Counties in Virginia by birth rate (July to June)

Fairfax city had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 133 counties in 2024, at 23.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. Manassas Park city had the lowest, at 0.55 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.74 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 10.69 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.95Fairfax city
Median9.74133 counties
Virginia10.69History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Fairfax cityFairfax city: 23.95 per 1,000 inhabitants23.95Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 19.87 per 1,000 inhabitants19.87Franklin cityFranklin city: 17.94 per 1,000 inhabitants17.94Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 17.15 per 1,000 inhabitants17.15Covington cityCovington city: 16.65 per 1,000 inhabitants16.65Manassas cityManassas city: 16.65 per 1,000 inhabitants16.65Waynesboro cityWaynesboro city: 15.16 per 1,000 inhabitants15.16Hopewell cityHopewell city: 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants14.53Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 14.52 per 1,000 inhabitants14.52Lynchburg cityLynchburg city: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5Colonial Heights cityColonial Heights city: 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants14.15Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 13.73 per 1,000 inhabitants13.73Emporia cityEmporia city: 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants13.59Galax cityGalax city: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5Danville cityDanville city: 13.45 per 1,000 inhabitants13.45Winchester cityWinchester city: 13.37 per 1,000 inhabitants13.37Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 13.11 per 1,000 inhabitants13.11Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Newport News cityNewport News city: 12.98 per 1,000 inhabitants12.98Buena Vista cityBuena Vista city: 12.89 per 1,000 inhabitants12.89Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 12.75 per 1,000 inhabitants12.75Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Orange CountyOrange County: 12.55 per 1,000 inhabitants12.55Staunton cityStaunton city: 12.51 per 1,000 inhabitants12.51Lexington cityLexington city: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47King William CountyKing William County: 12.42 per 1,000 inhabitants12.42Prince William CountyPrince William County: 12.41 per 1,000 inhabitants12.41Richmond cityRichmond city: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitants12.35Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 12.27 per 1,000 inhabitants12.27Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Norton cityNorton city: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95Warren CountyWarren County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82Caroline CountyCaroline County: 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants11.67Salem citySalem city: 11.58 per 1,000 inhabitants11.58Russell CountyRussell County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55Bath CountyBath County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants11.33Suffolk citySuffolk city: 11.27 per 1,000 inhabitants11.27Accomack CountyAccomack County: 11.09 per 1,000 inhabitants11.09Amherst CountyAmherst County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Fairfax city Estimated23.95+0.9 pts
2Petersburg city Estimated19.87-0.94 pts
3Franklin city Estimated17.94-1.13 pts
4Martinsville city Estimated17.15-0.74 pts
5Covington city Estimated16.65+0.15 pts
6Manassas city Estimated16.65-1.3 pts
7Waynesboro city Estimated15.16-0.4 pts
8Hopewell city Estimated14.53+0.55 pts
9Alexandria city Estimated14.52-0.09 pts
10Lynchburg city Estimated14.5-0.55 pts
11Colonial Heights city Estimated14.15-0.47 pts
12Charlotte County Estimated13.73+2.25 pts
13Emporia city Estimated13.59-1.86 pts
14Galax city Estimated13.5-4.13 pts
15Danville city Estimated13.45+0.35 pts
16Winchester city Estimated13.37+0.62 pts
17Roanoke city Estimated13.11-0.22 pts
18Portsmouth city Estimated13-0.36 pts
19Newport News city Estimated12.98-0.58 pts
20Buena Vista city Estimated12.89-0.51 pts
21Harrisonburg city Estimated12.75-0.19 pts
22Norfolk city Estimated12.73-0.24 pts
23Orange County Estimated12.55-0.38 pts
24Staunton city Estimated12.51-0.43 pts
25Lexington city Estimated12.47-2.16 pts
26King William County Estimated12.42+0.97 pts
27Prince William County Estimated12.41-0.34 pts
28Richmond city Estimated12.35-0.38 pts
29Charlottesville city Estimated12.28+0.31 pts
30Fredericksburg city Estimated12.27-0.37 pts
31Culpeper County Estimated12.19-0.62 pts
32Norton city Estimated11.95+1.82 pts
33Warren County Estimated11.82-0.51 pts
34Caroline County Estimated11.67+0.85 pts
35Salem city Estimated11.58-0.36 pts
36Russell County Estimated11.55+1.65 pts
37Bath County Estimated11.33+0.51 pts
38Suffolk city Estimated11.27-0.37 pts
39Accomack County Estimated11.09+1.05 pts
40Amherst County Estimated11.04+0.2 pts
41King George County Estimated11.02+0.9 pts
42New Kent County Estimated10.98+0.03 pts
43Shenandoah County Estimated10.94+1.26 pts
44Spotsylvania County Estimated10.93-0.09 pts
45Stafford County Estimated10.86-0.39 pts
46Appomattox County Estimated10.81-0.64 pts
47Chesapeake city Estimated10.81-0.43 pts
48Falls Church city Estimated10.72+0.22 pts
49Virginia Beach city Estimated10.7-0.38 pts
50Fairfax County Estimated10.62-0.07 pts
51Henrico County Estimated10.6-0.34 pts
52Westmoreland County Estimated10.6-0.18 pts
53Loudoun County Estimated10.53-0.39 pts
54Hampton city Estimated10.51-0.93 pts
55Chesterfield County Estimated10.46-0.47 pts
56Rockingham County Estimated10.41-0.48 pts
57Louisa County Estimated10.38-0.18 pts
58Essex County Estimated10.34+2.15 pts
59Arlington County Estimated10.26+0.33 pts
60Nelson County Estimated10.25-0.05 pts
61Prince Edward County Estimated10.06-0.34 pts
62Buchanan County Estimated10.03+2.51 pts
63Clarke County Estimated9.86+0.87 pts
64Frederick County Estimated9.81-0.51 pts
65Smyth County Estimated9.78+0.86 pts
66Amelia County Estimated9.75-0.4 pts
67Madison County Estimated9.74+0.92 pts
68Mecklenburg County Estimated9.7+0.41 pts
69Fauquier County Estimated9.7-0.17 pts
70Wise County Estimated9.68+0.47 pts
71Giles County Estimated9.65-1.09 pts
72Lunenburg County Estimated9.61+0.31 pts
73Greensville County Estimated9.57+0.02 pts
74Wythe County Estimated9.57-0.87 pts
75Floyd County Estimated9.55+0.54 pts
76Greene County Estimated9.43-1.33 pts
77James City County Estimated9.4+0.22 pts
78Fluvanna County Estimated9.39+0.38 pts
79King and Queen County Estimated9.36-0.46 pts
80Lee County Estimated9.32+0.29 pts
81Scott County Estimated9.25+1.14 pts
82Hanover County Estimated9.23-0.09 pts
83Washington County Estimated9.12+0.46 pts
84Patrick County Estimated9.06+1.98 pts
85Cumberland County Estimated9.05+1.02 pts
86Radford city Estimated8.95-0.2 pts
87Isle of Wight County Estimated8.93-0.9 pts
88Bristol city Estimated8.93+0.18 pts
89Northampton County Estimated8.89+1.15 pts
90Poquoson city Estimated8.87+0.47 pts
91Mathews County Estimated8.87+1.7 pts
92Halifax County Estimated8.86-0.65 pts
93Surry County Estimated8.8-0.21 pts
94Page County Estimated8.78+0.69 pts
95Bedford County Estimated8.65-0.32 pts
96Albemarle County Estimated8.64-0.37 pts
97Nottoway County Estimated8.57+0.41 pts
98Middlesex County Estimated8.51+1.28 pts
99Franklin County Estimated8.5-0.12 pts
100Richmond County Estimated8.38-1.15 pts
101Tazewell County Estimated8.33+0.07 pts
102Craig County Estimated8.3+0.23 pts
103Dickenson County Estimated8.16+0.1 pts
104Pulaski County Estimated8.1+0.22 pts
105York County Estimated7.99-0.63 pts
106Prince George County Estimated7.97+0.5 pts
107Powhatan County Estimated7.85-0.38 pts
108Roanoke County Estimated7.83+0.14 pts
109Gloucester County Estimated7.74-0.75 pts
110Campbell County Estimated7.74+1.01 pts
111Pittsylvania County Estimated7.72-0.11 pts
112Brunswick County Estimated7.67-0.36 pts
113Sussex County Estimated7.61-0.4 pts
114Bland County Estimated7.57-0.34 pts
115Carroll County Estimated7.46+0.47 pts
116Henry County Estimated7.46+0.26 pts
117Dinwiddie County Estimated7.37+0.45 pts
118Alleghany County Estimated7.28+0.77 pts
119Buckingham County Estimated7.27-0.15 pts
120Botetourt County Estimated7.27-0.32 pts
121Northumberland County Estimated7.17-0.53 pts
122Grayson County Estimated7+0.45 pts
123Montgomery County Estimated6.9+0.16 pts
124Rappahannock County Estimated6.72-1.75 pts
125Charles City County Estimated6.65+1.51 pts
126Southampton County Estimated6.54-0.08 pts
127Augusta County Estimated6.12-0.61 pts
128Highland County Estimated5.98+0.82 pts
129Goochland County Estimated5.76-1.08 pts
130Lancaster County Estimated5.4-0.95 pts
131Rockbridge County Estimated5.21+0.59 pts
132Williamsburg city Estimated3.38-1.22 pts
133Manassas Park city Estimated0.55-0.24 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 23.95 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Manassas Park city, with 0.55 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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