Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for Virginia was 9.94. Among all Virginia counties, Norton city had the highest death rate (24.91), followed by Franklin city (23.88), and Buchanan County (23.41).

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 2022
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Franklin city
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Norton city 24.91
2 Franklin city 23.88
3 Buchanan County 23.41
4 Martinsville city 22.99
5 Galax city 22.57
6 Danville city 20.88
7 Northumberland County 20.81
8 Patrick County 20.73
9 Middlesex County 20.7
10 Lancaster County 20.66
11 Smyth County 20.24
12 Henry County 20.07
13 Petersburg city 19.76
14 Mathews County 19.52
15 Tazewell County 19.5
16 Mecklenburg County 19.33
17 Alleghany County 19.28
18 Bristol city 19.26
19 Dickenson County 19.22
20 Giles County 18.97
21 Surry County 18.71
22 Halifax County 18.7
23 Lee County 18.56
24 Carroll County 18.45
25 Grayson County 18.27
26 Covington city 18.1
27 Pulaski County 18.06
28 Wise County 18.05
29 Buena Vista city 18.04
30 Russell County 18
31 Charlotte County 17.88
32 Accomack County 17.84
33 Emporia city 17.76
34 Bath County 17.62
35 Wythe County 17.61
36 Sussex County 17.41
37 Northampton County 17.22
38 Colonial Heights city 17
39 Essex County 16.97
40 Nottoway County 16.96
41 Page County 16.73
42 Nelson County 16.66
43 Scott County 16.61
44 Hopewell city 16.55
45 Charles City County 16.53
46 Salem city 16.43
47 Staunton city 16.42
48 Brunswick County 16.4
49 King and Queen County 16.28
50 Westmoreland County 16.23
51 Washington County 16.06
52 Roanoke city 15.89
53 Bland County 15.73
54 Craig County 15.59
55 Highland County 15.41
56 Franklin County 15.15
57 Rockbridge County 15.12
58 Amelia County 15.11
59 Cumberland County 15.1
60 Southampton County 15.09
61 Pittsylvania County 15
62 Waynesboro city 14.86
63 Richmond County 14.85
64 Floyd County 14.84
65 Amherst County 14.66
66 Botetourt County 14.51
67 Shenandoah County 14.38
68 Lunenburg County 14.23
69 Prince Edward County 13.97
70 Warren County 13.93
71 Campbell County 13.83
72 Orange County 13.72
73 Portsmouth city 13.67
74 Rappahannock County 13.58
75 Clarke County 13.42
76 Louisa County 13.22
77 Bedford County 13.2
78 Madison County 13.09
79 Gloucester County 13.08
80 Roanoke County 13.06
81 Dinwiddie County 13.05
82 Greensville County 12.89
83 Augusta County 12.67
84 Buckingham County 12.49
85 Appomattox County 12.33
86 Rockingham County 12.3
87 Lynchburg city 12.22
88 King William County 12.02
89 Caroline County 11.87
90 Isle of Wight County 11.57
91 Fairfax city 11.55
92 Hanover County 11.31
93 Williamsburg city 11.28
94 Winchester city 11.21
95 Hampton city 11.16
96 Culpeper County 11.03
97 Frederick County 10.88
98 James City County 10.85
99 Goochland County 10.51
100 Suffolk city 10.45
101 Newport News city 10.31
102 Poquoson city 10.3
103 Greene County 10.28
103 Richmond city 10.28
104 Henrico County 10.22
105 Falls Church city 10.2
106 Norfolk city 10.05
107 Powhatan County 10.03
108 Fauquier County 10.02
109 Fredericksburg city 9.66
110 Fluvanna County 9.37
111 New Kent County 9.35
112 Virginia Beach city 9.25
113 Spotsylvania County 9.2
114 Chesapeake city 9.08
115 Albemarle County 8.74
116 Chesterfield County 8.68
117 York County 8.4
118 Charlottesville city 8.27
119 King George County 8.23
120 Manassas city 8
121 Montgomery County 7.9
122 Prince George County 7.74
123 Radford city 7.4
124 Lexington city 7.36
125 Harrisonburg city 6.84
126 Stafford County 6.48
127 Alexandria city 6.01
128 Prince William County 5.22
129 Fairfax County 5.1
130 Arlington County 4.56
131 Loudoun County 4.36
132 Manassas Park city 3.67