Biggest Cities in Virginia - 2002 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2002 Census)

Rank	City	2003 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	430,520	0.5%
2	Norfolk	240,378	1.3%
3	Chesapeake	204,635	1.1%
4	Richmond	198,480	0.2%
5	Arlington	195,469	1.6%
6	Newport News	185,011	1.3%
7	Hampton	145,019	-0.5%
8	Alexandria	134,500	1.9%
9	Portsmouth	99,569	-0.4%
10	Roanoke	93,354	-0.8%
11	Suffolk	69,296	3.9%
12	Lynchburg	64,992	-0.2%
13	Danville	47,280	-1.0%
14	Harrisonburg	42,159	2.1%
15	Charlottesville	41,171	1.3%
16	Blacksburg	40,129	0.4%
17	Manassas	35,821	1.3%
18	Petersburg	33,019	-0.8%
19	Leesburg	31,414	4.6%
20	Salem	24,791	-0.0%
21	Winchester	24,632	2.0%
22	Staunton	23,884	0.1%
23	Hopewell	22,468	0.4%
24	Fairfax	22,095	1.0%
25	Herndon	21,851	0.2%
26	Fredericksburg	20,294	2.4%
27	Waynesboro	20,216	1.6%
28	Christiansburg	17,499	1.4%
29	Bristol	17,101	-0.6%
30	Colonial Heights	17,099	0.6%
31	Radford	15,892	0.1%
32	Martinsville	15,052	-1.0%
33	Vienna	14,712	0.7%
34	Front Royal	13,897	1.0%
35	Williamsburg	11,631	-1.5%
36	Poquoson	11,625	0.2%
37	Manassas Park	10,881	2.6%
38	Falls Church	10,596	1.0%
39	Culpeper	10,038	1.7%
40	Pulaski	9,186	-1.5%
41	South Boston	8,251	-1.3%
42	Franklin	8,124	-0.9%
43	Wytheville	7,779	-0.2%
44	Abingdon	7,707	-0.3%
45	Vinton	7,664	-0.4%
46	Warrenton	7,396	4.8%
47	Farmville	6,918	0.5%
48	Lexington	6,877	0.4%
49	Ashland	6,785	1.0%
50	Galax	6,668	-1.3%
51	Smithfield	6,473	1.0%
52	Covington	6,358	0.5%
53	Bedford	6,290	-0.2%
54	Buena Vista	6,280	-0.6%
55	Marion	6,218	-1.0%
56	Richlands	5,729	-0.8%
57	Emporia	5,705	0.4%
58	Big Stone Gap	5,686	-0.6%
59	Bridgewater	5,241	0.5%
60	Bluefield	5,226	-1.0%
61	Dumfries	4,971	0.4%
62	Luray	4,838	-0.3%
63	South Hill	4,592	0.5%
64	Quantico	4,582	0.5%
65	Rocky Mount	4,491	-0.4%
66	Tazewell	4,355	-1.0%
67	Chincoteague	4,342	0.2%
68	Orange	4,193	0.7%
69	Clifton Forge	4,162	-1.4%
70	Strasburg	4,147	0.7%
71	Woodstock	4,071	0.7%
72	Purcellville	4,010	4.9%
73	Norton	3,856	-0.3%
74	Blackstone	3,681	-0.4%
75	Altavista	3,384	-0.6%
76	Wise	3,250	-0.4%
77	Lebanon	3,217	-1.1%
78	Colonial Beach	3,163	-0.9%
79	Berryville	3,025	0.4%
80	West Point	2,907	0.7%
81	Hillsville	2,771	-1.2%
82	Pearisburg	2,761	0.4%
83	Elkton	2,615	-0.4%
84	Broadway	2,400	3.6%
85	Chase City	2,397	-1.1%
86	Crewe	2,354	-0.5%
87	Shenandoah	2,314	-0.4%
88	Windsor	2,294	0.3%
89	Waverly	2,230	-1.6%
90	Amherst	2,221	-0.6%
91	Dublin	2,184	-1.5%
92	Grottoes	2,167	-0.1%
93	Saltville	2,162	-0.9%
94	Narrows	2,146	0.6%
95	Gate City	2,126	-1.4%
96	Tappahannock	2,124	-0.3%
97	Timberville	2,008	-0.2%
98	Coeburn	1,979	-0.9%
99	Mount Jackson	1,918	0.8%
100	Chilhowie	1,798	-0.8%

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