Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2004 Census)

Rank	City	2005 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	439,048	0.7%
2	Norfolk	241,979	0.8%
3	Chesapeake	213,247	1.6%
4	Arlington	197,955	1.1%
5	Richmond	197,432	-0.0%
6	Newport News	191,178	1.5%
7	Hampton	145,259	-0.2%
8	Alexandria	136,635	1.4%
9	Portsmouth	99,785	-0.2%
10	Roanoke	92,450	-0.6%
11	Suffolk	75,747	4.2%
12	Lynchburg	66,503	0.5%
13	Danville	46,284	-1.0%
14	Harrisonburg	42,392	1.2%
15	Charlottesville	40,745	0.4%
16	Blacksburg	40,303	0.3%
17	Manassas	36,459	1.1%
18	Leesburg	34,560	4.7%
19	Petersburg	32,684	-0.7%
20	Winchester	25,239	1.6%
21	Salem	24,494	-0.3%
22	Staunton	23,144	-0.7%
23	Hopewell	22,309	0.0%
24	Fairfax	22,100	0.5%
25	Herndon	21,516	-0.3%
26	Fredericksburg	21,262	2.4%
27	Waynesboro	20,819	1.5%
28	Christiansburg	17,939	1.3%
29	Bristol	17,479	0.2%
30	Colonial Heights	17,434	0.8%
31	Radford	15,638	-0.3%
32	Martinsville	14,757	-1.0%
33	Vienna	14,746	0.4%
34	Front Royal	14,125	0.9%
35	Williamsburg	11,650	-0.7%
36	Poquoson	11,627	0.1%
37	Manassas Park	11,369	2.4%
38	Culpeper	10,956	3.1%
39	Falls Church	10,620	0.5%
40	Pulaski	9,056	-1.1%
41	Franklin	8,318	0.1%
42	Warrenton	8,203	5.0%
43	South Boston	8,031	-1.3%
44	Abingdon	7,839	0.3%
45	Wytheville	7,832	0.1%
46	Vinton	7,686	-0.1%
47	Ashland	6,920	1.0%
48	Farmville	6,847	0.0%
49	Lexington	6,802	-0.1%
50	Galax	6,714	-0.5%
51	Smithfield	6,641	1.1%
52	Buena Vista	6,362	0.0%
53	Covington	6,296	0.0%
54	Bedford	6,239	-0.3%
55	Marion	6,103	-0.9%
56	Richlands	5,701	-0.5%
57	Big Stone Gap	5,651	-0.5%
58	Emporia	5,546	-0.5%
59	Bridgewater	5,384	0.9%
60	Bluefield	5,169	-0.8%
61	Luray	4,834	-0.2%
62	Dumfries	4,823	-0.6%
63	South Hill	4,523	-0.1%
64	Rocky Mount	4,495	-0.2%
65	Quantico	4,490	-0.2%
66	Purcellville	4,445	5.1%
67	Chincoteague	4,337	0.1%
68	Tazewell	4,322	-0.7%
69	Orange	4,287	0.9%
70	Strasburg	4,224	0.8%
71	Woodstock	4,144	0.8%
72	Clifton Forge	4,053	-1.3%
73	Norton	3,735	-1.0%
74	Blackstone	3,606	-0.7%
75	Altavista	3,338	-0.6%
76	Colonial Beach	3,250	0.2%
77	Wise	3,241	-0.3%
78	Lebanon	3,192	-0.8%
79	Berryville	3,088	0.7%
80	West Point	2,945	0.7%
81	Pearisburg	2,732	-0.0%
82	Hillsville	2,716	-1.1%
83	Broadway	2,699	4.8%
84	Elkton	2,591	-0.4%
85	Windsor	2,372	1.0%
86	Chase City	2,356	-1.0%
87	Shenandoah	2,305	-0.3%
88	Crewe	2,301	-0.8%
89	Saltville	2,251	0.6%
90	Amherst	2,203	-0.5%
91	Dublin	2,167	-0.9%
92	Grottoes	2,157	-0.2%
93	Waverly	2,147	-1.7%
94	Tappahannock	2,129	-0.1%
95	Narrows	2,118	-0.0%
96	Gate City	2,087	-1.2%
97	Coeburn	1,993	-0.3%
98	Timberville	1,993	-0.3%
99	Mount Jackson	1,951	0.8%
100	New Market	1,793	0.8%

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