Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2000 Census)

Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	426,534	0.8%
2	Norfolk	234,288	-1.1%
3	Chesapeake	200,283	2.8%
4	Richmond	197,742	-0.2%
5	Arlington	189,527	1.0%
6	Newport News	180,267	0.5%
7	Hampton	146,424	0.9%
8	Alexandria	129,424	1.5%
9	Portsmouth	100,432	-0.3%
10	Roanoke	94,806	-0.2%
11	Lynchburg	65,281	-0.1%
12	Suffolk	64,200	2.1%
13	Danville	48,256	-0.9%
14	Harrisonburg	40,435	2.8%
15	Charlottesville	40,117	-0.1%
16	Blacksburg	39,848	1.3%
17	Manassas	34,886	2.3%
18	Petersburg	33,578	-1.0%
19	Leesburg	28,716	5.9%
20	Salem	24,801	0.4%
21	Staunton	23,843	-0.3%
22	Winchester	23,697	0.8%
23	Hopewell	22,302	-0.4%
24	Herndon	21,758	3.1%
25	Fairfax	21,650	0.8%
26	Waynesboro	19,601	0.6%
27	Fredericksburg	19,360	0.2%
28	Bristol	17,316	-0.6%
29	Christiansburg	17,005	1.0%
30	Colonial Heights	16,906	0.5%
31	Radford	15,856	-0.1%
32	Martinsville	15,355	-0.5%
33	Vienna	14,519	-0.2%
34	Front Royal	13,619	1.3%
35	Williamsburg	11,992	0.3%
36	Poquoson	11,578	0.5%
37	Falls Church	10,392	0.9%
38	Manassas Park	10,337	4.3%
39	Culpeper	9,698	1.1%
40	Pulaski	9,468	-0.7%
41	South Boston	8,466	1.6%
42	Franklin	8,277	-0.1%
43	Wytheville	7,810	-0.4%
44	Abingdon	7,748	0.8%
45	Vinton	7,724	0.1%
46	Galax	6,851	0.2%
47	Farmville	6,844	-0.1%
48	Lexington	6,826	-0.2%
49	Warrenton	6,738	2.8%
50	Ashland	6,649	0.5%
51	Buena Vista	6,352	-0.1%
52	Smithfield	6,345	2.6%
53	Marion	6,339	-0.8%
54	Bedford	6,314	0.2%
55	Covington	6,295	-1.5%
56	Richlands	5,825	2.6%
57	Big Stone Gap	5,755	1.7%
58	Emporia	5,664	0.2%
59	Bluefield	5,335	-0.1%
60	Bridgewater	5,188	2.2%
61	Dumfries	4,934	1.4%
62	Luray	4,870	0.4%
63	South Hill	4,550	0.5%
64	Quantico	4,534	21.0%
65	Rocky Mount	4,530	1.0%
66	Tazewell	4,446	0.4%
67	Chincoteague	4,324	1.9%
68	Clifton Forge	4,279	-0.9%
69	Orange	4,131	1.3%
70	Strasburg	4,090	0.7%
71	Woodstock	4,018	2.2%
72	Norton	3,881	-0.9%
73	Blackstone	3,708	-0.4%
74	Purcellville	3,644	7.5%
75	Altavista	3,422	-0.9%
76	Lebanon	3,290	-0.3%
77	Wise	3,279	0.2%
78	Colonial Beach	3,218	0.3%
79	Berryville	3,002	-0.9%
80	West Point	2,869	-0.2%
81	Hillsville	2,838	0.5%
82	Pearisburg	2,737	0.2%
83	Elkton	2,634	2.8%
84	Chase City	2,449	-0.4%
85	Crewe	2,378	0.4%
86	Shenandoah	2,334	0.5%
87	Waverly	2,301	0.3%
88	Windsor	2,281	7.8%
89	Dublin	2,249	0.9%
90	Amherst	2,247	1.8%
91	Broadway	2,237	2.3%
92	Saltville	2,202	-0.4%
93	Gate City	2,188	-0.2%
94	Grottoes	2,173	4.1%
95	Tappahannock	2,135	2.7%
96	Narrows	2,121	0.2%
97	Coeburn	2,016	-0.8%
98	Timberville	2,016	2.1%
99	Mount Jackson	1,888	1.8%
100	Appalachia	1,833	-1.2%

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