Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2020 Census)

Rank	City	2020 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	459,373	0.5%
2	Chesapeake	249,679	1.2%
3	Norfolk	237,591	-0.2%
4	Richmond	226,670	1.0%
5	Newport News	185,916	0.3%
6	Alexandria	159,097	1.3%
7	Hampton	137,131	-0.0%
8	Roanoke	99,875	0.3%
9	Portsmouth	98,015	0.3%
10	Suffolk	94,685	1.1%
11	Lynchburg	78,871	0.4%
12	Harrisonburg	51,675	0.6%
13	Leesburg	48,426	1.3%
14	Charlottesville	46,423	0.7%
15	Blacksburg	44,163	0.4%
16	Manassas	42,728	1.2%
17	Danville	42,465	-0.1%
18	Petersburg	33,428	0.3%
19	Winchester	28,008	0.7%
20	Fredericksburg	27,995	1.4%
21	Staunton	25,800	0.8%
22	Salem	25,374	0.2%
23	Herndon	24,611	0.6%
24	Fairfax	24,129	0.7%
25	Christiansburg	23,519	1.1%
26	Hopewell	22,967	0.2%
27	Waynesboro	22,279	0.6%
28	Culpeper	20,156	2.1%
29	Colonial Heights	18,191	0.4%
30	Bristol	17,259	-0.3%
31	Manassas Park	17,140	1.8%
32	Vienna	16,465	0.5%
33	Radford	16,089	-0.2%
34	Williamsburg	15,445	0.9%
35	Front Royal	15,109	0.5%
36	Falls Church	14,654	1.7%
37	Martinsville	13,422	-0.3%
38	Poquoson	12,455	0.2%
39	Warrenton	10,001	0.4%
40	Pulaski	8,978	-0.1%
41	Purcellville	8,977	1.5%
42	Smithfield	8,561	0.6%
43	Abingdon	8,377	0.2%
44	Wytheville	8,283	0.1%
45	Franklin	8,171	-0.5%
46	Vinton	8,046	-0.1%
47	South Boston	7,980	-0.2%
48	Ashland	7,486	0.4%
49	Lexington	7,313	0.4%
50	Farmville	7,188	-1.3%
51	Strasburg	7,113	1.1%
52	Galax	6,691	-0.5%
53	Buena Vista	6,620	-0.0%
54	Bedford	6,603	0.6%
55	Bridgewater	6,139	0.8%
56	Marion	5,813	-0.3%
57	Woodstock	5,794	1.3%
58	Covington	5,721	-0.4%
59	Emporia	5,716	-0.4%
60	Dumfries	5,715	1.4%
61	Richlands	5,269	-1.0%
62	Big Stone Gap	5,258	-0.7%
63	Bluefield	5,080	-0.7%
64	Orange	5,062	0.7%
65	Rocky Mount	4,871	0.1%
66	Luray	4,775	-0.2%
67	South Hill	4,681	0.1%
68	Berryville	4,534	0.8%
69	Tazewell	4,473	-0.3%
70	Broadway	4,201	1.3%
71	Colonial Beach	3,894	1.0%
72	Norton	3,679	-0.7%
73	Clifton Forge	3,524	-1.0%
74	West Point	3,414	0.3%
75	Altavista	3,380	-0.2%
76	Blackstone	3,361	-0.7%
77	Chincoteague	3,328	1.2%
78	Lebanon	3,146	-0.8%
79	Timberville	2,973	1.7%
80	Elkton	2,970	0.9%
81	Wise	2,958	-1.0%
82	Grottoes	2,921	0.9%
83	Pearisburg	2,909	0.4%
84	Hillsville	2,896	0.8%
85	Windsor	2,777	0.6%
86	Lovettsville	2,709	5.3%
87	Dublin	2,644	0.4%
88	Shenandoah	2,488	0.5%
89	Crewe	2,271	-0.2%
90	Tappahannock	2,246	-0.6%
91	Amherst	2,152	-0.4%
92	New Market	2,136	-0.0%
93	Narrows	2,088	0.3%
94	Chase City	2,057	-1.3%
95	Gate City	2,045	0.1%
96	Stephens City	2,026	1.0%
97	Louisa	2,015	2.6%
98	Mount Jackson	1,964	-0.2%
99	Appomattox	1,893	0.9%
100	Waverly	1,875	-1.4%

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