Counties in Virginia by death rate (July to June), 2025
Lancaster County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 133 counties in 2025, at 21.21 per 1,000 inhabitants. Manassas Park city had the lowest, at 2.18 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 8.84 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster County Estimated | 21.21 | +0.53 pts |
| 2 | Martinsville city Estimated | 20.19 | +0.13 pts |
| 3 | Bath County Estimated | 19.92 | +0.46 pts |
| 4 | Bristol city Estimated | 19.47 | +0.53 pts |
| 5 | Scott County Estimated | 19.07 | +0.05 pts |
| 6 | Danville city Estimated | 18.95 | +0.19 pts |
| 7 | Smyth County Estimated | 18.82 | +0.13 pts |
| 8 | Buchanan County Estimated | 18.54 | +0.45 pts |
| 9 | Craig County Estimated | 18.29 | +0.46 pts |
| 10 | Norton city Estimated | 18.02 | +0.1 pts |
| 11 | Grayson County Estimated | 18 | +0.28 pts |
| 12 | Lee County Estimated | 17.83 | -0.04 pts |
| 13 | Franklin city Estimated | 17.77 | -0.05 pts |
| 14 | Dickenson County Estimated | 17.65 | +0.3 pts |
| 15 | Galax city Estimated | 17.65 | -0.01 pts |
| 16 | Tazewell County Estimated | 17.62 | -0.16 pts |
| 17 | Middlesex County Estimated | 17.45 | +0.71 pts |
| 18 | Patrick County Estimated | 17.4 | +0.25 pts |
| 19 | Alleghany County Estimated | 17.39 | +0.38 pts |
| 20 | Covington city Estimated | 17.24 | -0.3 pts |
| 21 | Petersburg city Estimated | 17.12 | +0.07 pts |
| 22 | Mathews County Estimated | 17.06 | +0.38 pts |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 16.77 | +0.19 pts |
| 24 | Bland County Estimated | 16.54 | +0.59 pts |
| 25 | Henry County Estimated | 16.36 | +0.04 pts |
| 26 | Wythe County Estimated | 16.28 | -0.05 pts |
| 27 | Russell County Estimated | 16.08 | -0.03 pts |
| 28 | Northumberland County Estimated | 15.86 | +0.23 pts |
| 29 | Emporia city Estimated | 15.84 | +0.42 pts |
| 30 | Carroll County Estimated | 15.83 | -0.1 pts |
| 31 | Northampton County Estimated | 15.82 | +0.44 pts |
| 32 | Charlotte County Estimated | 15.75 | +0.36 pts |
| 33 | Salem city Estimated | 15.75 | -0.04 pts |
| 34 | King and Queen County Estimated | 15.74 | +0.29 pts |
| 35 | Greensville County Estimated | 15.57 | +0.09 pts |
| 36 | Brunswick County Estimated | 15.56 | +0.16 pts |
| 37 | Halifax County Estimated | 15.55 | +0.01 pts |
| 38 | Wise County Estimated | 15.49 | +0.17 pts |
| 39 | Washington County Estimated | 15.41 | -0.08 pts |
| 40 | Pulaski County Estimated | 15.28 | -0.29 pts |
| 41 | Essex County Estimated | 15.1 | +0.05 pts |
| 42 | Sussex County Estimated | 14.98 | +0.31 pts |
| 43 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 14.83 | +0.17 pts |
| 44 | Hopewell city Estimated | 14.72 | +0.15 pts |
| 45 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 14.62 | +0.09 pts |
| 46 | Accomack County Estimated | 14.38 | +0.13 pts |
| 47 | Staunton city Estimated | 14.32 | -0.14 pts |
| 48 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 14.13 | +0.09 pts |
| 49 | Page County Estimated | 14.08 | -0.24 pts |
| 50 | Amherst County Estimated | 14.02 | +0.04 pts |
| 51 | Roanoke city Estimated | 13.99 | -0.18 pts |
| 52 | Giles County Estimated | 13.98 | +0.1 pts |
| 53 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 13.85 | -0.22 pts |
| 54 | Richmond County Estimated | 13.83 | +0.01 pts |
| 55 | Amelia County Estimated | 13.39 | +0.12 pts |
| 56 | Charles City County Estimated | 13.33 | -0.12 pts |
| 57 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 13.3 | +0.14 pts |
| 58 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 13.1 | +0.21 pts |
| 59 | Botetourt County Estimated | 13.05 | -0 pts |
| 60 | Nelson County Estimated | 13.05 | +0.22 pts |
| 61 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 12.99 | -0.09 pts |
| 62 | Highland County Estimated | 12.89 | +0.07 pts |
| 63 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 12.84 | -0.27 pts |
| 64 | Buckingham County Estimated | 12.79 | +0.24 pts |
| 65 | Clarke County Estimated | 12.61 | +0.37 pts |
| 66 | Franklin County Estimated | 12.6 | -0.11 pts |
| 67 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 12.31 | -0.1 pts |
| 68 | Roanoke County Estimated | 12.18 | -0.01 pts |
| 69 | Gloucester County Estimated | 12.13 | +0.01 pts |
| 70 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 12.06 | -0.15 pts |
| 71 | Madison County Estimated | 12.02 | +0.44 pts |
| 72 | Campbell County Estimated | 12.02 | -0.22 pts |
| 73 | James City County Estimated | 11.95 | -0.06 pts |
| 74 | Cumberland County Estimated | 11.87 | -0.06 pts |
| 75 | Orange County Estimated | 11.86 | -0.18 pts |
| 76 | Floyd County Estimated | 11.68 | +0.16 pts |
| 77 | Appomattox County Estimated | 11.65 | +0.01 pts |
| 78 | Nottoway County Estimated | 11.5 | +0.05 pts |
| 79 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 11.45 | -0.05 pts |
| 80 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 11.44 | +0.13 pts |
| 81 | Surry County Estimated | 11.22 | -0.16 pts |
| 82 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 11.17 | 0 pts |
| 83 | Augusta County Estimated | 11.15 | -0.11 pts |
| 84 | Southampton County Estimated | 11.07 | +0.15 pts |
| 85 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 11.01 | -0.02 pts |
| 86 | Warren County Estimated | 10.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 87 | Fairfax city Estimated | 10.72 | -0.08 pts |
| 88 | Bedford County Estimated | 10.44 | -0.16 pts |
| 89 | Rockingham County Estimated | 10.41 | -0.14 pts |
| 90 | Hampton city Estimated | 10.27 | -0.16 pts |
| 91 | Goochland County Estimated | 10.1 | -0.02 pts |
| 92 | Louisa County Estimated | 9.87 | -0.2 pts |
| 93 | Greene County Estimated | 9.76 | 0 pts |
| 94 | Winchester city Estimated | 9.65 | -0.14 pts |
| 95 | Lexington city Estimated | 9.57 | +0.24 pts |
| 96 | Caroline County Estimated | 9.56 | -0.18 pts |
| 97 | Hanover County Estimated | 9.4 | -0.21 pts |
| 98 | Newport News city Estimated | 9.38 | -0.07 pts |
| 99 | Henrico County Estimated | 9.36 | -0.27 pts |
| 100 | Norfolk city Estimated | 9.3 | -0.03 pts |
| 101 | New Kent County Estimated | 9.13 | -0.28 pts |
| 102 | King William County Estimated | 9.1 | +0.18 pts |
| 103 | Poquoson city Estimated | 9.1 | -0.01 pts |
| 104 | Culpeper County Estimated | 9.05 | -0.03 pts |
| 105 | Suffolk city Estimated | 8.89 | -0.19 pts |
| 106 | Frederick County Estimated | 8.87 | -0.24 pts |
| 107 | Albemarle County Estimated | 8.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 108 | Powhatan County Estimated | 8.78 | +0.03 pts |
| 109 | Fauquier County Estimated | 8.73 | -0.19 pts |
| 110 | Radford city Estimated | 8.7 | +0.22 pts |
| 111 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 8.66 | -0 pts |
| 112 | King George County Estimated | 8.54 | -0 pts |
| 113 | Richmond city Estimated | 8.51 | -0.16 pts |
| 114 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 8.15 | -0.12 pts |
| 115 | York County Estimated | 7.93 | -0.06 pts |
| 116 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 7.91 | -0.15 pts |
| 117 | Falls Church city Estimated | 7.81 | +0.04 pts |
| 118 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 7.63 | -0.21 pts |
| 119 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 7.62 | -0.28 pts |
| 120 | Montgomery County Estimated | 7.22 | +0.02 pts |
| 121 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 6.66 | -0.24 pts |
| 122 | Manassas city Estimated | 6.65 | +0.07 pts |
| 123 | Prince George County Estimated | 6.59 | +0.03 pts |
| 124 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 6.14 | +0.1 pts |
| 125 | Stafford County Estimated | 5.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 126 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 5.75 | +0.05 pts |
| 127 | Alexandria city Estimated | 5.06 | -0.09 pts |
| 128 | Fairfax County Estimated | 5.04 | -0.11 pts |
| 129 | Prince William County Estimated | 4.94 | -0.08 pts |
| 130 | Arlington County Estimated | 4.28 | -0.09 pts |
| 131 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 4.21 | +0.09 pts |
| 132 | Loudoun County Estimated | 4.14 | -0.06 pts |
| 133 | Manassas Park city Estimated | 2.18 | -0.02 pts |
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About this ranking
Estimated deaths 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 death 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: death 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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Questions
Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?
Lancaster County, with 21.21 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?
Manassas Park city, with 2.18 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.
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: death 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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