Counties in Virginia by death rate (July to June)
Norton city had the highest death rate (July to June) of 133 counties in 2022, at 24.91 per 1,000 inhabitants. Manassas Park city had the lowest, at 3.74 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.38 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 9.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton city Estimated | 24.91 | +4.4 pts |
| 2 | Franklin city Estimated | 24.02 | +2.67 pts |
| 3 | Buchanan County Estimated | 23.47 | +5.33 pts |
| 4 | Martinsville city Estimated | 23.09 | -1.56 pts |
| 5 | Galax city Estimated | 22.58 | -0.75 pts |
| 6 | Danville city Estimated | 20.98 | -0.21 pts |
| 7 | Northumberland County Estimated | 20.81 | +2.31 pts |
| 8 | Middlesex County Estimated | 20.8 | +2.56 pts |
| 9 | Patrick County Estimated | 20.79 | +0.35 pts |
| 10 | Lancaster County Estimated | 20.67 | -1.13 pts |
| 11 | Smyth County Estimated | 20.23 | +1.17 pts |
| 12 | Henry County Estimated | 20.13 | +1.32 pts |
| 13 | Petersburg city Estimated | 19.78 | +0.03 pts |
| 14 | Mathews County Estimated | 19.51 | +1.93 pts |
| 15 | Tazewell County Estimated | 19.47 | -0.26 pts |
| 16 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 19.46 | +2.21 pts |
| 17 | Alleghany County Estimated | 19.35 | -0.25 pts |
| 18 | Bristol city Estimated | 19.35 | +0.58 pts |
| 19 | Dickenson County Estimated | 19.22 | +2.83 pts |
| 20 | Giles County Estimated | 19.02 | +0.68 pts |
| 21 | Halifax County Estimated | 18.81 | +1.27 pts |
| 22 | Surry County Estimated | 18.72 | +5.42 pts |
| 23 | Lee County Estimated | 18.56 | -0.57 pts |
| 24 | Carroll County Estimated | 18.45 | +2.08 pts |
| 25 | Grayson County Estimated | 18.39 | +1.35 pts |
| 26 | Covington city Estimated | 18.09 | -3.19 pts |
| 27 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 18.06 | +3.1 pts |
| 28 | Pulaski County Estimated | 18.05 | +1.46 pts |
| 29 | Wise County Estimated | 18.05 | +0.8 pts |
| 30 | Russell County Estimated | 18.03 | +0.89 pts |
| 31 | Accomack County Estimated | 17.94 | +3.07 pts |
| 32 | Charlotte County Estimated | 17.89 | -1.3 pts |
| 33 | Bath County Estimated | 17.88 | -0.73 pts |
| 34 | Emporia city Estimated | 17.75 | -2.91 pts |
| 35 | Wythe County Estimated | 17.64 | +0.05 pts |
| 36 | Sussex County Estimated | 17.5 | +4.09 pts |
| 37 | Northampton County Estimated | 17.3 | -1.06 pts |
| 38 | Essex County Estimated | 17.17 | +1.48 pts |
| 39 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 17.12 | +1.17 pts |
| 40 | Nottoway County Estimated | 17.02 | +1.01 pts |
| 41 | Nelson County Estimated | 16.73 | +2.46 pts |
| 42 | Page County Estimated | 16.73 | +2.17 pts |
| 43 | Scott County Estimated | 16.7 | -2.33 pts |
| 44 | Hopewell city Estimated | 16.59 | -0.81 pts |
| 45 | Staunton city Estimated | 16.54 | +1.13 pts |
| 46 | Brunswick County Estimated | 16.54 | +0.49 pts |
| 47 | Salem city Estimated | 16.52 | +0.89 pts |
| 48 | Charles City County Estimated | 16.37 | -1.29 pts |
| 49 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 16.32 | +2.43 pts |
| 50 | King and Queen County Estimated | 16.3 | -0.16 pts |
| 51 | Washington County Estimated | 16.04 | -0.46 pts |
| 52 | Roanoke city Estimated | 15.91 | +0.67 pts |
| 53 | Craig County Estimated | 15.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 54 | Bland County Estimated | 15.73 | +0.45 pts |
| 55 | Highland County Estimated | 15.39 | +5.58 pts |
| 56 | Cumberland County Estimated | 15.2 | +3.13 pts |
| 57 | Amelia County Estimated | 15.19 | -0.24 pts |
| 58 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 15.15 | +0.51 pts |
| 59 | Franklin County Estimated | 15.15 | +1.49 pts |
| 60 | Southampton County Estimated | 15.14 | +1.47 pts |
| 61 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 15.04 | +0.25 pts |
| 62 | Floyd County Estimated | 14.91 | +0.32 pts |
| 63 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 14.9 | +1.49 pts |
| 64 | Richmond County Estimated | 14.74 | +1.3 pts |
| 65 | Amherst County Estimated | 14.59 | +0.88 pts |
| 66 | Botetourt County Estimated | 14.51 | +2.53 pts |
| 67 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 14.38 | +0.08 pts |
| 68 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 14.24 | -0.21 pts |
| 69 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 13.99 | +2.25 pts |
| 70 | Warren County Estimated | 13.93 | +3 pts |
| 71 | Orange County Estimated | 13.85 | +0.65 pts |
| 72 | Campbell County Estimated | 13.85 | +0.32 pts |
| 73 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 13.71 | +3.41 pts |
| 74 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 13.7 | +0.07 pts |
| 75 | Clarke County Estimated | 13.48 | +0.38 pts |
| 76 | Louisa County Estimated | 13.31 | +1.88 pts |
| 77 | Madison County Estimated | 13.16 | +1.51 pts |
| 78 | Bedford County Estimated | 13.16 | +0.17 pts |
| 79 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 13.08 | +0.73 pts |
| 80 | Roanoke County Estimated | 13.07 | -0.21 pts |
| 81 | Gloucester County Estimated | 13.05 | +0.14 pts |
| 82 | Greensville County Estimated | 12.9 | -1.04 pts |
| 83 | Augusta County Estimated | 12.68 | +1.18 pts |
| 84 | Buckingham County Estimated | 12.55 | -0.41 pts |
| 85 | Rockingham County Estimated | 12.28 | +1.21 pts |
| 86 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 12.27 | -0.34 pts |
| 87 | Appomattox County Estimated | 12.27 | +0.96 pts |
| 88 | King William County Estimated | 12.02 | +1.74 pts |
| 89 | Caroline County Estimated | 11.93 | +0.67 pts |
| 90 | Fairfax city Estimated | 11.63 | +0.3 pts |
| 91 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 11.59 | -0.62 pts |
| 92 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 11.49 | +2.04 pts |
| 93 | Hanover County Estimated | 11.29 | +0.32 pts |
| 94 | Winchester city Estimated | 11.28 | -1.92 pts |
| 95 | Hampton city Estimated | 11.21 | -0.82 pts |
| 96 | Culpeper County Estimated | 11.1 | +1.64 pts |
| 97 | Frederick County Estimated | 10.91 | +0.75 pts |
| 98 | James City County Estimated | 10.89 | -0.43 pts |
| 99 | Goochland County Estimated | 10.55 | -0.04 pts |
| 100 | Suffolk city Estimated | 10.49 | -0.34 pts |
| 101 | Poquoson city Estimated | 10.38 | -1.18 pts |
| 102 | Newport News city Estimated | 10.35 | -0.27 pts |
| 103 | Greene County Estimated | 10.33 | -0.1 pts |
| 104 | Richmond city Estimated | 10.26 | -0.09 pts |
| 105 | Henrico County Estimated | 10.22 | -0.38 pts |
| 106 | Falls Church city Estimated | 10.19 | +1.9 pts |
| 107 | Powhatan County Estimated | 10.06 | +0.53 pts |
| 108 | Fauquier County Estimated | 10.06 | +1.72 pts |
| 109 | Norfolk city Estimated | 10 | -0.21 pts |
| 110 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 9.69 | +0.02 pts |
| 111 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 9.4 | -0.91 pts |
| 112 | New Kent County Estimated | 9.4 | -0.92 pts |
| 113 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 9.25 | +0.83 pts |
| 114 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 9.21 | +1.26 pts |
| 115 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 9.09 | -0.2 pts |
| 116 | Albemarle County Estimated | 8.77 | +0.07 pts |
| 117 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 8.67 | -0.03 pts |
| 118 | York County Estimated | 8.46 | -0.17 pts |
| 119 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 8.28 | +1.01 pts |
| 120 | King George County Estimated | 8.26 | +0.32 pts |
| 121 | Manassas city Estimated | 8.07 | +0.74 pts |
| 122 | Montgomery County Estimated | 7.92 | -0.02 pts |
| 123 | Prince George County Estimated | 7.76 | -0.33 pts |
| 124 | Radford city Estimated | 7.41 | -1.73 pts |
| 125 | Lexington city Estimated | 7.36 | -4.16 pts |
| 126 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 6.89 | +0.32 pts |
| 127 | Stafford County Estimated | 6.51 | +0.55 pts |
| 128 | Alexandria city Estimated | 6.05 | +0.62 pts |
| 129 | Prince William County Estimated | 5.22 | -0.21 pts |
| 130 | Fairfax County Estimated | 5.09 | -0.08 pts |
| 131 | Arlington County Estimated | 4.57 | -0.11 pts |
| 132 | Loudoun County Estimated | 4.38 | +0.24 pts |
| 133 | Manassas Park city Estimated | 3.74 | +0.17 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)?
Norton city, with 24.91 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?
Manassas Park city, with 3.74 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: 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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