Ranking of Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for Virginia was 79.76K. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest number of deaths (5.72K), followed by Virginia Beach city (3.72K), and Henrico County (3.29K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Fairfax County 5723
2 Virginia Beach city 3720
3 Henrico County 3288
4 Chesterfield County 3043
5 Prince William County 2411
6 Norfolk city 2123
7 Chesapeake city 2041
8 Richmond city 2036
9 Loudoun County 1851
10 Newport News city 1771
11 Roanoke city 1423
12 Hampton city 1413
13 Portsmouth city 1216
14 Roanoke County 1214
15 Hanover County 1197
16 Spotsylvania County 1188
17 Arlington County 1088
18 Albemarle County 1005
19 Stafford County 965
20 Rockingham County 964
21 Bedford County 962
22 Suffolk city 956
23 Henry County 920
24 James City County 906
25 Augusta County 893
26 Frederick County 889
27 Lynchburg city 875
28 Pittsylvania County 872
29 Alexandria city 862
30 Washington County 844
31 Danville city 792
32 Montgomery County 772
33 Franklin County 762
34 Tazewell County 719
35 Campbell County 700
36 Fauquier County 649
37 Petersburg city 644
38 York County 588
39 Wise County 585
40 Halifax County 571
41 Shenandoah County 555
41 Smyth County 555
42 Culpeper County 550
43 Orange County 548
44 Mecklenburg County 534
45 Pulaski County 529
46 Warren County 508
47 Gloucester County 485
48 Louisa County 480
49 Accomack County 476
50 Carroll County 461
51 Wythe County 454
52 Isle of Wight County 451
53 Botetourt County 413
54 Amherst County 407
55 Buchanan County 406
56 Russell County 394
57 Staunton city 386
58 Salem city 384
59 Lee County 374
60 Page County 366
61 Scott County 365
62 Hopewell city 351
63 Dinwiddie County 346
64 Bristol city 343
65 Caroline County 337
66 Charlottesville city 336
67 Patrick County 329
67 Waynesboro city 329
68 Harrisonburg city 323
69 Winchester city 312
70 Martinsville city 309
71 Rockbridge County 303
72 Westmoreland County 302
73 Prince George County 300
74 Powhatan County 295
75 Colonial Heights city 286
76 Giles County 280
77 Prince Edward County 275
78 Grayson County 264
79 Manassas city 258
80 Fairfax city 257
81 Goochland County 256
82 Dickenson County 255
83 King George County 248
84 Brunswick County 247
85 Southampton County 246
86 Fluvanna County 245
87 Alleghany County 239
88 Nelson County 237
89 New Kent County 233
90 Nottoway County 230
91 Floyd County 224
92 Fredericksburg city 221
93 Northumberland County 218
94 Lancaster County 214
94 Middlesex County 214
95 Appomattox County 209
96 Clarke County 204
97 Buckingham County 194
97 Greene County 194
98 Northampton County 187
99 King William County 186
99 Franklin city 186
100 Charlotte County 177
101 Lunenburg County 174
102 Madison County 171
103 Amelia County 170
104 Essex County 160
105 Sussex County 158
106 Greensville County 143
107 Cumberland County 138
108 Poquoson city 135
109 Mathews County 134
110 Richmond County 126
111 Radford city 121
112 Galax city 119
113 Covington city 109
114 Falls Church city 102
115 King and Queen County 100
115 Surry County 100
115 Buena Vista city 100
116 Emporia city 95
117 Charles City County 93
118 Rappahannock County 89
119 Craig County 81
120 Norton city 80
121 Williamsburg city 79
122 Bland County 78
123 Bath County 72
124 Lexington city 47
125 Manassas Park city 35
126 Highland County 29