Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Texas
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
The United States as of Oct. 28 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and 97.4 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 68.4% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 7.3% of people have received the most recent bivalent booster dose.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Texas using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest vaccination rate as of Oct. 27, 2022. Due to inconsistencies in reporting, some counties do not have vaccination data available. Case count data based on Oct. 13 numbers reported by the Department of Health and Human Services. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in your state.
#50. Karnes County
--- 8.7% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 481 (75 total deaths)
--- 53.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 40,478 (6,315 total cases)
--- 46.8% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#49. Guadalupe County
--- 8.4% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 249 (415 total deaths)
--- 20.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,244 (43,787 total cases)
--- 4.8% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#48. Medina County
--- 8.0% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 403 (208 total deaths)
--- 28.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,598 (11,657 total cases)
--- 18.0% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#47. Montgomery County
--- 8.0% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 221 (1,340 total deaths)
--- 29.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,192 (165,163 total cases)
--- 1.4% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#46. Brewster County
--- 7.9% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 348 (32 total deaths)
--- 10.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,822 (1,272 total cases)
--- 49.9% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#45. San Patricio County
--- 7.7% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 536 (358 total deaths)
--- 70.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,358 (13,585 total cases)
--- 26.2% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#44. Caldwell County
--- 7.4% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 421 (184 total deaths)
--- 34.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,831 (16,955 total cases)
--- 40.8% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#43. Aransas County
--- 6.2% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 400 (94 total deaths)
--- 27.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,301 (5,243 total cases)
--- 19.1% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#42. Blanco County
--- 6.1% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 293 (35 total deaths)
--- 6.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,203 (3,007 total cases)
--- 8.6% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#41. Tarrant County
--- 5.7% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 292 (6,135 total deaths)
--- 7.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,047 (652,766 total cases)
--- 12.6% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#40. Jim Hogg County
--- 5.6% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 423 (22 total deaths)
--- 34.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 68,500 (3,562 total cases)
--- 148.4% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#39. Nueces County
--- 4.9% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 433 (1,570 total deaths)
--- 37.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,000 (115,933 total cases)
--- 16.1% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#38. Pecos County
--- 4.3% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 455 (72 total deaths)
--- 44.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,861 (3,459 total cases)
--- 20.7% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#37. Bastrop County
--- 4.3% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 277 (246 total deaths)
--- 11.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,192 (25,900 total cases)
--- 5.9% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#36. Archer County
--- 3.1% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 339 (29 total deaths)
--- 8.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,487 (2,522 total cases)
--- 6.9% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#35. Brazoria County
--- 2.6% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 273 (1,020 total deaths)
--- 13.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,000 (112,279 total cases)
--- 8.8% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#34. Rockwall County
--- 2.5% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 259 (272 total deaths)
--- 17.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,689 (30,099 total cases)
--- 4.1% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#33. Zapata County
--- 0.7% lower vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 395 (56 total deaths)
--- 25.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,193 (4,281 total cases)
--- 9.5% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#32. Galveston County
--- 0.2% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 257 (881 total deaths)
--- 18.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,617 (115,018 total cases)
--- 21.9% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#31. Dallas County
--- 0.7% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 264 (6,947 total deaths)
--- 15.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,141 (662,599 total cases)
--- 8.8% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#30. Kleberg County
--- 1.0% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 495 (152 total deaths)
--- 57.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,618 (8,780 total cases)
--- 3.8% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#29. Bell County
--- 1.5% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 257 (931 total deaths)
--- 18.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,159 (80,421 total cases)
--- 19.6% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#28. Kendall County
--- 1.8% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 270 (128 total deaths)
--- 14.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,871 (9,425 total cases)
--- 27.9% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#27. Denton County
--- 2.0% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 158 (1,398 total deaths)
--- 49.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,902 (212,063 total cases)
--- 13.3% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#26. Duval County
--- 3.1% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 654 (73 total deaths)
--- 108.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,865 (4,113 total cases)
--- 33.7% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#25. La Salle County
--- 3.3% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 652 (49 total deaths)
--- 107.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,936 (2,552 total cases)
--- 23.1% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#24. Comal County
--- 3.3% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 365 (570 total deaths)
--- 16.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,183 (40,900 total cases)
--- 5.0% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#23. Hays County
--- 4.4% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 235 (541 total deaths)
--- 25.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,392 (74,564 total cases)
--- 17.5% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#22. Harris County
--- 6.6% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 241 (11,351 total deaths)
--- 23.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,881 (1,219,870 total cases)
--- 6.1% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#21. Hudspeth County
--- 10.2% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 368 (18 total deaths)
--- 17.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,434 (1,145 total cases)
--- 15.0% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#20. Willacy County
--- 10.3% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 637 (136 total deaths)
--- 102.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 39,053 (8,341 total cases)
--- 41.6% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#19. Collin County
--- 12.5% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 151 (1,565 total deaths)
--- 51.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,099 (259,704 total cases)
--- 9.0% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#18. Frio County
--- 13.4% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 468 (95 total deaths)
--- 49.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,114 (6,521 total cases)
--- 16.5% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#17. Val Verde County
--- 14.3% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 628 (308 total deaths)
--- 100.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,955 (15,666 total cases)
--- 15.9% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#16. Williamson County
--- 14.9% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 155 (916 total deaths)
--- 50.6% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,142 (160,288 total cases)
--- 1.6% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#15. Dimmit County
--- 15.2% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 504 (51 total deaths)
--- 60.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 60,223 (6,097 total cases)
--- 118.4% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#14. Travis County
--- 16.4% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 141 (1,801 total deaths)
--- 55.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,793 (277,636 total cases)
--- 21.0% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#13. Bexar County
--- 17.4% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 317 (6,352 total deaths)
--- 1.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,117 (663,508 total cases)
--- 20.1% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#12. Fort Bend County
--- 20.2% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 150 (1,214 total deaths)
--- 52.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,913 (234,684 total cases)
--- 4.9% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#11. Hidalgo County
--- 28.7% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 463 (4,022 total deaths)
--- 47.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,105 (252,839 total cases)
--- 5.6% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#10. Cameron County
--- 31.8% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 494 (2,090 total deaths)
--- 57.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,962 (126,786 total cases)
--- 8.7% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#9. El Paso County
--- 38.2% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 456 (3,825 total deaths)
--- 45.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,527 (239,412 total cases)
--- 3.5% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#8. Reeves County
--- 40.5% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 469 (75 total deaths)
--- 49.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,912 (5,258 total cases)
--- 19.4% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#7. Edwards County
--- 43.3% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 569 (11 total deaths)
--- 81.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,934 (559 total cases)
--- 4.9% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#6. Presidio County
--- 55.2% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 597 (40 total deaths)
--- 90.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 16,736 (1,122 total cases)
--- 39.3% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#5. Irion County
--- 55.7% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 195 (3 total deaths)
--- 37.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 36,979 (568 total cases)
--- 34.1% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#4. Brooks County
--- 55.7% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 733 (52 total deaths)
--- 133.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,393 (1,943 total cases)
--- 0.6% less cases per 100k residents than Texas
#3. Maverick County
--- 55.7% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 809 (475 total deaths)
--- 157.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 39,915 (23,439 total cases)
--- 44.8% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#2. Starr County
--- 55.7% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 580 (375 total deaths)
--- 84.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 35,968 (23,247 total cases)
--- 30.5% more cases per 100k residents than Texas
#1. Webb County
--- 55.7% higher vaccination rate than Texas
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 384 (1,063 total deaths)
--- 22.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Texas
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 38,777 (107,277 total cases)
--- 40.6% more cases per 100k residents than Texas