Denton County quality of life higher than state, national averages

Denton County ranked higher than the United States, Texas and most surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth counties in terms of quality of life.

Some context

The data comes from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, which is a collaboration of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and defines quality of life as a person’s self assessment of physical, mental, social and emotional health throughout their life.

These parameters include conditions such as perceived health and life satisfaction, according to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.

Quality of life can be impacted by physical health conditions like low birth weight, or live newborns who weigh less than 5.5 pounds, physical health days and mental health days, which are calculated over a 30-day span.

The most-recent data was updated in March 2026 and stems from 2023 research, according to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.

See how Denton county ranks compared to state and national averages, as well as the main counties in Dallas-Fort Worth.