100 Biggest Cities In Virginia For 2022

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Virginia. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 358 cities and places in Virginia.

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10 Largest Cities In Virginia
Details On The Top Ten
Methodology
Safest Cities In Virginia Infographic

We all love the biggest cities that the Old Dominion has to offer. You know the places like Virginia Beach and Norfolk which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Virginia that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Virginia with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.

The Largest Cities In Virginia For 2022:

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Virginia, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Virginia, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Virginia

1. Virginia Beach

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 450,882
Population 2010: 435,996
Growth: 3.4%
More on Virginia Beach: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

2. Norfolk

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 244,300
Population 2010: 242,143
Growth: 0.9%
More on Norfolk: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

3. Chesapeake

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 242,647
Population 2010: 219,268
Growth: 10.7%
More on Chesapeake: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

4. Arlington

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Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 236,434
Population 2010: 197,467
Growth: 19.7%
More on Arlington: Homes For Sale | Data

5. Richmond

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 229,233
Population 2010: 201,828
Growth: 13.6%
More on Richmond: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

6. Newport News

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 179,582
Population 2010: 181,822
Growth: -1.2%
More on Newport News: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

7. Alexandria

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 158,309
Population 2010: 133,647
Growth: 18.5%
More on Alexandria: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

8. Hampton

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 135,169
Population 2010: 139,046
Growth: -2.8%
More on Hampton: Homes For Sale | Data

9. Roanoke

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Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 99,122
Population 2010: 95,793
Growth: 3.5%
More on Roanoke: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

10. Portsmouth

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 94,961
Population 2010: 96,785
Growth: -1.9%
More on Portsmouth: Crime Report | Homes For Sale | Data

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Virginia

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Old Dominion for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the 2013-2017 American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Virginia from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Virginia Beach.

The smallest? Rushmere, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Virginia

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Virginia.

Have fun snacking around in the Old Dominion!

For more reading on Virginia, check out:

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Virginia

Rank	City	Current Population	2010	Growth
1	Virginia Beach	450,882	435,996	3.4%
2	Norfolk	244,300	242,143	0.9%
3	Chesapeake	242,647	219,268	10.7%
4	Arlington	236,434	197,467	19.7%
5	Richmond	229,233	201,828	13.6%
6	Newport News	179,582	181,822	-1.2%
7	Alexandria	158,309	133,647	18.5%
8	Hampton	135,169	139,046	-2.8%
9	Roanoke	99,122	95,793	3.5%
10	Portsmouth	94,961	96,785	-1.9%
11	Suffolk	91,383	82,544	10.7%
12	Lynchburg	80,970	73,726	9.8%
13	Centreville	74,230	72,406	2.5%
14	Dale City	72,062	63,625	13.3%
15	Reston	61,418	53,257	15.3%
16	Leesburg	53,731	40,713	32.0%
17	Harrisonburg	53,558	47,406	13.0%
18	Mclean	48,566	46,132	5.3%
19	Tuckahoe	48,517	45,174	7.4%
20	Charlottesville	47,217	42,267	11.7%
21	Lake Ridge	45,111	39,421	14.4%
22	Blacksburg	44,395	42,149	5.3%
23	Ashburn	44,090	42,369	4.1%
24	Burke	44,077	41,472	6.3%
25	Woodbridge	42,517	3,984	967.2%
26	Annandale	42,240	38,439	9.9%
27	Linton Hall	41,426	33,458	23.8%
28	Manassas	41,038	36,067	13.8%
29	Danville	40,668	43,787	-7.1%
30	Marumsco	37,770	32,423	16.5%
31	Mechanicsville	37,141	35,628	4.2%
32	Oakton	36,468	33,518	8.8%
33	Fair Oaks	34,466	27,539	25.2%
34	Springfield	32,960	30,548	7.9%
35	South Riding	32,526	22,982	41.5%
36	West Falls Church	31,262	27,608	13.2%
37	Sterling	30,872	25,516	21.0%
38	Petersburg	30,791	32,303	-4.7%
39	Fredericksburg	29,059	23,375	24.3%
40	Winchester	27,912	25,953	7.5%
41	Short Pump	27,385	24,035	13.9%
42	Salem	25,290	24,641	2.6%
43	Cave Spring	25,193	25,539	-1.4%
44	Staunton	24,660	23,806	3.6%
45	Herndon	24,577	22,726	8.1%
46	Chantilly	23,820	22,120	7.7%
47	West Springfield	23,775	22,272	6.7%
48	Bailey's Crossroads	23,459	20,855	12.5%
49	Fairfax	23,312	22,058	5.7%
50	Lincolnia	22,579	20,646	9.4%
51	Hopewell	22,500	22,506	0.0%
52	Christiansburg	22,482	20,288	10.8%
53	Waynesboro	22,300	20,885	6.8%
54	Chester	22,098	19,918	10.9%
55	Montclair	21,329	19,360	10.2%
56	Lorton	20,924	19,262	8.6%
57	Brambleton	20,843	8,595	142.5%
58	Mcnair	20,776	15,213	36.6%
59	Neabsco	20,364	9,425	116.1%
60	Cherry Hill	20,344	15,511	31.2%
61	Meadowbrook	19,675	19,293	2.0%
62	Franconia	19,478	18,451	5.6%
63	Franklin Farm	18,845	19,531	-3.5%
64	Culpeper	18,633	15,607	19.4%
65	Merrifield	18,523	14,264	29.9%
66	Hybla Valley	18,438	14,617	26.1%
67	Buckhall	18,116	15,351	18.0%
68	Idylwood	18,099	15,676	15.5%
69	Sudley	18,019	15,283	17.9%
70	Burke Centre	17,952	16,975	5.8%
71	Radford	17,833	16,318	9.3%
72	Laurel	17,678	16,101	9.8%
73	Bon Air	17,599	15,865	10.9%
74	Kingstowne	17,585	14,513	21.2%
75	Manassas Park	17,548	13,195	33.0%
76	Colonial Heights	17,283	17,472	-1.1%
77	Bristol	17,059	17,704	-3.6%
78	Bull Run	16,651	12,889	29.2%
79	Vienna	16,532	15,387	7.4%
80	East Highland Park	16,499	14,037	17.5%
81	Wolf Trap	16,497	16,680	-1.1%
82	Gainesville	16,391	10,793	51.9%
83	Fort Hunt	16,383	15,944	2.8%
84	Front Royal	15,214	14,508	4.9%
85	Hollins	15,113	14,923	1.3%
86	Williamsburg	15,034	13,421	12.0%
87	Stone Ridge	15,034	6,029	149.4%
88	Highland Springs	15,000	16,332	-8.2%
89	Glen Allen	14,842	15,580	-4.7%
90	Great Falls	14,793	15,925	-7.1%
91	Groveton	14,664	13,634	7.6%
92	Falls Church	14,309	11,465	24.8%
93	Broadlands	14,146	10,702	32.2%
94	Kings Park West	14,090	14,384	-2.0%
95	Brandermill	13,887	12,569	10.5%
96	Huntington	13,526	10,359	30.6%
97	Mount Vernon	13,490	11,753	14.8%
98	Newington	13,452	13,212	1.8%
99	Timberlake	13,130	14,067	-6.7%
100	Lakeside	12,749	12,001	6.2%
101	Lansdowne	12,679	9,823	29.1%
102	Sugarland Run	12,656	10,920	15.9%
103	Martinsville	12,646	14,029	-9.9%
104	Newington Forest	12,484	13,114	-4.8%
105	Fairfax Station	12,364	11,708	5.6%
106	Cascades	12,132	12,051	0.7%
107	Poquoson	12,121	12,099	0.2%
108	Dranesville	11,929	12,553	-5.0%
109	Manchester	11,814	11,073	6.7%
110	Wyndham	11,656	9,346	24.7%
111	Madison Heights	11,447	11,036	3.7%
112	Wakefield	11,413	11,553	-1.2%
113	Stuarts Draft	11,380	7,540	50.9%
114	Lowes Island	11,319	11,390	-0.6%
115	Forest	11,075	9,116	21.5%
116	New Baltimore	11,017	7,854	40.3%
117	Lake Barcroft	10,604	9,061	17.0%
118	Triangle	10,526	7,693	36.8%
119	Lake Monticello	10,457	10,634	-1.7%
120	Gloucester Point	10,373	10,406	-0.3%
121	Woodburn	10,081	8,707	15.8%
122	Purcellville	10,063	7,102	41.7%
123	George Mason	9,948	8,877	12.1%
124	Warrenton	9,928	9,245	7.4%
125	Loudoun Valley Estates	9,673	2,401	302.9%
126	Countryside	9,517	9,562	-0.5%
127	Independent Hill	9,514	7,313	30.1%
128	Belmont	9,341	5,267	77.3%
129	Dunn Loring	9,217	9,249	-0.3%
130	Fishersville	9,164	6,675	37.3%
131	Yorkshire	9,118	6,800	34.1%
132	Innsbrook	9,081	7,319	24.1%
133	Seven Corners	9,041	8,333	8.5%
134	University Of Virginia	8,955	6,994	28.0%
135	Laurel Hill	8,771	6,056	44.8%
136	Pulaski	8,744	9,180	-4.7%
137	Lake Of The Woods	8,565	7,825	9.5%
138	Hollymead	8,500	8,026	5.9%
139	Smithfield	8,492	7,869	7.9%
140	Dumbarton	8,411	6,686	25.8%
141	Fair Lakes	8,398	7,960	5.5%
142	Farmville	8,152	8,417	-3.1%
143	Vinton	8,102	8,074	0.3%
144	Franklin	8,015	8,549	-6.2%
145	Rockwood	8,008	7,839	2.2%
146	Greenbriar	7,976	7,672	4.0%
147	Abingdon	7,936	8,128	-2.4%
148	Wytheville	7,925	8,163	-2.9%
149	Long Branch	7,906	7,943	-0.5%
150	North Springfield	7,859	7,283	7.9%
151	Ashland	7,819	7,225	8.2%
152	Bellwood	7,808	5,573	40.1%
153	Fort Belvoir	7,794	6,288	24.0%
154	Mantua	7,784	7,514	3.6%
155	Floris	7,752	8,141	-4.8%
156	South Boston	7,676	8,202	-6.4%
157	Montrose	7,639	7,182	6.4%
158	Woodlake	7,404	7,906	-6.3%
159	Lexington	7,205	6,990	3.1%
160	Crozet	7,191	5,175	39.0%
161	Collinsville	7,019	7,106	-1.2%
162	Sandston	6,833	7,673	-10.9%
163	Potomac Mills	6,826	4,715	44.8%
164	South Run	6,760	6,729	0.5%
165	Strasburg	6,643	6,081	9.2%
166	Belle Haven	6,582	6,559	0.4%
167	Buena Vista	6,477	6,653	-2.6%
168	Galax	6,402	6,936	-7.7%
169	Carrollton	6,340	4,137	53.3%
170	Bridgewater	6,090	5,581	9.1%
171	Pimmit Hills	6,064	6,235	-2.7%
172	Bensley	6,044	5,179	16.7%
173	Fort Lee	5,944	6,099	-2.5%
174	Massanetta Springs	5,819	4,286	35.8%
175	Aquia Harbour	5,709	6,478	-11.9%
176	Covington	5,653	5,989	-5.6%
177	Marion	5,646	6,032	-6.4%
178	Dumfries	5,559	4,947	12.4%
179	Emporia	5,408	5,822	-7.1%
180	Dulles Town Center	5,362	3,884	38.1%
181	Richlands	5,311	5,927	-10.4%
182	Quantico Base	5,283	6,004	-12.0%
183	Woodstock	5,247	4,994	5.1%
184	Big Stone Gap	5,209	5,435	-4.2%
185	Chamberlayne	5,116	5,741	-10.9%
186	Crosspointe	5,068	5,624	-9.9%
187	Spotsylvania Courthouse	5,027	3,972	26.6%
188	Ettrick	5,024	5,892	-14.7%
189	Orange	5,024	4,723	6.4%
190	Falmouth	4,911	4,012	22.4%
191	Luray	4,842	4,938	-1.9%
192	Stafford Courthouse	4,839	4,064	19.1%
193	Bluefield	4,832	5,425	-10.9%
194	Rocky Mount	4,727	4,798	-1.5%
195	Bethel Manor	4,666	4,068	14.7%
196	King George	4,601	3,613	27.3%
197	Kings Park	4,556	4,664	-2.3%
198	Hayfield	4,535	3,848	17.9%
199	Mount Hermon	4,417	3,940	12.1%
200	South Hill	4,375	4,650	-5.9%
201	Berryville	4,338	4,032	7.6%
202	Loch Lomond	4,325	3,536	22.3%
203	Pantops	4,246	2,287	85.7%
204	Enon	4,237	3,225	31.4%
205	Tazewell	4,203	4,661	-9.8%
206	Norton	3,969	3,886	2.1%
207	Verona	3,965	4,511	-12.1%
208	Bealeton	3,964	3,907	1.5%
209	Broadway	3,925	3,440	14.1%
210	University Center	3,878	3,240	19.7%
211	Shenandoah Farms	3,729	2,772	34.5%
212	Lake Land'or	3,675	3,618	1.6%
213	Colonial Beach	3,591	3,465	3.6%
214	Clifton Forge	3,534	3,946	-10.4%
215	Dahlgren	3,528	2,345	50.4%
216	Altavista	3,439	3,435	0.1%
217	Blackstone	3,356	3,626	-7.4%
218	West Point	3,297	3,236	1.9%
219	Southern Gateway	3,291	3,522	-6.6%
220	Lebanon	3,221	3,448	-6.6%
221	Cloverdale	3,193	2,954	8.1%
222	Blue Ridge	3,169	3,220	-1.6%
223	North Shore	3,075	2,652	16.0%
224	Gloucester Courthouse	2,969	2,555	16.2%
225	Wise	2,954	3,324	-11.1%
226	Marshall	2,913	1,541	89.0%
227	Shenandoah	2,897	2,423	19.6%
228	Merrimac	2,893	2,093	38.2%
229	Chincoteague	2,885	3,183	-9.4%
230	Elkton	2,872	2,742	4.7%
231	Oak Grove	2,863	1,695	68.9%
232	Ravensworth	2,841	2,562	10.9%
233	Lake Wilderness	2,837	2,338	21.3%
234	Grottoes	2,797	2,569	8.9%
235	Chase City	2,763	2,606	6.0%
236	Windsor	2,748	2,595	5.9%
237	Matoaca	2,725	2,413	12.9%
238	Daleville	2,716	2,020	34.5%
239	Hillsville	2,679	2,723	-1.6%
240	Timberville	2,666	2,448	8.9%
241	Fairlawn	2,656	2,204	20.5%
242	Waverly	2,641	2,965	-10.9%
243	Pearisburg	2,637	2,778	-5.1%
244	Lake Holiday	2,622	1,932	35.7%
245	Dublin	2,610	2,517	3.7%
246	Massanutten	2,610	1,973	32.3%
247	Amherst	2,581	2,471	4.5%
248	Crewe	2,510	2,592	-3.2%
249	Lovettsville	2,447	1,202	103.6%
250	Warsaw	2,368	1,117	112.0%
251	Pennington Gap	2,310	2,657	-13.1%
252	Saltville	2,307	2,227	3.6%
253	Raven	2,305	2,950	-21.9%
254	Crimora	2,297	2,216	3.7%
255	Mount Jackson	2,283	1,912	19.4%
256	Chilhowie	2,262	2,180	3.8%
257	Stephens City	2,254	1,708	32.0%
258	Victoria	2,250	1,403	60.4%
259	Horse Pasture	2,217	2,175	1.9%
260	New Market	2,198	2,247	-2.2%
261	Ferrum	2,148	1,632	31.6%
262	Stanley	2,144	1,897	13.0%
263	Shawneeland	2,142	2,460	-12.9%
264	Narrows	2,108	2,617	-19.4%
265	Weyers Cave	2,068	2,071	-0.1%
266	Glade Spring	2,019	1,764	14.5%
267	Appomattox	2,005	1,995	0.5%
268	Gordonsville	1,988	2,000	-0.6%
269	Moorefield Station	1,976	56	3428.6%
270	East Lexington	1,959	949	106.4%
271	Shawsville	1,952	1,526	27.9%
272	Mason Neck	1,938	2,245	-13.7%
273	Tappahannock	1,911	2,323	-17.7%
274	Patrick Springs	1,898	1,593	19.1%
275	Gate City	1,895	2,927	-35.3%
276	Rivanna	1,864	1,732	7.6%
277	Laymantown	1,836	2,886	-36.4%
278	Piney Mountain	1,834	1,342	36.7%
279	Louisa	1,810	1,629	11.1%
280	Cana	1,800	1,335	34.8%
281	Bull Run Mountain Estates	1,777	931	90.9%
282	Lyndhurst	1,772	1,032	71.7%
283	Adwolf	1,771	1,751	1.1%
284	Clarksville	1,766	1,220	44.8%
285	Arcola	1,761	13	13446.2%
286	Chatham	1,756	1,166	50.6%
287	Westlake Corner	1,748	929	88.2%
288	Chatmoss	1,710	1,691	1.1%
289	Hampden-Sydney	1,690	1,271	33.0%
290	Rural Retreat	1,685	1,527	10.3%
291	Courtland	1,679	1,045	60.7%
292	Prince George	1,629	1,950	-16.5%
293	Rustburg	1,585	665	138.3%
294	Middl	1,585	1,245	27.3%
295	Weber City	1,580	1,839	-14.1%
296	Stuart	1,577	1,488	6.0%
297	Clintwood	1,563	1,627	-3.9%
298	Halifax	1,545	1,219	26.7%
299	Dayton	1,540	1,659	-7.2%
300	Lawrenceville	1,532	1,978	-22.5%
301	Twin Lakes	1,522	2,111	-27.9%
302	Exmore	1,500	1,401	7.1%
303	Kilmarnock	1,488	1,558	-4.5%
304	Haymarket	1,485	1,520	-2.3%
305	Coeburn	1,472	2,035	-27.7%
306	Hurt	1,457	1,418	2.8%
307	Boswell's Corner	1,442	1,490	-3.2%
308	Greenville	1,434	737	94.6%
309	Gretna	1,434	1,440	-0.4%
310	Claypool Hill	1,424	1,923	-25.9%
311	Honaker	1,423	1,996	-28.7%
312	Lake Caroline	1,423	1,981	-28.2%
313	Appalachia	1,400	1,557	-10.1%
314	Edinburg	1,379	990	39.3%
315	Nellysford	1,372	799	71.7%
316	Basye	1,369	879	55.7%
317	Bowling Green	1,367	992	37.8%
318	Nokesville	1,366	1,352	1.0%
319	Jonesville	1,355	1,360	-0.4%
320	Penhook	1,347	521	158.5%
321	Apple Mountain Lake	1,345	977	37.7%
322	Castlewood	1,315	2,029	-35.2%
323	Glasgow	1,306	994	31.4%
324	Dooms	1,303	1,131	15.2%
325	Brightwood	1,283	875	46.6%
326	Stanleytown	1,264	1,287	-1.8%
327	Captains Cove	1,257	449	180.0%
328	Cape Charles	1,245	1,112	12.0%
329	Ruckersville	1,236	1,118	10.6%
330	Central Garage	1,211	964	25.6%
331	Belmont Estates	1,204	1,283	-6.2%
332	Pembroke	1,201	1,371	-12.4%
333	Springville	1,198	1,120	7.0%
334	Riner	1,196	625	91.4%
335	Passapatanzy	1,174	1,126	4.3%
336	Buchanan	1,172	1,350	-13.2%
337	Ridgeway	1,165	804	44.9%
338	Onancock	1,160	1,585	-26.8%
339	Henry Fork	1,147	1,103	4.0%
340	Cedar Bluff	1,138	1,173	-3.0%
341	Chester Gap	1,125	962	16.9%
342	Emory	1,124	1,246	-9.8%
343	Bracey	1,113	1,237	-10.0%
344	Independence	1,101	1,305	-15.6%
345	Fieldale	1,095	1,087	0.7%
346	Riverdale	1,077	821	31.2%
347	Kenbridge	1,069	1,193	-10.4%
348	Plum Creek	1,066	1,114	-4.3%
349	Meadow View	1,058	1,004	5.4%
350	Occoquan	1,053	582	80.9%
351	Amelia Court House	1,050	1,660	-36.7%
352	Atkins	1,049	1,118	-6.2%
353	Union Hall	1,041	1,464	-28.9%
354	Elliston	1,040	1,077	-3.4%
355	Grundy	1,034	908	13.9%
356	Concord	1,012	919	10.1%
357	Gratton	1,003	644	55.7%
358	Rushmere	1,001	1,047	-4.4%

100 Biggest Cities In Virginia For 2022

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Virginia. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 358 cities and places in Virginia.

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The Largest Cities In Virginia For 2022:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Virginia

1. Virginia Beach

2. Norfolk

3. Chesapeake

4. Arlington

5. Richmond

6. Newport News

7. Alexandria

8. Hampton

9. Roanoke

10. Portsmouth

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