Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2017 Census)

Rank	City	2018 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	450,435	0.4%
2	Norfolk	244,703	0.1%
3	Chesapeake	240,397	1.1%
4	Richmond	227,032	1.5%
5	Newport News	179,388	-0.1%
6	Alexandria	160,035	1.9%
7	Hampton	134,669	-0.3%
8	Roanoke	99,837	0.4%
9	Portsmouth	94,572	-0.1%
10	Suffolk	90,237	0.9%
11	Lynchburg	80,995	1.0%
12	Harrisonburg	54,215	1.5%
13	Leesburg	54,215	3.5%
14	Charlottesville	48,019	1.4%
15	Blacksburg	44,563	0.6%
16	Manassas	41,501	1.3%
17	Danville	41,130	-0.7%
18	Petersburg	31,750	-0.3%
19	Fredericksburg	28,360	2.2%
20	Winchester	27,932	0.9%
21	Salem	25,862	0.6%
22	Herndon	24,532	0.7%
23	Staunton	24,528	0.5%
24	Fairfax	24,097	0.9%
25	Hopewell	22,621	0.0%
26	Waynesboro	22,327	0.9%
27	Christiansburg	22,259	0.8%
28	Culpeper	18,413	1.7%
29	Colonial Heights	17,830	0.3%
30	Radford	17,658	1.1%
31	Bristol	16,790	-0.9%
32	Manassas Park	16,591	2.2%
33	Vienna	16,544	0.8%
34	Front Royal	15,239	0.8%
35	Williamsburg	15,031	1.0%
36	Falls Church	14,583	2.4%
37	Martinsville	13,142	-0.7%
38	Poquoson	12,053	-0.1%
39	Warrenton	9,875	0.4%
40	Purcellville	9,771	3.4%
41	Pulaski	8,764	-0.5%
42	Smithfield	8,355	0.5%
43	Franklin	8,176	-0.7%
44	Vinton	8,065	-0.1%
45	Wytheville	7,998	-0.4%
46	Abingdon	7,981	-0.4%
47	Farmville	7,831	-0.7%
48	Ashland	7,796	1.1%
49	South Boston	7,773	-0.7%
50	Lexington	7,106	0.1%
51	Galax	6,625	-0.9%
52	Strasburg	6,617	0.5%
53	Bedford	6,536	0.7%
54	Buena Vista	6,327	-0.7%
55	Bridgewater	6,062	1.0%
56	Marion	5,659	-0.8%
57	Covington	5,531	-1.1%
58	Richlands	5,325	-1.3%
59	Emporia	5,282	-1.6%
60	Big Stone Gap	5,263	-0.9%
61	Dumfries	5,230	0.8%
62	Woodstock	5,212	0.3%
63	Orange	4,978	0.8%
64	Luray	4,817	-0.2%
65	Rocky Mount	4,764	-0.1%
66	Bluefield	4,714	-2.0%
67	South Hill	4,377	-0.9%
68	Berryville	4,338	0.5%
69	Tazewell	4,240	-1.2%
70	Norton	3,936	-0.1%
71	Broadway	3,880	0.7%
72	Colonial Beach	3,579	0.1%
73	Clifton Forge	3,565	-1.2%
74	Altavista	3,422	-0.1%
75	Blackstone	3,396	-0.9%
76	West Point	3,312	0.0%
77	Lebanon	3,214	-0.9%
78	Wise	2,998	-1.3%
79	Chincoteague	2,888	-0.3%
80	Elkton	2,844	0.6%
81	Grottoes	2,795	0.7%
82	Windsor	2,716	0.5%
83	Pearisburg	2,661	-0.7%
84	Hillsville	2,654	-0.1%
85	Dublin	2,649	0.6%
86	Timberville	2,645	0.7%
87	Tappahannock	2,421	0.3%
88	Shenandoah	2,323	-0.3%
89	New Market	2,237	0.6%
90	Chase City	2,234	-0.7%
91	Amherst	2,199	-0.2%
92	Crewe	2,171	-1.0%
93	Mount Jackson	2,093	0.7%
94	Lovettsville	2,054	3.5%
95	Stephens City	1,999	1.3%
96	Waverly	1,997	-1.0%
97	Narrows	1,960	-0.5%
98	Saltville	1,942	-1.0%
99	Gate City	1,907	-0.9%
100	Coeburn	1,901	-1.7%

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