Ranking of Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Deaths for Virginia was 65.34K. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of deaths (4.92K), followed by Virginia Beach city (3.07K), and Henrico County (2.78K).

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 Number of Deaths in 2016
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Fairfax County 4919
2 Virginia Beach city 3065
3 Henrico County 2778
4 Chesterfield County 2401
5 Norfolk city 1964
6 Prince William County 1812
7 Chesapeake city 1781
8 Richmond city 1768
9 Newport News city 1562
10 Loudoun County 1310
11 Hampton city 1256
12 Roanoke city 1136
13 Portsmouth city 1103
14 Roanoke County 993
15 Hanover County 906
16 Arlington County 894
17 Spotsylvania County 868
18 Bedford County 808
19 Albemarle County 794
20 James City County 767
21 Suffolk city 753
22 Stafford County 731
23 Lynchburg city 728
24 Alexandria city 719
25 Frederick County 709
26 Danville city 687
27 Augusta County 686
28 Rockingham County 685
29 Pittsylvania County 679
30 Henry County 661
31 Montgomery County 608
32 Washington County 606
33 Franklin County 586
34 Campbell County 563
35 Fauquier County 542
36 Petersburg city 532
37 Tazewell County 519
38 Shenandoah County 509
39 Wise County 471
40 Halifax County 460
41 Pulaski County 435
42 Culpeper County 424
43 York County 421
44 Accomack County 418
45 Smyth County 417
46 Mecklenburg County 416
47 Orange County 414
48 Wythe County 410
49 Gloucester County 400
50 Salem city 382
51 Staunton city 370
52 Warren County 366
53 Carroll County 359
54 Russell County 352
55 Harrisonburg city 341
56 Botetourt County 335
57 Hopewell city 324
58 Martinsville city 321
59 Amherst County 312
60 Isle of Wight County 309
61 Page County 304
62 Scott County 303
63 Louisa County 297
64 Caroline County 293
65 Colonial Heights city 287
66 Waynesboro city 284
67 Rockbridge County 279
68 Charlottesville city 272
69 Patrick County 270
70 Buchanan County 267
71 Fairfax city 246
72 Bristol city 245
73 Dinwiddie County 244
74 Giles County 239
74 Lee County 239
75 Fluvanna County 235
75 Manassas city 235
76 Winchester city 229
77 Westmoreland County 226
78 Prince George County 220
79 Prince Edward County 212
80 Grayson County 208
81 Brunswick County 206
81 Dickenson County 206
81 Powhatan County 206
82 Lancaster County 205
83 Fredericksburg city 202
84 Nelson County 199
84 Nottoway County 199
85 Alleghany County 196
86 Northumberland County 192
87 Galax city 190
88 Northampton County 189
89 Appomattox County 185
90 Greensville County 173
91 Goochland County 171
92 Madison County 166
92 Middlesex County 166
93 Southampton County 165
94 King George County 162
94 Sussex County 162
95 King William County 161
96 Charlotte County 159
97 New Kent County 158
98 Buckingham County 157
99 Amelia County 153
99 Lunenburg County 153
100 Greene County 152
101 Clarke County 150
102 Floyd County 148
103 Essex County 146
104 Franklin city 139
105 Mathews County 136
106 Radford city 122
107 Covington city 118
108 Richmond County 114
109 Poquoson city 113
110 Cumberland County 106
111 Surry County 86
112 Charles City County 85
113 Bland County 84
114 Buena Vista city 81
115 Falls Church city 78
116 King and Queen County 75
117 Lexington city 71
118 Craig County 61
119 Bath County 59
120 Rappahannock County 55
121 Norton city 49
122 Williamsburg city 48
123 Emporia city 40
123 Manassas Park city 40
124 Highland County 21