Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Death Rate per 1K for Virginia was 7.79. Among all Virginia counties, Galax city had the highest death rate (28.35), followed by Martinsville city (24.4), and Covington city (20.79).

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 2016
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Martinsville city
Covington city
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Petersburg city
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Colonial Heights city
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Galax city 28.35
2 Martinsville city 24.4
3 Covington city 20.79
4 Lancaster County 18.98
5 Petersburg city 16.82
6 Franklin city 16.8
7 Colonial Heights city 16.47
8 Danville city 16.42
9 Northumberland County 15.73
10 Northampton County 15.7
11 Middlesex County 15.49
12 Mathews County 15.44
13 Staunton city 15.29
14 Salem city 15.09
15 Patrick County 15.08
16 Greensville County 14.85
17 Hopewell city 14.46
18 Bristol city 14.28
19 Giles County 14.22
20 Wythe County 14.14
21 Sussex County 14.02
22 Scott County 13.66
23 Dickenson County 13.63
24 Mecklenburg County 13.47
25 Nelson County 13.46
26 Smyth County 13.33
27 Bath County 13.3
28 Essex County 13.18
29 Halifax County 13.12
29 Waynesboro city 13.12
30 Charlotte County 13.09
31 Grayson County 13.07
32 Richmond County 13
32 Surry County 13
33 Bland County 12.9
34 Page County 12.85
35 Westmoreland County 12.84
36 Nottoway County 12.79
37 Henry County 12.76
38 Russell County 12.73
39 Alleghany County 12.72
40 Accomack County 12.7
40 Madison County 12.7
41 Pulaski County 12.68
42 Rockbridge County 12.43
42 Buena Vista city 12.43
43 Lunenburg County 12.4
44 Brunswick County 12.32
45 Norton city 12.24
46 Tazewell County 12.19
47 Charles City County 12.08
48 Carroll County 12.03
49 Wise County 11.98
50 Amelia County 11.96
51 Appomattox County 11.93
52 Buchanan County 11.87
52 Craig County 11.87
53 Shenandoah County 11.86
54 Orange County 11.74
55 Portsmouth city 11.51
56 Roanoke city 11.41
57 Washington County 11.17
58 Pittsylvania County 10.97
59 Cumberland County 10.87
60 Gloucester County 10.79
61 Roanoke County 10.62
62 King and Queen County 10.6
63 Fairfax city 10.57
64 Clarke County 10.5
65 James City County 10.44
66 Franklin County 10.43
67 Bedford County 10.38
68 Campbell County 10.17
69 Botetourt County 10.05
70 Lexington city 9.91
71 King William County 9.85
72 Amherst County 9.79
72 Lee County 9.79
73 Caroline County 9.77
74 Highland County 9.53
75 Floyd County 9.47
76 Poquoson city 9.43
77 Warren County 9.39
78 Hampton city 9.24
79 Buckingham County 9.22
80 Augusta County 9.2
81 Prince Edward County 9.18
82 Lynchburg city 9.15
83 Southampton County 9.11
84 Fluvanna County 8.97
85 Hanover County 8.74
86 Rockingham County 8.68
87 Newport News city 8.64
88 Dinwiddie County 8.62
89 Henrico County 8.54
90 Louisa County 8.53
91 Isle of Wight County 8.51
92 Culpeper County 8.49
93 Suffolk city 8.48
94 Frederick County 8.43
95 Winchester city 8.28
96 Norfolk city 7.97
97 Richmond city 7.92
98 Fauquier County 7.9
99 Greene County 7.89
100 New Kent County 7.63
101 Goochland County 7.6
102 Chesapeake city 7.53
103 Albemarle County 7.5
104 Rappahannock County 7.44
105 Powhatan County 7.29
106 Emporia city 7.24
107 Fredericksburg city 7.15
108 Chesterfield County 7.13
109 Radford city 7.05
110 Virginia Beach city 6.8
111 Spotsylvania County 6.64
112 Harrisonburg city 6.41
113 King George County 6.3
114 Montgomery County 6.21
115 York County 6.2
116 Charlottesville city 5.83
117 Prince George County 5.76
118 Falls Church city 5.69
118 Manassas city 5.69
119 Stafford County 5.14
120 Alexandria city 4.63
121 Fairfax County 4.3
122 Prince William County 3.99
123 Arlington County 3.88
124 Loudoun County 3.45
125 Williamsburg city 3.23
126 Manassas Park city 2.46