Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
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.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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 |
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