Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2016 Census)

Rank	City	2017 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	452,602	0.5%
2	Norfolk	245,115	0.2%
3	Chesapeake	237,940	1.1%
4	Richmond	223,170	1.5%
5	Newport News	181,825	0.1%
6	Alexandria	155,810	1.8%
7	Hampton	135,410	-0.2%
8	Roanoke	99,660	0.4%
9	Portsmouth	95,252	-0.0%
10	Suffolk	89,273	0.9%
11	Lynchburg	80,212	1.0%
12	Harrisonburg	53,078	1.4%
13	Leesburg	52,607	3.6%
14	Charlottesville	46,912	1.3%
15	Blacksburg	45,038	0.9%
16	Danville	41,898	-0.5%
17	Manassas	41,483	1.6%
18	Petersburg	31,882	-0.3%
19	Fredericksburg	28,297	2.6%
20	Winchester	27,516	0.8%
21	Salem	25,549	0.5%
22	Herndon	24,393	0.8%
23	Staunton	24,363	0.4%
24	Fairfax	24,164	1.1%
25	Hopewell	22,735	0.1%
26	Christiansburg	22,088	0.8%
27	Waynesboro	21,887	0.7%
28	Culpeper	18,006	1.6%
29	Colonial Heights	17,772	0.3%
30	Radford	17,483	1.1%
31	Bristol	16,960	-0.8%
32	Vienna	16,468	0.8%
33	Manassas Park	15,915	1.8%
34	Williamsburg	15,214	1.3%
35	Front Royal	15,153	0.8%
36	Falls Church	14,014	2.2%
37	Martinsville	13,445	-0.5%
38	Poquoson	12,017	-0.2%
39	Warrenton	9,861	0.4%
40	Purcellville	9,469	3.4%
41	Pulaski	8,837	-0.5%
42	Smithfield	8,435	0.7%
43	Franklin	8,306	-0.5%
44	Vinton	8,185	0.2%
45	Farmville	8,140	-0.2%
46	Wytheville	8,101	-0.2%
47	Abingdon	8,083	-0.2%
48	South Boston	7,950	-0.4%
49	Ashland	7,649	1.0%
50	Lexington	7,045	0.0%
51	Galax	6,775	-0.6%
52	Bedford	6,615	1.0%
53	Strasburg	6,583	0.5%
54	Buena Vista	6,452	-0.5%
55	Bridgewater	6,048	1.2%
56	Marion	5,855	-0.3%
57	Covington	5,518	-1.3%
58	Richlands	5,428	-1.2%
59	Big Stone Gap	5,372	-0.7%
60	Emporia	5,305	-1.8%
61	Woodstock	5,248	0.5%
62	Dumfries	5,186	0.7%
63	Orange	4,988	0.9%
64	Bluefield	4,968	-1.5%
65	Luray	4,816	-0.3%
66	Rocky Mount	4,798	-0.0%
67	South Hill	4,471	-0.7%
68	Tazewell	4,365	-1.0%
69	Berryville	4,304	0.5%
70	Norton	3,864	-0.4%
71	Broadway	3,860	0.7%
72	Clifton Forge	3,715	-0.7%
73	Colonial Beach	3,571	0.1%
74	Altavista	3,468	0.1%
75	Blackstone	3,453	-0.8%
76	West Point	3,314	0.0%
77	Lebanon	3,285	-0.7%
78	Wise	3,083	-1.1%
79	Chincoteague	2,919	-0.1%
80	Elkton	2,850	0.7%
81	Grottoes	2,799	0.8%
82	Pearisburg	2,699	-0.5%
83	Windsor	2,683	0.4%
84	Dublin	2,683	1.0%
85	Hillsville	2,655	-0.2%
86	Timberville	2,640	0.8%
87	Tappahannock	2,386	0.1%
88	Shenandoah	2,334	-0.3%
89	Chase City	2,279	-0.5%
90	Crewe	2,216	-0.8%
91	New Market	2,207	0.5%
92	Amherst	2,205	-0.2%
93	Waverly	2,050	-0.8%
94	Mount Jackson	2,041	0.4%
95	Saltville	2,009	-0.6%
96	Coeburn	1,986	-1.2%
97	Lovettsville	1,985	3.5%
98	Narrows	1,971	-0.5%
99	Haymarket	1,970	1.7%
100	Stephens City	1,967	1.2%

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