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Deadliest counties in Texas
Counties in Texas ranked by traffic deaths across 2020–2024, and by their average yearly death rate. Counties with more residents and more road miles tend to have more deaths, so the rate is the fairer comparison.
Most traffic deaths, 2020–2024
| # | County | Deaths 2020–2024 | Deaths 2024 | Per 100,000 a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 2,746 | 583 | 11.4 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 1,705 | 330 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Bexar County | 1,112 | 218 | 10.7 |
| 4 | Tarrant County | 1,051 | 205 | 9.7 |
| 5 | Travis County | 777 | 153 | 11.6 |
| 6 | El Paso County | 451 | 81 | 10.4 |
| 7 | Hidalgo County | 340 | 62 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Collin County | 325 | 72 | 5.6 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 314 | 62 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Smith County | 299 | 53 | 24.7 |
| 11 | Denton County | 281 | 50 | 5.7 |
| 12 | Bell County | 268 | 63 | 13.9 |
| 13 | Lubbock County | 267 | 51 | 16.8 |
| 14 | Williamson County | 257 | 51 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Ector County | 239 | 50 | 29.0 |
| 16 | Jefferson County | 230 | 45 | 18.1 |
| 17 | Nueces County | 222 | 48 | 12.6 |
| 18 | Fort Bend County | 206 | 41 | 4.6 |
| 19 | Midland County | 205 | 34 | 23.4 |
| 20 | Galveston County | 202 | 39 | 11.3 |
| 21 | Brazoria County | 198 | 28 | 10.1 |
| 22 | Ellis County | 196 | 41 | 18.4 |
| 23 | Cameron County | 180 | 41 | 8.4 |
| 24 | McLennan County | 167 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 25 | Hays County | 162 | 28 | 12.0 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 147 | 21 | 15.0 |
| 27 | Kaufman County | 141 | 24 | 16.3 |
| 28 | Bastrop County | 138 | 24 | 25.8 |
| 29 | Hunt County | 137 | 23 | 25.1 |
| 30 | Grayson County | 132 | 32 | 18.4 |
| 31 | Gregg County | 132 | 25 | 21.1 |
| 32 | Liberty County | 127 | 19 | 24.5 |
| 33 | Parker County | 127 | 35 | 15.4 |
| 34 | Potter County | 118 | 25 | 20.3 |
| 35 | Webb County | 113 | 23 | 8.3 |
| 36 | Comal County | 112 | 22 | 12.2 |
| 37 | Taylor County | 109 | 24 | 15.0 |
| 38 | Wise County | 109 | 35 | 29.1 |
| 39 | Orange County | 107 | 15 | 25.1 |
| 40 | Harrison County | 103 | 15 | 29.4 |
| 41 | Henderson County | 102 | 26 | 24.0 |
| 42 | Van Zandt County | 98 | 12 | 31.3 |
| 43 | Guadalupe County | 97 | 18 | 10.6 |
| 44 | Nacogdoches County | 96 | 11 | 29.4 |
| 45 | Polk County | 91 | 22 | 34.7 |
| 46 | Angelina County | 89 | 20 | 20.4 |
| 47 | Tom Green County | 89 | 17 | 14.9 |
| 48 | Rusk County | 88 | 17 | 33.2 |
| 49 | Wharton County | 86 | 14 | 41.1 |
| 50 | Wichita County | 83 | 9 | 12.8 |
Highest death rates, 2020–2024
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, averaged over 2020–2024. Only counties with at least 20 deaths in that time are ranked, because rates based on fewer deaths swing too much from year to year to compare. The rate divides deaths by the people who live in a county, so small counties crossed by busy highways can rank high: many of the people who die there are travelling through. How rates are worked out
| # | County | Deaths 2020–2024 | Deaths 2024 | Per 100,000 a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham County | 30 | 10 | 339.8 |
| 2 | Culberson County | 27 | 0 | 309.1 |
| 3 | Hudspeth County | 44 | 18 | 263.3 |
| 4 | Martin County | 65 | 16 | 247.1 |
| 5 | Armstrong County | 22 | 2 | 239.4 |
| 6 | Crockett County | 27 | 3 | 183.4 |
| 7 | Kinney County | 22 | 7 | 175.4 |
| 8 | Hartley County | 35 | 14 | 134.5 |
| 9 | Carson County | 36 | 9 | 123.9 |
| 10 | Kimble County | 25 | 1 | 113.7 |
| 11 | La Salle County | 35 | 7 | 106.4 |
| 12 | Reeves County | 60 | 12 | 94.3 |
| 13 | Crane County | 21 | 7 | 91.2 |
| 14 | Winkler County | 34 | 5 | 90.1 |
| 15 | Dimmit County | 34 | 13 | 81.0 |
| 16 | Zavala County | 36 | 3 | 76.5 |
| 17 | Leon County | 62 | 8 | 76.2 |
| 18 | Ward County | 41 | 7 | 73.5 |
| 19 | Coleman County | 28 | 5 | 71.6 |
| 20 | Live Oak County | 39 | 8 | 67.2 |
| 21 | Brooks County | 23 | 1 | 66.4 |
| 22 | Freestone County | 59 | 9 | 58.8 |
| 23 | Blanco County | 35 | 10 | 56.3 |
| 24 | Eastland County | 50 | 12 | 55.5 |
| 25 | Panola County | 63 | 7 | 55.4 |
| 26 | Pecos County | 41 | 9 | 55.1 |
| 27 | Callahan County | 39 | 12 | 54.9 |
| 28 | Runnels County | 27 | 3 | 54.7 |
| 29 | Red River County | 31 | 4 | 53.2 |
| 30 | Gonzales County | 51 | 7 | 51.4 |
| 31 | Fayette County | 64 | 13 | 51.1 |
| 32 | Andrews County | 46 | 7 | 49.6 |
| 33 | Marion County | 24 | 2 | 49.2 |
| 34 | Wilbarger County | 31 | 6 | 49.2 |
| 35 | Burleson County | 45 | 8 | 47.8 |
| 36 | Colorado County | 50 | 10 | 47.7 |
| 37 | Morris County | 23 | 10 | 47.7 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 36 | 5 | 47.5 |
| 39 | Somervell County | 23 | 8 | 47.5 |
| 40 | Nolan County | 33 | 6 | 45.7 |
| 41 | Newton County | 27 | 6 | 44.6 |
| 42 | Karnes County | 33 | 8 | 44.2 |
| 43 | Clay County | 23 | 5 | 43.8 |
| 44 | Madison County | 30 | 4 | 43.8 |
| 45 | Grimes County | 68 | 15 | 43.4 |
| 46 | Gaines County | 48 | 8 | 43.0 |
| 47 | Dawson County | 26 | 4 | 42.8 |
| 48 | Frio County | 39 | 8 | 42.5 |
| 49 | Milam County | 54 | 5 | 42.2 |
| 50 | Wharton County | 86 | 14 | 41.1 |