Counties in Virginia by natural change, July to June
Fairfax County had the highest natural change, July to June of 133 counties in 2021, at 6,431. Henry County had the lowest, at -592. The median was -52 and the figure for Virginia was 10,661. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County Estimated | 6,431 | -12% |
| 2 | Prince William County Estimated | 3,507 | -11.8% |
| 3 | Loudoun County Estimated | 3,056 | -8.1% |
| 4 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 1,432 | -16.5% |
| 5 | Alexandria city Estimated | 1,427 | -15% |
| 6 | Arlington County Estimated | 1,290 | -21% |
| 7 | Stafford County Estimated | 780 | -7.5% |
| 8 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 736 | -27.6% |
| 9 | Norfolk city Estimated | 665 | -39.1% |
| 10 | Newport News city Estimated | 612 | -35.8% |
| 11 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 588 | -24.3% |
| 12 | Richmond city Estimated | 522 | -23.8% |
| 13 | Manassas city Estimated | 383 | -13.7% |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 379 | -16.9% |
| 15 | Fairfax city Estimated | 298 | +15.5% |
| 16 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 257 | +29.1% |
| 17 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 237 | +12.9% |
| 18 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 235 | -22.2% |
| 19 | Culpeper County Estimated | 166 | -0.6% |
| 20 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 129 | +3.2% |
| 21 | Suffolk city Estimated | 118 | -46.1% |
| 22 | King George County Estimated | 94 | -11.3% |
| 23 | Fauquier County Estimated | 91 | -22.2% |
| 24 | Petersburg city Estimated | 83 | +23.9% |
| 25 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 61 | +103.3% |
| 26 | Albemarle County Estimated | 49 | -59.5% |
| 27 | King William County Estimated | 42 | 0% |
| 28 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 41 | -87.6% |
| 29 | Falls Church city Estimated | 34 | -50.7% |
| 30 | Henrico County Estimated | 27 | -96.7% |
| 31 | Greene County Estimated | 26 | -36.6% |
| 31 | Lexington city Estimated | 26 | +116.7% |
| 33 | Appomattox County Estimated | 19 | +216.7% |
| 34 | Prince George County Estimated | 12 | -85.7% |
| 35 | Radford city Estimated | 2 | -80% |
| 36 | New Kent County Estimated | -2 | -109.1% |
| 37 | Powhatan County Estimated | -3 | +83.3% |
| 38 | Buena Vista city Estimated | -4 | -100% |
| 39 | Franklin city Estimated | -5 | -126.3% |
| 40 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -7 | -106% |
| 41 | Caroline County Estimated | -9 | -150% |
| 41 | Louisa County Estimated | -9 | +81.3% |
| 43 | Highland County Estimated | -13 | +23.5% |
| 44 | Fluvanna County Estimated | -14 | -1,500% |
| 45 | Poquoson city Estimated | -15 | +31.8% |
| 46 | Richmond County Estimated | -16 | +57.9% |
| 47 | Warren County Estimated | -17 | -124.3% |
| 48 | Craig County Estimated | -19 | +44.1% |
| 48 | Frederick County Estimated | -19 | -114.6% |
| 48 | Hampton city Estimated | -19 | -108.1% |
| 51 | Winchester city Estimated | -21 | -130.4% |
| 51 | York County Estimated | -21 | -142.9% |
| 53 | Surry County Estimated | -22 | -22.2% |
| 54 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | -23 | -221.1% |
| 55 | Madison County Estimated | -28 | -100% |
| 56 | Staunton city Estimated | -31 | -82.4% |
| 57 | Covington city Estimated | -34 | -409.1% |
| 58 | Bath County Estimated | -38 | -153.3% |
| 58 | Rappahannock County Estimated | -38 | -31% |
| 60 | Norton city Estimated | -40 | -433.3% |
| 61 | Cumberland County Estimated | -41 | -46.4% |
| 62 | Emporia city Estimated | -48 | -269.2% |
| 62 | Essex County Estimated | -48 | -54.8% |
| 62 | Orange County Estimated | -48 | -152.6% |
| 65 | Galax city Estimated | -49 | -880% |
| 65 | Prince Edward County Estimated | -49 | -14% |
| 67 | Lunenburg County Estimated | -52 | +29.7% |
| 68 | Clarke County Estimated | -53 | -47.2% |
| 68 | King and Queen County Estimated | -53 | -17.8% |
| 70 | Bland County Estimated | -58 | -65.7% |
| 70 | Nelson County Estimated | -58 | -23.4% |
| 70 | Sussex County Estimated | -58 | +20.5% |
| 73 | Greensville County Estimated | -60 | -100% |
| 74 | Charlotte County Estimated | -72 | -44% |
| 74 | Martinsville city Estimated | -72 | -30.9% |
| 76 | Rockingham County Estimated | -73 | -240.4% |
| 77 | Goochland County Estimated | -74 | -76.2% |
| 78 | Amelia County Estimated | -75 | -44.2% |
| 79 | Westmoreland County Estimated | -82 | -6.5% |
| 80 | Buckingham County Estimated | -83 | -72.9% |
| 81 | Charles City County Estimated | -89 | -39.1% |
| 81 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | -89 | -12.7% |
| 83 | Mathews County Estimated | -91 | -26.4% |
| 84 | Hopewell city Estimated | -96 | -972.7% |
| 85 | Floyd County Estimated | -100 | -177.8% |
| 85 | Nottoway County Estimated | -100 | -38.9% |
| 87 | Williamsburg city Estimated | -102 | -240% |
| 88 | Middlesex County Estimated | -105 | -40% |
| 89 | Salem city Estimated | -106 | +12.4% |
| 90 | Brunswick County Estimated | -112 | +5.1% |
| 91 | Amherst County Estimated | -116 | -6.4% |
| 92 | Dickenson County Estimated | -117 | -34.5% |
| 93 | Northampton County Estimated | -121 | -55.1% |
| 94 | Gloucester County Estimated | -127 | +5.9% |
| 94 | James City County Estimated | -127 | -28.3% |
| 96 | Page County Estimated | -130 | -54.8% |
| 97 | Shenandoah County Estimated | -133 | -104.6% |
| 98 | Northumberland County Estimated | -135 | -0.7% |
| 99 | Grayson County Estimated | -140 | -102.9% |
| 100 | Montgomery County Estimated | -141 | -393.8% |
| 101 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | -143 | -74.4% |
| 101 | Southampton County Estimated | -143 | -123.4% |
| 103 | Accomack County Estimated | -155 | -11.5% |
| 104 | Giles County Estimated | -156 | -45.8% |
| 105 | Lancaster County Estimated | -161 | -19.3% |
| 106 | Bristol city Estimated | -165 | -400% |
| 107 | Botetourt County Estimated | -166 | -13.7% |
| 108 | Alleghany County Estimated | -189 | -41% |
| 109 | Roanoke city Estimated | -197 | -301% |
| 110 | Russell County Estimated | -199 | -87.7% |
| 111 | Buchanan County Estimated | -213 | -53.2% |
| 111 | Patrick County Estimated | -213 | -88.5% |
| 113 | Rockbridge County Estimated | -226 | -88.3% |
| 114 | Lee County Estimated | -228 | -137.5% |
| 115 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | -234 | -27.9% |
| 116 | Carroll County Estimated | -239 | -50.3% |
| 117 | Hanover County Estimated | -240 | -200% |
| 117 | Wythe County Estimated | -240 | -70.2% |
| 119 | Scott County Estimated | -244 | -117.9% |
| 120 | Halifax County Estimated | -245 | -33.2% |
| 121 | Franklin County Estimated | -259 | -14.6% |
| 122 | Pulaski County Estimated | -264 | -18.4% |
| 123 | Smyth County Estimated | -283 | -21.5% |
| 124 | Wise County Estimated | -300 | -150% |
| 125 | Campbell County Estimated | -387 | -437.5% |
| 126 | Augusta County Estimated | -389 | -48.5% |
| 127 | Bedford County Estimated | -405 | -88.4% |
| 128 | Washington County Estimated | -422 | -116.4% |
| 129 | Danville city Estimated | -437 | -75.5% |
| 130 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | -447 | -36.3% |
| 131 | Tazewell County Estimated | -492 | -90% |
| 132 | Roanoke County Estimated | -571 | -96.2% |
| 133 | Henry County Estimated | -592 | -67.2% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.
Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.
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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Virginia by natural change, July to June, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Virginia by natural change, July to June, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Virginia by natural change, July to June, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Virginia by natural change, July to June, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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title = {{Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Virginia by natural change, July to June, 2021}},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Fairfax County, with 6,431 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Henry County, with -592 in 2021.
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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.