Counties in Virginia by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Radford city had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 133 counties in 2023, at 30%. Loudoun County had the lowest, at 18.4%. The median was 23.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest30Radford city
Lowest18.4Loudoun County
Median23.1133 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Radford city: 30 %Radford city30Norton city: 27.1 %Norton city27.1Buena Vista city: 26.9 %Buena Vista city26.9Harrisonburg city: 26.9 %Harrisonburg city26.9Tazewell County: 26.9 %Tazewell County26.9Scott County: 26.7 %Scott County26.7Buchanan County: 26.6 %Buchanan County26.6Galax city: 26.5 %Galax city26.5Dickenson County: 26.4 %Dickenson County26.4Russell County: 26.3 %Russell County26.3Wise County: 26.3 %Wise County26.3Smyth County: 26 %Smyth County26Lexington city: 25.9 %Lexington city25.9Carroll County: 25.8 %Carroll County25.8Lee County: 25.8 %Lee County25.8Bristol city: 25.6 %Bristol city25.6Covington city: 25.6 %Covington city25.6Prince Edward County: 25.6 %Prince Edward County25.6Montgomery County: 25.3 %Montgomery County25.3Page County: 25.1 %Page County25.1Wythe County: 25.1 %Wythe County25.1Giles County: 24.9 %Giles County24.9Grayson County: 24.9 %Grayson County24.9Lynchburg city: 24.9 %Lynchburg city24.9Salem city: 24.9 %Salem city24.9Bath County: 24.8 %Bath County24.8Fredericksburg city: 24.8 %Fredericksburg city24.8Williamsburg city: 24.8 %Williamsburg city24.8Augusta County: 24.7 %Augusta County24.7Roanoke County: 24.6 %Roanoke County24.6Alleghany County: 24.5 %Alleghany County24.5Staunton city: 24.5 %Staunton city24.5Charlottesville city: 24.4 %Charlottesville city24.4Warren County: 24.4 %Warren County24.4Washington County: 24.3 %Washington County24.3Craig County: 24.2 %Craig County24.2Waynesboro city: 24.2 %Waynesboro city24.2Winchester city: 24.2 %Winchester city24.2Gloucester County: 24.1 %Gloucester County24.1Hopewell city: 24.1 %Hopewell city24.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Radford city30-0.5 pts
2Norton city27.1-0.1 pts
3Buena Vista city26.9-1.2 pts
3Harrisonburg city26.9-0.6 pts
3Tazewell County26.9+1.8 pts
6Scott County26.7-1.1 pts
7Buchanan County26.6-2.1 pts
8Galax city26.5-0.5 pts
9Dickenson County26.4-0.4 pts
10Russell County26.3-0.3 pts
10Wise County26.3-0.7 pts
12Smyth County26-0.5 pts
13Lexington city25.9+0.2 pts
14Carroll County25.80 pts
14Lee County25.8-1 pts
16Bristol city25.6-0.6 pts
16Covington city25.6-0.3 pts
16Prince Edward County25.6+1.2 pts
19Montgomery County25.3+0.2 pts
20Page County25.1-0.3 pts
20Wythe County25.1-0.9 pts
22Giles County24.9-0.6 pts
22Grayson County24.9-0.9 pts
22Lynchburg city24.9-1.4 pts
22Salem city24.9+0.6 pts
26Bath County24.8+0.1 pts
26Fredericksburg city24.8-0.7 pts
26Williamsburg city24.8-1.9 pts
29Augusta County24.7+1.2 pts
30Roanoke County24.6+0.8 pts
31Alleghany County24.5-0.7 pts
31Staunton city24.5-0.6 pts
33Charlottesville city24.4-1.7 pts
33Warren County24.4-1 pts
35Washington County24.3-1.9 pts
36Craig County24.2-1.3 pts
36Waynesboro city24.2-0.3 pts
36Winchester city24.2+0.1 pts
39Gloucester County24.1+0.1 pts
39Hopewell city24.1-0.8 pts
39Pulaski County24.1-1.3 pts
42Charlotte County24+0.4 pts
42Franklin County24+1.1 pts
44King William County23.9-0.4 pts
44Rockingham County23.9-0.6 pts
46Greene County23.8-0.2 pts
47Floyd County23.7-0.2 pts
47Henry County23.7+0.3 pts
47Patrick County23.7-1.2 pts
50Bland County23.6+0.2 pts
50Botetourt County23.6-0.2 pts
50Shenandoah County23.6-1.3 pts
53Appomattox County23.5-2.1 pts
53Fluvanna County23.5-1.9 pts
53Roanoke city23.5-1.8 pts
56Amelia County23.4+0.6 pts
56Madison County23.4-0.8 pts
56Orange County23.4-0.8 pts
59Amherst County23.3-0.7 pts
59Bedford County23.3-1.8 pts
59Clarke County23.3-0.2 pts
59Rockbridge County23.3-1.2 pts
59Virginia Beach city23.3+0.1 pts
64Martinsville city23.2-0.7 pts
65Campbell County23.1-1.8 pts
65King George County23.1+0.1 pts
65Mathews County23.1+0.9 pts
65Poquoson city23.10 pts
69Louisa County23-1.7 pts
69Westmoreland County23-0.9 pts
71Colonial Heights city22.9-0.7 pts
71Pittsylvania County22.9-0.6 pts
71Rappahannock County22.9-1.5 pts
74Buckingham County22.8-0.5 pts
74Caroline County22.8-1.4 pts
74Essex County22.8-1.2 pts
74Lunenburg County22.8+0.2 pts
74Richmond city22.8-3.3 pts
79Cumberland County22.7-0.3 pts
79Dinwiddie County22.7-0.4 pts
79King and Queen County22.7-0.7 pts
79Mecklenburg County22.7-0.4 pts
79Portsmouth city22.7+0.2 pts
79Spotsylvania County22.7-0.2 pts
85Culpeper County22.5-0.7 pts
85Nelson County22.5-1.3 pts
85New Kent County22.50 pts
88Franklin city22.4+0.2 pts
88Halifax County22.4-0.4 pts
88Powhatan County22.4-0.4 pts
91Frederick County22.3-3.1 pts
92Isle of Wight County22.2+0.2 pts
92Newport News city22.2-0.8 pts
92Prince George County22.2-0.9 pts
95Danville city22.1-1.7 pts
95Fauquier County22.10 pts
95Nottoway County22.1-1.1 pts
95Stafford County22.1+0.2 pts
99Richmond County21.9-0.7 pts
100Middlesex County21.8-1.4 pts
100Norfolk city21.8-2.7 pts
102Accomack County21.7-1.2 pts
102Hanover County21.7-3.1 pts
104Chesapeake city21.6-1.7 pts
104Highland County21.6-0.4 pts
106Southampton County21.5-0.4 pts
107James City County21.4+0.8 pts
108Arlington County21.20 pts
108Chesterfield County21.2-0.4 pts
108Suffolk city21.2-0.4 pts
108York County21.2+0.1 pts
112Emporia city21.1-1 pts
112Surry County21.1-0.3 pts
114Charles City County21-0.7 pts
114Goochland County21-0.6 pts
114Hampton city210 pts
117Albemarle County20.9-2.6 pts
117Alexandria city20.90 pts
117Petersburg city20.9+0.2 pts
120Brunswick County20.8-0.2 pts
120Henrico County20.8-1 pts
120Northampton County20.8-1.1 pts
123Lancaster County20.7+0.3 pts
124Falls Church city20.4-0.7 pts
124Manassas Park city20.4-1.2 pts
126Sussex County20.2-0.3 pts
127Northumberland County20.1-0.7 pts
128Manassas city20-1.3 pts
128Prince William County20-1 pts
130Fairfax city19.5-0.3 pts
131Greensville County19.4-0.7 pts
132Fairfax County18.4-0.4 pts
132Loudoun County18.4-1 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Virginia by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Virginia by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Loudoun County, with 18.4% in 2023.

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