Counties in Virginia by natural change, July to June
Fairfax County had the highest natural change, July to June of 133 counties in 2023, at 6,144. Roanoke County had the lowest, at -504. The median was -39 and the figure for Virginia was 14,951. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County Estimated | 6,144 | -7.7% |
| 2 | Prince William County Estimated | 3,740 | -2% |
| 3 | Loudoun County Estimated | 2,896 | -2.9% |
| 4 | Alexandria city Estimated | 1,400 | +13.2% |
| 5 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 1,313 | +31.7% |
| 6 | Arlington County Estimated | 1,289 | -13.1% |
| 7 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 1,037 | +17.4% |
| 8 | Stafford County Estimated | 856 | +9.2% |
| 9 | Richmond city Estimated | 838 | +30.5% |
| 10 | Norfolk city Estimated | 815 | +7.9% |
| 11 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 810 | +35.9% |
| 12 | Newport News city Estimated | 688 | +21.6% |
| 13 | Manassas city Estimated | 517 | +52.1% |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 476 | +67.6% |
| 15 | Henrico County Estimated | 377 | +27.8% |
| 16 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 334 | +45.2% |
| 17 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 326 | +26.8% |
| 18 | Fairfax city Estimated | 291 | -1.4% |
| 19 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 226 | +51.7% |
| 20 | Suffolk city Estimated | 196 | -9.3% |
| 21 | Culpeper County Estimated | 189 | +410.8% |
| 22 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 165 | +142.6% |
| 22 | Hampton city Estimated | 165 | +117.1% |
| 24 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 120 | +544.4% |
| 25 | Fauquier County Estimated | 118 | +280.6% |
| 26 | Frederick County Estimated | 101 | +202% |
| 27 | Petersburg city Estimated | 77 | -2.5% |
| 28 | King William County Estimated | 56 | +330.8% |
| 28 | Lexington city Estimated | 56 | -6.7% |
| 30 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 54 | +485.7% |
| 31 | Winchester city Estimated | 48 | -15.8% |
| 32 | Warren County Estimated | 46 | +175.4% |
| 33 | King George County Estimated | 45 | -32.8% |
| 34 | Falls Church city Estimated | 44 | +238.5% |
| 35 | New Kent County Estimated | 39 | -27.8% |
| 36 | Prince George County Estimated | 34 | -38.2% |
| 36 | York County Estimated | 34 | +126.7% |
| 38 | Caroline County Estimated | 21 | +210.5% |
| 39 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 13 | +181.3% |
| 39 | Greene County Estimated | 13 | +225% |
| 39 | Radford city Estimated | 13 | +62.5% |
| 42 | Orange County Estimated | 10 | +115.9% |
| 43 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 5 | +104.1% |
| 44 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 0 | +100% |
| 45 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | -5 | +89.4% |
| 45 | Emporia city Estimated | -5 | +83.9% |
| 47 | Galax city Estimated | -6 | +84.2% |
| 48 | Franklin city Estimated | -9 | +79.1% |
| 49 | Hopewell city Estimated | -10 | +82.8% |
| 50 | Appomattox County Estimated | -12 | +29.4% |
| 51 | Louisa County Estimated | -14 | +86.8% |
| 51 | Surry County Estimated | -14 | +75.9% |
| 53 | Prince Edward County Estimated | -19 | +81% |
| 54 | Highland County Estimated | -23 | -155.6% |
| 55 | Poquoson city Estimated | -24 | -300% |
| 56 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -26 | -18.2% |
| 57 | Powhatan County Estimated | -27 | +34.1% |
| 58 | Covington city Estimated | -29 | -123.1% |
| 59 | King and Queen County Estimated | -30 | +43.4% |
| 59 | Rappahannock County Estimated | -30 | +54.5% |
| 61 | Bland County Estimated | -31 | +42.6% |
| 62 | Rockingham County Estimated | -33 | +73.8% |
| 63 | Norton city Estimated | -34 | +34.6% |
| 64 | Bath County Estimated | -35 | -59.1% |
| 64 | Martinsville city Estimated | -35 | +43.5% |
| 66 | Albemarle County Estimated | -36 | -185.7% |
| 67 | Charlotte County Estimated | -39 | +40.9% |
| 68 | Greensville County Estimated | -42 | +33.3% |
| 69 | Amelia County Estimated | -43 | +31.7% |
| 70 | Charles City County Estimated | -44 | +36.2% |
| 70 | Craig County Estimated | -44 | -46.7% |
| 70 | Cumberland County Estimated | -44 | +26.7% |
| 73 | Nelson County Estimated | -47 | +53.5% |
| 74 | Madison County Estimated | -49 | +7.5% |
| 75 | Richmond County Estimated | -51 | +5.6% |
| 76 | Floyd County Estimated | -54 | +48.6% |
| 77 | Lunenburg County Estimated | -61 | -10.9% |
| 78 | Giles County Estimated | -67 | +56.8% |
| 78 | Sussex County Estimated | -67 | +32.3% |
| 80 | Nottoway County Estimated | -69 | +18.8% |
| 81 | Buckingham County Estimated | -70 | +30% |
| 82 | Clarke County Estimated | -72 | -33.3% |
| 83 | Staunton city Estimated | -75 | -5.6% |
| 84 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | -78 | -4% |
| 85 | Mathews County Estimated | -79 | +21.8% |
| 86 | Northampton County Estimated | -80 | +28.6% |
| 87 | Westmoreland County Estimated | -81 | +42.6% |
| 88 | Essex County Estimated | -82 | -30.2% |
| 89 | Goochland County Estimated | -83 | -10.7% |
| 90 | Salem city Estimated | -84 | -2.4% |
| 91 | Southampton County Estimated | -85 | +45.9% |
| 92 | Montgomery County Estimated | -89 | +16.8% |
| 93 | Amherst County Estimated | -91 | +36.8% |
| 94 | Northumberland County Estimated | -106 | +40.4% |
| 95 | Shenandoah County Estimated | -108 | +45.7% |
| 96 | Accomack County Estimated | -112 | +57.7% |
| 97 | Middlesex County Estimated | -116 | +3.3% |
| 98 | Hanover County Estimated | -121 | +20.4% |
| 99 | Brunswick County Estimated | -126 | +13.1% |
| 100 | Gloucester County Estimated | -130 | +0.8% |
| 101 | Alleghany County Estimated | -133 | +36.4% |
| 102 | Dickenson County Estimated | -139 | +4.8% |
| 103 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | -142 | +21.5% |
| 104 | Russell County Estimated | -146 | +26.3% |
| 105 | Page County Estimated | -156 | +13.3% |
| 105 | Wythe County Estimated | -156 | +21.2% |
| 107 | Botetourt County Estimated | -161 | +30% |
| 108 | Lancaster County Estimated | -162 | -8.7% |
| 109 | Roanoke city Estimated | -169 | +27.2% |
| 110 | Grayson County Estimated | -175 | +5.4% |
| 111 | Patrick County Estimated | -176 | +27.9% |
| 112 | Rockbridge County Estimated | -185 | +24.5% |
| 113 | Bedford County Estimated | -186 | +51.4% |
| 113 | James City County Estimated | -186 | -162% |
| 115 | Bristol city Estimated | -189 | +1.6% |
| 115 | Lee County Estimated | -189 | +25.3% |
| 117 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | -228 | +22.7% |
| 118 | Halifax County Estimated | -230 | +27.7% |
| 119 | Buchanan County Estimated | -237 | +16.5% |
| 120 | Scott County Estimated | -244 | -20.2% |
| 121 | Pulaski County Estimated | -247 | +20.6% |
| 122 | Carroll County Estimated | -248 | +15.9% |
| 122 | Danville city Estimated | -248 | +31.3% |
| 124 | Wise County Estimated | -255 | +19.8% |
| 125 | Franklin County Estimated | -263 | +13.5% |
| 126 | Smyth County Estimated | -303 | +8.7% |
| 127 | Campbell County Estimated | -306 | +15% |
| 128 | Augusta County Estimated | -364 | +24.6% |
| 129 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | -369 | +20.6% |
| 130 | Tazewell County Estimated | -384 | +14.1% |
| 131 | Washington County Estimated | -429 | +2.1% |
| 132 | Henry County Estimated | -499 | +21% |
| 133 | Roanoke County Estimated | -504 | +2.7% |
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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.
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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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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, 2023}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Fairfax County, with 6,144 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Roanoke County, with -504 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: 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.