Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Wettest Counties in Texas
Total annual precipitation by county, wettest first. Rainfall drives roof and siding wear, basement water, and in much of the country the flood component of the insurance premium. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Texas ranked
| # | County | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardin County | 63.2" | Relatively Low | $188,200 |
| 2 | Liberty County | 62.8" | Relatively Low | $167,100 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 62.1" | Relatively High | $159,600 |
| 4 | Orange County | 62.1" | Relatively Moderate | $163,400 |
| 5 | Chambers County | 59.7" | Relatively Low | $289,900 |
| 6 | Jasper County | 59.1" | Relatively Low | $125,900 |
| 7 | Tyler County | 59.1" | Relatively Low | $138,400 |
| 8 | Newton County | 57.3" | Very Low | $83,100 |
| 9 | Sabine County | 57.3" | Very Low | $131,900 |
| 10 | Shelby County | 56.5" | Relatively Low | $111,700 |
| 11 | San Augustine County | 55.6" | Very Low | $83,500 |
| 12 | Brazoria County | 53.4" | Relatively Moderate | $276,800 |
| 13 | Bowie County | 52.8" | Relatively Low | $161,300 |
| 14 | Panola County | 52.3" | Relatively Low | $146,000 |
| 15 | Harris County | 51.8" | Very High | $255,000 |
| 16 | Harrison County | 51.3" | Relatively Low | $178,200 |
| 17 | Montgomery County | 51.0" | Relatively High | $317,500 |
| 18 | Polk County | 51.0" | Relatively Low | $154,000 |
| 19 | Waller County | 50.8" | Relatively Low | $292,000 |
| 20 | Rusk County | 50.4" | Relatively Low | $166,900 |
| 21 | Cass County | 50.3" | Relatively Low | $133,500 |
| 22 | Angelina County | 50.3" | Relatively Low | $149,800 |
| 23 | Trinity County | 50.3" | Relatively Low | $110,100 |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 50.1" | Relatively Low | $160,300 |
| 25 | Nacogdoches County | 49.9" | Relatively Low | $158,200 |
| 26 | Marion County | 49.7" | Very Low | $110,500 |
| 27 | Fort Bend County | 49.7" | Relatively High | $350,300 |
| 28 | Wharton County | 49.6" | Relatively Moderate | $182,700 |
| 29 | Red River County | 49.4" | Relatively Low | $133,800 |
| 30 | Delta County | 49.3" | Very Low | $149,400 |
| 31 | Lamar County | 48.9" | Relatively Low | $175,500 |
| 32 | Camp County | 48.6" | Very Low | $159,900 |
| 33 | Titus County | 48.6" | Relatively Low | $157,900 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 48.2" | Very Low | $213,200 |
| 35 | Washington County | 48.0" | Relatively Low | $270,100 |
| 36 | Upshur County | 47.9" | Relatively Low | $171,200 |
| 37 | San Jacinto County | 47.6" | Relatively Low | $183,100 |
| 38 | Houston County | 47.3" | Relatively Low | $155,100 |
| 39 | Galveston County | 47.2" | Relatively High | $284,900 |
| 40 | Morris County | 47.1" | Very Low | $110,200 |
| 41 | Hunt County | 47.0" | Relatively Moderate | $210,900 |
| 42 | Anderson County | 46.8" | Relatively Low | $173,400 |
| 43 | Madison County | 46.8" | Very Low | $149,100 |
| 44 | Hopkins County | 46.5" | Relatively Low | $193,200 |
| 45 | Fannin County | 45.5" | Relatively Low | $213,500 |
| 46 | Rains County | 45.4" | Very Low | $214,900 |
| 47 | Gregg County | 45.3" | Relatively Moderate | $185,800 |
| 48 | Wood County | 45.1" | Relatively Low | $195,100 |
| 49 | Colorado County | 45.0" | Relatively Low | $194,000 |
| 50 | Henderson County | 44.8" | Relatively Moderate | $189,600 |
| 51 | Matagorda County | 44.5" | Relatively Low | $162,200 |
| 52 | Grayson County | 44.3" | Relatively Low | $228,300 |
| 53 | Austin County | 43.9" | Relatively Low | $270,900 |
| 54 | Walker County | 43.6" | Relatively Low | $207,900 |
| 55 | Freestone County | 43.5" | Relatively Low | $164,400 |
| 56 | Cooke County | 42.8" | Relatively Low | $224,600 |
| 57 | Leon County | 42.4" | Relatively Low | $177,400 |
| 58 | Smith County | 42.1" | Relatively Moderate | $220,800 |
| 59 | Brazos County | 41.8" | Relatively Moderate | $279,700 |
| 60 | Burleson County | 41.8" | Very Low | $174,000 |
| 61 | Grimes County | 41.8" | Relatively Low | $226,600 |
| 62 | Ellis County | 40.8" | Relatively Moderate | $306,400 |
| 63 | Robertson County | 40.6" | Very Low | $172,700 |
| 64 | Lavaca County | 40.4" | Relatively Low | $220,900 |
| 65 | Jackson County | 40.4" | Relatively Low | $175,500 |
| 66 | Victoria County | 40.4" | Relatively Moderate | $197,600 |
| 67 | Fayette County | 39.6" | Relatively Low | $271,100 |
| 68 | Calhoun County | 39.6" | Relatively Low | $150,000 |
| 69 | Limestone County | 39.3" | Relatively Low | $154,400 |
| 70 | Navarro County | 39.3" | Relatively Low | $159,900 |
| 71 | Falls County | 39.1" | Very Low | $97,300 |
| 72 | Wise County | 38.9" | Relatively Low | $277,200 |
| 73 | Hill County | 38.7" | Relatively Low | $163,100 |
| 74 | Milam County | 38.6" | Relatively Low | $168,900 |
| 75 | Denton County | 38.4" | Relatively High | $403,400 |
| 76 | Kaufman County | 38.4" | Relatively Low | $290,800 |
| 77 | Rockwall County | 38.4" | Relatively Low | $386,000 |
| 78 | Van Zandt County | 38.4" | Relatively Low | $199,500 |
| 79 | Dallas County | 38.3" | Very High | $277,900 |
| 80 | Tarrant County | 38.3" | Relatively High | $294,100 |
| 81 | Collin County | 38.3" | Relatively High | $447,600 |
| 82 | Comal County | 37.8" | Relatively Moderate | $398,800 |
| 83 | Lee County | 37.7" | Very Low | $247,500 |
| 84 | Johnson County | 37.7" | Relatively Moderate | $254,600 |
| 85 | Kendall County | 37.5" | Relatively Low | $489,800 |
| 86 | Goliad County | 37.2" | Very Low | $182,800 |
| 87 | Bastrop County | 37.1" | Relatively Moderate | $269,500 |
| 88 | Williamson County | 37.1" | Relatively Moderate | $414,600 |
| 89 | Coryell County | 37.0" | Relatively Low | $177,400 |
| 90 | Bell County | 37.0" | Relatively Moderate | $221,100 |
| 91 | Bosque County | 36.4" | Very Low | $184,500 |
| 92 | McLennan County | 36.4" | Relatively Moderate | $219,200 |
| 93 | Bandera County | 36.3" | Relatively Low | $249,800 |
| 94 | Kerr County | 36.3" | Relatively Low | $285,100 |
| 95 | Gonzales County | 35.9" | Relatively Moderate | $158,900 |
| 96 | Hays County | 35.7" | Relatively Moderate | $371,400 |
| 97 | Travis County | 35.6" | Relatively High | $487,600 |
| 98 | Caldwell County | 35.4" | Relatively Low | $215,600 |
| 99 | Montague County | 35.4" | Relatively Low | $189,400 |
| 100 | Hood County | 35.2" | Relatively Low | $281,300 |
| 101 | Parker County | 35.2" | Relatively Moderate | $343,600 |
| 102 | Refugio County | 34.8" | Very Low | $94,400 |
| 103 | Somervell County | 34.3" | Very Low | $253,600 |
| 104 | DeWitt County | 34.2" | Relatively Moderate | $167,200 |
| 105 | Erath County | 34.1" | Relatively Low | $251,900 |
| 106 | Palo Pinto County | 34.1" | Relatively Low | $167,300 |
| 107 | Blanco County | 33.0" | Very Low | $396,200 |
| 108 | San Patricio County | 33.0" | Relatively Moderate | $180,400 |
| 109 | Jack County | 32.7" | Very Low | $174,800 |
| 110 | Archer County | 32.5" | Very Low | $175,300 |
| 111 | Lampasas County | 32.2" | Very Low | $236,000 |
| 112 | Clay County | 32.0" | Very Low | $161,300 |
| 113 | Bee County | 31.9" | Relatively Low | $102,800 |
| 114 | Comanche County | 31.8" | Relatively Low | $137,800 |
| 115 | Nueces County | 31.7" | Relatively High | $194,700 |
| 116 | Karnes County | 31.6" | Relatively Low | $136,900 |
| 117 | Wilson County | 31.6" | Relatively Low | $286,300 |
| 118 | Hamilton County | 31.6" | Very Low | $124,800 |
| 119 | Atascosa County | 31.5" | Relatively Low | $157,400 |
| 120 | Bexar County | 31.3" | Relatively High | $244,100 |
| 121 | Guadalupe County | 31.3" | Relatively Moderate | $285,900 |
| 122 | Brown County | 30.6" | Relatively Low | $149,900 |
| 123 | Gillespie County | 30.6" | Relatively Low | $432,300 |
| 124 | Mills County | 30.4" | Very Low | $200,200 |
| 125 | Young County | 30.0" | Very Low | $165,300 |
| 126 | Stephens County | 29.7" | Very Low | $105,700 |
| 127 | Throckmorton County | 29.5" | Very Low | $84,200 |
| 128 | Eastland County | 29.2" | Very Low | $121,700 |
| 129 | Baylor County | 29.0" | Very Low | $93,300 |
| 130 | Shackelford County | 28.9" | Very Low | $176,900 |
| 131 | Mason County | 28.9" | Very Low | $274,600 |
| 132 | San Saba County | 28.6" | Very Low | $161,800 |
| 133 | Aransas County | 28.4" | Relatively Low | $236,800 |
| 134 | Burnet County | 28.4" | Relatively Low | $310,500 |
| 135 | Wilbarger County | 28.4" | Relatively Low | $98,800 |
| 136 | Wichita County | 27.9" | Relatively Moderate | $141,600 |
| 137 | Coleman County | 27.9" | Very Low | $91,200 |
| 138 | Llano County | 27.6" | Relatively Low | $322,300 |
| 139 | Brooks County | 27.4" | Relatively Low | $82,700 |
| 140 | McCulloch County | 27.4" | Very Low | $104,400 |
| 141 | Jim Wells County | 27.1" | Relatively Moderate | $104,800 |
| 142 | Duval County | 27.0" | Relatively Low | $86,400 |
| 143 | Kleberg County | 27.0" | Relatively Moderate | $152,200 |
| 144 | Haskell County | 26.9" | Very Low | $92,000 |
| 145 | Concho County | 26.5" | Very Low | $105,800 |
| 146 | Live Oak County | 26.5" | Very Low | $142,300 |
| 147 | Foard County | 26.3" | Very Low | $71,400 |
| 148 | Edwards County | 26.0" | Very Low | $78,300 |
| 149 | McMullen County | 25.6" | Very Low | $108,800 |
| 150 | Hardeman County | 25.6" | Very Low | $76,500 |
| 151 | Jones County | 25.4" | Very Low | $92,700 |
| 152 | Knox County | 25.4" | Very Low | $66,800 |
| 153 | Wheeler County | 25.3" | Very Low | $97,600 |
| 154 | Callahan County | 25.2" | Very Low | $144,800 |
| 155 | Taylor County | 25.2" | Relatively Moderate | $190,300 |
| 156 | Frio County | 25.0" | Relatively Low | $110,100 |
| 157 | Medina County | 24.9" | Relatively Low | $220,000 |
| 158 | Uvalde County | 24.9" | Relatively Low | $144,400 |
| 159 | Menard County | 24.3" | Very Low | $105,300 |
| 160 | Kinney County | 24.3" | Very Low | $88,500 |
| 161 | Hemphill County | 24.1" | Very Low | $214,900 |
| 162 | Roberts County | 24.1" | Very Low | $176,800 |
| 163 | Willacy County | 24.0" | Relatively Low | $60,800 |
| 164 | Nolan County | 23.9" | Very Low | $98,300 |
| 165 | Cottle County | 23.9" | Very Low | $54,100 |
| 166 | Childress County | 23.7" | Very Low | $115,100 |
| 167 | Hall County | 23.7" | Very Low | $80,200 |
| 168 | Hidalgo County | 23.6" | Relatively High | $124,000 |
| 169 | Stonewall County | 23.6" | Very Low | $54,700 |
| 170 | Fisher County | 23.5" | Very Low | $77,600 |
| 171 | Runnels County | 23.4" | Very Low | $103,700 |
| 172 | Kent County | 23.3" | Very Low | $108,900 |
| 173 | Cameron County | 23.3" | Relatively High | $120,000 |
| 174 | Motley County | 23.0" | Very Low | $81,100 |
| 175 | Ochiltree County | 22.8" | Very Low | $137,200 |
| 176 | Gray County | 22.8" | Relatively Low | $100,400 |
| 177 | Jim Hogg County | 22.7" | Relatively Low | $125,600 |
| 178 | Armstrong County | 22.7" | Very Low | $185,700 |
| 179 | Donley County | 22.7" | Very Low | $90,500 |
| 180 | Sutton County | 22.7" | Very Low | $140,600 |
| 181 | Lipscomb County | 22.6" | Very Low | $128,400 |
| 182 | Dickens County | 22.5" | Very Low | $65,000 |
| 183 | Starr County | 22.5" | Relatively Moderate | $93,300 |
| 184 | Kimble County | 22.5" | Very Low | $173,100 |
| 185 | Garza County | 22.1" | Very Low | $79,300 |
| 186 | Collingsworth County | 22.1" | Very Low | $108,400 |
| 187 | Mitchell County | 22.0" | Very Low | $85,700 |
| 188 | Schleicher County | 21.9" | Very Low | $113,400 |
| 189 | Scurry County | 21.8" | Very Low | $110,800 |
| 190 | Crosby County | 21.7" | Very Low | $75,500 |
| 191 | Briscoe County | 21.7" | Very Low | $82,900 |
| 192 | La Salle County | 21.7" | Very Low | $101,000 |
| 193 | Irion County | 21.6" | Very Low | $152,600 |
| 194 | Coke County | 21.4" | Very Low | $112,900 |
| 195 | Webb County | 21.4" | Relatively Moderate | $178,900 |
| 196 | Carson County | 21.1" | Very Low | $140,600 |
| 197 | Castro County | 21.0" | Very Low | $94,900 |
| 198 | Tom Green County | 20.9" | Relatively Low | $186,700 |
| 199 | Maverick County | 20.8" | Relatively Low | $151,500 |
| 200 | Val Verde County | 20.8" | Relatively Low | $151,500 |
| 201 | Lynn County | 20.7" | Very Low | $130,800 |
| 202 | Hansford County | 20.6" | Very Low | $132,100 |
| 203 | Swisher County | 20.5" | Very Low | $89,200 |
| 204 | Sterling County | 20.4" | Very Low | $143,200 |
| 205 | Zapata County | 20.4" | Very Low | $88,800 |
| 206 | Floyd County | 20.2" | Very Low | $101,000 |
| 207 | Crockett County | 19.8" | Very Low | $140,000 |
| 208 | Potter County | 19.7" | Relatively Moderate | $134,900 |
| 209 | Glasscock County | 19.6" | Very Low | $248,600 |
| 210 | Howard County | 19.6" | Relatively Low | $150,300 |
| 211 | Dimmit County | 19.6" | Very Low | $80,300 |
| 212 | Zavala County | 19.5" | Relatively Low | $88,100 |
| 213 | Borden County | 19.4" | Very Low | $105,400 |
| 214 | Deaf Smith County | 19.3" | Relatively Low | $116,000 |
| 215 | Parmer County | 19.3" | Relatively Moderate | $127,300 |
| 216 | Jeff Davis County | 19.0" | Very Low | $234,400 |
| 217 | Presidio County | 19.0" | Very Low | $123,100 |
| 218 | Oldham County | 18.8" | Very Low | $144,800 |
| 219 | Hutchinson County | 18.6" | Relatively Low | $102,200 |
| 220 | Sherman County | 18.5" | Very Low | $125,500 |
| 221 | Randall County | 18.4" | Relatively Moderate | $227,500 |
| 222 | Hale County | 18.4" | Relatively Low | $106,100 |
| 223 | Lubbock County | 18.3" | Relatively High | $199,600 |
| 224 | Hockley County | 18.3" | Relatively Low | $112,700 |
| 225 | Reagan County | 18.2" | Very Low | $163,700 |
| 226 | Terry County | 18.1" | Relatively Low | $111,200 |
| 227 | Bailey County | 17.9" | Very Low | $104,400 |
| 228 | Lamb County | 17.9" | Relatively Low | $76,600 |
| 229 | Moore County | 17.7" | Relatively Low | $135,400 |
| 230 | Cochran County | 17.6" | Very Low | $57,700 |
| 231 | Gaines County | 17.2" | Relatively Low | $185,300 |
| 232 | Dawson County | 16.8" | Very Low | $90,800 |
| 233 | Yoakum County | 16.2" | Relatively Low | $183,000 |
| 234 | Dallam County | 15.6" | Relatively Low | $140,500 |
| 235 | Hartley County | 15.6" | Very Low | $213,200 |
| 236 | Upton County | 14.8" | Very Low | $106,300 |
| 237 | Andrews County | 14.0" | Very Low | $188,200 |
| 238 | Martin County | 13.5" | Very Low | $162,200 |
| 239 | Midland County | 13.5" | Relatively Moderate | $293,000 |
| 240 | Ward County | 13.4" | Very Low | $138,800 |
| 241 | Ector County | 12.9" | Relatively Moderate | $190,500 |
| 242 | Pecos County | 12.8" | Very Low | $142,900 |
| 243 | Winkler County | 12.6" | Very Low | $121,200 |
| 244 | Crane County | 12.1" | Very Low | $119,900 |
| 245 | Brewster County | 10.8" | Very Low | $216,000 |
| 246 | Reeves County | 10.1" | Very Low | $113,700 |
| 247 | Culberson County | 9.8" | Very Low | $84,500 |
| 248 | Hudspeth County | 9.8" | Very Low | $57,400 |
| 249 | Terrell County | 9.8" | Very Low | $152,200 |
| 250 | El Paso County | 8.8" | Relatively High | $167,300 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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