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Level Rate

Texas ................................................ 11,276,764 10,684,597 592,167 5.3 

Individual and Public

Total ............................................... 396,485 370,425 26,060 6.6 

Chambers County ....................... 14,271 13,443 828 5.8 

Galveston County ....................... 139,686 131,685 8,001 5.7 

Hardin County ............................. 24,465 22,989 1,476 6.0 

Jasper County ............................. 15,753 14,648 1,105 7.0 

Jefferson County ........................ 114,645 106,068 8,577 7.5 

Liberty County ............................. 32,352 30,351 2,001 6.2 

Newton County ........................... 5,740 5,230 510 8.9 

Orange County ........................... 41,227 38,261 2,966 7.2 

Tyler County ............................... 8,346 7,750 596 7.1 

Individual

Total ............................................... 10,880,281 10,314,175 566,106 5.2 

Anderson County ........................ 20,812 19,548 1,264 6.1 

Andrews County ......................... 6,287 6,022 265 4.2 

Angelina County ......................... 40,942 38,870 2,072 5.1 

Aransas County .......................... 10,708 10,136 572 5.3 

Archer County ............................. 5,299 5,131 168 3.2 

Armstrong County ....................... 1,121 1,082 39 3.5 

Atascosa County ......................... 19,282 18,385 897 4.7 

Austin County ............................. 12,935 12,365 570 4.4 

Bailey County .............................. 3,587 3,431 156 4.3 

Bandera County .......................... 9,794 9,413 381 3.9 

Bastrop County ........................... 34,019 32,502 1,517 4.5 

Baylor County ............................. 2,102 2,020 82 3.9 

Bee County ................................. 11,131 10,375 756 6.8 

Bell County ................................. 114,665 108,700 5,965 5.2 

Bexar County .............................. 727,691 692,110 35,581 4.9 

Blanco County ............................ 4,919 4,741 178 3.6 

Borden County ............................ 522 508 14 2.7 

Bosque County ........................... 8,586 8,198 388 4.5 

Bowie County .............................. 43,643 41,228 2,415 5.5 

Brazoria County .......................... 132,722 125,509 7,213 5.4 

Brazos County ............................ 89,467 85,816 3,651 4.1 

Brewster County ......................... 5,802 5,620 182 3.1 

Briscoe County ........................... 743 707 36 4.8 

Brooks County ............................ 3,247 3,040 207 6.4 

Brown County ............................. 18,134 17,327 807 4.5 

Burleson County ......................... 8,518 8,201 317 3.7 

Burnet County ............................. 20,698 19,956 742 3.6 

Caldwell County .......................... 16,424 15,616 808 4.9 

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Calhoun County .......................... 9,386 8,829 557 5.9 

Callahan County ......................... 7,054 6,790 264 3.7 

Cameron County ......................... 144,435 134,824 9,611 6.7 

Camp County .............................. 5,935 5,644 291 4.9 

Carson County ............................ 3,650 3,512 138 3.8 

Cass County ............................... 13,803 12,992 811 5.9 

Castro County ............................. 3,687 3,484 203 5.5 

Cherokee County ........................ 21,081 19,959 1,122 5.3 

Childress County ........................ 3,270 3,104 166 5.1 

Clay County ................................ 6,384 6,155 229 3.6 

Cochran County .......................... 1,558 1,476 82 5.3 

Coke County ............................... 1,442 1,376 66 4.6 

Coleman County ......................... 4,259 4,068 191 4.5 

Collin County .............................. 349,710 334,721 14,989 4.3 

Collingsworth County .................. 1,655 1,590 65 3.9 

Colorado County ......................... 10,384 9,936 448 4.3 

Comal County ............................. 46,796 44,922 1,874 4.0 

Comanche County ...................... 6,831 6,545 286 4.2 

Concho County ........................... 1,371 1,289 82 6.0 

Cooke County ............................. 19,345 18,547 798 4.1 

Coryell County ............................ 25,982 24,365 1,617 6.2 

Cottle County .............................. 866 826 40 4.6 

Crane County .............................. 1,479 1,401 78 5.3 

Crockett County .......................... 2,101 2,020 81 3.9 

Crosby County ............................ 3,019 2,866 153 5.1 

Culberson County ....................... 1,534 1,465 69 4.5 

Dallam County ............................ 3,323 3,217 106 3.2 

Dallas County ............................. 1,195,123 1,126,787 68,336 5.7 

Dawson County .......................... 5,616 5,254 362 6.4 

Deaf Smith County ...................... 7,921 7,529 392 4.9 

Delta County ............................... 2,519 2,393 126 5.0 

Denton County ............................ 304,051 291,227 12,824 4.2 

DeWitt County ............................ 9,411 9,017 394 4.2 

Dickens County ........................... 1,111 1,059 52 4.7 

Dimmit County ............................ 4,037 3,737 300 7.4 

Donley County ............................ 1,890 1,816 74 3.9 

Duval County .............................. 5,258 4,932 326 6.2 

Eastland County ......................... 8,776 8,386 390 4.4 

Ector County ............................... 61,950 59,212 2,738 4.4 

Edwards County ......................... 1,124 1,084 40 3.6 

Ellis County ................................. 64,935 61,728 3,207 4.9 

El Paso County ........................... 301,315 281,781 19,534 6.5 

Erath County ............................... 18,681 18,008 673 3.6 

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Falls County ................................ 7,679 7,235 444 5.8 

Fannin County ............................ 13,921 13,042 879 6.3 

Fayette County ............................ 12,113 11,690 423 3.5 

Fisher County ............................. 2,093 2,014 79 3.8 

Floyd County ............................... 3,424 3,245 179 5.2 

Foard County .............................. 630 600 30 4.8 

Fort Bend County ........................ 224,539 212,752 11,787 5.2 

Franklin County ........................... 5,330 5,091 239 4.5 

Freestone County ....................... 10,042 9,632 410 4.1 

Frio County ................................. 6,315 5,928 387 6.1 

Gaines County ............................ 6,622 6,335 287 4.3 

Garza County .............................. 2,343 2,240 103 4.4 

Gillespie County .......................... 12,387 12,016 371 3.0 

Glasscock County ....................... 647 622 25 3.9 

Goliad County ............................. 3,436 3,274 162 4.7 

Gonzales County ........................ 9,685 9,304 381 3.9 

Gray County ................................ 10,461 9,996 465 4.4 

Grayson County .......................... 58,746 55,875 2,871 4.9 

Gregg County ............................. 61,326 58,398 2,928 4.8 

Grimes County ............................ 10,098 9,502 596 5.9 

Guadalupe County ...................... 51,076 48,975 2,101 4.1 

Hale County ................................ 17,093 16,262 831 4.9 

Hall County ................................. 1,600 1,519 81 5.1 

Hamilton County ......................... 4,428 4,263 165 3.7 

Hansford County ......................... 2,679 2,588 91 3.4 

Hardeman County ....................... 2,173 2,068 105 4.8 

Harris County .............................. 1,882,440 1,767,372 115,068 6.1 

Harrison County .......................... 32,190 30,417 1,773 5.5 

Hartley County ............................ 2,391 2,292 99 4.1 

Haskell County ............................ 3,158 3,044 114 3.6 

Hays County ............................... 64,852 62,291 2,561 3.9 

Hemphill County ......................... 2,428 2,368 60 2.5 

Henderson County ...................... 35,375 33,614 1,761 5.0 

Hidalgo County ........................... 261,608 243,482 18,126 6.9 

Hill County .................................. 15,169 14,299 870 5.7 

Hockley County ........................... 12,005 11,530 475 4.0 

Hood County ............................... 23,948 22,930 1,018 4.3 

Hopkins County .......................... 17,552 16,774 778 4.4 

Houston County .......................... 9,326 8,795 531 5.7 

Howard County ........................... 13,419 12,725 694 5.2 

Hudspeth County ........................ 1,341 1,250 91 6.8 

Hunt County ................................ 39,658 37,713 1,945 4.9 

Hutchinson County ..................... 10,701 10,185 516 4.8 

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Irion County ................................ 991 959 32 3.2 

Jack County ................................ 3,892 3,714 178 4.6 

Jackson County .......................... 6,729 6,398 331 4.9 

Jeff Davis County ........................ 1,422 1,382 40 2.8 

Jim Hogg County ........................ 2,763 2,634 129 4.7 

Jim Wells County ........................ 20,436 19,412 1,024 5.0 

Johnson County .......................... 71,571 68,381 3,190 4.5 

Jones County .............................. 8,318 7,890 428 5.1 

Karnes County ............................ 5,860 5,514 346 5.9 

Kaufman County ......................... 41,518 39,434 2,084 5.0 

Kendall County ........................... 13,745 13,214 531 3.9 

Kenedy County ........................... 232 225 7 3.0 

Kent County ................................ 467 451 16 3.4 

Kerr County ................................. 21,255 20,451 804 3.8 

Kimble County ............................ 2,112 2,030 82 3.9 

King County ................................ 283 277 6 2.1 

Kinney County ............................. 1,558 1,488 70 4.5 

Kleberg County ........................... 15,839 15,022 817 5.2 

Knox County ............................... 1,941 1,864 77 4.0 

Lamar County ............................. 23,934 22,594 1,340 5.6 

Lamb County .............................. 7,543 7,212 331 4.4 

Lampasas County ....................... 10,052 9,670 382 3.8 

La Salle County .......................... 2,407 2,264 143 5.9 

Lavaca County ............................ 10,478 10,122 356 3.4 

Lee County ................................. 8,940 8,585 355 4.0 

Leon County ............................... 8,254 7,855 399 4.8 

Limestone County ....................... 10,791 10,294 497 4.6 

Lipscomb County ........................ 1,863 1,807 56 3.0 

Live Oak County ......................... 5,089 4,832 257 5.1 

Llano County ............................... 7,699 7,351 348 4.5 

Loving County ............................. 45 42 3 6.7 

Lubbock County .......................... 139,676 134,377 5,299 3.8 

Lynn County ................................ 3,011 2,846 165 5.5 

McCulloch County ....................... 3,910 3,735 175 4.5 

McLennan County ....................... 112,379 107,152 5,227 4.7 

McMullen County ........................ 420 403 17 4.0 

Madison County .......................... 5,023 4,740 283 5.6 

Marion County ............................ 4,801 4,517 284 5.9 

Martin County ............................. 2,130 2,033 97 4.6 

Mason County ............................. 1,966 1,905 61 3.1 

Matagorda County ...................... 17,109 15,804 1,305 7.6 

Maverick County ......................... 18,224 16,620 1,604 8.8 

Medina County ............................ 19,658 18,791 867 4.4 

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Menard County ........................... 1,084 1,036 48 4.4 

Midland County ........................... 65,062 62,646 2,416 3.7 

Milam County .............................. 11,790 11,202 588 5.0 

Mills County ................................ 2,818 2,732 86 3.1 

Mitchell County ........................... 3,290 3,096 194 5.9 

Montague County ....................... 9,666 9,274 392 4.1 

Montgomery County ................... 181,448 173,302 8,146 4.5 

Moore County ............................. 10,313 9,921 392 3.8 

Morris County ............................. 5,791 5,439 352 6.1 

Motley County ............................. 659 634 25 3.8 

Nacogdoches County ................. 32,524 30,928 1,596 4.9 

Navarro County ........................... 21,536 20,412 1,124 5.2 

Nolan County .............................. 7,381 7,012 369 5.0 

Nueces County ........................... 157,810 149,267 8,543 5.4 

Ochiltree County ......................... 5,052 4,894 158 3.1 

Oldham County ........................... 1,044 1,001 43 4.1 

Palo Pinto County ....................... 13,807 13,215 592 4.3 

Panola County ............................ 11,421 10,853 568 5.0 

Parker County ............................. 50,126 48,035 2,091 4.2 

Parmer County ............................ 4,956 4,770 186 3.8 

Pecos County ............................. 7,199 6,869 330 4.6 

Polk County ................................ 17,174 16,170 1,004 5.8 

Potter County .............................. 58,560 56,010 2,550 4.4 

Presidio County .......................... 3,257 2,963 294 9.0 

Rains County .............................. 5,027 4,802 225 4.5 

Randall County ........................... 67,401 65,272 2,129 3.2 

Reagan County ........................... 1,593 1,533 60 3.8 

Real County ................................ 1,493 1,440 53 3.5 

Red River County ....................... 6,413 6,052 361 5.6 

Reeves County ........................... 4,100 3,791 309 7.5 

Refugio County ........................... 4,107 3,928 179 4.4 

Roberts County ........................... 530 514 16 3.0 

Robertson County ....................... 7,467 7,097 370 5.0 

Rockwall County ......................... 29,483 28,254 1,229 4.2 

Runnels County .......................... 5,100 4,865 235 4.6 

Rusk County ............................... 22,971 21,838 1,133 4.9 

Sabine County ............................ 3,887 3,582 305 7.8 

San Augustine County ................ 3,796 3,576 220 5.8 

San Jacinto County ..................... 10,249 9,700 549 5.4 

San Patricio County .................... 29,530 27,673 1,857 6.3 

San Saba County ........................ 2,685 2,573 112 4.2 

Schleicher County ....................... 1,511 1,454 57 3.8 

Scurry County ............................. 7,289 6,968 321 4.4 

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Shackelford County .................... 2,228 2,171 57 2.6 

Shelby County ............................. 12,098 11,465 633 5.2 

Sherman County ......................... 1,532 1,471 61 4.0 

Smith County .............................. 97,017 92,406 4,611 4.8 

Somervell County ....................... 4,040 3,855 185 4.6 

Starr County ................................ 21,543 19,522 2,021 9.4 

Stephens County ........................ 4,181 3,990 191 4.6 

Sterling County ........................... 863 838 25 2.9 

Stonewall County ........................ 940 913 27 2.9 

Sutton County ............................. 2,724 2,651 73 2.7 

Swisher County ........................... 3,771 3,602 169 4.5 

Tarrant County ............................ 851,750 808,726 43,024 5.1 

Taylor County ............................. 68,065 65,433 2,632 3.9 

Terrell County ............................. 471 440 31 6.6 

Terry County ............................... 5,728 5,407 321 5.6 

Throckmorton County ................. 965 934 31 3.2 

Titus County ................................ 15,210 14,544 666 4.4 

Tom Green County ..................... 54,127 51,912 2,215 4.1 

Travis County .............................. 513,797 490,921 22,876 4.5 

Trinity County .............................. 6,004 5,662 342 5.7 

Upshur County ............................ 18,787 17,914 873 4.6 

Upton County .............................. 1,602 1,531 71 4.4 

Uvalde County ............................ 12,203 11,542 661 5.4 

Val Verde County ........................ 19,674 18,547 1,127 5.7 

Van Zandt County ....................... 25,338 24,159 1,179 4.7 

Victoria County ........................... 44,187 42,216 1,971 4.5 

Walker County ............................ 26,716 25,342 1,374 5.1 

Waller County ............................. 16,538 15,679 859 5.2 

Ward County ............................... 4,300 4,061 239 5.6 

Washington County .................... 15,849 15,118 731 4.6 

Webb County .............................. 85,926 81,255 4,671 5.4 

Wharton County .......................... 21,575 20,550 1,025 4.8 

Wheeler County .......................... 2,770 2,666 104 3.8 

Wichita County ........................... 63,755 60,824 2,931 4.6 

Wilbarger County ........................ 5,951 5,663 288 4.8 

Willacy County ............................ 7,125 6,464 661 9.3 

Williamson County ...................... 172,302 165,452 6,850 4.0 

Wilson County ............................ 17,428 16,664 764 4.4 

Winkler County ........................... 3,049 2,901 148 4.9 

Wise County ............................... 27,660 26,529 1,131 4.1 

Wood County .............................. 17,418 16,561 857 4.9 

Yoakum County .......................... 3,421 3,274 147 4.3 

Young County ............................. 9,368 9,007 361 3.9 

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Zapata County ............................ 5,327 5,020 307 5.8 

Zavala County ............................. 3,919 3,512 407 10.4 

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