Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Death Rate per 1K for Virginia was 7.82. Among all Virginia counties, Galax city had the highest death rate (25.43), followed by Covington city (22.36), and Martinsville city (21.78).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
Galax city
Covington city
Martinsville city
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Greensville
Franklin city
Petersburg city
Staunton city
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Galax city 25.43
2 Covington city 22.36
3 Martinsville city 21.78
4 Lancaster County 17.7
5 Greensville County 17.64
6 Franklin city 17.33
7 Petersburg city 16.53
8 Staunton city 16.5
9 Bath County 16.45
10 Danville city 16.23
11 Mecklenburg County 14.96
12 Northampton County 14.93
13 Westmoreland County 14.86
14 Colonial Heights city 14.67
15 Dickenson County 14.6
16 Patrick County 14.55
17 Accomack County 14.17
17 Nelson County 14.17
18 Richmond County 14.16
19 Mathews County 13.94
20 Hopewell city 13.84
21 Wythe County 13.75
22 Waynesboro city 13.68
23 Bland County 13.57
24 Middlesex County 13.5
25 Bristol city 13.43
26 Halifax County 13.31
27 Scott County 13.3
27 Tazewell County 13.3
28 Buchanan County 13.28
28 Buena Vista city 13.28
29 Wise County 13.26
30 Salem city 13.11
31 Giles County 13.09
32 Highland County 13.08
33 Northumberland County 12.98
34 Henry County 12.94
35 Smyth County 12.91
36 Alleghany County 12.89
37 Russell County 12.76
38 Nottoway County 12.53
39 Page County 12.39
40 Lexington city 12.3
41 Norton city 12.27
42 Carroll County 12.11
43 Prince Edward County 12.01
44 Shenandoah County 11.87
45 Pulaski County 11.67
46 Surry County 11.59
47 Floyd County 11.51
48 Orange County 11.5
49 Appomattox County 11.48
50 Sussex County 11.45
51 Roanoke County 11.39
52 Lynchburg city 11.37
53 Grayson County 11.35
54 Brunswick County 11.29
55 Rockbridge County 11.28
56 King and Queen County 11.15
57 Pittsylvania County 11.09
58 Franklin County 11.01
59 Portsmouth city 10.95
60 Roanoke city 10.94
61 Amherst County 10.84
62 Madison County 10.81
63 Charlotte County 10.76
64 Essex County 10.74
65 Lee County 10.7
66 Washington County 10.65
67 Amelia County 10.59
68 Lunenburg County 10.47
69 James City County 10.31
70 Winchester city 10.2
71 Campbell County 10.09
72 Gloucester County 9.99
73 Fairfax city 9.71
74 Botetourt County 9.69
75 King William County 9.62
76 Clarke County 9.52
77 Augusta County 9.47
78 Hampton city 9.46
79 Craig County 9.31
80 Buckingham County 9.25
81 Bedford County 9.2
81 Warren County 9.2
82 Greene County 9.18
83 Rockingham County 9.08
84 Isle of Wight County 9.07
85 Hanover County 9.04
86 Poquoson city 8.91
87 Goochland County 8.88
88 Louisa County 8.83
89 Southampton County 8.8
90 Henrico County 8.73
91 Newport News city 8.7
92 Caroline County 8.55
93 Rappahannock County 8.54
94 Dinwiddie County 8.29
94 Frederick County 8.29
95 New Kent County 8.22
96 Richmond city 8.18
97 Albemarle County 8.14
98 Charles City County 8.13
99 Suffolk city 7.98
100 Norfolk city 7.97
101 Culpeper County 7.92
102 Fauquier County 7.86
103 Fluvanna County 7.71
104 Chesapeake city 7.49
105 Cumberland County 7.25
106 Chesterfield County 7.2
107 Radford city 7.15
108 Fredericksburg city 7.03
109 Powhatan County 6.82
109 Virginia Beach city 6.82
110 Spotsylvania County 6.57
111 King George County 6.47
112 Montgomery County 6.36
113 Charlottesville city 6.33
114 Harrisonburg city 5.94
115 Emporia city 5.91
116 York County 5.89
117 Prince George County 5.25
118 Williamsburg city 5.24
119 Manassas city 5.23
120 Falls Church city 5.14
121 Stafford County 4.67
122 Fairfax County 4.43
123 Alexandria city 4.41
124 Arlington County 4.22
125 Prince William County 3.97
126 Loudoun County 3.26
127 Manassas Park city 1.06