Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2022 Census)

Rank	City	2023 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	455,069	-0.5%
2	Chesapeake	252,459	0.6%
3	Norfolk	232,558	-1.1%
4	Richmond	228,367	0.4%
5	Newport News	183,980	-0.5%
6	Alexandria	155,045	-1.3%
7	Hampton	137,858	0.3%
8	Suffolk	98,426	2.0%
9	Roanoke	97,657	-1.1%
10	Portsmouth	96,954	-0.5%
11	Lynchburg	79,228	0.2%
12	Harrisonburg	51,150	-0.5%
13	Leesburg	49,052	0.6%
14	Blacksburg	45,573	1.6%
15	Charlottesville	45,272	-1.2%
16	Manassas	42,673	-0.1%
17	Danville	42,017	-0.5%
18	Petersburg	33,462	0.1%
19	Fredericksburg	28,648	1.2%
20	Winchester	27,861	-0.3%
21	Staunton	25,940	0.3%
22	Salem	25,700	0.6%
23	Fairfax	24,752	1.3%
24	Herndon	24,186	-0.9%
25	Waynesboro	22,799	1.2%
26	Hopewell	22,790	-0.4%
27	Christiansburg	22,542	-2.1%
28	Culpeper	20,750	1.5%
29	Colonial Heights	18,278	0.2%
30	Bristol	16,940	-0.9%
31	Radford	16,719	1.9%
32	Manassas Park	16,693	-1.3%
33	Vienna	16,291	-0.5%
34	Williamsburg	15,685	0.8%
35	Front Royal	15,246	0.5%
36	Falls Church	14,489	-0.6%
37	Martinsville	13,697	1.0%
38	Poquoson	12,624	0.7%
39	Warrenton	10,201	1.0%
40	Purcellville	8,990	0.1%
41	Pulaski	8,897	-0.5%
42	Smithfield	8,866	1.8%
43	Abingdon	8,322	-0.3%
44	Franklin	8,274	0.6%
45	Wytheville	8,182	-0.6%
46	Vinton	8,030	-0.1%
47	South Boston	7,854	-0.8%
48	Ashland	7,748	1.7%
49	Lexington	7,506	1.3%
50	Farmville	7,466	1.9%
51	Strasburg	7,214	0.7%
52	Bedford	6,726	0.9%
53	Galax	6,702	0.1%
54	Bridgewater	6,695	4.4%
55	Buena Vista	6,569	-0.4%
56	Woodstock	5,903	0.9%
57	Dumfries	5,757	0.4%
58	Marion	5,658	-1.3%
59	Covington	5,633	-0.8%
60	Emporia	5,533	-1.6%
61	Richlands	5,157	-1.1%
62	Big Stone Gap	5,141	-1.1%
63	Orange	5,097	0.3%
64	Bluefield	4,970	-1.1%
65	Rocky Mount	4,938	0.7%
66	Luray	4,839	0.7%
67	South Hill	4,755	0.8%
68	Berryville	4,743	2.3%
69	Tazewell	4,384	-1.0%
70	Broadway	4,257	0.7%
71	Colonial Beach	3,956	0.8%
72	Norton	3,589	-1.2%
73	West Point	3,443	0.4%
74	Clifton Forge	3,421	-1.5%
75	Blackstone	3,335	-0.4%
76	Altavista	3,326	-0.8%
77	Chincoteague	3,287	-0.6%
78	Lebanon	3,106	-0.6%
79	Timberville	3,023	0.8%
80	Elkton	2,995	0.4%
81	Grottoes	2,955	0.6%
82	Wise	2,907	-0.9%
83	Hillsville	2,858	-0.7%
84	Windsor	2,856	1.4%
85	Pearisburg	2,828	-1.4%
86	Lovettsville	2,728	0.4%
87	Dublin	2,669	0.5%
88	Shenandoah	2,486	-0.0%
89	Crewe	2,238	-0.7%
90	Tappahannock	2,195	-1.1%
91	New Market	2,180	1.0%
92	Amherst	2,118	-0.8%
93	Louisa	2,100	2.1%
94	Stephens City	2,091	1.6%
95	Chase City	2,056	-0.0%
96	Narrows	2,046	-1.0%
97	Gate City	2,030	-0.4%
98	Mount Jackson	1,995	0.8%
99	Appomattox	1,977	2.2%
100	Waverly	1,915	1.1%

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