Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2008 Census)

Rank	City	2009 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	432,228	0.2%
2	Norfolk	234,653	0.0%
3	Chesapeake	220,319	1.2%
4	Arlington	210,196	1.3%
5	Richmond	202,867	0.3%
6	Newport News	193,212	0.9%
7	Hampton	145,256	-0.1%
8	Alexandria	144,579	1.4%
9	Portsmouth	99,542	-0.1%
10	Roanoke	93,734	-0.1%
11	Suffolk	82,420	3.2%
12	Lynchburg	72,947	1.4%
13	Danville	44,595	-1.0%
14	Harrisonburg	44,342	1.2%
15	Blacksburg	41,957	0.6%
16	Charlottesville	41,618	0.5%
17	Leesburg	39,714	4.1%
18	Manassas	34,656	-0.1%
19	Petersburg	33,111	-0.2%
20	Winchester	26,189	1.3%
21	Salem	25,374	0.3%
22	Fairfax	24,066	1.3%
23	Staunton	23,899	0.0%
24	Hopewell	23,206	0.5%
25	Fredericksburg	22,717	2.0%
26	Herndon	22,148	0.2%
27	Waynesboro	22,011	1.5%
28	Christiansburg	19,512	1.7%
29	Colonial Heights	17,689	0.6%
30	Bristol	17,516	0.1%
31	Radford	16,114	0.2%
32	Vienna	14,962	0.4%
33	Martinsville	14,641	-0.6%
34	Front Royal	14,614	0.9%
35	Culpeper	14,020	4.7%
36	Williamsburg	12,437	0.5%
37	Poquoson	11,797	0.2%
38	Manassas Park	11,410	1.2%
39	Falls Church	11,358	1.1%
40	Warrenton	8,986	3.7%
41	Pulaski	8,976	-0.7%
42	Franklin	8,830	0.8%
43	Wytheville	8,221	0.6%
44	Abingdon	7,975	0.4%
45	South Boston	7,837	-1.0%
46	Vinton	7,790	0.1%
47	Farmville	7,627	1.4%
48	Ashland	7,118	0.9%
49	Smithfield	7,028	1.3%
50	Lexington	6,883	0.1%
51	Galax	6,823	-0.1%
52	Bedford	6,315	0.0%
53	Buena Vista	6,259	-0.2%
54	Covington	6,183	-0.2%
55	Marion	5,953	-0.8%
56	Richlands	5,647	-0.4%
57	Big Stone Gap	5,637	-0.3%
58	Emporia	5,625	-0.1%
59	Bridgewater	5,392	0.5%
60	Bluefield	5,153	-0.4%
61	Purcellville	5,147	4.4%
62	Dumfries	4,853	-0.2%
63	Luray	4,831	-0.1%
64	Orange	4,636	1.5%
65	South Hill	4,530	-0.1%
66	Rocky Mount	4,522	-0.0%
67	Strasburg	4,388	0.9%
68	Quantico	4,385	-0.4%
69	Chincoteague	4,316	-0.0%
70	Woodstock	4,300	0.9%
71	Tazewell	4,282	-0.5%
72	Clifton Forge	3,951	-1.0%
73	Colonial Beach	3,795	2.1%
74	Norton	3,699	-0.6%
75	Blackstone	3,560	-0.5%
76	Altavista	3,339	-0.3%
77	Wise	3,228	-0.2%
78	Broadway	3,202	4.6%
79	Lebanon	3,191	-0.4%
80	Berryville	3,187	0.8%
81	West Point	3,134	1.1%
82	Pearisburg	2,749	0.1%
83	Hillsville	2,644	-0.9%
84	Elkton	2,623	-0.1%
85	Windsor	2,522	1.3%
86	Chase City	2,305	-0.8%
87	Shenandoah	2,287	-0.3%
88	Crewe	2,266	-0.6%
89	Chatham	2,240	6.7%
90	Amherst	2,205	-0.2%
91	Saltville	2,196	-0.0%
92	Grottoes	2,187	0.1%
93	Tappahannock	2,179	0.3%
94	Dublin	2,152	-0.5%
95	Waverly	2,148	-0.9%
96	Narrows	2,139	0.1%
97	Gate City	2,034	-0.9%
98	Mount Jackson	2,020	0.8%
99	Timberville	2,003	-0.1%
100	Coeburn	1,973	-0.3%

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