Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	427,590	0.2%
2	Norfolk	234,781	0.2%
3	Chesapeake	202,546	1.1%
4	Richmond	198,264	0.3%
5	Arlington	193,318	2.0%
6	Newport News	181,941	0.9%
7	Hampton	145,236	-0.8%
8	Alexandria	133,073	2.8%
9	Portsmouth	99,737	-0.7%
10	Roanoke	94,583	-0.2%
11	Suffolk	66,423	3.5%
12	Lynchburg	64,827	-0.7%
13	Danville	47,671	-1.2%
14	Harrisonburg	41,314	2.2%
15	Charlottesville	40,750	1.6%
16	Blacksburg	40,347	1.3%
17	Manassas	35,299	1.2%
18	Petersburg	33,298	-0.8%
19	Leesburg	30,119	4.9%
20	Salem	24,641	-0.6%
21	Winchester	24,236	2.3%
22	Staunton	23,639	-0.9%
23	Hopewell	22,247	-0.2%
24	Fairfax	21,938	1.3%
25	Herndon	21,797	0.2%
26	Fredericksburg	19,901	2.8%
27	Waynesboro	19,815	1.1%
28	Bristol	17,356	0.2%
29	Christiansburg	17,325	1.9%
30	Colonial Heights	17,038	0.8%
31	Radford	16,160	1.9%
32	Martinsville	15,282	-0.5%
33	Vienna	14,682	1.1%
34	Front Royal	13,707	0.6%
35	Williamsburg	11,913	-0.7%
36	Poquoson	11,483	-0.8%
37	Manassas Park	10,662	3.1%
38	Falls Church	10,524	1.3%
39	Culpeper	9,847	1.5%
40	Pulaski	9,352	-1.2%
41	South Boston	8,333	-1.6%
42	Franklin	8,206	-0.9%
43	Wytheville	7,761	-0.6%
44	Abingdon	7,733	-0.2%
45	Vinton	7,675	-0.6%
46	Warrenton	7,017	4.1%
47	Lexington	6,900	1.1%
48	Farmville	6,792	-0.8%
49	Galax	6,706	-2.1%
50	Ashland	6,705	0.8%
51	Smithfield	6,459	1.8%
52	Covington	6,373	1.2%
53	Buena Vista	6,344	-0.1%
54	Bedford	6,333	0.3%
55	Marion	6,258	-1.3%
56	Richlands	5,747	-1.3%
57	Big Stone Gap	5,710	-0.8%
58	Emporia	5,613	-0.9%
59	Bluefield	5,255	-1.5%
60	Bridgewater	5,146	-0.8%
61	Dumfries	4,952	0.4%
62	Luray	4,848	-0.5%
63	South Hill	4,621	1.6%
64	Quantico	4,555	0.5%
65	Rocky Mount	4,513	-0.4%
66	Tazewell	4,376	-1.6%
67	Chincoteague	4,332	0.2%
68	Clifton Forge	4,221	-1.4%
69	Orange	4,139	0.2%
70	Strasburg	4,116	0.6%
71	Woodstock	4,042	0.6%
72	Norton	3,842	-1.0%
73	Purcellville	3,836	5.3%
74	Blackstone	3,696	-0.3%
75	Altavista	3,402	-0.6%
76	Lebanon	3,255	-1.1%
77	Wise	3,254	-0.8%
78	Colonial Beach	3,183	-1.1%
79	Berryville	3,021	0.6%
80	West Point	2,887	0.6%
81	Hillsville	2,814	-0.8%
82	Pearisburg	2,738	0.0%
83	Elkton	2,630	-0.2%
84	Chase City	2,413	-1.5%
85	Crewe	2,367	-0.5%
86	Broadway	2,336	4.4%
87	Shenandoah	2,321	-0.6%
88	Windsor	2,272	-0.4%
89	Waverly	2,258	-1.9%
90	Amherst	2,243	-0.2%
91	Dublin	2,220	-1.3%
92	Saltville	2,178	-1.1%
93	Grottoes	2,175	0.1%
94	Gate City	2,149	-1.8%
95	Narrows	2,137	0.8%
96	Tappahannock	2,130	-0.2%
97	Timberville	2,016	–
98	Coeburn	1,995	-1.0%
99	Mount Jackson	1,903	0.8%
100	Chilhowie	1,810	-0.9%

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