Ranking of Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Virginia was 83.64K. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of deaths (5.91K), followed by Virginia Beach city (3.87K), and Henrico County (3.54K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Fairfax County 5913
2 Virginia Beach city 3866
3 Henrico County 3540
4 Chesterfield County 3199
5 Prince William County 2628
6 Norfolk city 2414
7 Richmond city 2349
8 Chesapeake city 2330
9 Newport News city 1961
10 Loudoun County 1756
11 Hampton city 1651
12 Roanoke city 1511
13 Portsmouth city 1330
14 Roanoke County 1287
15 Hanover County 1221
16 Spotsylvania County 1132
17 Arlington County 1103
18 Bedford County 1041
19 Suffolk city 1031
20 Lynchburg city 996
21 Albemarle County 987
22 Henry County 950
23 Stafford County 947
24 Frederick County 940
25 Rockingham County 933
26 James City County 895
26 Danville city 895
27 Augusta County 893
28 Pittsylvania County 891
29 Washington County 889
30 Alexandria city 851
31 Tazewell County 792
32 Montgomery County 786
33 Campbell County 750
34 Franklin County 748
35 Petersburg city 659
36 Shenandoah County 640
37 Wise County 620
38 Fauquier County 615
39 York County 608
40 Halifax County 591
41 Smyth County 566
42 Pulaski County 564
43 Mecklenburg County 523
44 Culpeper County 504
45 Gloucester County 501
46 Wythe County 499
47 Accomack County 496
48 Orange County 484
49 Carroll County 477
49 Isle of Wight County 477
50 Warren County 446
51 Russell County 440
52 Louisa County 439
53 Amherst County 429
54 Lee County 422
55 Scott County 408
56 Botetourt County 406
57 Hopewell city 399
57 Salem city 399
58 Staunton city 396
59 Buchanan County 363
60 Winchester city 360
61 Patrick County 358
62 Caroline County 349
63 Prince George County 347
64 Dinwiddie County 346
65 Page County 345
66 Harrisonburg city 335
67 Martinsville city 333
68 Rockbridge County 332
68 Charlottesville city 332
69 Bristol city 322
70 Manassas city 312
71 Giles County 306
72 Waynesboro city 300
73 Alleghany County 295
74 Powhatan County 294
75 Colonial Heights city 289
76 Fluvanna County 281
77 Fairfax city 272
77 Fredericksburg city 272
78 Goochland County 266
79 Grayson County 259
79 Westmoreland County 259
80 Prince Edward County 257
81 Brunswick County 254
82 Nottoway County 250
83 Southampton County 245
84 New Kent County 244
85 Lancaster County 237
86 Dickenson County 229
87 Floyd County 227
88 Charlotte County 220
88 Northumberland County 220
89 Buckingham County 218
90 King George County 216
90 Northampton County 216
91 Greene County 211
91 Nelson County 211
92 Amelia County 203
93 Middlesex County 195
94 Clarke County 192
95 King William County 188
96 Appomattox County 184
97 Lunenburg County 173
97 Franklin city 173
98 Essex County 165
99 Madison County 162
100 Greensville County 159
101 Galax city 156
102 Mathews County 150
103 Radford city 149
104 Poquoson city 146
105 Williamsburg city 145
106 Sussex County 144
107 Covington city 122
108 Richmond County 121
109 Falls Church city 120
110 Charles City County 117
110 Emporia city 117
111 Cumberland County 116
112 King and Queen County 109
113 Buena Vista city 99
114 Bland County 94
115 Surry County 87
116 Lexington city 85
117 Bath County 76
117 Rappahannock County 76
118 Norton city 75
119 Craig County 64
120 Manassas Park city 57
121 Highland County 22