Counties in Virginia by death rate (July to June)

Lancaster County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 133 counties in 2024, at 20.69 per 1,000 inhabitants. Manassas Park city had the lowest, at 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 8.94 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.69Lancaster County
Median12.25133 counties
Virginia8.94History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 20.69 per 1,000 inhabitants20.69Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 20.06 per 1,000 inhabitants20.06Bath CountyBath County: 19.46 per 1,000 inhabitants19.46Scott CountyScott County: 19.02 per 1,000 inhabitants19.02Bristol cityBristol city: 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants18.94Danville cityDanville city: 18.76 per 1,000 inhabitants18.76Smyth CountySmyth County: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 18.09 per 1,000 inhabitants18.09Norton cityNorton city: 17.92 per 1,000 inhabitants17.92Lee CountyLee County: 17.86 per 1,000 inhabitants17.86Craig CountyCraig County: 17.83 per 1,000 inhabitants17.83Franklin cityFranklin city: 17.82 per 1,000 inhabitants17.82Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 17.79 per 1,000 inhabitants17.79Grayson CountyGrayson County: 17.72 per 1,000 inhabitants17.72Galax cityGalax city: 17.66 per 1,000 inhabitants17.66Covington cityCovington city: 17.54 per 1,000 inhabitants17.54Dickenson CountyDickenson County: 17.36 per 1,000 inhabitants17.36Patrick CountyPatrick County: 17.15 per 1,000 inhabitants17.15Petersburg cityPetersburg city: 17.05 per 1,000 inhabitants17.05Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 16.74 per 1,000 inhabitants16.74Mathews CountyMathews County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitants16.68Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 16.57 per 1,000 inhabitants16.57Wythe CountyWythe County: 16.33 per 1,000 inhabitants16.33Henry CountyHenry County: 16.33 per 1,000 inhabitants16.33Russell CountyRussell County: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1Bland CountyBland County: 15.95 per 1,000 inhabitants15.95Carroll CountyCarroll County: 15.92 per 1,000 inhabitants15.92Salem citySalem city: 15.79 per 1,000 inhabitants15.79Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 15.63 per 1,000 inhabitants15.63Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 15.57 per 1,000 inhabitants15.57Halifax CountyHalifax County: 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants15.55Washington CountyWashington County: 15.48 per 1,000 inhabitants15.48Greensville CountyGreensville County: 15.48 per 1,000 inhabitants15.48King and Queen CountyKing and Queen County: 15.45 per 1,000 inhabitants15.45Emporia cityEmporia city: 15.43 per 1,000 inhabitants15.43Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 15.38 per 1,000 inhabitants15.38Wise CountyWise County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Lancaster County Estimated20.69-0.59 pts
2Martinsville city Estimated20.06-0.39 pts
3Bath County Estimated19.46+0.04 pts
4Scott County Estimated19.02-0.46 pts
5Bristol city Estimated18.94-1.05 pts
6Danville city Estimated18.76-0.24 pts
7Smyth County Estimated18.7-0.56 pts
8Buchanan County Estimated18.09-1.81 pts
9Norton city Estimated17.92-1.77 pts
10Lee County Estimated17.86+0.17 pts
11Craig County Estimated17.83+0.68 pts
12Franklin city Estimated17.82-2.34 pts
13Tazewell County Estimated17.79-0.21 pts
14Grayson County Estimated17.72-0.27 pts
15Galax city Estimated17.66-0.86 pts
16Covington city Estimated17.54-4.11 pts
17Dickenson County Estimated17.36-0.89 pts
18Patrick County Estimated17.15+0.02 pts
19Petersburg city Estimated17.05-1.46 pts
20Alleghany County Estimated17+1.47 pts
21Middlesex County Estimated16.74-1.09 pts
22Mathews County Estimated16.68+0.24 pts
23Mecklenburg County Estimated16.57-0.18 pts
24Wythe County Estimated16.33+0.35 pts
25Henry County Estimated16.33-0.9 pts
26Russell County Estimated16.1+0.48 pts
27Bland County Estimated15.95+3.02 pts
28Carroll County Estimated15.92+0.41 pts
29Salem city Estimated15.79+0.57 pts
30Northumberland County Estimated15.63-0.66 pts
31Pulaski County Estimated15.57+0.35 pts
32Halifax County Estimated15.55-0.82 pts
33Washington County Estimated15.48-1.13 pts
34Greensville County Estimated15.48+2.17 pts
35King and Queen County Estimated15.45+1.17 pts
36Emporia city Estimated15.43-0.93 pts
37Brunswick County Estimated15.4-0.59 pts
38Charlotte County Estimated15.4+0.5 pts
39Northampton County Estimated15.38+0.97 pts
40Wise County Estimated15.32-1.12 pts
41Essex County Estimated15.05-0.88 pts
42Sussex County Estimated14.67+0.41 pts
43Lunenburg County Estimated14.67+0.29 pts
44Hopewell city Estimated14.57+0.15 pts
45Colonial Heights city Estimated14.53-0.37 pts
46Staunton city Estimated14.47-1.37 pts
47Page County Estimated14.32-0.36 pts
48Accomack County Estimated14.24+0.85 pts
49Roanoke city Estimated14.17-0.88 pts
50Pittsylvania County Estimated14.07+0.06 pts
51Westmoreland County Estimated14.04-1.03 pts
52Amherst County Estimated13.99+0.26 pts
53Giles County Estimated13.87-0.93 pts
54Richmond County Estimated13.82-1.3 pts
55Charles City County Estimated13.45+1.66 pts
56Amelia County Estimated13.26-0.07 pts
57Rappahannock County Estimated13.16+0.67 pts
58Waynesboro city Estimated13.1-0.11 pts
59Shenandoah County Estimated13.08+1 pts
60Botetourt County Estimated13.05+0.74 pts
61Buena Vista city Estimated12.89-0.51 pts
62Nelson County Estimated12.83-0.67 pts
63Highland County Estimated12.82-2.23 pts
64Franklin County Estimated12.71-0.66 pts
65Buckingham County Estimated12.55+1.01 pts
66Portsmouth city Estimated12.41+0.29 pts
67Clarke County Estimated12.25-1.43 pts
68Campbell County Estimated12.23-0.04 pts
69Rockbridge County Estimated12.21-0.63 pts
70Roanoke County Estimated12.19-0.69 pts
71Gloucester County Estimated12.11+0.35 pts
72Orange County Estimated12.04-0.63 pts
73James City County Estimated12+0.55 pts
74Cumberland County Estimated11.93-0.57 pts
75Appomattox County Estimated11.64-0.52 pts
76Madison County Estimated11.58-0.73 pts
77Floyd County Estimated11.52-0.93 pts
78Prince Edward County Estimated11.5+0.24 pts
79Nottoway County Estimated11.45-1.14 pts
80Surry County Estimated11.38+0.23 pts
81Dinwiddie County Estimated11.32-0.62 pts
82Augusta County Estimated11.25-0.14 pts
83Isle of Wight County Estimated11.16-0.6 pts
84Lynchburg city Estimated11.03+0.18 pts
85Southampton County Estimated10.92-0.43 pts
86Warren County Estimated10.89-0.33 pts
87Fairfax city Estimated10.8-0.54 pts
88Bedford County Estimated10.59-0.66 pts
89Rockingham County Estimated10.56-0.72 pts
90Hampton city Estimated10.42+0.18 pts
91Goochland County Estimated10.12+0.17 pts
92Louisa County Estimated10.07-0.84 pts
93Winchester city Estimated9.8-1.24 pts
94Greene County Estimated9.75-0.39 pts
95Caroline County Estimated9.74-0.43 pts
96Henrico County Estimated9.63-0.19 pts
97Hanover County Estimated9.61-0.78 pts
98Newport News city Estimated9.45-0.37 pts
99New Kent County Estimated9.41-0.02 pts
100Norfolk city Estimated9.32-0.14 pts
101Lexington city Estimated9.32+2.14 pts
102Frederick County Estimated9.11-0.15 pts
103Poquoson city Estimated9.11-1.2 pts
104Culpeper County Estimated9.09-0.28 pts
105Suffolk city Estimated9.08-0.59 pts
106King William County Estimated8.92+0.46 pts
107Fauquier County Estimated8.92+0.62 pts
108Albemarle County Estimated8.9-0.42 pts
109Powhatan County Estimated8.75-0.33 pts
110Richmond city Estimated8.66-0.42 pts
111Fluvanna County Estimated8.66+0.11 pts
112King George County Estimated8.54+0.02 pts
113Radford city Estimated8.48+0.1 pts
114Virginia Beach city Estimated8.27+0.08 pts
115Chesapeake city Estimated8.05+0.02 pts
116York County Estimated7.99-0.15 pts
117Chesterfield County Estimated7.91-0.32 pts
118Spotsylvania County Estimated7.85+0.04 pts
119Falls Church city Estimated7.77+0.27 pts
120Montgomery County Estimated7.2-0.45 pts
121Fredericksburg city Estimated6.9-0.05 pts
122Manassas city Estimated6.58+0.67 pts
123Prince George County Estimated6.56-0.12 pts
124Charlottesville city Estimated6.04-0.9 pts
125Stafford County Estimated6-0.05 pts
126Harrisonburg city Estimated5.7-0.85 pts
127Fairfax County Estimated5.15-0.15 pts
128Alexandria city Estimated5.15-0.45 pts
129Prince William County Estimated5.02-0.08 pts
130Arlington County Estimated4.37-0.05 pts
131Loudoun County Estimated4.2-0.07 pts
132Williamsburg city Estimated4.13-0.16 pts
133Manassas Park city Estimated2.2-0.17 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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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Lancaster County, with 20.69 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Manassas Park city, with 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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