Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2015 Census)

Rank	City	2016 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	452,745	0.7%
2	Norfolk	246,393	0.3%
3	Chesapeake	235,429	1.2%
4	Richmond	220,289	1.5%
5	Newport News	182,385	0.2%
6	Alexandria	153,511	1.9%
7	Hampton	136,454	-0.1%
8	Roanoke	99,897	0.6%
9	Portsmouth	96,201	0.1%
10	Suffolk	88,161	0.8%
11	Lynchburg	79,812	1.1%
12	Harrisonburg	52,538	1.4%
13	Leesburg	51,209	3.7%
14	Charlottesville	46,597	1.4%
15	Blacksburg	44,215	0.7%
16	Danville	42,082	-0.5%
17	Manassas	41,764	2.0%
18	Petersburg	32,477	0.0%
19	Fredericksburg	28,118	3.0%
20	Winchester	27,284	0.8%
21	Salem	25,432	0.5%
22	Herndon	24,568	1.1%
23	Staunton	24,416	0.6%
24	Fairfax	24,013	1.3%
25	Hopewell	22,378	-0.2%
26	Christiansburg	21,943	0.8%
27	Waynesboro	21,491	0.5%
28	Colonial Heights	17,820	0.5%
29	Culpeper	17,557	1.4%
30	Radford	17,403	1.2%
31	Bristol	17,141	-0.8%
32	Vienna	16,522	1.0%
33	Manassas Park	15,726	2.0%
34	Front Royal	15,070	0.9%
35	Williamsburg	15,052	1.4%
36	Falls Church	13,892	2.4%
37	Martinsville	13,645	-0.3%
38	Poquoson	12,059	-0.2%
39	Warrenton	9,897	0.6%
40	Purcellville	9,232	3.6%
41	Pulaski	8,890	-0.4%
42	Franklin	8,490	-0.2%
43	Smithfield	8,364	0.7%
44	Vinton	8,231	0.3%
45	Farmville	8,169	-0.1%
46	Abingdon	8,119	-0.2%
47	Wytheville	8,115	-0.2%
48	South Boston	7,976	-0.4%
49	Ashland	7,503	0.8%
50	Lexington	7,262	0.6%
51	Galax	6,914	-0.4%
52	Buena Vista	6,618	-0.1%
53	Strasburg	6,586	0.6%
54	Bedford	6,561	1.1%
55	Marion	5,957	-0.0%
56	Bridgewater	5,889	0.9%
57	Covington	5,658	-1.0%
58	Richlands	5,504	-1.1%
59	Emporia	5,496	-1.5%
60	Big Stone Gap	5,416	-0.7%
61	Bluefield	5,279	-0.6%
62	Woodstock	5,248	0.6%
63	Dumfries	5,217	1.0%
64	Orange	4,947	0.9%
65	Luray	4,828	-0.3%
66	Rocky Mount	4,799	–
67	South Hill	4,527	-0.5%
68	Tazewell	4,421	-0.9%
69	Berryville	4,300	0.5%
70	Norton	3,939	-0.1%
71	Broadway	3,807	0.6%
72	Clifton Forge	3,739	-0.8%
73	Colonial Beach	3,580	0.2%
74	Blackstone	3,491	-0.7%
75	Altavista	3,474	0.1%
76	Lebanon	3,342	-0.5%
77	West Point	3,333	0.2%
78	Wise	3,119	-1.0%
79	Chincoteague	2,914	-0.2%
80	Elkton	2,809	0.6%
81	Grottoes	2,758	0.7%
82	Dublin	2,686	1.2%
83	Pearisburg	2,678	-0.8%
84	Hillsville	2,677	-0.0%
85	Windsor	2,671	0.3%
86	Timberville	2,603	0.6%
87	Tappahannock	2,387	0.1%
88	Shenandoah	2,340	-0.3%
89	Chase City	2,296	-0.5%
90	Crewe	2,241	-0.7%
91	Amherst	2,210	-0.2%
92	New Market	2,208	0.6%
93	Waverly	2,073	-0.7%
94	Mount Jackson	2,042	0.5%
95	Saltville	2,031	-0.4%
96	Coeburn	1,999	-1.3%
97	Haymarket	1,980	2.1%
98	Gate City	1,955	-0.8%
99	Narrows	1,953	-0.8%
100	Stephens City	1,940	1.2%

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