Counties in Virginia by births (July to June)

Fairfax County had the highest births (July to June) of 133 counties in 2023, at 12,200. Highland County had the lowest, at 12. The median was 265 and the figure for Virginia was 94,600. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12,200Fairfax County
Median265133 counties
Virginia94,600History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 12,200 count12,200Prince William CountyPrince William County: 6,236 count6,236Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 5,030 count5,030Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 4,750 count4,750Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 4,177 count4,177Henrico CountyHenrico County: 3,672 count3,672Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 3,019 count3,019Richmond cityRichmond city: 2,927 count2,927Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 2,843 count2,843Newport News cityNewport News city: 2,491 count2,491Arlington CountyArlington County: 2,322 count2,322Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 2,270 count2,270Stafford CountyStafford County: 1,851 count1,851Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 1,634 count1,634Hampton cityHampton city: 1,573 count1,573Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 1,304 count1,304Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 1,296 count1,296Lynchburg cityLynchburg city: 1,197 count1,197Suffolk citySuffolk city: 1,161 count1,161Hanover CountyHanover County: 1,059 count1,059Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 1,039 count1,039Frederick CountyFrederick County: 986 count986Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 939 count939Manassas cityManassas city: 771 count771James City CountyJames City County: 752 count752Roanoke CountyRoanoke County: 746 count746Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 740 count740Bedford CountyBedford County: 729 count729Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 702 count702Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 695 count695Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 666 count666Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 660 count660York CountyYork County: 613 count613Fairfax cityFairfax city: 573 count573Danville cityDanville city: 551 count551Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 538 count538Augusta CountyAugusta County: 526 count526Warren CountyWarren County: 514 count514Orange CountyOrange County: 495 count495Franklin CountyFranklin County: 476 count476
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Fairfax County Estimated12,200-2.1%
2Prince William County Estimated6,236-1.9%
3Virginia Beach city Estimated5,030-3.7%
4Loudoun County Estimated4,750-2.5%
5Chesterfield County Estimated4,177+1%
6Henrico County Estimated3,672-1.2%
7Norfolk city Estimated3,019-2.5%
8Richmond city Estimated2,927-1.8%
9Chesapeake city Estimated2,843-1.5%
10Newport News city Estimated2,491+0.7%
11Arlington County Estimated2,322-8.9%
12Alexandria city Estimated2,270+4.4%
13Stafford County Estimated1,851+0.5%
14Spotsylvania County Estimated1,634+0.6%
15Hampton city Estimated1,573-3%
16Roanoke city Estimated1,304-2.2%
17Portsmouth city Estimated1,296-0.9%
18Lynchburg city Estimated1,197-0.4%
19Suffolk city Estimated1,161-6.3%
20Hanover County Estimated1,059-5.2%
21Albemarle County Estimated1,039-0.6%
22Frederick County Estimated986+5.9%
23Rockingham County Estimated939+2.3%
24Manassas city Estimated771+12.6%
25James City County Estimated752-6.9%
26Roanoke County Estimated746-0.1%
27Fauquier County Estimated740-5%
28Bedford County Estimated729+7.7%
29Culpeper County Estimated702+10.2%
30Petersburg city Estimated695-6.2%
31Montgomery County Estimated666-1.3%
32Harrisonburg city Estimated660+8.2%
33York County Estimated613-0.6%
34Fairfax city Estimated573-1.2%
35Danville city Estimated551+5.2%
36Charlottesville city Estimated538+2.5%
37Augusta County Estimated526+4.4%
38Warren County Estimated514+0.2%
39Orange County Estimated495+8.1%
40Franklin County Estimated476-10.2%
41Pittsylvania County Estimated468+7.1%
42Washington County Estimated467+9.9%
43Shenandoah County Estimated436-2.2%
44Louisa County Estimated428+1.9%
45Isle of Wight County Estimated397+2.8%
46Campbell County Estimated371-8.2%
47Fredericksburg city Estimated366+6.1%
48Henry County Estimated358-4.5%
49Waynesboro city Estimated357+10.2%
50Winchester city Estimated356-4.6%
51Caroline County Estimated350-2.5%
52Amherst County Estimated342+8.6%
53Gloucester County Estimated338-11.7%
54Accomack County Estimated335+0.6%
54Staunton city Estimated335-5.9%
56Tazewell County Estimated326-0.6%
57Wise County Estimated325+0.6%
58Prince George County Estimated322-17.2%
59Hopewell city Estimated320-0.9%
60Halifax County Estimated319+0.9%
61Salem city Estimated306-10%
62Wythe County Estimated294-1.7%
63King George County Estimated285-3.7%
64Mecklenburg County Estimated284-4.4%
65New Kent County Estimated280-1.4%
66Colonial Heights city Estimated268+1.1%
67Pulaski County Estimated265-11.1%
68Powhatan County Estimated262-4.7%
69Smyth County Estimated261-1.5%
70Botetourt County Estimated259-1.9%
71Fluvanna County Estimated255+3.2%
72Russell County Estimated252-3.8%
73Martinsville city Estimated245-2.8%
74Greene County Estimated228+3.2%
74Prince Edward County Estimated228+10.7%
76King William County Estimated215-8.1%
77Carroll County Estimated204-15.7%
78Westmoreland County Estimated203+23%
79Lee County Estimated197+27.9%
80Dinwiddie County Estimated196+5.4%
81Appomattox County Estimated192+3.2%
81Page County Estimated192-11.9%
83Goochland County Estimated183-7.6%
84Giles County Estimated177+11.3%
85Scott County Estimated174+11.5%
86Franklin city Estimated158+2.6%
87Falls Church city Estimated154-4.3%
87Radford city Estimated154+17.6%
89Nelson County Estimated151+3.4%
90Bristol city Estimated147+7.3%
91Buchanan County Estimated144-18.2%
92Floyd County Estimated141+11%
93Clarke County Estimated138-8%
94Amelia County Estimated137-2.1%
95Charlotte County Estimated131-5.8%
96Brunswick County Estimated127+7.6%
96Nottoway County Estimated127-29.4%
98Buckingham County Estimated126+11.5%
99Madison County Estimated124-5.3%
99Patrick County Estimated124+1.6%
101Galax city Estimated119+5.3%
101Southampton County Estimated119+3.5%
103Lunenburg County Estimated112-3.4%
104Dickenson County Estimated110-7.6%
104Lexington city Estimated110-4.3%
106Greensville County Estimated107+28.9%
107Poquoson city Estimated106-15.2%
108Rockbridge County Estimated104+6.1%
109Grayson County Estimated100+3.1%
110Alleghany County Estimated96+21.5%
111Northumberland County Estimated95+26.7%
112Covington city Estimated93+3.3%
112Northampton County Estimated93-3.1%
114Buena Vista city Estimated88+7.3%
115Essex County Estimated87-26.9%
115Richmond County Estimated87+8.8%
117Sussex County Estimated86-3.4%
118Emporia city Estimated85+25%
119Cumberland County Estimated79-10.2%
119Middlesex County Estimated79-25.5%
121Williamsburg city Estimated73+25.9%
122Lancaster County Estimated69-9.2%
123King and Queen County Estimated66+17.9%
124Rappahannock County Estimated63+75%
125Mathews County Estimated61-6.2%
126Surry County Estimated59-7.8%
127Bland County Estimated49+14%
128Bath County Estimated44-13.7%
129Craig County Estimated39-17%
130Norton city Estimated36-5.3%
131Charles City County Estimated34-12.8%
132Manassas Park city Estimated13-68.3%
133Highland County Estimated12-53.8%

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: births, 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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Questions

Which county has the highest births (July to June)?

Fairfax County, with 12,200 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Highland County, with 12 in 2023.

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: births, 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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