DEATH AT A GLANCE

• In 2024, Wilco averaged about 24 deaths a week.

• So far in 2025, the average is about 28 deaths per week.

• Williamson County justices of the peace handled 756 death cases in 2020.

• During the first six months of 2025, that figure climbed to 800 cases.

• In 2024, the four JP courts spent from $382,000 to $591,000 on autopsies.

Source: Williamson County government