Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2003 Census)

Rank	City	2004 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	435,796	0.7%
2	Norfolk	240,781	0.9%
3	Chesapeake	208,506	1.4%
4	Richmond	198,098	0.1%
5	Arlington	196,643	1.2%
6	Newport News	188,369	1.5%
7	Hampton	145,398	-0.2%
8	Alexandria	135,161	1.5%
9	Portsmouth	99,459	-0.3%
10	Roanoke	92,807	-0.7%
11	Suffolk	72,867	4.3%
12	Lynchburg	66,070	0.4%
13	Danville	46,939	-0.9%
14	Harrisonburg	42,134	1.4%
15	Charlottesville	40,730	0.5%
16	Blacksburg	40,443	0.5%
17	Manassas	36,178	1.2%
18	Petersburg	32,979	-0.6%
19	Leesburg	32,956	4.7%
20	Salem	24,762	-0.1%
21	Winchester	24,695	1.4%
22	Staunton	23,260	-0.8%
23	Hopewell	22,292	-0.0%
24	Fairfax	22,248	0.9%
25	Herndon	21,587	-0.3%
26	Waynesboro	20,500	1.5%
27	Fredericksburg	20,399	1.8%
28	Christiansburg	17,693	1.3%
29	Bristol	17,433	0.2%
30	Colonial Heights	17,166	0.5%
31	Radford	15,595	-0.6%
32	Martinsville	15,042	-0.7%
33	Vienna	14,714	0.4%
34	Front Royal	14,041	1.0%
35	Poquoson	11,703	0.4%
36	Williamsburg	11,521	-1.3%
37	Manassas Park	10,930	1.9%
38	Falls Church	10,611	0.7%
39	Culpeper	10,289	2.0%
40	Pulaski	9,124	-1.2%
41	Franklin	8,222	-0.2%
42	South Boston	8,131	-1.3%
43	Wytheville	7,811	0.0%
44	Warrenton	7,780	4.9%
45	Abingdon	7,754	0.0%
46	Vinton	7,674	-0.2%
47	Ashland	6,861	1.1%
48	Lexington	6,748	-0.4%
49	Galax	6,669	-0.9%
50	Farmville	6,634	-1.0%
51	Smithfield	6,561	1.1%
52	Buena Vista	6,374	0.1%
53	Covington	6,321	0.1%
54	Bedford	6,246	-0.4%
55	Marion	6,168	-0.9%
56	Richlands	5,717	-0.6%
57	Big Stone Gap	5,655	-0.6%
58	Emporia	5,615	-0.3%
59	Bridgewater	5,240	0.3%
60	Bluefield	5,191	-0.9%
61	Dumfries	4,899	-0.2%
62	Luray	4,859	-0.1%
63	South Hill	4,560	0.1%
64	Quantico	4,537	0.0%
65	Rocky Mount	4,482	-0.4%
66	Tazewell	4,342	-0.8%
67	Chincoteague	4,334	0.1%
68	Orange	4,239	0.9%
69	Purcellville	4,223	5.0%
70	Strasburg	4,171	0.7%
71	Woodstock	4,094	0.6%
72	Clifton Forge	4,075	-1.6%
73	Norton	3,849	-0.3%
74	Blackstone	3,644	-0.6%
75	Altavista	3,354	-0.7%
76	Wise	3,239	-0.4%
77	Colonial Beach	3,229	0.1%
78	Lebanon	3,216	-0.8%
79	Berryville	3,043	0.5%
80	West Point	2,934	0.7%
81	Pearisburg	2,752	0.2%
82	Hillsville	2,732	-1.3%
83	Elkton	2,601	-0.4%
84	Broadway	2,548	4.4%
85	Chase City	2,376	-1.0%
86	Windsor	2,338	0.8%
87	Crewe	2,328	-0.7%
88	Shenandoah	2,321	-0.2%
89	Saltville	2,270	1.0%
90	Amherst	2,214	-0.5%
91	Waverly	2,176	-1.8%
92	Dublin	2,169	-1.2%
93	Grottoes	2,160	-0.2%
94	Tappahannock	2,137	0.0%
95	Narrows	2,130	0.1%
96	Gate City	2,104	-1.3%
97	Timberville	1,999	-0.3%
98	Coeburn	1,981	-0.6%
99	Mount Jackson	1,928	0.7%
100	Pennington Gap	1,789	-0.6%

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