Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2011 Census)

Rank	City	2012 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	443,033	1.2%
2	Norfolk	243,610	0.3%
3	Chesapeake	225,500	1.5%
4	Richmond	206,140	0.9%
5	Newport News	180,201	-0.3%
6	Alexandria	144,108	3.0%
7	Hampton	136,273	-0.8%
8	Roanoke	96,627	-0.4%
9	Portsmouth	95,771	0.2%
10	Suffolk	84,751	0.2%
11	Lynchburg	76,278	0.9%
12	Harrisonburg	49,608	1.4%
13	Leesburg	44,517	4.5%
14	Charlottesville	43,401	-0.2%
15	Danville	42,783	-0.6%
16	Blacksburg	42,719	0.2%
17	Manassas	39,301	3.9%
18	Petersburg	32,083	-1.0%
19	Winchester	26,494	1.1%
20	Fredericksburg	25,860	6.5%
21	Salem	24,776	-0.1%
22	Staunton	24,067	1.4%
23	Herndon	23,865	2.5%
24	Fairfax	22,940	1.7%
25	Hopewell	22,492	-0.4%
26	Christiansburg	21,206	0.8%
27	Waynesboro	21,089	0.4%
28	Bristol	17,753	-0.5%
29	Colonial Heights	17,359	-0.3%
30	Radford	16,769	2.2%
31	Culpeper	16,540	1.0%
32	Vienna	15,996	2.0%
33	Manassas Park	15,472	8.4%
34	Williamsburg	14,750	4.8%
35	Front Royal	14,533	0.6%
36	Martinsville	13,769	-0.4%
37	Falls Church	12,775	3.6%
38	Poquoson	12,049	-0.8%
39	Warrenton	9,756	1.5%
40	Pulaski	9,028	-0.6%
41	Franklin	8,486	-1.1%
42	Wytheville	8,195	-0.2%
43	Abingdon	8,168	-0.3%
44	Farmville	8,152	-0.8%
45	South Boston	8,107	-0.4%
46	Smithfield	8,098	0.1%
47	Vinton	8,094	-0.0%
48	Purcellville	8,056	4.3%
49	Ashland	7,156	-1.0%
50	Lexington	6,927	-1.6%
51	Galax	6,874	-2.4%
52	Buena Vista	6,710	0.9%
53	Strasburg	6,441	0.7%
54	Bedford	6,001	-3.6%
55	Marion	5,932	-0.6%
56	Covington	5,852	-1.8%
57	Emporia	5,778	-2.5%
58	Bridgewater	5,776	2.3%
59	Richlands	5,751	-1.2%
60	Big Stone Gap	5,601	-0.2%
61	Bluefield	5,413	-0.6%
62	Woodstock	5,132	0.7%
63	Dumfries	5,075	2.3%
64	Luray	4,883	-0.2%
65	Rocky Mount	4,820	0.4%
66	Orange	4,776	1.2%
67	South Hill	4,633	-0.4%
68	Tazewell	4,579	-1.0%
69	Berryville	4,239	1.3%
70	Norton	4,043	2.1%
71	Clifton Forge	3,900	0.4%
72	Broadway	3,730	1.1%
73	Blackstone	3,616	-0.1%
74	Colonial Beach	3,572	0.8%
75	Altavista	3,475	0.7%
76	Lebanon	3,427	0.1%
77	West Point	3,312	0.2%
78	Wise	3,277	-0.3%
79	Chincoteague	2,949	0.3%
80	Pearisburg	2,755	-1.1%
81	Elkton	2,753	1.0%
82	Hillsville	2,728	1.8%
83	Grottoes	2,697	1.1%
84	Windsor	2,624	-0.1%
85	Timberville	2,547	1.0%
86	Dublin	2,525	-0.4%
87	Tappahannock	2,391	0.7%
88	Shenandoah	2,364	-0.4%
89	Chase City	2,339	-0.5%
90	Crewe	2,323	-0.1%
91	Amherst	2,218	-0.6%
92	New Market	2,160	0.7%
93	Waverly	2,155	0.3%
94	Coeburn	2,132	-0.3%
95	Saltville	2,062	-0.7%
96	Gate City	2,022	-0.6%
97	Narrows	2,007	-1.1%
98	Mount Jackson	2,004	0.5%
99	Pennington Gap	1,875	5.3%
100	Stephens City	1,859	1.6%

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