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.

Highest24.91Norton city
Median14.38133 counties
Virginia9.95History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Norton cityNorton city: 24.91 per 1,000 inhabitants24.91Franklin cityFranklin city: 24.02 per 1,000 inhabitants24.02Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 23.47 per 1,000 inhabitants23.47Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 23.09 per 1,000 inhabitants23.09Galax cityGalax city: 22.58 per 1,000 inhabitants22.58Danville cityDanville city: 20.98 per 1,000 inhabitants20.98Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 20.81 per 1,000 inhabitants20.81Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 20.8 per 1,000 inhabitants20.8Patrick CountyPatrick County: 20.79 per 1,000 inhabitants20.79Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 20.67 per 1,000 inhabitants20.67Smyth CountySmyth County: 20.23 per 1,000 inhabitants20.23Henry CountyHenry County: 20.13 per 1,000 inhabitants20.13Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 19.78 per 1,000 inhabitants19.78Mathews CountyMathews County: 19.51 per 1,000 inhabitants19.51Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 19.47 per 1,000 inhabitants19.47Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 19.46 per 1,000 inhabitants19.46Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 19.35 per 1,000 inhabitants19.35Bristol cityBristol city: 19.35 per 1,000 inhabitants19.35Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 19.22 per 1,000 inhabitants19.22Giles CountyGiles County: 19.02 per 1,000 inhabitants19.02Halifax CountyHalifax County: 18.81 per 1,000 inhabitants18.81Surry CountySurry County: 18.72 per 1,000 inhabitants18.72Lee CountyLee County: 18.56 per 1,000 inhabitants18.56Carroll CountyCarroll County: 18.45 per 1,000 inhabitants18.45Grayson CountyGrayson County: 18.39 per 1,000 inhabitants18.39Covington cityCovington city: 18.09 per 1,000 inhabitants18.09Buena Vista cityBuena Vista city: 18.06 per 1,000 inhabitants18.06Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 18.05 per 1,000 inhabitants18.05Wise CountyWise County: 18.05 per 1,000 inhabitants18.05Russell CountyRussell County: 18.03 per 1,000 inhabitants18.03Accomack CountyAccomack County: 17.94 per 1,000 inhabitants17.94Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 17.89 per 1,000 inhabitants17.89Bath CountyBath County: 17.88 per 1,000 inhabitants17.88Emporia cityEmporia city: 17.75 per 1,000 inhabitants17.75Wythe CountyWythe County: 17.64 per 1,000 inhabitants17.64Sussex CountySussex County: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants17.3Essex CountyEssex County: 17.17 per 1,000 inhabitants17.17Colonial Heights cityColonial Heights city: 17.12 per 1,000 inhabitants17.12Nottoway CountyNottoway County: 17.02 per 1,000 inhabitants17.02
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Norton city Estimated24.91+4.4 pts
2Franklin city Estimated24.02+2.67 pts
3Buchanan County Estimated23.47+5.33 pts
4Martinsville city Estimated23.09-1.56 pts
5Galax city Estimated22.58-0.75 pts
6Danville city Estimated20.98-0.21 pts
7Northumberland County Estimated20.81+2.31 pts
8Middlesex County Estimated20.8+2.56 pts
9Patrick County Estimated20.79+0.35 pts
10Lancaster County Estimated20.67-1.13 pts
11Smyth County Estimated20.23+1.17 pts
12Henry County Estimated20.13+1.32 pts
13Petersburg city Estimated19.78+0.03 pts
14Mathews County Estimated19.51+1.93 pts
15Tazewell County Estimated19.47-0.26 pts
16Mecklenburg County Estimated19.46+2.21 pts
17Alleghany County Estimated19.35-0.25 pts
18Bristol city Estimated19.35+0.58 pts
19Dickenson County Estimated19.22+2.83 pts
20Giles County Estimated19.02+0.68 pts
21Halifax County Estimated18.81+1.27 pts
22Surry County Estimated18.72+5.42 pts
23Lee County Estimated18.56-0.57 pts
24Carroll County Estimated18.45+2.08 pts
25Grayson County Estimated18.39+1.35 pts
26Covington city Estimated18.09-3.19 pts
27Buena Vista city Estimated18.06+3.1 pts
28Pulaski County Estimated18.05+1.46 pts
29Wise County Estimated18.05+0.8 pts
30Russell County Estimated18.03+0.89 pts
31Accomack County Estimated17.94+3.07 pts
32Charlotte County Estimated17.89-1.3 pts
33Bath County Estimated17.88-0.73 pts
34Emporia city Estimated17.75-2.91 pts
35Wythe County Estimated17.64+0.05 pts
36Sussex County Estimated17.5+4.09 pts
37Northampton County Estimated17.3-1.06 pts
38Essex County Estimated17.17+1.48 pts
39Colonial Heights city Estimated17.12+1.17 pts
40Nottoway County Estimated17.02+1.01 pts
41Nelson County Estimated16.73+2.46 pts
42Page County Estimated16.73+2.17 pts
43Scott County Estimated16.7-2.33 pts
44Hopewell city Estimated16.59-0.81 pts
45Staunton city Estimated16.54+1.13 pts
46Brunswick County Estimated16.54+0.49 pts
47Salem city Estimated16.52+0.89 pts
48Charles City County Estimated16.37-1.29 pts
49Westmoreland County Estimated16.32+2.43 pts
50King and Queen County Estimated16.3-0.16 pts
51Washington County Estimated16.04-0.46 pts
52Roanoke city Estimated15.91+0.67 pts
53Craig County Estimated15.8+2.7 pts
54Bland County Estimated15.73+0.45 pts
55Highland County Estimated15.39+5.58 pts
56Cumberland County Estimated15.2+3.13 pts
57Amelia County Estimated15.19-0.24 pts
58Rockbridge County Estimated15.15+0.51 pts
59Franklin County Estimated15.15+1.49 pts
60Southampton County Estimated15.14+1.47 pts
61Pittsylvania County Estimated15.04+0.25 pts
62Floyd County Estimated14.91+0.32 pts
63Waynesboro city Estimated14.9+1.49 pts
64Richmond County Estimated14.74+1.3 pts
65Amherst County Estimated14.59+0.88 pts
66Botetourt County Estimated14.51+2.53 pts
67Shenandoah County Estimated14.38+0.08 pts
68Lunenburg County Estimated14.24-0.21 pts
69Prince Edward County Estimated13.99+2.25 pts
70Warren County Estimated13.93+3 pts
71Orange County Estimated13.85+0.65 pts
72Campbell County Estimated13.85+0.32 pts
73Rappahannock County Estimated13.71+3.41 pts
74Portsmouth city Estimated13.7+0.07 pts
75Clarke County Estimated13.48+0.38 pts
76Louisa County Estimated13.31+1.88 pts
77Madison County Estimated13.16+1.51 pts
78Bedford County Estimated13.16+0.17 pts
79Dinwiddie County Estimated13.08+0.73 pts
80Roanoke County Estimated13.07-0.21 pts
81Gloucester County Estimated13.05+0.14 pts
82Greensville County Estimated12.9-1.04 pts
83Augusta County Estimated12.68+1.18 pts
84Buckingham County Estimated12.55-0.41 pts
85Rockingham County Estimated12.28+1.21 pts
86Lynchburg city Estimated12.27-0.34 pts
87Appomattox County Estimated12.27+0.96 pts
88King William County Estimated12.02+1.74 pts
89Caroline County Estimated11.93+0.67 pts
90Fairfax city Estimated11.63+0.3 pts
91Isle of Wight County Estimated11.59-0.62 pts
92Williamsburg city Estimated11.49+2.04 pts
93Hanover County Estimated11.29+0.32 pts
94Winchester city Estimated11.28-1.92 pts
95Hampton city Estimated11.21-0.82 pts
96Culpeper County Estimated11.1+1.64 pts
97Frederick County Estimated10.91+0.75 pts
98James City County Estimated10.89-0.43 pts
99Goochland County Estimated10.55-0.04 pts
100Suffolk city Estimated10.49-0.34 pts
101Poquoson city Estimated10.38-1.18 pts
102Newport News city Estimated10.35-0.27 pts
103Greene County Estimated10.33-0.1 pts
104Richmond city Estimated10.26-0.09 pts
105Henrico County Estimated10.22-0.38 pts
106Falls Church city Estimated10.19+1.9 pts
107Powhatan County Estimated10.06+0.53 pts
108Fauquier County Estimated10.06+1.72 pts
109Norfolk city Estimated10-0.21 pts
110Fredericksburg city Estimated9.69+0.02 pts
111Fluvanna County Estimated9.4-0.91 pts
112New Kent County Estimated9.4-0.92 pts
113Virginia Beach city Estimated9.25+0.83 pts
114Spotsylvania County Estimated9.21+1.26 pts
115Chesapeake city Estimated9.09-0.2 pts
116Albemarle County Estimated8.77+0.07 pts
117Chesterfield County Estimated8.67-0.03 pts
118York County Estimated8.46-0.17 pts
119Charlottesville city Estimated8.28+1.01 pts
120King George County Estimated8.26+0.32 pts
121Manassas city Estimated8.07+0.74 pts
122Montgomery County Estimated7.92-0.02 pts
123Prince George County Estimated7.76-0.33 pts
124Radford city Estimated7.41-1.73 pts
125Lexington city Estimated7.36-4.16 pts
126Harrisonburg city Estimated6.89+0.32 pts
127Stafford County Estimated6.51+0.55 pts
128Alexandria city Estimated6.05+0.62 pts
129Prince William County Estimated5.22-0.21 pts
130Fairfax County Estimated5.09-0.08 pts
131Arlington County Estimated4.57-0.11 pts
132Loudoun County Estimated4.38+0.24 pts
133Manassas Park city Estimated3.74+0.17 pts

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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)?

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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