Counties in Virginia by birth rate (July to June)

Fairfax city had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 133 counties in 2022, at 23.66 per 1,000 inhabitants. Manassas Park city had the lowest, at 2.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.91 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.66Fairfax city
Median9.91133 counties
Virginia11.04History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Fairfax cityFairfax city: 23.66 per 1,000 inhabitants23.66Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 22.14 per 1,000 inhabitants22.14Franklin cityFranklin city: 18.78 per 1,000 inhabitants18.78Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 18.53 per 1,000 inhabitants18.53Galax cityGalax city: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9Manassas cityManassas city: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Covington cityCovington city: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Lexington cityLexington city: 15.38 per 1,000 inhabitants15.38Lynchburg cityLynchburg city: 15.17 per 1,000 inhabitants15.17Colonial Heights cityColonial Heights city: 14.54 per 1,000 inhabitants14.54Waynesboro cityWaynesboro city: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28Hopewell cityHopewell city: 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants14.06Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 14.03 per 1,000 inhabitants14.03Staunton cityStaunton city: 13.79 per 1,000 inhabitants13.79Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 13.55 per 1,000 inhabitants13.55Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Newport News cityNewport News city: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Winchester cityWinchester city: 13.31 per 1,000 inhabitants13.31Salem citySalem city: 13.31 per 1,000 inhabitants13.31Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 13.23 per 1,000 inhabitants13.23Richmond cityRichmond city: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Prince William CountyPrince William County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitants13.06King William CountyKing William County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Suffolk citySuffolk city: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Bath CountyBath County: 12.49 per 1,000 inhabitants12.49Warren CountyWarren County: 12.45 per 1,000 inhabitants12.45Buena Vista cityBuena Vista city: 12.45 per 1,000 inhabitants12.45Danville cityDanville city: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Emporia cityEmporia city: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Orange CountyOrange County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 12.07 per 1,000 inhabitants12.07Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 11.91 per 1,000 inhabitants11.91Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 11.79 per 1,000 inhabitants11.79Hampton cityHampton city: 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitants11.76New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 11.61 per 1,000 inhabitants11.61Nottoway CountyNottoway County: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 11.45 per 1,000 inhabitants11.45Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 11.44 per 1,000 inhabitants11.44
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Fairfax city Estimated23.66+0.05 pts
2Petersburg city Estimated22.14-0.09 pts
3Franklin city Estimated18.78-1.96 pts
4Martinsville city Estimated18.53-0.79 pts
5Galax city Estimated16.9+0.89 pts
6Manassas city Estimated16.02-0.27 pts
7Covington city Estimated15.8+0.45 pts
8Lexington city Estimated15.38+0.35 pts
9Lynchburg city Estimated15.17-0.43 pts
10Colonial Heights city Estimated14.54-0.14 pts
11Waynesboro city Estimated14.28-1.84 pts
12Hopewell city Estimated14.06+0.83 pts
13Alexandria city Estimated14.03-0.48 pts
14Staunton city Estimated13.79-0.42 pts
15Roanoke city Estimated13.55+0.3 pts
16Portsmouth city Estimated13.42-0.62 pts
17Newport News city Estimated13.42-0.5 pts
18Winchester city Estimated13.31+0.87 pts
19Salem city Estimated13.31+1.85 pts
20Norfolk city Estimated13.23+0.21 pts
21Richmond city Estimated13.07+0.42 pts
22Prince William County Estimated13.06+0.39 pts
23King William County Estimated12.73+0.12 pts
24Suffolk city Estimated12.7+0.64 pts
25Bath County Estimated12.49+3.07 pts
26Warren County Estimated12.45+1.93 pts
27Buena Vista city Estimated12.45-1.91 pts
28Danville city Estimated12.42+1.54 pts
29Emporia city Estimated12.19+0.01 pts
30Orange County Estimated12.18+0.28 pts
31Charlotte County Estimated12.13-0.81 pts
32Fredericksburg city Estimated12.07-2.17 pts
33Harrisonburg city Estimated11.91+0.78 pts
34Culpeper County Estimated11.79-0.79 pts
35Hampton city Estimated11.76-0.14 pts
36New Kent County Estimated11.61+1.37 pts
37Nottoway County Estimated11.56+1.95 pts
38Charlottesville city Estimated11.56-1.29 pts
39Chesapeake city Estimated11.45-0.18 pts
40Virginia Beach city Estimated11.44-0.1 pts
41Highland County Estimated11.43+7.42 pts
42Stafford County Estimated11.34+0.49 pts
43Caroline County Estimated11.33+0.35 pts
44Loudoun County Estimated11.31-0.01 pts
45Appomattox County Estimated11.24-1.23 pts
46Essex County Estimated11.22+0.07 pts
47Spotsylvania County Estimated11.17+0.55 pts
48Henrico County Estimated11.11+0.43 pts
49Falls Church city Estimated11.09+0.47 pts
50Chesterfield County Estimated11.03+0.33 pts
51Fairfax County Estimated10.92+0.14 pts
52Arlington County Estimated10.92+0.78 pts
53Rockingham County Estimated10.8+0.59 pts
54King George County Estimated10.68-0.72 pts
55Louisa County Estimated10.63-0.57 pts
56Wythe County Estimated10.61+1.52 pts
57Greene County Estimated10.52-1.16 pts
58Norton city Estimated10.52+0.94 pts
59Amelia County Estimated10.47+0.69 pts
60Fauquier County Estimated10.47+0.9 pts
61Russell County Estimated10.27+0.88 pts
62Amherst County Estimated10.01-0 pts
63James City County Estimated10.01+0.29 pts
64Accomack County Estimated9.99-0.24 pts
65Shenandoah County Estimated9.94-1.37 pts
66Hanover County Estimated9.94+1.13 pts
67Clarke County Estimated9.91+0.37 pts
68Poquoson city Estimated9.9-0.46 pts
69Nelson County Estimated9.89-0.46 pts
70Frederick County Estimated9.86-0.09 pts
71Surry County Estimated9.82-0.12 pts
72Mecklenburg County Estimated9.76+0.23 pts
73Middlesex County Estimated9.75+1.34 pts
74Gloucester County Estimated9.73+0.08 pts
75Isle of Wight County Estimated9.71-0.23 pts
76Lunenburg County Estimated9.66-0.44 pts
77Craig County Estimated9.65+0.43 pts
78Giles County Estimated9.63+0.64 pts
79Franklin County Estimated9.63+0.7 pts
80Prince Edward County Estimated9.42-0.08 pts
81Halifax County Estimated9.38-0.93 pts
82Madison County Estimated9.37-0.26 pts
83Page County Estimated9.16+0.07 pts
84Albemarle County Estimated9.130 pts
85Wise County Estimated9.09+0.2 pts
86Prince George County Estimated9.04+0.67 pts
87Cumberland County Estimated9.04+1.2 pts
88Smyth County Estimated8.98-0.55 pts
89Buchanan County Estimated8.98+1.45 pts
90Pulaski County Estimated8.83+0.05 pts
91Fluvanna County Estimated8.83-0.97 pts
92Westmoreland County Estimated8.8-0.69 pts
93Richmond County Estimated8.8-2.86 pts
94Powhatan County Estimated8.75-0.68 pts
95York County Estimated8.67+0.34 pts
96Dickenson County Estimated8.63+0.61 pts
97Bedford County Estimated8.4+0.49 pts
98King and Queen County Estimated8.37-0.08 pts
99Carroll County Estimated8.32+0.14 pts
100Sussex County Estimated8.28+0.24 pts
101Tazewell County Estimated8.24+0.75 pts
102Floyd County Estimated8.16+0.03 pts
103Bristol city Estimated8.06-1.12 pts
104Northampton County Estimated7.99-0.41 pts
105Washington County Estimated7.9-0.76 pts
106Radford city Estimated7.89-1.37 pts
107Botetourt County Estimated7.75+0.69 pts
108Roanoke County Estimated7.72+0.33 pts
109Goochland County Estimated7.65-0.01 pts
110Mathews County Estimated7.64+0.73 pts
111Henry County Estimated7.5+0.4 pts
112Brunswick County Estimated7.42-1.58 pts
113Greensville County Estimated7.33-1.35 pts
114Campbell County Estimated7.32+0.78 pts
115Pittsylvania County Estimated7.29-0.09 pts
116Scott County Estimated7.26-0.45 pts
117Lee County Estimated7.02-1.77 pts
118Lancaster County Estimated6.98-0.07 pts
119Bland County Estimated6.97+1.02 pts
120Patrick County Estimated6.93-1.41 pts
121Montgomery County Estimated6.83+0.32 pts
122Buckingham County Estimated6.66-1.39 pts
123Dinwiddie County Estimated6.63-0.6 pts
124Augusta County Estimated6.47-0.01 pts
125Southampton County Estimated6.4+0.68 pts
126Grayson County Estimated6.33-1.57 pts
127Northumberland County Estimated6.17-1.03 pts
128Charles City County Estimated5.91+1.57 pts
129Alleghany County Estimated5.31-1.78 pts
130Rappahannock County Estimated4.84-0.31 pts
131Rockbridge County Estimated4.33-0.35 pts
132Williamsburg city Estimated3.72+0.88 pts
133Manassas Park city Estimated2.43-0.72 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Fairfax city, with 23.66 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Manassas Park city, with 2.43 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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