| | 1995-97 | Rate/100,000 |
| Name | Deaths | Population | Crude | Age Adjusted |
| NORTHAMPTON, VA - ACCOMACK, VA | 9 | 139,560 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| GREENSVILLE, VA - BRUNSWICK, VA | 5 | 103,897 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| PITTSYLVANIA (DANVILLE), VA - CASWELL, NC | 23 | 404,954 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH CITY, VA - VIRGINIA BEACH CITY, VA | 77 | 3,402,978 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| ALBEMARLE (CHARLOTTESVILLE), VA - CULPEPER, VA | 26 | 844,756 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| NEWPORT NEWS CITY, VA - HAMPTON CITY, VA | 36 | 1,503,100 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| DINWIDDIE (PETERSBURG), VA - PRINCE GEORGE, VA | 9 | 396,781 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| SULLIVAN (KINGSPORT), TN - WASHINGTON, VA | 23 | 1,081,669 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| HENRICO (RICHMOND), VA - PRINCE EDWARD, VA | 71 | 3,040,242 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| ALLEGHANY, VA - GREENBRIER, WV | 7 | 240,090 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| HALIFAX, VA - MECKLENBURG, VA | 6 | 212,321 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| SPOTSYLVANIA, VA - CAROLINE, VA | 10 | 688,792 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| ROANOKE (ROANOKE), VA - CAMPBELL, VA | 33 | 1,579,693 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| HENRY, VA - PATRICK, VA | 6 | 279,523 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| AUGUSTA, VA - ROCKBRIDGE, VA | 8 | 427,346 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| ALEXANDRIA CITY, VA - ARLINGTON - ALEXANDRIA (ARLINGTON), VA | 46 | 4,216,404 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| MERCER, WV - TAZEWELL, VA | 10 | 557,801 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| MONTGOMERY, VA - PULASKI, VA | 7 | 519,679 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| PRINCE WILLIAM (DALE CITY), VA - FAUQUIER, VA | 13 | 1,077,316 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| FREDERICK, VA - BERKELEY, WV | 11 | 906,140 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| WISE, VA - LEE, VA | 2 | 264,839 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| GRAYSON, VA - ALLEGHANY, NC | 2 | 187,809 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| ROCKINGHAM, VA - PAGE, VA | 2 | 395,531 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
