Data · checked November 12, 2026
Licensed child care seats by county in Texas
For each Texas county: the licensed capacity of child care centers and school-age programs, compared with the number of children ages 0 to 13. Statewide there are 19.4 seats for every 100 children. Among the 63 counties with at least 10,000 children, Liberty County has the fewest (5.8) and Williamson County the most (31.9).
19.4
licensed seats per 100 children ages 0 to 13 in Texas (centers and school-age programs)
5.8
in Liberty County, the fewest among 63 counties with 10,000+ children
1,130,582
licensed seats in 9,596 centers and school-age programs
20.2
seats per 100 children when family child care homes are added
Findings
What the data shows
- Liberty County has 1,605 licensed child care seats for 27,716 children ages 0 to 13: 5.8 per 100, less than a third of the statewide 19.4. Adding family child care homes barely changes it (6.0).
- 18 of 254 Texas counties have no licensed child care center or school-age program. In 13 of them, home to 2,719 children, the state lists no licensed, registered or listed child care provider of any kind.
- Webb County (Laredo), with 63,230 children, has 11.6 seats per 100 children, the lowest of any Texas county with more than 50,000 children.
Compare
Fewest and most seats per child, counties with 10,000+ children
- Liberty5.8
- Cherokee9.3
- Atascosa9.4
- Wise10.3
- Johnson11.0
- Webb11.6
- Hunt12.5
- Kaufman13.0
- Coryell13.6
- San Patricio13.6
Seats per 100 children ages 0 to 13. The thin line marks the statewide figure (19.4).
- Williamson31.9
- Collin31.0
- Tom Green27.5
- Fort Bend26.9
- Brazoria26.8
- Travis26.3
- Gregg25.0
- Angelina24.8
- Lubbock24.6
- Midland24.4
Seats per 100 children ages 0 to 13. The thin line marks the statewide figure (19.4).
All the numbers
Every Texas county
| County | Children 0 to 13 | Centers and school-age programs | Center and school-age seats | Per 100 children | Per 100, with family homes | Infant center care, 2022 (week / share of income) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 8,258 | 12 | 1,500 | 18.2 | 18.4 | $124 / 9.6% |
| Andrews County | 4,476 | 5 | 686 | 15.3 | 15.6 | $155 / 8.6% |
| Angelina County | 16,125 | 36 | 4,004 | 24.8 | 24.9 | $129 / 10.1% |
| Aransas County | 3,349 | 5 | 538 | 16.1 | 16.9 | $124 / 9.0% |
| Archer County | 1,544 | 5 | 168 | 10.9 | 11.5 | $130 / 7.4% |
| Armstrong County | 304 | 1 | 39 | 12.8 | 16.8 | $147 / 9.4% |
| Atascosa County | 10,770 | 14 | 1,009 | 9.4 | 9.7 | $171 / 11.5% |
| Austin County | 5,693 | 12 | 1,018 | 17.9 | 18.1 | $185 / 11.0% |
| Bailey County | 1,705 | 3 | 158 | 9.3 | 9.4 | $146 / 9.3% |
| Bandera County | 2,966 | 3 | 321 | 10.8 | 10.8 | $171 / 10.4% |
| Bastrop County | 22,483 | 36 | 3,407 | 15.2 | 15.8 | $202 / 11.3% |
| Baylor County | 624 | 3 | 115 | 18.4 | 18.4 | $130 / 9.2% |
| Bee County | 4,378 | 6 | 474 | 10.8 | 11.2 | $124 / 9.7% |
| Bell County | 82,436 | 158 | 15,404 | 18.7 | 19.8 | $133 / 9.2% |
| Bexar County | 393,654 | 541 | 64,651 | 16.4 | 17.1 | $171 / 11.0% |
| Blanco County | 1,698 | 4 | 230 | 13.5 | 13.5 | $202 / 11.0% |
| Borden County | 89 | 1 | 13 | 14.6 | 14.6 | $155 / 9.8% |
| Bosque County | 2,783 | 3 | 169 | 6.1 | 7.2 | $134 / 9.0% |
| Bowie County | 16,344 | 38 | 3,917 | 24.0 | 24.3 | $121 / 8.8% |
| Brazoria County | 77,615 | 157 | 20,827 | 26.8 | 27.5 | $185 / 9.1% |
| Brazos County | 38,462 | 76 | 8,044 | 20.9 | 21.8 | $154 / 9.5% |
| Brewster County | 1,224 | 3 | 150 | 12.3 | 14.5 | $122 / 8.9% |
| Briscoe County | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $147 / 15.3% |
| Brooks County | 1,217 | 5 | 238 | 19.6 | 19.6 | $153 / 20.7% |
| Brown County | 5,834 | 10 | 809 | 13.9 | 15.1 | $124 / 9.6% |
| Burleson County | 3,542 | 6 | 442 | 12.5 | 13.0 | $154 / 9.5% |
| Burnet County | 8,691 | 17 | 1,757 | 20.2 | 20.4 | $202 / 12.1% |
| Caldwell County | 9,946 | 12 | 762 | 7.7 | 7.9 | $202 / 13.7% |
| Calhoun County | 3,309 | 11 | 968 | 29.3 | 29.7 | $124 / 7.9% |
| Callahan County | 2,348 | 5 | 282 | 12.0 | 13.8 | $124 / 9.0% |
| Cameron County | 87,527 | 185 | 13,337 | 15.2 | 15.4 | $154 / 14.7% |
| Camp County | 2,709 | 4 | 239 | 8.8 | 9.6 | $124 / 10.1% |
| Carson County | 960 | 1 | 52 | 5.4 | 5.4 | $147 / 7.1% |
| Cass County | 4,776 | 5 | 443 | 9.3 | 9.3 | $121 / 9.8% |
| Castro County | 1,505 | 3 | 147 | 9.8 | 10.6 | $147 / 12.5% |
| Chambers County | 11,768 | 19 | 2,110 | 17.9 | 18.1 | $185 / 7.4% |
| Cherokee County | 10,216 | 9 | 954 | 9.3 | 9.6 | $124 / 10.1% |
| Childress County | 943 | 3 | 87 | 9.2 | 12.1 | $147 / 13.4% |
| Clay County | 1,654 | 2 | 134 | 8.1 | 10.3 | $130 / 7.4% |
| Cochran County | 551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $146 / 14.3% |
| Coke County | 551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $113 / 8.4% |
| Coleman County | 1,194 | 2 | 111 | 9.3 | 11.8 | $124 / 10.8% |
| Collin County | 234,013 | 444 | 72,654 | 31.0 | 32.1 | $191 / 7.4% |
| Collingsworth County | 440 | 1 | 47 | 10.7 | 13.4 | $147 / 12.4% |
| Colorado County | 3,731 | 10 | 899 | 24.1 | 24.1 | $185 / 13.1% |
| Comal County | 33,836 | 44 | 5,130 | 15.2 | 15.7 | $171 / 8.1% |
| Comanche County | 2,346 | 2 | 71 | 3.0 | 4.2 | $124 / 7.9% |
| Concho County | 300 | 1 | 65 | 21.7 | 21.7 | $113 / 7.7% |
| Cooke County | 7,716 | 12 | 1,371 | 17.8 | 18.8 | $138 / 8.4% |
| Coryell County | 14,973 | 27 | 2,037 | 13.6 | 13.9 | $133 / 9.8% |
| Cottle County | 150 | 1 | 72 | 48.0 | 48.0 | $130 / 11.8% |
| Crane County | 1,020 | 2 | 120 | 11.8 | 11.8 | $155 / 9.8% |
| Crockett County | 486 | 3 | 114 | 23.5 | 23.5 | $113 / 7.7% |
| Crosby County | 856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | $146 / 11.6% |
| Culberson County | 373 | 1 | 59 | 15.8 | 15.8 | $122 / 13.6% |
| Dallam County | 1,970 | 1 | 33 | 1.7 | 4.1 | $147 / 8.7% |
| Dallas County | 489,702 | 720 | 89,541 | 18.3 | 18.9 | $194 / 12.5% |
| Dawson County | 2,233 | 2 | 240 | 10.7 | 11.3 | $155 / 12.8% |
| Deaf Smith County | 4,299 | 5 | 407 | 9.5 | 9.5 | $147 / 14.1% |
| Delta County | 1,054 | 1 | 29 | 2.8 | 3.9 | $121 / 7.6% |
| Denton County | 182,425 | 304 | 42,582 | 23.3 | 24.6 | $191 / 7.8% |
| DeWitt County | 3,337 | 7 | 522 | 15.6 | 17.1 | $124 / 9.3% |
| Dickens County | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $146 / 11.8% |
| Dimmit County | 1,713 | 5 | 369 | 21.5 | 21.7 | $130 / 23.6% |
| Donley County | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | $147 / 10.4% |
| Duval County | 1,731 | 6 | 282 | 16.3 | 16.3 | $153 / 12.4% |
| Eastland County | 2,877 | 4 | 233 | 8.1 | 9.0 | $124 / 9.1% |
| Ector County | 40,083 | 48 | 5,546 | 13.8 | 14.1 | $155 / 9.9% |
| Edwards County | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $130 / 14.4% |
| El Paso County | 159,696 | 273 | 23,688 | 14.8 | 15.6 | $122 / 10.3% |
| Ellis County | 46,984 | 74 | 8,069 | 17.2 | 17.7 | $191 / 9.6% |
| Erath County | 6,672 | 10 | 781 | 11.7 | 12.3 | $191 / 12.1% |
| Falls County | 2,852 | 4 | 184 | 6.5 | 7.1 | $134 / 10.8% |
| Fannin County | 5,969 | 5 | 607 | 10.2 | 10.5 | $138 / 8.8% |
| Fayette County | 3,997 | 10 | 541 | 13.5 | 14.9 | $202 / 11.8% |
| Fisher County | 597 | 1 | 18 | 3.0 | 3.0 | $124 / 10.0% |
| Floyd County | 894 | 2 | 193 | 21.6 | 21.6 | $146 / 13.1% |
| Foard County | 147 | 1 | 83 | 56.5 | 56.5 | $130 / 14.2% |
| Fort Bend County | 185,423 | 320 | 49,852 | 26.9 | 27.9 | $185 / 7.8% |
| Franklin County | 1,761 | 1 | 99 | 5.6 | 5.8 | $121 / 8.6% |
| Freestone County | 3,355 | 5 | 208 | 6.2 | 7.5 | $134 / 8.7% |
| Frio County | 3,865 | 7 | 582 | 15.1 | 15.4 | $171 / 13.6% |
| Gaines County | 6,768 | 5 | 537 | 7.9 | 8.3 | $155 / 9.5% |
| Galveston County | 62,550 | 108 | 14,893 | 23.8 | 24.1 | $185 / 9.2% |
| Garza County | 641 | 3 | 97 | 15.1 | 17.0 | $146 / 9.2% |
| Gillespie County | 4,120 | 8 | 567 | 13.8 | 14.7 | $171 / 9.5% |
| Glasscock County | 227 | 1 | 37 | 16.3 | 16.3 | $155 / 6.1% |
| Goliad County | 1,161 | 2 | 110 | 9.5 | 9.5 | $124 / 7.4% |
| Gonzales County | 4,002 | 4 | 407 | 10.2 | 10.3 | $124 / 9.2% |
| Gray County | 3,721 | 8 | 740 | 19.9 | 19.9 | $147 / 12.0% |
| Grayson County | 27,614 | 40 | 4,176 | 15.1 | 15.9 | $138 / 8.9% |
| Gregg County | 23,175 | 55 | 5,791 | 25.0 | 25.6 | $124 / 8.4% |
| Grimes County | 5,768 | 13 | 1,086 | 18.8 | 19.7 | $154 / 10.0% |
| Guadalupe County | 35,701 | 49 | 6,128 | 17.2 | 18.3 | $171 / 8.9% |
| Hale County | 5,625 | 7 | 693 | 12.3 | 13.4 | $146 / 12.7% |
| Hall County | 425 | 1 | 12 | 2.8 | 2.8 | $147 / 14.9% |
| Hamilton County | 1,385 | 4 | 235 | 17.0 | 18.9 | $133 / 9.0% |
| Hansford County | 993 | 2 | 71 | 7.2 | 8.1 | $147 / 8.6% |
| Hardeman County | 563 | 2 | 168 | 29.8 | 32.5 | $130 / 9.5% |
| Hardin County | 10,726 | 18 | 2,062 | 19.2 | 19.5 | $135 / 7.8% |
| Harris County | 962,770 | 1,481 | 194,121 | 20.2 | 21.0 | $185 / 11.6% |
| Harrison County | 12,178 | 18 | 1,697 | 13.9 | 14.4 | $124 / 8.3% |
| Hartley County | 780 | 1 | 150 | 19.2 | 20.0 | $147 / 7.2% |
| Haskell County | 794 | 1 | 116 | 14.6 | 16.1 | $124 / 9.8% |
| Hays County | 51,224 | 94 | 10,152 | 19.8 | 20.6 | $202 / 10.4% |
| Hemphill County | 542 | 1 | 98 | 18.1 | 18.6 | $147 / 7.1% |
| Henderson County | 14,166 | 22 | 2,587 | 18.3 | 18.5 | $124 / 9.0% |
| Hidalgo County | 201,569 | 417 | 32,564 | 16.2 | 16.5 | $144 / 13.6% |
| Hill County | 6,932 | 6 | 341 | 4.9 | 5.5 | $134 / 9.5% |
| Hockley County | 4,271 | 5 | 308 | 7.2 | 7.6 | $146 / 11.5% |
| Hood County | 10,481 | 19 | 1,712 | 16.3 | 17.0 | $191 / 10.4% |
| Hopkins County | 6,999 | 6 | 644 | 9.2 | 10.0 | $121 / 8.0% |
| Houston County | 3,253 | 4 | 468 | 14.4 | 15.2 | $129 / 10.5% |
| Howard County | 5,544 | 8 | 884 | 15.9 | 16.0 | $155 / 10.1% |
| Hudspeth County | 498 | 2 | 51 | 10.2 | 10.2 | $122 / 12.7% |
| Hunt County | 23,714 | 24 | 2,976 | 12.5 | 12.9 | $191 / 12.6% |
| Hutchinson County | 3,389 | 4 | 467 | 13.8 | 14.4 | $147 / 9.5% |
| Irion County | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $113 / 7.9% |
| Jack County | 1,406 | 3 | 143 | 10.2 | 11.0 | $130 / 9.4% |
| Jackson County | 2,843 | 7 | 430 | 15.1 | 18.9 | $124 / 8.3% |
| Jasper County | 5,672 | 11 | 984 | 17.3 | 18.1 | $129 / 10.4% |
| Jeff Davis County | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $122 / 9.5% |
| Jefferson County | 46,420 | 79 | 9,623 | 20.7 | 21.3 | $135 / 9.9% |
| Jim Hogg County | 874 | 3 | 184 | 21.1 | 24.1 | $126 / 14.2% |
| Jim Wells County | 7,834 | 17 | 951 | 12.1 | 12.2 | $153 / 13.5% |
| Johnson County | 41,393 | 37 | 4,546 | 11.0 | 11.4 | $191 / 11.5% |
| Jones County | 2,565 | 2 | 72 | 2.8 | 5.1 | $124 / 9.7% |
| Karnes County | 2,110 | 5 | 169 | 8.0 | 8.9 | $171 / 12.3% |
| Kaufman County | 46,943 | 43 | 6,083 | 13.0 | 14.0 | $191 / 10.4% |
| Kendall County | 8,519 | 18 | 2,046 | 24.0 | 24.8 | $171 / 7.1% |
| Kenedy County | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $153 / 17.5% |
| Kent County | 77 | 1 | 77 | 100.0 | 100.0 | $124 / 7.9% |
| Kerr County | 7,320 | 13 | 1,328 | 18.1 | 18.2 | $171 / 10.9% |
| Kimble County | 627 | 1 | 95 | 15.2 | 16.1 | $113 / 7.1% |
| King County | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $146 / 15.6% |
| Kinney County | 432 | 1 | 23 | 5.3 | 5.3 | $130 / 10.0% |
| Kleberg County | 5,444 | 14 | 931 | 17.1 | 17.9 | $153 / 12.7% |
| Knox County | 560 | 2 | 62 | 11.1 | 15.4 | $124 / 11.0% |
| La Salle County | 984 | 1 | 71 | 7.2 | 7.2 | $130 / 12.5% |
| Lamar County | 9,495 | 14 | 1,563 | 16.5 | 17.3 | $121 / 8.8% |
| Lamb County | 2,395 | 2 | 91 | 3.8 | 4.4 | $146 / 10.9% |
| Lampasas County | 3,607 | 3 | 184 | 5.1 | 6.8 | $133 / 7.8% |
| Lavaca County | 3,456 | 9 | 539 | 15.6 | 18.0 | $124 / 8.0% |
| Lee County | 3,013 | 6 | 414 | 13.7 | 14.6 | $202 / 14.6% |
| Leon County | 2,914 | 5 | 282 | 9.7 | 9.8 | $154 / 11.5% |
| Liberty County | 27,716 | 17 | 1,605 | 5.8 | 6.0 | $185 / 13.4% |
| Limestone County | 3,942 | 7 | 528 | 13.4 | 14.3 | $134 / 10.9% |
| Lipscomb County | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | $147 / 10.0% |
| Live Oak County | 1,649 | 2 | 95 | 5.8 | 5.9 | $153 / 11.6% |
| Llano County | 2,798 | 6 | 238 | 8.5 | 8.6 | $202 / 13.5% |
| Loving County | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $155 / 6.2% |
| Lubbock County | 57,217 | 114 | 14,072 | 24.6 | 25.3 | $146 / 9.4% |
| Lynn County | 1,337 | 2 | 38 | 2.8 | 5.8 | $146 / 11.0% |
| Madison County | 2,331 | 5 | 223 | 9.6 | 11.5 | $154 / 10.7% |
| Marion County | 1,282 | 2 | 175 | 13.7 | 13.7 | $124 / 10.4% |
| Martin County | 1,145 | 2 | 99 | 8.6 | 9.7 | $155 / 10.1% |
| Mason County | 570 | 2 | 112 | 19.6 | 20.2 | $113 / 6.1% |
| Matagorda County | 7,008 | 13 | 1,182 | 16.9 | 17.3 | $185 / 13.8% |
| Maverick County | 13,809 | 18 | 1,896 | 13.7 | 14.3 | $130 / 11.5% |
| McCulloch County | 1,121 | 1 | 78 | 7.0 | 7.0 | $113 / 8.8% |
| McLennan County | 48,995 | 95 | 10,702 | 21.8 | 22.7 | $134 / 8.9% |
| McMullen County | 98 | 1 | 31 | 31.6 | 31.6 | $153 / 12.0% |
| Medina County | 9,748 | 13 | 1,254 | 12.9 | 13.4 | $171 / 10.0% |
| Menard County | 262 | 1 | 28 | 10.7 | 10.7 | $113 / 7.3% |
| Midland County | 43,234 | 78 | 10,553 | 24.4 | 24.8 | $155 / 7.4% |
| Milam County | 4,379 | 9 | 503 | 11.5 | 12.2 | $133 / 9.6% |
| Mills County | 643 | 1 | 33 | 5.1 | 5.1 | $133 / 8.9% |
| Mitchell County | 1,221 | 2 | 176 | 14.4 | 15.4 | $124 / 7.2% |
| Montague County | 3,490 | 5 | 248 | 7.1 | 7.8 | $130 / 8.5% |
| Montgomery County | 149,105 | 182 | 27,406 | 18.4 | 18.8 | $185 / 8.4% |
| Moore County | 5,134 | 6 | 377 | 7.3 | 7.8 | $147 / 11.6% |
| Morris County | 2,039 | 3 | 223 | 10.9 | 11.5 | $121 / 10.7% |
| Motley County | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $146 / 10.6% |
| Nacogdoches County | 11,121 | 14 | 1,897 | 17.1 | 17.7 | $129 / 9.9% |
| Navarro County | 10,947 | 18 | 1,537 | 14.0 | 14.5 | $191 / 14.0% |
| Newton County | 1,799 | 2 | 110 | 6.1 | 6.1 | $129 / 12.1% |
| Nolan County | 2,530 | 6 | 432 | 17.1 | 17.3 | $124 / 10.9% |
| Nueces County | 61,966 | 126 | 11,560 | 18.7 | 19.3 | $153 / 10.2% |
| Ochiltree County | 1,953 | 1 | 120 | 6.1 | 8.1 | $147 / 9.9% |
| Oldham County | 210 | 1 | 51 | 24.3 | 30.0 | $147 / 10.1% |
| Orange County | 16,090 | 31 | 3,806 | 23.7 | 24.3 | $135 / 7.6% |
| Palo Pinto County | 5,395 | 6 | 586 | 10.9 | 11.5 | $191 / 13.0% |
| Panola County | 3,945 | 6 | 638 | 16.2 | 16.5 | $124 / 7.9% |
| Parker County | 33,702 | 52 | 5,844 | 17.3 | 17.6 | $191 / 9.0% |
| Parmer County | 2,037 | 2 | 80 | 3.9 | 4.2 | $147 / 9.7% |
| Pecos County | 2,567 | 5 | 318 | 12.4 | 12.9 | $155 / 12.4% |
| Polk County | 8,079 | 9 | 1,218 | 15.1 | 15.2 | $129 / 10.1% |
| Potter County | 21,691 | 34 | 3,923 | 18.1 | 18.9 | $147 / 12.7% |
| Presidio County | 998 | 1 | 151 | 15.1 | 15.9 | $122 / 8.4% |
| Rains County | 2,047 | 1 | 37 | 1.8 | 3.0 | $124 / 8.0% |
| Randall County | 26,844 | 33 | 4,339 | 16.2 | 17.4 | $147 / 7.8% |
| Reagan County | 682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | $113 / 7.4% |
| Real County | 392 | 1 | 38 | 9.7 | 9.7 | $130 / 11.3% |
| Red River County | 1,843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | $121 / 10.7% |
| Reeves County | 2,414 | 2 | 307 | 12.7 | 12.8 | $155 / 13.1% |
| Refugio County | 1,065 | 1 | 45 | 4.2 | 4.5 | $124 / 11.0% |
| Roberts County | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $147 / 11.3% |
| Robertson County | 3,264 | 4 | 381 | 11.7 | 11.8 | $154 / 10.4% |
| Rockwall County | 27,179 | 41 | 6,318 | 23.2 | 24.0 | $191 / 7.5% |
| Runnels County | 1,698 | 4 | 163 | 9.6 | 11.2 | $124 / 9.8% |
| Rusk County | 8,793 | 10 | 683 | 7.8 | 7.8 | $124 / 8.6% |
| Sabine County | 1,397 | 3 | 289 | 20.7 | 20.7 | $129 / 10.7% |
| San Augustine County | 1,190 | 3 | 150 | 12.6 | 12.6 | $129 / 13.5% |
| San Jacinto County | 4,661 | 6 | 369 | 7.9 | 8.2 | $129 / 9.2% |
| San Patricio County | 13,544 | 21 | 1,838 | 13.6 | 14.3 | $153 / 10.8% |
| San Saba County | 835 | 3 | 69 | 8.3 | 13.3 | $133 / 10.7% |
| Schleicher County | 341 | 1 | 20 | 5.9 | 9.4 | $113 / 7.4% |
| Scurry County | 2,950 | 4 | 389 | 13.2 | 14.1 | $124 / 8.5% |
| Shackelford County | 531 | 1 | 51 | 9.6 | 10.2 | $124 / 7.8% |
| Shelby County | 4,700 | 3 | 269 | 5.7 | 6.0 | $129 / 11.3% |
| Sherman County | 580 | 1 | 51 | 8.8 | 10.9 | $147 / 9.2% |
| Smith County | 45,460 | 64 | 7,611 | 16.7 | 17.1 | $124 / 7.7% |
| Somervell County | 1,702 | 3 | 287 | 16.9 | 17.6 | $191 / 10.3% |
| Starr County | 15,217 | 27 | 2,109 | 13.9 | 14.1 | $144 / 17.8% |
| Stephens County | 1,371 | 2 | 314 | 22.9 | 24.0 | $124 / 10.4% |
| Sterling County | 282 | 1 | 44 | 15.6 | 15.6 | $113 / 8.5% |
| Stonewall County | 178 | 1 | 44 | 24.7 | 24.7 | $124 / 7.8% |
| Sutton County | 576 | 1 | 43 | 7.5 | 9.5 | $113 / 10.3% |
| Swisher County | 1,078 | 1 | 120 | 11.1 | 11.1 | $147 / 14.2% |
| Tarrant County | 411,785 | 622 | 80,113 | 19.5 | 20.3 | $199 / 10.9% |
| Taylor County | 27,424 | 47 | 5,505 | 20.1 | 21.1 | $124 / 8.1% |
| Terrell County | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | $155 / 12.6% |
| Terry County | 2,567 | 3 | 162 | 6.3 | 7.8 | $146 / 14.0% |
| Throckmorton County | 264 | 1 | 25 | 9.5 | 9.5 | $124 / 9.5% |
| Titus County | 6,277 | 7 | 1,023 | 16.3 | 16.8 | $121 / 9.2% |
| Tom Green County | 21,007 | 43 | 5,778 | 27.5 | 28.5 | $113 / 7.2% |
| Travis County | 211,538 | 506 | 55,549 | 26.3 | 26.9 | $229 / 9.9% |
| Trinity County | 2,094 | 3 | 207 | 9.9 | 9.9 | $129 / 10.1% |
| Tyler County | 2,845 | 3 | 240 | 8.4 | 8.5 | $129 / 10.9% |
| Upshur County | 7,862 | 8 | 759 | 9.7 | 9.8 | $124 / 8.8% |
| Upton County | 595 | 2 | 40 | 6.7 | 6.7 | $155 / 11.0% |
| Uvalde County | 5,189 | 11 | 854 | 16.5 | 17.5 | $130 / 11.1% |
| Val Verde County | 9,943 | 12 | 1,033 | 10.4 | 11.1 | $130 / 10.1% |
| Van Zandt County | 11,161 | 13 | 1,518 | 13.6 | 14.2 | $124 / 8.6% |
| Victoria County | 17,022 | 37 | 3,851 | 22.6 | 23.7 | $124 / 8.0% |
| Walker County | 8,867 | 17 | 1,980 | 22.3 | 22.9 | $185 / 13.7% |
| Waller County | 12,908 | 20 | 1,927 | 14.9 | 15.8 | $185 / 11.1% |
| Ward County | 2,454 | 2 | 161 | 6.6 | 6.7 | $155 / 11.2% |
| Washington County | 5,904 | 12 | 1,548 | 26.2 | 26.9 | $154 / 9.3% |
| Webb County | 63,230 | 105 | 7,335 | 11.6 | 12.0 | $126 / 9.9% |
| Wharton County | 7,939 | 16 | 1,489 | 18.8 | 19.2 | $185 / 13.4% |
| Wheeler County | 835 | 1 | 80 | 9.6 | 9.6 | $147 / 11.6% |
| Wichita County | 22,018 | 43 | 4,078 | 18.5 | 19.7 | $130 / 8.8% |
| Wilbarger County | 2,120 | 7 | 437 | 20.6 | 22.9 | $130 / 10.6% |
| Willacy County | 3,357 | 7 | 499 | 14.9 | 14.9 | $144 / 15.0% |
| Williamson County | 135,961 | 305 | 43,311 | 31.9 | 33.4 | $202 / 8.8% |
| Wilson County | 9,772 | 17 | 1,503 | 15.4 | 16.2 | $171 / 8.6% |
| Winkler County | 1,559 | 1 | 60 | 3.8 | 6.7 | $155 / 9.1% |
| Wise County | 15,402 | 20 | 1,591 | 10.3 | 10.6 | $191 / 10.3% |
| Wood County | 6,554 | 11 | 771 | 11.8 | 12.3 | $124 / 8.5% |
| Yoakum County | 1,861 | 2 | 71 | 3.8 | 3.8 | $146 / 8.8% |
| Young County | 3,168 | 9 | 668 | 21.1 | 21.2 | $130 / 7.7% |
| Zapata County | 2,886 | 7 | 432 | 15.0 | 15.0 | $126 / 16.7% |
| Zavala County | 2,005 | 7 | 381 | 19.0 | 19.0 | $130 / 12.8% |
Method
How we counted
- Seats are licensed capacity: the most children a program may care for at once. They are not openings, and they are not enrollment.
- The main count covers licensed child care centers and school-age programs as listed in the BackPR program finder, from the state file loaded on October 21, 2026. Family child care homes are not in the finder; the "Per 100, with family homes" column adds their licensed capacity from the same Texas HHSC dataset (family homes of all three types Texas regulates: licensed, registered and listed), as of November 12, 2026.
- Children are ages 0 to 13 (Census "under 5" plus "5 to 13"), July 1, 2025. Many seats are in school-age programs, so we compare seats with all children 0 to 13.
- Rankings use counties with at least 10,000 children, so very small counties don't swing the list. Every county is in the CSV.
- Only state-licensed care is counted. Public school pre-K, programs the state exempts from licensing, and care by relatives or nannies are not in these numbers.
- Families often use care outside their home county, so a low county number doesn't mean no care is within reach.
- Infant care prices and income shares are 2022 figures from the U.S. Department of Labor's National Database of Childcare Prices, in 2022 dollars. Income share = weekly median price × 52 / county median family income.
- BackPR began tracking listings on October 20, 2026. That is too recent to measure openings and closings from our own records, so this page reports a single snapshot.
Download: CSV, every county · free under CC BY 4.0.
Sources:
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov bc5r-88dy)
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates (July 1, 2025)
- U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices (2022)
About BackPR: BackPR makes registration and payment software for youth programs, camps and child care providers, and runs a free directory of state-licensed programs. This page uses only public government data. Questions: support@backpr.com.
To cite: BackPR analysis of Texas child care licensing data and U.S. Census Bureau estimates, November 12, 2026. https://backpr.com/resources/child-care-seats-by-county/texas
FAQ
Common questions
Which Texas county has the fewest child care seats per child?
Among counties with at least 10,000 children ages 0 to 13, Liberty County: 1,605 licensed seats in centers and school-age programs for 27,716 children, or 5.8 per 100. The statewide figure is 19.4.
Are family child care homes included?
Not in the main count. A second column adds the licensed capacity of family child care homes from the same Texas HHSC dataset (family homes of all three types Texas regulates: licensed, registered and listed), dated November 12, 2026. With homes, Texas has 20.2 seats per 100 children.
Can I use this data?
Yes. The CSV is free under CC BY 4.0. Please cite "BackPR analysis of Texas licensing data and U.S. Census Bureau estimates" and link to this page.