Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Virginia was 9.69. Among all Virginia counties, Martinsville city had the highest death rate (24.81), followed by Galax city (23.49), and Lancaster County (21.98).

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 2021
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Martinsville city 24.81
2 Galax city 23.49
3 Lancaster County 21.98
4 Franklin city 21.35
5 Covington city 21.29
6 Danville city 21.12
7 Emporia city 20.8
8 Norton city 20.51
9 Patrick County 20.49
10 Tazewell County 19.76
10 Petersburg city 19.76
11 Alleghany County 19.69
12 Charlotte County 19.27
13 Lee County 19.18
14 Smyth County 19.06
15 Scott County 19.04
16 Bristol city 18.86
17 Henry County 18.81
18 Northumberland County 18.67
19 Bath County 18.61
20 Giles County 18.41
21 Middlesex County 18.32
22 Buchanan County 18.2
23 Northampton County 17.71
24 Charles City County 17.67
25 Wythe County 17.66
26 Mathews County 17.58
27 Halifax County 17.49
28 Hopewell city 17.45
29 Wise County 17.28
30 Mecklenburg County 17.26
31 Russell County 17.14
32 Grayson County 17.11
33 King and Queen County 16.6
34 Pulaski County 16.56
35 Washington County 16.54
36 Dickenson County 16.47
37 Carroll County 16.45
38 Brunswick County 16.11
39 Nottoway County 16.08
40 Colonial Heights city 16.04
41 Salem city 15.74
42 Essex County 15.59
43 Amelia County 15.5
44 Staunton city 15.42
45 Bland County 15.28
46 Roanoke city 15.21
47 Buena Vista city 15.1
48 Accomack County 14.94
49 Pittsylvania County 14.83
50 Rockbridge County 14.75
51 Floyd County 14.66
52 Page County 14.61
53 Lunenburg County 14.53
54 Nelson County 14.34
55 Shenandoah County 14.32
56 Greensville County 13.95
56 Westmoreland County 13.95
57 Amherst County 13.81
58 Southampton County 13.79
59 Franklin County 13.68
60 Portsmouth city 13.62
61 Richmond County 13.56
62 Campbell County 13.55
63 Waynesboro city 13.37
64 Sussex County 13.33
65 Surry County 13.3
66 Roanoke County 13.28
67 Orange County 13.18
68 Craig County 13.11
69 Bedford County 13.08
70 Clarke County 13.04
71 Buckingham County 13.03
72 Gloucester County 12.94
73 Winchester city 12.9
74 Lynchburg city 12.61
75 Dinwiddie County 12.45
76 Isle of Wight County 12.27
77 Cumberland County 12.08
78 Botetourt County 12.01
79 Hampton city 11.98
80 Prince Edward County 11.81
81 Madison County 11.72
82 Lexington city 11.64
83 Poquoson city 11.63
84 Augusta County 11.51
84 Louisa County 11.51
85 Appomattox County 11.43
86 Fairfax city 11.37
87 James City County 11.35
88 Caroline County 11.26
89 Rockingham County 11.06
90 Hanover County 10.98
91 Warren County 10.94
92 Suffolk city 10.82
93 Goochland County 10.72
94 Henrico County 10.58
94 Newport News city 10.58
95 Rappahannock County 10.44
96 New Kent County 10.41
97 King William County 10.4
98 Richmond city 10.36
99 Fluvanna County 10.31
100 Norfolk city 10.22
101 Greene County 10.14
102 Frederick County 10.12
103 Highland County 9.82
104 Fredericksburg city 9.71
105 Powhatan County 9.63
106 Culpeper County 9.48
107 Williamsburg city 9.33
108 Chesapeake city 9.26
109 Radford city 9.13
110 Albemarle County 8.72
111 Chesterfield County 8.68
112 York County 8.63
113 Virginia Beach city 8.41
114 Fauquier County 8.36
115 Falls Church city 8.29
116 Prince George County 8.09
117 King George County 8.02
118 Spotsylvania County 7.95
119 Montgomery County 7.92
120 Manassas city 7.3
121 Charlottesville city 7.24
122 Harrisonburg city 6.53
123 Stafford County 5.93
124 Prince William County 5.43
124 Alexandria city 5.43
125 Fairfax County 5.16
126 Arlington County 4.67
127 Loudoun County 4.13
128 Manassas Park city 3.33