Virginia Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the natural population increase rate for Virginia was 3.81, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Manassas Park city: 15.34
  2. Alexandria city: 13.18
  3. Manassas city: 11.19

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Lancaster: -15.35
  2. Galax city: -15.12
  3. Martinsville city: -14.47

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Virginia county in 2017.

Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

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Virginia Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017
Virginia Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2017
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County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
Accomack -0.61
Albemarle 2.68
Alleghany -7.92
Amelia -1.32
Amherst -0.91
Appomattox -0.83
Arlington 8.96
Augusta -0.44
Bath -8.76
Bedford -1.57
Bland -5.76
Botetourt -3.63
Brunswick -5.67
Buchanan -7.48
Buckingham -1.23
Campbell 1.43
Caroline 2.28
Carroll -4.03
Charles City -4.7
Charlotte -3.14
Chesterfield 4.37
Clarke -2.92
Craig -3.13
Culpeper 4
Cumberland 0.61
Dickenson -5.04
Dinwiddie 1.96
Essex -3.81
Fairfax 8.14
Fauquier 2.96
Floyd -1.52
Fluvanna 1.06
Franklin -1.47
Frederick 3.5
Giles -3.09
Gloucester -1.5
Goochland -0.79
Grayson -4.18
Greene 4.52
Greensville -5.72
Halifax -3.25
Hanover -0.38
Henrico 3.22
Henry -3.96
Highland -2.71
Isle of Wight -0.38
James City -1.79
King and Queen -2.42
King George 3.82
King William 3.32
Lancaster -15.35
Lee -3.07
Loudoun 9.6
Louisa 0.37
Lunenburg -3.48
Madison -2.05
Mathews -10.64
Mecklenburg -6.57
Middlesex -7.68
Montgomery 1.77
Nelson -4.19
New Kent 2.44
Northampton -5.28
Northumberland -5.97
Nottoway -3.55
Orange -0.53
Page -1.52
Patrick -6.41
Pittsylvania -4.09
Powhatan 1.61
Prince Edward -1.84
Prince George 2.97
Prince William 9.9
Pulaski -2.98
Rappahannock -0.54
Richmond -6.35
Roanoke -1.89
Rockbridge -2.65
Rockingham 2.45
Russell -5.14
Scott -5.37
Shenandoah 0.16
Smyth -4.55
Southampton -2.5
Spotsylvania 4.15
Stafford 6.4
Surry -3.98
Sussex -3.6
Tazewell -3.54
Warren 3.05
Washington -4.1
Westmoreland -2.71
Wise -2.68
Wythe -2.98
York 4.22
Alexandria city 13.18
Bristol city -7.51
Buena Vista city -0.62
Charlottesville city 4.7
Chesapeake city 4.46
Colonial Heights city -3.62
Covington city -7.76
Danville city -5.53
Emporia city 4.01
Fairfax city 3.82
Falls Church city 4.23
Franklin city -6
Fredericksburg city 7.07
Galax city -15.12
Hampton city 3.92
Harrisonburg city 5.08
Hopewell city 0.93
Lexington city -10.49
Lynchburg city 2.01
Manassas city 11.19
Manassas Park city 15.34
Martinsville city -14.47
Newport News city 5.84
Norfolk city 5.37
Norton city -1.01
Petersburg city -3.62
Poquoson city -1.58
Portsmouth city 3.28
Radford city -0.98
Richmond city 4.74
Roanoke city -0.03
Salem city -5.29
Staunton city -4.28
Suffolk city 4
Virginia Beach city 5.65
Waynesboro city -0.27
Williamsburg city 4.75
Winchester city 2.75