Counties in Virginia by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Virginia by deaths (July to June), 2024
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 2024, at 5,936. Highland County had the lowest, at 30. The median was 306 and the figure for Virginia was 78,487. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,936Fairfax County

Lowest30Highland County

Median306133 counties

Virginia78,487History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Fairfax County Estimated	5,936	-2%
2	Virginia Beach city Estimated	3,750	+0.9%
3	Henrico County Estimated	3,254	-1.2%
4	Chesterfield County Estimated	3,069	-2.3%
5	Prince William County Estimated	2,485	-0.4%
6	Norfolk city Estimated	2,163	-1.9%
7	Chesapeake city Estimated	2,048	+0.7%
8	Richmond city Estimated	2,017	-3.4%
9	Loudoun County Estimated	1,847	-0.4%
10	Newport News city Estimated	1,733	-3.9%
11	Hampton city Estimated	1,430	+1.6%
12	Roanoke city Estimated	1,392	-5.5%
13	Portsmouth city Estimated	1,203	+2.3%
14	Roanoke County Estimated	1,186	-5.1%
14	Spotsylvania County Estimated	1,186	+2.4%
16	Hanover County Estimated	1,104	-6.4%
17	Albemarle County Estimated	1,037	-3.5%
18	Arlington County Estimated	1,036	+0.3%
19	Stafford County Estimated	1,003	+0.8%
20	James City County Estimated	992	+5.8%
21	Suffolk city Estimated	926	-4%
22	Rockingham County Estimated	925	-4.8%
23	Frederick County Estimated	886	+0.1%
24	Augusta County Estimated	884	-0.7%
25	Lynchburg city Estimated	883	+2.3%
26	Bedford County Estimated	870	-4.9%
27	Pittsylvania County Estimated	838	+0.1%
28	Washington County Estimated	837	-6.6%
29	Alexandria city Estimated	812	-6.7%
30	Henry County Estimated	810	-5.5%
31	Danville city Estimated	788	-1.4%
32	Montgomery County Estimated	709	-6.1%
33	Franklin County Estimated	706	-4.5%
34	Tazewell County Estimated	696	-2%
35	Campbell County Estimated	678	+0.1%
36	Fauquier County Estimated	674	+8.4%
37	Shenandoah County Estimated	593	+9%
38	Petersburg city Estimated	574	-7.1%
39	York County Estimated	569	-1.7%
40	Smyth County Estimated	545	-3.4%
41	Wise County Estimated	538	-7.2%
42	Pulaski County Estimated	523	+2.1%
43	Halifax County Estimated	521	-5.1%
44	Culpeper County Estimated	509	-0.8%
44	Mecklenburg County Estimated	509	-0.6%
46	Gloucester County Estimated	485	+3.6%
47	Accomack County Estimated	479	+7.2%
48	Orange County Estimated	468	-3.5%
49	Carroll County Estimated	465	+2.9%
50	Warren County Estimated	460	-1.7%
51	Wythe County Estimated	459	+2%
52	Isle of Wight County Estimated	455	-4.2%
53	Botetourt County Estimated	445	+6%
54	Amherst County Estimated	442	+2.1%
55	Louisa County Estimated	419	-5.2%
56	Russell County Estimated	410	+3%
57	Scott County Estimated	407	-2.6%
58	Salem city Estimated	405	+3.8%
59	Lee County Estimated	389	+0.8%
60	Staunton city Estimated	377	-8%
61	Buchanan County Estimated	341	-10.5%
62	Page County Estimated	339	-2.6%
63	Hopewell city Estimated	335	+1.5%
64	Dinwiddie County Estimated	324	-4.1%
65	Caroline County Estimated	323	-1.8%
66	Bristol city Estimated	314	-6.5%
67	Waynesboro city Estimated	306	+1%
68	Patrick County Estimated	299	-0.3%
69	Harrisonburg city Estimated	290	-13.2%
70	Manassas city Estimated	287	+13%
71	Prince George County Estimated	285	-1%
72	Powhatan County Estimated	282	-2.4%
73	Goochland County Estimated	281	+5.6%
74	Fairfax city Estimated	276	-2.1%
74	Martinsville city Estimated	276	-1.4%
76	Rockbridge County Estimated	274	-5.2%
76	Winchester city Estimated	274	-11%
78	Grayson County Estimated	271	-1.5%
79	Charlottesville city Estimated	270	-13.5%
80	Colonial Heights city Estimated	269	-1.5%
80	Westmoreland County Estimated	269	-5.3%
82	Prince Edward County Estimated	255	+3.2%
83	New Kent County Estimated	251	+4.1%
84	Alleghany County Estimated	250	+9.2%
85	Fluvanna County Estimated	248	+2.5%
86	King George County Estimated	245	+2.1%
87	Brunswick County Estimated	243	-4%
88	Dickenson County Estimated	234	-6%
89	Giles County Estimated	230	-5.7%
90	Lancaster County Estimated	226	-2.2%
91	Buckingham County Estimated	214	+9.2%
92	Greene County Estimated	210	-2.3%
93	Fredericksburg city Estimated	204	+1.5%
94	Appomattox County Estimated	197	-3.4%
94	Southampton County Estimated	197	-3.4%
96	Northumberland County Estimated	194	-3.5%
97	Clarke County Estimated	190	-9.5%
98	Nelson County Estimated	189	-4.5%
99	Northampton County Estimated	185	+6.9%
100	Middlesex County Estimated	183	-6.2%
101	Amelia County Estimated	181	+0.6%
101	Floyd County Estimated	181	-7.2%
103	Nottoway County Estimated	179	-8.7%
104	Lunenburg County Estimated	177	+2.3%
105	Charlotte County Estimated	175	+2.9%
106	Greensville County Estimated	173	+16.1%
107	King William County Estimated	171	+7.5%
108	Madison County Estimated	164	-5.2%
109	Essex County Estimated	160	-5.3%
110	Sussex County Estimated	158	+3.3%
111	Franklin city Estimated	149	-10.8%
112	Radford city Estimated	145	+2.8%
113	Mathews County Estimated	143	+2.1%
114	Richmond County Estimated	127	-8%
115	Cumberland County Estimated	120	-2.4%
116	Galax city Estimated	119	-4.8%
117	Falls Church city Estimated	116	+5.5%
117	Poquoson city Estimated	116	-10.8%
119	King and Queen County Estimated	104	+8.3%
120	Bland County Estimated	99	+23.8%
120	Covington city Estimated	99	-18.9%
122	Rappahannock County Estimated	98	+5.4%
123	Charles City County Estimated	89	+14.1%
124	Craig County Estimated	86	+3.6%
125	Buena Vista city Estimated	85	-3.4%
126	Emporia city Estimated	84	-6.7%
127	Bath County Estimated	79	0%
128	Surry County Estimated	75	+2.7%
129	Lexington city Estimated	71	+31.5%
130	Williamsburg city Estimated	66	-2.9%
131	Norton city Estimated	63	-10%
132	Manassas Park city Estimated	36	-7.7%
133	Highland County Estimated	30	-14.3%

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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 5,936 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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