Counties in Virginia by death rate (July to June)

Covington city had the highest death rate (July to June) of 133 counties in 2023, at 21.65 per 1,000 inhabitants. Manassas Park city had the lowest, at 2.37 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.49 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.65Covington city
Median12.49133 counties
Virginia9.15History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Covington cityCovington city: 21.65 per 1,000 inhabitants21.65Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 21.28 per 1,000 inhabitants21.28Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 20.45 per 1,000 inhabitants20.45Franklin cityFranklin city: 20.15 per 1,000 inhabitants20.15Bristol cityBristol city: 19.99 per 1,000 inhabitants19.99Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 19.9 per 1,000 inhabitants19.9Norton cityNorton city: 19.69 per 1,000 inhabitants19.69Scott CountyScott County: 19.48 per 1,000 inhabitants19.48Bath CountyBath County: 19.42 per 1,000 inhabitants19.42Smyth CountySmyth County: 19.26 per 1,000 inhabitants19.26Danville cityDanville city: 18.99 per 1,000 inhabitants18.99Galax cityGalax city: 18.52 per 1,000 inhabitants18.52Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitants18.5Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 18.25 per 1,000 inhabitants18.25Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 18 per 1,000 inhabitants18Grayson CountyGrayson County: 17.99 per 1,000 inhabitants17.99Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 17.83 per 1,000 inhabitants17.83Lee CountyLee County: 17.7 per 1,000 inhabitants17.7Henry CountyHenry County: 17.23 per 1,000 inhabitants17.23Craig CountyCraig County: 17.15 per 1,000 inhabitants17.15Patrick CountyPatrick County: 17.13 per 1,000 inhabitants17.13Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 16.76 per 1,000 inhabitants16.76Washington CountyWashington County: 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants16.61Wise CountyWise County: 16.45 per 1,000 inhabitants16.45Mathews CountyMathews County: 16.44 per 1,000 inhabitants16.44Halifax CountyHalifax County: 16.37 per 1,000 inhabitants16.37Emporia cityEmporia city: 16.36 per 1,000 inhabitants16.36Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 16.29 per 1,000 inhabitants16.29Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Wythe CountyWythe County: 15.98 per 1,000 inhabitants15.98Essex CountyEssex County: 15.92 per 1,000 inhabitants15.92Staunton cityStaunton city: 15.84 per 1,000 inhabitants15.84Russell CountyRussell County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitants15.62Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitants15.53Carroll CountyCarroll County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 15.22 per 1,000 inhabitants15.22Salem citySalem city: 15.22 per 1,000 inhabitants15.22Richmond CountyRichmond County: 15.12 per 1,000 inhabitants15.12Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 15.06 per 1,000 inhabitants15.06
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2022
1Covington city Estimated21.65+3.56 pts
2Lancaster County Estimated21.28+0.61 pts
3Martinsville city Estimated20.45-2.64 pts
4Franklin city Estimated20.15-3.87 pts
5Bristol city Estimated19.99+0.64 pts
6Buchanan County Estimated19.9-3.57 pts
7Norton city Estimated19.69-5.21 pts
8Scott County Estimated19.48+2.78 pts
9Bath County Estimated19.42+1.54 pts
10Smyth County Estimated19.26-0.97 pts
11Danville city Estimated18.99-1.99 pts
12Galax city Estimated18.52-4.06 pts
13Petersburg city Estimated18.5-1.28 pts
14Dickenson County Estimated18.25-0.97 pts
15Tazewell County Estimated18-1.48 pts
16Grayson County Estimated17.99-0.4 pts
17Middlesex County Estimated17.83-2.97 pts
18Lee County Estimated17.7-0.86 pts
19Henry County Estimated17.23-2.9 pts
20Craig County Estimated17.15+1.35 pts
21Patrick County Estimated17.13-3.66 pts
22Mecklenburg County Estimated16.76-2.7 pts
23Washington County Estimated16.61+0.58 pts
24Wise County Estimated16.45-1.6 pts
25Mathews County Estimated16.44-3.06 pts
26Halifax County Estimated16.37-2.44 pts
27Emporia city Estimated16.36-1.4 pts
28Northumberland County Estimated16.29-4.52 pts
29Brunswick County Estimated16-0.54 pts
30Wythe County Estimated15.98-1.65 pts
31Essex County Estimated15.92-1.24 pts
32Staunton city Estimated15.84-0.7 pts
33Russell County Estimated15.62-2.4 pts
34Alleghany County Estimated15.53-3.82 pts
35Carroll County Estimated15.51-2.95 pts
36Pulaski County Estimated15.22-2.83 pts
37Salem city Estimated15.22-1.3 pts
38Richmond County Estimated15.12+0.37 pts
39Westmoreland County Estimated15.07-1.25 pts
40Roanoke city Estimated15.06-0.86 pts
41Highland County Estimated15.05-0.34 pts
42Colonial Heights city Estimated14.9-2.23 pts
43Charlotte County Estimated14.89-2.99 pts
44Giles County Estimated14.81-4.22 pts
45Page County Estimated14.68-2.05 pts
46Hopewell city Estimated14.42-2.17 pts
47Northampton County Estimated14.41-2.89 pts
48Lunenburg County Estimated14.37+0.14 pts
49King and Queen County Estimated14.27-2.02 pts
50Sussex County Estimated14.26-3.24 pts
51Pittsylvania County Estimated14.01-1.04 pts
52Amherst County Estimated13.73-0.86 pts
53Clarke County Estimated13.68+0.19 pts
54Nelson County Estimated13.5-3.23 pts
55Accomack County Estimated13.4-4.55 pts
56Buena Vista city Estimated13.4-4.67 pts
57Franklin County Estimated13.37-1.78 pts
58Amelia County Estimated13.33-1.86 pts
59Greensville County Estimated13.31+0.41 pts
60Waynesboro city Estimated13.21-1.69 pts
61Bland County Estimated12.93-2.81 pts
62Roanoke County Estimated12.88-0.19 pts
63Rockbridge County Estimated12.84-2.32 pts
64Orange County Estimated12.67-1.18 pts
65Nottoway County Estimated12.59-4.44 pts
66Cumberland County Estimated12.51-2.69 pts
67Rappahannock County Estimated12.49-1.22 pts
68Floyd County Estimated12.45-2.46 pts
69Botetourt County Estimated12.31-2.2 pts
70Madison County Estimated12.31-0.85 pts
71Campbell County Estimated12.27-1.57 pts
72Appomattox County Estimated12.16-0.1 pts
73Portsmouth city Estimated12.12-1.58 pts
74Shenandoah County Estimated12.08-2.3 pts
75Dinwiddie County Estimated11.94-1.13 pts
76Charles City County Estimated11.79-4.58 pts
77Isle of Wight County Estimated11.76+0.17 pts
78Gloucester County Estimated11.76-1.29 pts
79Buckingham County Estimated11.54-1.01 pts
80James City County Estimated11.45+0.56 pts
81Augusta County Estimated11.39-1.28 pts
82Southampton County Estimated11.35-3.79 pts
83Fairfax city Estimated11.34-0.29 pts
84Rockingham County Estimated11.28-1 pts
85Prince Edward County Estimated11.26-2.73 pts
86Bedford County Estimated11.25-1.9 pts
87Warren County Estimated11.22-2.71 pts
88Surry County Estimated11.15-7.57 pts
89Winchester city Estimated11.03-0.24 pts
90Louisa County Estimated10.91-2.4 pts
91Lynchburg city Estimated10.85-1.42 pts
92Hanover County Estimated10.39-0.9 pts
93Poquoson city Estimated10.31-0.07 pts
94Hampton city Estimated10.24-0.97 pts
95Caroline County Estimated10.17-1.76 pts
96Greene County Estimated10.15-0.18 pts
97Goochland County Estimated9.95-0.6 pts
98Henrico County Estimated9.82-0.4 pts
99Newport News city Estimated9.82-0.53 pts
100Suffolk city Estimated9.67-0.82 pts
101Norfolk city Estimated9.46-0.54 pts
102New Kent County Estimated9.42+0.02 pts
103Culpeper County Estimated9.36-1.74 pts
104Albemarle County Estimated9.33+0.56 pts
105Frederick County Estimated9.26-1.65 pts
106Richmond city Estimated9.09-1.17 pts
107Powhatan County Estimated9.07-0.98 pts
108Fluvanna County Estimated8.55-0.86 pts
109King George County Estimated8.52+0.26 pts
110King William County Estimated8.47-3.56 pts
111Radford city Estimated8.37+0.96 pts
112Fauquier County Estimated8.3-1.76 pts
113Chesterfield County Estimated8.22-0.45 pts
114Virginia Beach city Estimated8.19-1.07 pts
115York County Estimated8.14-0.32 pts
116Chesapeake city Estimated8.03-1.05 pts
117Spotsylvania County Estimated7.81-1.41 pts
118Montgomery County Estimated7.65-0.27 pts
119Falls Church city Estimated7.5-2.69 pts
120Lexington city Estimated7.18-0.17 pts
121Fredericksburg city Estimated6.94-2.75 pts
122Charlottesville city Estimated6.94-1.34 pts
123Prince George County Estimated6.68-1.08 pts
124Harrisonburg city Estimated6.55-0.34 pts
125Stafford County Estimated6.05-0.47 pts
126Manassas city Estimated5.91-2.16 pts
127Alexandria city Estimated5.6-0.45 pts
128Fairfax County Estimated5.31+0.22 pts
129Prince William County Estimated5.1-0.12 pts
130Arlington County Estimated4.42-0.15 pts
131Williamsburg city Estimated4.28-7.2 pts
132Loudoun County Estimated4.26-0.12 pts
133Manassas Park city Estimated2.37-1.37 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)?

Covington city, with 21.65 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Manassas Park city, with 2.37 per 1,000 inhabitants 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: 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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