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.

Highest21.21Lancaster County
Median12.31133 counties
Virginia8.84History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 21.21 per 1,000 inhabitants21.21Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 20.19 per 1,000 inhabitants20.19Bath CountyBath County: 19.92 per 1,000 inhabitants19.92Bristol cityBristol city: 19.47 per 1,000 inhabitants19.47Scott CountyScott County: 19.07 per 1,000 inhabitants19.07Danville cityDanville city: 18.95 per 1,000 inhabitants18.95Smyth CountySmyth County: 18.82 per 1,000 inhabitants18.82Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 18.54 per 1,000 inhabitants18.54Craig CountyCraig County: 18.29 per 1,000 inhabitants18.29Norton cityNorton city: 18.02 per 1,000 inhabitants18.02Grayson CountyGrayson County: 18 per 1,000 inhabitants18Lee CountyLee County: 17.83 per 1,000 inhabitants17.83Franklin cityFranklin city: 17.77 per 1,000 inhabitants17.77Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 17.65 per 1,000 inhabitants17.65Galax cityGalax city: 17.65 per 1,000 inhabitants17.65Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 17.62 per 1,000 inhabitants17.62Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants17.45Patrick CountyPatrick County: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 17.39 per 1,000 inhabitants17.39Covington cityCovington city: 17.24 per 1,000 inhabitants17.24Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 17.12 per 1,000 inhabitants17.12Mathews CountyMathews County: 17.06 per 1,000 inhabitants17.06Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 16.77 per 1,000 inhabitants16.77Bland CountyBland County: 16.54 per 1,000 inhabitants16.54Henry CountyHenry County: 16.36 per 1,000 inhabitants16.36Wythe CountyWythe County: 16.28 per 1,000 inhabitants16.28Russell CountyRussell County: 16.08 per 1,000 inhabitants16.08Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 15.86 per 1,000 inhabitants15.86Emporia cityEmporia city: 15.84 per 1,000 inhabitants15.84Carroll CountyCarroll County: 15.83 per 1,000 inhabitants15.83Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 15.82 per 1,000 inhabitants15.82Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 15.75 per 1,000 inhabitants15.75Salem citySalem city: 15.75 per 1,000 inhabitants15.75King and Queen CountyKing and Queen County: 15.74 per 1,000 inhabitants15.74Greensville CountyGreensville County: 15.57 per 1,000 inhabitants15.57Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 15.56 per 1,000 inhabitants15.56Halifax CountyHalifax County: 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants15.55Wise CountyWise County: 15.49 per 1,000 inhabitants15.49Washington CountyWashington County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Lancaster County Estimated21.21+0.53 pts
2Martinsville city Estimated20.19+0.13 pts
3Bath County Estimated19.92+0.46 pts
4Bristol city Estimated19.47+0.53 pts
5Scott County Estimated19.07+0.05 pts
6Danville city Estimated18.95+0.19 pts
7Smyth County Estimated18.82+0.13 pts
8Buchanan County Estimated18.54+0.45 pts
9Craig County Estimated18.29+0.46 pts
10Norton city Estimated18.02+0.1 pts
11Grayson County Estimated18+0.28 pts
12Lee County Estimated17.83-0.04 pts
13Franklin city Estimated17.77-0.05 pts
14Dickenson County Estimated17.65+0.3 pts
15Galax city Estimated17.65-0.01 pts
16Tazewell County Estimated17.62-0.16 pts
17Middlesex County Estimated17.45+0.71 pts
18Patrick County Estimated17.4+0.25 pts
19Alleghany County Estimated17.39+0.38 pts
20Covington city Estimated17.24-0.3 pts
21Petersburg city Estimated17.12+0.07 pts
22Mathews County Estimated17.06+0.38 pts
23Mecklenburg County Estimated16.77+0.19 pts
24Bland County Estimated16.54+0.59 pts
25Henry County Estimated16.36+0.04 pts
26Wythe County Estimated16.28-0.05 pts
27Russell County Estimated16.08-0.03 pts
28Northumberland County Estimated15.86+0.23 pts
29Emporia city Estimated15.84+0.42 pts
30Carroll County Estimated15.83-0.1 pts
31Northampton County Estimated15.82+0.44 pts
32Charlotte County Estimated15.75+0.36 pts
33Salem city Estimated15.75-0.04 pts
34King and Queen County Estimated15.74+0.29 pts
35Greensville County Estimated15.57+0.09 pts
36Brunswick County Estimated15.56+0.16 pts
37Halifax County Estimated15.55+0.01 pts
38Wise County Estimated15.49+0.17 pts
39Washington County Estimated15.41-0.08 pts
40Pulaski County Estimated15.28-0.29 pts
41Essex County Estimated15.1+0.05 pts
42Sussex County Estimated14.98+0.31 pts
43Lunenburg County Estimated14.83+0.17 pts
44Hopewell city Estimated14.72+0.15 pts
45Colonial Heights city Estimated14.62+0.09 pts
46Accomack County Estimated14.38+0.13 pts
47Staunton city Estimated14.32-0.14 pts
48Westmoreland County Estimated14.13+0.09 pts
49Page County Estimated14.08-0.24 pts
50Amherst County Estimated14.02+0.04 pts
51Roanoke city Estimated13.99-0.18 pts
52Giles County Estimated13.98+0.1 pts
53Pittsylvania County Estimated13.85-0.22 pts
54Richmond County Estimated13.83+0.01 pts
55Amelia County Estimated13.39+0.12 pts
56Charles City County Estimated13.33-0.12 pts
57Rappahannock County Estimated13.3+0.14 pts
58Buena Vista city Estimated13.1+0.21 pts
59Botetourt County Estimated13.05-0 pts
60Nelson County Estimated13.05+0.22 pts
61Shenandoah County Estimated12.99-0.09 pts
62Highland County Estimated12.89+0.07 pts
63Waynesboro city Estimated12.84-0.27 pts
64Buckingham County Estimated12.79+0.24 pts
65Clarke County Estimated12.61+0.37 pts
66Franklin County Estimated12.6-0.11 pts
67Portsmouth city Estimated12.31-0.1 pts
68Roanoke County Estimated12.18-0.01 pts
69Gloucester County Estimated12.13+0.01 pts
70Rockbridge County Estimated12.06-0.15 pts
71Madison County Estimated12.02+0.44 pts
72Campbell County Estimated12.02-0.22 pts
73James City County Estimated11.95-0.06 pts
74Cumberland County Estimated11.87-0.06 pts
75Orange County Estimated11.86-0.18 pts
76Floyd County Estimated11.68+0.16 pts
77Appomattox County Estimated11.65+0.01 pts
78Nottoway County Estimated11.5+0.05 pts
79Prince Edward County Estimated11.45-0.05 pts
80Dinwiddie County Estimated11.44+0.13 pts
81Surry County Estimated11.22-0.16 pts
82Isle of Wight County Estimated11.170 pts
83Augusta County Estimated11.15-0.11 pts
84Southampton County Estimated11.07+0.15 pts
85Lynchburg city Estimated11.01-0.02 pts
86Warren County Estimated10.8-0.1 pts
87Fairfax city Estimated10.72-0.08 pts
88Bedford County Estimated10.44-0.16 pts
89Rockingham County Estimated10.41-0.14 pts
90Hampton city Estimated10.27-0.16 pts
91Goochland County Estimated10.1-0.02 pts
92Louisa County Estimated9.87-0.2 pts
93Greene County Estimated9.760 pts
94Winchester city Estimated9.65-0.14 pts
95Lexington city Estimated9.57+0.24 pts
96Caroline County Estimated9.56-0.18 pts
97Hanover County Estimated9.4-0.21 pts
98Newport News city Estimated9.38-0.07 pts
99Henrico County Estimated9.36-0.27 pts
100Norfolk city Estimated9.3-0.03 pts
101New Kent County Estimated9.13-0.28 pts
102King William County Estimated9.1+0.18 pts
103Poquoson city Estimated9.1-0.01 pts
104Culpeper County Estimated9.05-0.03 pts
105Suffolk city Estimated8.89-0.19 pts
106Frederick County Estimated8.87-0.24 pts
107Albemarle County Estimated8.8-0.1 pts
108Powhatan County Estimated8.78+0.03 pts
109Fauquier County Estimated8.73-0.19 pts
110Radford city Estimated8.7+0.22 pts
111Fluvanna County Estimated8.66-0 pts
112King George County Estimated8.54-0 pts
113Richmond city Estimated8.51-0.16 pts
114Virginia Beach city Estimated8.15-0.12 pts
115York County Estimated7.93-0.06 pts
116Chesapeake city Estimated7.91-0.15 pts
117Falls Church city Estimated7.81+0.04 pts
118Spotsylvania County Estimated7.63-0.21 pts
119Chesterfield County Estimated7.62-0.28 pts
120Montgomery County Estimated7.22+0.02 pts
121Fredericksburg city Estimated6.66-0.24 pts
122Manassas city Estimated6.65+0.07 pts
123Prince George County Estimated6.59+0.03 pts
124Charlottesville city Estimated6.14+0.1 pts
125Stafford County Estimated5.9-0.1 pts
126Harrisonburg city Estimated5.75+0.05 pts
127Alexandria city Estimated5.06-0.09 pts
128Fairfax County Estimated5.04-0.11 pts
129Prince William County Estimated4.94-0.08 pts
130Arlington County Estimated4.28-0.09 pts
131Williamsburg city Estimated4.21+0.09 pts
132Loudoun County Estimated4.14-0.06 pts
133Manassas Park city Estimated2.18-0.02 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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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.

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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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