Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2012 Census)

Rank	City	2013 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	447,021	1.0%
2	Norfolk	245,782	0.6%
3	Chesapeake	228,417	1.4%
4	Richmond	210,309	1.5%
5	Newport News	180,726	0.0%
6	Alexandria	146,294	2.2%
7	Hampton	136,836	-0.2%
8	Roanoke	97,469	0.2%
9	Portsmouth	96,470	0.5%
10	Suffolk	85,181	0.4%
11	Lynchburg	77,113	1.0%
12	Harrisonburg	50,981	2.1%
13	Leesburg	45,936	3.8%
14	Charlottesville	43,956	0.6%
15	Danville	42,996	-0.1%
16	Blacksburg	42,627	0.0%
17	Manassas	40,605	3.6%
18	Petersburg	31,973	-0.7%
19	Fredericksburg	27,307	6.0%
20	Winchester	26,881	1.3%
21	Salem	24,970	0.3%
22	Herndon	24,268	2.1%
23	Staunton	23,921	0.4%
24	Fairfax	23,461	2.0%
25	Hopewell	22,348	-0.5%
26	Christiansburg	21,458	1.0%
27	Waynesboro	21,107	0.2%
28	Bristol	17,662	-0.5%
29	Colonial Heights	17,479	0.2%
30	Radford	16,685	0.8%
31	Culpeper	16,633	0.8%
32	Vienna	16,188	1.6%
33	Manassas Park	15,798	5.2%
34	Williamsburg	15,167	3.8%
35	Front Royal	14,666	0.8%
36	Martinsville	13,733	-0.3%
37	Falls Church	13,229	3.6%
38	Poquoson	12,097	-0.2%
39	Warrenton	9,803	1.0%
40	Pulaski	8,999	-0.5%
41	Franklin	8,528	-0.3%
42	Purcellville	8,300	3.6%
43	Wytheville	8,196	-0.1%
44	Abingdon	8,188	-0.0%
45	Farmville	8,161	-0.3%
46	Smithfield	8,130	0.3%
47	Vinton	8,092	-0.0%
48	South Boston	8,068	-0.5%
49	Ashland	7,289	0.4%
50	Lexington	6,998	-0.3%
51	Galax	6,908	-1.0%
52	Buena Vista	6,707	0.4%
53	Strasburg	6,489	0.7%
54	Bedford	5,964	-2.1%
55	Marion	5,869	-0.8%
56	Bridgewater	5,774	1.1%
57	Covington	5,771	-1.6%
58	Emporia	5,740	-1.6%
59	Richlands	5,694	-1.1%
60	Big Stone Gap	5,580	-0.3%
61	Bluefield	5,365	-0.7%
62	Woodstock	5,171	0.7%
63	Dumfries	5,144	1.8%
64	Luray	4,869	-0.3%
65	Rocky Mount	4,821	0.2%
66	Orange	4,813	1.0%
67	South Hill	4,605	-0.5%
68	Tazewell	4,537	-1.0%
69	Berryville	4,265	1.0%
70	Norton	4,068	1.4%
71	Clifton Forge	3,876	-0.1%
72	Broadway	3,748	0.8%
73	Blackstone	3,584	-0.5%
74	Colonial Beach	3,550	0.1%
75	Altavista	3,478	0.4%
76	Lebanon	3,398	-0.4%
77	West Point	3,312	0.1%
78	Wise	3,260	-0.4%
79	Chincoteague	2,947	0.1%
80	Elkton	2,764	0.7%
81	Pearisburg	2,721	-1.2%
82	Grottoes	2,710	0.8%
83	Hillsville	2,709	0.5%
84	Windsor	2,630	0.1%
85	Timberville	2,558	0.7%
86	Dublin	2,516	-0.4%
87	Tappahannock	2,393	0.4%
88	Shenandoah	2,355	-0.4%
89	Chase City	2,333	-0.4%
90	Crewe	2,302	-0.5%
91	Amherst	2,225	-0.1%
92	New Market	2,176	0.7%
93	Coeburn	2,123	-0.4%
94	Waverly	2,121	-0.7%
95	Saltville	2,051	-0.6%
96	Mount Jackson	2,017	0.6%
97	Gate City	2,008	-0.6%
98	Narrows	1,989	-1.0%
99	Haymarket	1,909	3.5%
100	Stephens City	1,874	1.2%

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