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Level Rate

Texas ................................................ 11,320,982 10,745,171 575,811 5.1 

Individual and Public

Total ............................................... 400,258 365,129 35,129 8.8 

Chambers County ....................... 14,497 13,501 996 6.9 

Galveston County ....................... 139,913 132,250 7,663 5.5 

Hardin County ............................. 24,375 22,165 2,210 9.1 

Jasper County ............................. 16,442 14,641 1,801 11.0 

Jefferson County ........................ 116,021 102,263 13,758 11.9 

Liberty County ............................. 32,497 30,482 2,015 6.2 

Newton County ........................... 5,923 5,189 734 12.4 

Orange County ........................... 42,082 36,888 5,194 12.3 

Tyler County ............................... 8,508 7,750 758 8.9 

Individual

Total ............................................... 10,920,722 10,380,038 540,684 5.0 

Anderson County ........................ 20,935 19,760 1,175 5.6 

Andrews County ......................... 6,381 6,125 256 4.0 

Angelina County ......................... 41,005 38,973 2,032 5.0 

Aransas County .......................... 10,651 10,139 512 4.8 

Archer County ............................. 5,336 5,175 161 3.0 

Armstrong County ....................... 1,132 1,089 43 3.8 

Atascosa County ......................... 19,261 18,440 821 4.3 

Austin County ............................. 12,943 12,419 524 4.0 

Bailey County .............................. 3,559 3,407 152 4.3 

Bandera County .......................... 9,797 9,442 355 3.6 

Bastrop County ........................... 34,214 32,820 1,394 4.1 

Baylor County ............................. 2,071 1,987 84 4.1 

Bee County ................................. 11,038 10,340 698 6.3 

Bell County ................................. 115,523 109,741 5,782 5.0 

Bexar County .............................. 727,774 694,202 33,572 4.6 

Blanco County ............................ 4,933 4,771 162 3.3 

Borden County ............................ 549 535 14 2.6 

Bosque County ........................... 8,615 8,245 370 4.3 

Bowie County .............................. 43,725 41,541 2,184 5.0 

Brazoria County .......................... 132,909 126,047 6,862 5.2 

Brazos County ............................ 90,254 86,803 3,451 3.8 

Brewster County ......................... 5,878 5,702 176 3.0 

Briscoe County ........................... 745 710 35 4.7 

Brooks County ............................ 3,237 3,039 198 6.1 

Brown County ............................. 18,078 17,311 767 4.2 

Burleson County ......................... 8,614 8,295 319 3.7 

Burnet County ............................. 20,792 20,075 717 3.4 

Caldwell County .......................... 16,530 15,769 761 4.6 

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Calhoun County .......................... 9,411 8,915 496 5.3 

Callahan County ......................... 7,094 6,848 246 3.5 

Cameron County ......................... 145,076 136,032 9,044 6.2 

Camp County .............................. 6,086 5,812 274 4.5 

Carson County ............................ 3,653 3,533 120 3.3 

Cass County ............................... 13,725 12,982 743 5.4 

Castro County ............................. 3,661 3,477 184 5.0 

Cherokee County ........................ 21,255 20,049 1,206 5.7 

Childress County ........................ 3,255 3,103 152 4.7 

Clay County ................................ 6,425 6,208 217 3.4 

Cochran County .......................... 1,582 1,503 79 5.0 

Coke County ............................... 1,440 1,379 61 4.2 

Coleman County ......................... 4,181 3,997 184 4.4 

Collin County .............................. 352,050 337,765 14,285 4.1 

Collingsworth County .................. 1,715 1,651 64 3.7 

Colorado County ......................... 10,286 9,850 436 4.2 

Comal County ............................. 46,861 45,058 1,803 3.8 

Comanche County ...................... 6,837 6,563 274 4.0 

Concho County ........................... 1,369 1,281 88 6.4 

Cooke County ............................. 19,490 18,728 762 3.9 

Coryell County ............................ 26,137 24,599 1,538 5.9 

Cottle County .............................. 867 831 36 4.2 

Crane County .............................. 1,489 1,412 77 5.2 

Crockett County .......................... 2,060 1,985 75 3.6 

Crosby County ............................ 3,035 2,897 138 4.5 

Culberson County ....................... 1,514 1,450 64 4.2 

Dallam County ............................ 3,323 3,221 102 3.1 

Dallas County ............................. 1,202,455 1,137,033 65,422 5.4 

Dawson County .......................... 5,631 5,307 324 5.8 

Deaf Smith County ...................... 7,867 7,492 375 4.8 

Delta County ............................... 2,529 2,414 115 4.5 

Denton County ............................ 306,048 293,875 12,173 4.0 

DeWitt County ............................ 9,389 9,010 379 4.0 

Dickens County ........................... 1,096 1,048 48 4.4 

Dimmit County ............................ 4,051 3,760 291 7.2 

Donley County ............................ 1,919 1,851 68 3.5 

Duval County .............................. 5,231 4,936 295 5.6 

Eastland County ......................... 8,973 8,601 372 4.1 

Ector County ............................... 62,298 59,694 2,604 4.2 

Edwards County ......................... 1,089 1,050 39 3.6 

Ellis County ................................. 65,310 62,289 3,021 4.6 

El Paso County ........................... 302,298 283,514 18,784 6.2 

Erath County ............................... 18,863 18,243 620 3.3 

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Falls County ................................ 7,720 7,244 476 6.2 

Fannin County ............................ 14,136 13,303 833 5.9 

Fayette County ............................ 12,073 11,668 405 3.4 

Fisher County ............................. 2,050 1,973 77 3.8 

Floyd County ............................... 3,445 3,279 166 4.8 

Foard County .............................. 617 592 25 4.1 

Fort Bend County ........................ 224,955 213,666 11,289 5.0 

Franklin County ........................... 5,314 5,093 221 4.2 

Freestone County ....................... 10,073 9,696 377 3.7 

Frio County ................................. 6,357 6,009 348 5.5 

Gaines County ............................ 6,657 6,381 276 4.1 

Garza County .............................. 2,384 2,290 94 3.9 

Gillespie County .......................... 12,520 12,172 348 2.8 

Glasscock County ....................... 655 631 24 3.7 

Goliad County ............................. 3,460 3,306 154 4.5 

Gonzales County ........................ 9,775 9,414 361 3.7 

Gray County ................................ 10,268 9,850 418 4.1 

Grayson County .......................... 58,823 56,115 2,708 4.6 

Gregg County ............................. 61,624 58,821 2,803 4.5 

Grimes County ............................ 10,251 9,680 571 5.6 

Guadalupe County ...................... 51,136 49,124 2,012 3.9 

Hale County ................................ 17,182 16,385 797 4.6 

Hall County ................................. 1,605 1,521 84 5.2 

Hamilton County ......................... 4,417 4,260 157 3.6 

Hansford County ......................... 2,681 2,593 88 3.3 

Hardeman County ....................... 2,124 2,025 99 4.7 

Harris County .............................. 1,886,747 1,774,961 111,786 5.9 

Harrison County .......................... 32,303 30,594 1,709 5.3 

Hartley County ............................ 2,385 2,295 90 3.8 

Haskell County ............................ 3,078 2,969 109 3.5 

Hays County ............................... 65,334 62,901 2,433 3.7 

Hemphill County ......................... 2,343 2,285 58 2.5 

Henderson County ...................... 35,152 33,475 1,677 4.8 

Hidalgo County ........................... 263,574 246,737 16,837 6.4 

Hill County .................................. 15,184 14,377 807 5.3 

Hockley County ........................... 12,197 11,751 446 3.7 

Hood County ............................... 24,009 23,043 966 4.0 

Hopkins County .......................... 17,657 16,923 734 4.2 

Houston County .......................... 9,492 8,976 516 5.4 

Howard County ........................... 13,485 12,826 659 4.9 

Hudspeth County ........................ 1,353 1,230 123 9.1 

Hunt County ................................ 39,907 38,056 1,851 4.6 

Hutchinson County ..................... 10,620 10,138 482 4.5 

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Irion County ................................ 995 969 26 2.6 

Jack County ................................ 3,864 3,702 162 4.2 

Jackson County .......................... 6,773 6,463 310 4.6 

Jeff Davis County ........................ 1,431 1,393 38 2.7 

Jim Hogg County ........................ 2,847 2,737 110 3.9 

Jim Wells County ........................ 20,404 19,425 979 4.8 

Johnson County .......................... 71,669 68,721 2,948 4.1 

Jones County .............................. 8,346 7,958 388 4.6 

Karnes County ............................ 5,853 5,539 314 5.4 

Kaufman County ......................... 41,827 39,792 2,035 4.9 

Kendall County ........................... 13,748 13,254 494 3.6 

Kenedy County ........................... 242 235 7 2.9 

Kent County ................................ 455 436 19 4.2 

Kerr County ................................. 21,219 20,448 771 3.6 

Kimble County ............................ 2,132 2,054 78 3.7 

King County ................................ 281 275 6 2.1 

Kinney County ............................. 1,585 1,517 68 4.3 

Kleberg County ........................... 16,423 15,666 757 4.6 

Knox County ............................... 1,917 1,844 73 3.8 

Lamar County ............................. 23,560 22,331 1,229 5.2 

Lamb County .............................. 7,495 7,189 306 4.1 

Lampasas County ....................... 10,120 9,763 357 3.5 

La Salle County .......................... 2,409 2,273 136 5.6 

Lavaca County ............................ 10,434 10,101 333 3.2 

Lee County ................................. 8,914 8,570 344 3.9 

Leon County ............................... 8,035 7,670 365 4.5 

Limestone County ....................... 10,806 10,332 474 4.4 

Lipscomb County ........................ 1,910 1,861 49 2.6 

Live Oak County ......................... 5,114 4,874 240 4.7 

Llano County ............................... 7,616 7,292 324 4.3 

Loving County ............................. 46 43 3 6.5 

Lubbock County .......................... 140,836 135,870 4,966 3.5 

Lynn County ................................ 2,999 2,851 148 4.9 

McCulloch County ....................... 3,940 3,772 168 4.3 

McLennan County ....................... 112,897 107,834 5,063 4.5 

McMullen County ........................ 427 409 18 4.2 

Madison County .......................... 5,069 4,815 254 5.0 

Marion County ............................ 4,906 4,624 282 5.7 

Martin County ............................. 2,149 2,057 92 4.3 

Mason County ............................. 2,012 1,954 58 2.9 

Matagorda County ...................... 17,049 15,843 1,206 7.1 

Maverick County ......................... 18,849 16,885 1,964 10.4 

Medina County ............................ 19,687 18,847 840 4.3 

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Menard County ........................... 1,095 1,050 45 4.1 

Midland County ........................... 65,502 63,237 2,265 3.5 

Milam County .............................. 11,794 11,239 555 4.7 

Mills County ................................ 2,853 2,771 82 2.9 

Mitchell County ........................... 3,275 3,092 183 5.6 

Montague County ....................... 9,747 9,372 375 3.8 

Montgomery County ................... 181,809 174,046 7,763 4.3 

Moore County ............................. 10,292 9,923 369 3.6 

Morris County ............................. 5,878 5,564 314 5.3 

Motley County ............................. 716 693 23 3.2 

Nacogdoches County ................. 32,625 31,114 1,511 4.6 

Navarro County ........................... 21,518 20,445 1,073 5.0 

Nolan County .............................. 7,400 7,066 334 4.5 

Nueces County ........................... 157,233 149,308 7,925 5.0 

Ochiltree County ......................... 5,180 5,028 152 2.9 

Oldham County ........................... 1,057 1,014 43 4.1 

Palo Pinto County ....................... 13,604 13,040 564 4.1 

Panola County ............................ 11,404 10,876 528 4.6 

Parker County ............................. 50,331 48,274 2,057 4.1 

Parmer County ............................ 5,013 4,837 176 3.5 

Pecos County ............................. 7,173 6,857 316 4.4 

Polk County ................................ 17,343 16,350 993 5.7 

Potter County .............................. 58,744 56,359 2,385 4.1 

Presidio County .......................... 3,256 3,013 243 7.5 

Rains County .............................. 5,109 4,892 217 4.2 

Randall County ........................... 67,688 65,679 2,009 3.0 

Reagan County ........................... 1,582 1,527 55 3.5 

Real County ................................ 1,449 1,394 55 3.8 

Red River County ....................... 6,425 6,101 324 5.0 

Reeves County ........................... 4,061 3,770 291 7.2 

Refugio County ........................... 4,165 4,001 164 3.9 

Roberts County ........................... 522 506 16 3.1 

Robertson County ....................... 7,537 7,178 359 4.8 

Rockwall County ......................... 29,622 28,511 1,111 3.8 

Runnels County .......................... 5,106 4,883 223 4.4 

Rusk County ............................... 23,048 21,996 1,052 4.6 

Sabine County ............................ 3,993 3,638 355 8.9 

San Augustine County ................ 3,805 3,572 233 6.1 

San Jacinto County ..................... 10,265 9,741 524 5.1 

San Patricio County .................... 29,429 27,680 1,749 5.9 

San Saba County ........................ 2,765 2,657 108 3.9 

Schleicher County ....................... 1,471 1,420 51 3.5 

Scurry County ............................. 7,343 7,018 325 4.4 

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Shackelford County .................... 2,150 2,096 54 2.5 

Shelby County ............................. 12,072 11,461 611 5.1 

Sherman County ......................... 1,559 1,500 59 3.8 

Smith County .............................. 97,398 92,983 4,415 4.5 

Somervell County ....................... 4,028 3,874 154 3.8 

Starr County ................................ 21,703 19,642 2,061 9.5 

Stephens County ........................ 4,005 3,824 181 4.5 

Sterling County ........................... 827 803 24 2.9 

Stonewall County ........................ 860 832 28 3.3 

Sutton County ............................. 2,727 2,658 69 2.5 

Swisher County ........................... 3,784 3,625 159 4.2 

Tarrant County ............................ 853,772 812,751 41,021 4.8 

Taylor County ............................. 68,499 65,998 2,501 3.7 

Terrell County ............................. 468 444 24 5.1 

Terry County ............................... 5,716 5,420 296 5.2 

Throckmorton County ................. 959 930 29 3.0 

Titus County ................................ 15,325 14,707 618 4.0 

Tom Green County ..................... 54,550 52,441 2,109 3.9 

Travis County .............................. 517,419 495,730 21,689 4.2 

Trinity County .............................. 6,050 5,721 329 5.4 

Upshur County ............................ 18,847 18,044 803 4.3 

Upton County .............................. 1,588 1,528 60 3.8 

Uvalde County ............................ 12,163 11,538 625 5.1 

Val Verde County ........................ 19,630 18,505 1,125 5.7 

Van Zandt County ....................... 25,664 24,570 1,094 4.3 

Victoria County ........................... 44,519 42,631 1,888 4.2 

Walker County ............................ 26,354 25,068 1,286 4.9 

Waller County ............................. 16,573 15,746 827 5.0 

Ward County ............................... 4,312 4,085 227 5.3 

Washington County .................... 16,027 15,333 694 4.3 

Webb County .............................. 86,411 81,999 4,412 5.1 

Wharton County .......................... 21,611 20,627 984 4.6 

Wheeler County .......................... 2,758 2,656 102 3.7 

Wichita County ........................... 64,129 61,344 2,785 4.3 

Wilbarger County ........................ 5,941 5,669 272 4.6 

Willacy County ............................ 7,134 6,523 611 8.6 

Williamson County ...................... 173,598 167,073 6,525 3.8 

Wilson County ............................ 17,416 16,715 701 4.0 

Winkler County ........................... 3,017 2,871 146 4.8 

Wise County ............................... 27,721 26,661 1,060 3.8 

Wood County .............................. 17,349 16,561 788 4.5 

Yoakum County .......................... 3,385 3,247 138 4.1 

Young County ............................. 9,297 8,959 338 3.6 

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Zapata County ............................ 5,422 5,133 289 5.3 

Zavala County ............................. 3,943 3,516 427 10.8 

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