58.959.80.98x
86Bastrop CountyTX58.859.80.98x
87Nacogdoches CountyTX58.659.80.98x
88Van Zandt CountyTX58.559.80.98x
89Cherokee CountyTX58.159.80.97x
90Lubbock CountyTX57.759.80.96x
91Bee CountyTX57.159.80.95x
92Midland CountyTX56.959.80.95x
93Medina CountyTX55.859.80.93x
94DeWitt CountyTX55.759.80.93x
95Andrews CountyTX55.459.80.93x
96Maverick CountyTX55.359.80.92x
97Harris CountyTX54.559.80.91x
98Milam CountyTX54.559.80.91x
99Tarrant CountyTX54.559.80.91x
100Randall CountyTX54.459.80.91x
101Austin CountyTX54.259.80.91x
102Grayson CountyTX54.159.80.9x
103Bexar CountyTX5459.80.9x
104Wilson CountyTX53.859.80.9x
105Nueces CountyTX5359.80.89x
106San Jacinto CountyTX52.959.80.88x
107Jim Wells CountyTX52.759.80.88x
108Lavaca CountyTX52.759.80.88x
109Lampasas CountyTX52.659.80.88x
110Galveston CountyTX52.159.80.87x
111Titus CountyTX5259.80.87x
112Anderson CountyTX51.659.80.86x
113Cooke CountyTX51.159.80.85x
114San Patricio CountyTX50.859.80.85x
115Tom Green CountyTX50.559.80.84x
116Brazos CountyTX50.259.80.84x
117Ellis CountyTX50.259.80.84x
118Johnson CountyTX49.959.80.83x
119Taylor CountyTX49.659.80.83x
120Hockley CountyTX4959.80.82x
121Comal CountyTX48.859.80.82x
122Webb CountyTX47.859.80.8x
123Palo Pinto CountyTX47.659.80.8x
124Waller CountyTX46.859.80.78x
125Chambers CountyTX46.759.80.78x
126Wise CountyTX46.759.80.78x
127Montgomery CountyTX46.659.80.78x
128Caldwell CountyTX46.359.80.77x
129Guadalupe CountyTX46.259.80.77x
130Starr CountyTX46.259.80.77x
131Cameron CountyTX45.459.80.76x
132Victoria CountyTX45.159.80.75x
133El Paso CountyTX44.459.80.74x
134Brazoria CountyTX44.159.80.74x
135Travis CountyTX43.759.80.73x
136Hays CountyTX42.659.80.71x
137Burnet CountyTX41.659.80.7x
138Kendall CountyTX41.559.80.69x
139Hidalgo CountyTX41.359.80.69x
140Parker CountyTX39.959.80.67x
141Rockwall CountyTX39.359.80.66x
142Fort Bend CountyTX38.859.80.65x
143Atascosa CountyTX3859.80.64x
144Denton CountyTX37.659.80.63x
145Erath CountyTX37.259.80.62x
146Williamson CountyTX36.459.80.61x
147Collin CountyTX35.859.80.6x
148Val Verde CountyTX28.259.80.47x

Rank by state