| | 1995-97 | Rate/100,000 |
| Name | Deaths | Population | Crude | Age Adjusted |
| TERRY, TX - YOAKUM, TX | 4 | 66,483 | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| MADISON, TX - LEON, TX | 4 | 80,705 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| DEAF SMITH, TX - PARMER, TX | 3 | 94,365 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| TITUS, TX - CAMP, TX | 8 | 183,733 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| NAVARRO, TX - FREESTONE, TX | 8 | 183,356 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| SCURRY, TX | 2 | 56,708 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| TOM GREEN (SAN ANGELO), TX - MC CULLOCH, TX | 18 | 468,656 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| LEA, NM - ANDREWS, TX | 8 | 268,281 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| COLORADO, TX - FAYETTE, TX | 6 | 124,402 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| GREGG (LONGVIEW), TX - RUSK, TX | 25 | 671,452 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| BEE, TX - KARNES, TX | 4 | 125,648 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| DENTON (DENTON), TX - COOKE, TX | 28 | 1,325,701 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| HALE, TX - FLOYD, TX | 4 | 167,385 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| WICHITA (WICHITA FALLS), TX - YOUNG, TX | 19 | 602,864 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| TARRANT (FORT WORTH), TX - JOHNSON, TX | 99 | 4,809,137 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| NUECES (CORPUS CHRISTI), TX - SAN PATRICIO, TX | 37 | 1,595,135 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| UVALDE, TX | 2 | 79,477 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| JEFFERSON (BEAUMONT), TX - ORANGE, TX | 38 | 1,383,402 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| DALLAS (DALLAS), TX - COLLIN, TX | 162 | 8,453,053 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| HARRISON (MARSHALL), TX - CASS, TX | 9 | 312,015 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| LAMAR, TX - RED RIVER, TX | 9 | 247,965 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| GRAY, TX - WHEELER, TX | 3 | 104,101 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| BRAZOS (BRYAN), TX - WASHINGTON, TX | 13 | 667,952 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| COMAL (NEW BRAUNFELS), TX | 6 | 210,426 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| NOLAN, TX - MITCHELL, TX | 3 | 92,414 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| ECTOR (ODESSA), TX - WARD, TX | 12 | 512,692 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| EL PASO (EL PASO), TX - CULBERSON, TX | 32 | 2,220,445 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| ANGELINA, TX - WALKER, TX | 15 | 585,183 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| BELL (KILLEEN), TX - MILAM, TX | 17 | 1,072,931 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| TAYLOR (ABILENE), TX - JONES, TX | 15 | 603,455 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| TRAVIS (AUSTIN), TX - WILLIAMSON, TX | 49 | 3,093,356 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| VICTORIA (VICTORIA), TX - LAVACA, TX | 11 | 527,110 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| HAYS (SAN MARCOS), TX - CALDWELL, TX | 5 | 353,521 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| LUBBOCK (LUBBOCK), TX - LAMB, TX | 20 | 1,001,311 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| GALVESTON (GALVESTON), TX | 14 | 752,354 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| HOWARD, TX - GLASSCOCK, TX | 2 | 105,850 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| BROWN, TX - COLEMAN, TX | 5 | 178,359 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| CAMERON (BROWNSVILLE), TX - WILLACY, TX | 15 | 1,075,649 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| WILBARGER, TX - HARDEMAN, TX | 3 | 64,541 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| BOWIE (TEXARKANA), TX - MILLER, AR | 20 | 754,857 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| HARRIS (HOUSTON), TX - MONTGOMERY, TX | 162 | 12,087,152 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| BEXAR (SAN ANTONIO), TX - GUADALUPE, TX | 73 | 4,957,133 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| MC LENNAN (WACO), TX - HILL, TX | 18 | 919,297 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| CHEROKEE, TX - ANDERSON, TX | 9 | 363,173 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| NACOGDOCHES, TX - SHELBY, TX | 6 | 305,001 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| SMITH (TYLER), TX - HENDERSON, TX | 18 | 957,747 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| MIDLAND (MIDLAND), TX - PECOS, TX | 6 | 447,712 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| HIDALGO (MCALLEN), TX - STARR, TX | 21 | 1,785,221 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| POTTER (AMARILLO), TX - MOORE, TX | 12 | 954,269 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| KERR, TX - GILLESPIE, TX | 5 | 257,166 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| BRAZORIA (LAKE JACKSON), TX - WHARTON, TX | 9 | 937,192 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| BREWSTER, TX - JEFF DAVIS, TX | 1 | 60,321 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| GRAYSON (SHERMAN), TX - BRYAN, OK | 9 | 544,459 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| WEBB (LAREDO), TX - JIM HOGG, TX | 5 | 631,556 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| PALO PINTO, TX - JACK, TX | 1 | 101,194 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| WOODWARD, OK - ELLIS, OK | 1 | 107,771 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| ERATH, TX - COMANCHE, TX | 2 | 138,498 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| VAL VERDE, TX - MAVERICK, TX | 1 | 296,545 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| DIMMIT, TX | 0 | 32,864 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COLLINGSWORTH, TX | 0 | 10,425 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHILDRESS, TX - HALL, TX | 0 | 41,786 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
