Counties in Virginia by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Virginia by deaths (July to June), 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Fairfax County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 133 counties in 2023, at 6,056. Highland County had the lowest, at 35. The median was 329 and the figure for Virginia was 79,649. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,056Fairfax County

Lowest35Highland County

Median329133 counties

Virginia79,649History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Fairfax County Estimated	6,056	+4.3%
2	Virginia Beach city Estimated	3,717	-12%
3	Henrico County Estimated	3,295	-3.7%
4	Chesterfield County Estimated	3,140	-3.4%
5	Prince William County Estimated	2,496	-1.7%
6	Norfolk city Estimated	2,204	-5.9%
7	Richmond city Estimated	2,089	-10.7%
8	Chesapeake city Estimated	2,033	-11.3%
9	Loudoun County Estimated	1,854	-1.8%
10	Newport News city Estimated	1,803	-5.5%
11	Roanoke city Estimated	1,473	-5.9%
12	Hampton city Estimated	1,408	-8.9%
13	Roanoke County Estimated	1,250	-1.2%
14	Hanover County Estimated	1,180	-7%
15	Portsmouth city Estimated	1,176	-11.9%
16	Spotsylvania County Estimated	1,158	-13.6%
17	Albemarle County Estimated	1,075	+7.2%
18	Arlington County Estimated	1,033	-3.1%
19	Stafford County Estimated	995	-6%
20	Rockingham County Estimated	972	-6.9%
21	Suffolk city Estimated	965	-5.7%
22	James City County Estimated	938	+6.7%
23	Bedford County Estimated	915	-13.7%
24	Washington County Estimated	896	+3.8%
25	Augusta County Estimated	890	-9.8%
26	Frederick County Estimated	885	-14.1%
27	Alexandria city Estimated	870	-7.2%
28	Lynchburg city Estimated	863	-11.2%
29	Henry County Estimated	857	-14.9%
30	Pittsylvania County Estimated	837	-7.2%
31	Danville city Estimated	799	-9.7%
32	Montgomery County Estimated	755	-3.5%
33	Franklin County Estimated	739	-11.4%
34	Tazewell County Estimated	710	-8.4%
35	Campbell County Estimated	677	-11.4%
36	Fauquier County Estimated	622	-16.8%
37	Petersburg city Estimated	618	-6.6%
38	Wise County Estimated	580	-9.5%
39	York County Estimated	579	-3.8%
40	Smyth County Estimated	564	-5.5%
41	Halifax County Estimated	549	-13.4%
42	Shenandoah County Estimated	544	-15.7%
43	Culpeper County Estimated	513	-14.5%
44	Mecklenburg County Estimated	512	-13.5%
44	Pulaski County Estimated	512	-15.9%
46	Orange County Estimated	485	-6.9%
47	Isle of Wight County Estimated	475	+3%
48	Gloucester County Estimated	468	-8.9%
48	Warren County Estimated	468	-18.5%
50	Carroll County Estimated	452	-15.8%
51	Wythe County Estimated	450	-9.5%
52	Accomack County Estimated	447	-25.3%
53	Louisa County Estimated	442	-16%
54	Amherst County Estimated	433	-5.7%
55	Botetourt County Estimated	420	-15%
56	Scott County Estimated	418	+16.4%
57	Staunton city Estimated	410	-4%
58	Russell County Estimated	398	-13.5%
59	Salem city Estimated	390	-7.6%
60	Lee County Estimated	386	-5.2%
61	Buchanan County Estimated	381	-17.2%
62	Page County Estimated	348	-12.6%
63	Dinwiddie County Estimated	338	-7.9%
64	Bristol city Estimated	336	+2.1%
65	Harrisonburg city Estimated	334	-5.4%
66	Hopewell city Estimated	330	-13.4%
67	Caroline County Estimated	329	-13%
68	Charlottesville city Estimated	312	-17%
69	Winchester city Estimated	308	-2.5%
70	Waynesboro city Estimated	303	-10.4%
71	Patrick County Estimated	300	-18%
72	Powhatan County Estimated	289	-8.5%
72	Rockbridge County Estimated	289	-15.7%
74	Prince George County Estimated	288	-13.8%
75	Westmoreland County Estimated	284	-7.2%
76	Fairfax city Estimated	282	-1.1%
77	Martinsville city Estimated	280	-10.8%
78	Grayson County Estimated	275	-2.5%
79	Colonial Heights city Estimated	273	-12.5%
80	Goochland County Estimated	266	-2.6%
81	Manassas city Estimated	254	-26.4%
82	Brunswick County Estimated	253	-3.8%
83	Dickenson County Estimated	249	-6%
84	Prince Edward County Estimated	247	-19.3%
85	Giles County Estimated	244	-22.3%
86	Fluvanna County Estimated	242	-8%
87	New Kent County Estimated	241	+4.8%
88	King George County Estimated	240	+4.8%
89	Lancaster County Estimated	231	+2.7%
90	Alleghany County Estimated	229	-20.5%
91	Greene County Estimated	215	-0.9%
92	Clarke County Estimated	210	+2.9%
93	Appomattox County Estimated	204	+0.5%
93	Southampton County Estimated	204	-25%
95	Fredericksburg city Estimated	201	-27.4%
95	Northumberland County Estimated	201	-20.6%
97	Nelson County Estimated	198	-19.8%
98	Buckingham County Estimated	196	-8%
98	Nottoway County Estimated	196	-26%
100	Floyd County Estimated	195	-15.9%
100	Middlesex County Estimated	195	-13.7%
102	Amelia County Estimated	180	-11.3%
103	Lunenburg County Estimated	173	+1.2%
103	Madison County Estimated	173	-6%
103	Northampton County Estimated	173	-16.8%
106	Charlotte County Estimated	170	-17.1%
107	Essex County Estimated	169	-7.1%
108	Franklin city Estimated	167	-15.2%
109	King William County Estimated	159	-28.1%
110	Sussex County Estimated	153	-18.6%
111	Greensville County Estimated	149	+2.1%
112	Radford city Estimated	141	+14.6%
113	Mathews County Estimated	140	-15.7%
114	Richmond County Estimated	138	+3%
115	Poquoson city Estimated	130	-0.8%
116	Galax city Estimated	125	-17.2%
117	Cumberland County Estimated	123	-16.9%
118	Covington city Estimated	122	+18.4%
119	Falls Church city Estimated	110	-25.7%
120	King and Queen County Estimated	96	-11.9%
121	Rappahannock County Estimated	93	-8.8%
122	Emporia city Estimated	90	-9.1%
123	Buena Vista city Estimated	88	-26.1%
124	Craig County Estimated	83	+7.8%
125	Bland County Estimated	80	-17.5%
126	Bath County Estimated	79	+8.2%
127	Charles City County Estimated	78	-27.8%
128	Surry County Estimated	73	-40.2%
129	Norton city Estimated	70	-22.2%
130	Williamsburg city Estimated	68	-62%
131	Lexington city Estimated	54	-1.8%
132	Manassas Park city Estimated	39	-38.1%
133	Highland County Estimated	35	0%

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.

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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Fairfax County, with 6,056 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Highland County, with 35 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: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.