100 Biggest Cities In Virginia For 2021

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Virginia. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 357 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 2021:

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: 450,201
Population 2010: 435,996
Growth: 3.3%
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: 244,601
Population 2010: 242,143
Growth: 1.0%
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: 239,982
Population 2010: 219,268
Growth: 9.4%
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: 233,464
Population 2010: 197,467
Growth: 18.2%
More on Arlington: Homes For Sale | Data

5. Richmond

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 226,622
Population 2010: 201,828
Growth: 12.3%
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: 179,673
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: 157,613
Population 2010: 133,647
Growth: 17.9%
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: 135,041
Population 2010: 139,046
Growth: -2.9%
More on Hampton: Homes For Sale | Data

9. Roanoke

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Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 99,229
Population 2010: 95,793
Growth: 3.6%
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: 95,097
Population 2010: 96,785
Growth: -1.7%
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	450,201	435,996	3.3%
2	Norfolk	244,601	242,143	1.0%
3	Chesapeake	239,982	219,268	9.4%
4	Arlington	233,464	197,467	18.2%
5	Richmond	226,622	201,828	12.3%
6	Newport News	179,673	181,822	-1.2%
7	Alexandria	157,613	133,647	17.9%
8	Hampton	135,041	139,046	-2.9%
9	Roanoke	99,229	95,793	3.6%
10	Portsmouth	95,097	96,785	-1.7%
11	Suffolk	90,093	82,544	9.1%
12	Lynchburg	80,569	73,726	9.3%
13	Centreville	74,125	72,406	2.4%
14	Dale City	72,627	63,625	14.1%
15	Reston	61,147	53,257	14.8%
16	Harrisonburg	53,273	47,406	12.4%
17	Leesburg	52,994	40,713	30.2%
18	Ashburn	49,848	42,369	17.7%
19	Tuckahoe	48,799	45,174	8.0%
20	Mclean	47,682	46,132	3.4%
21	Charlottesville	47,096	42,267	11.4%
22	Lake Ridge	44,716	39,421	13.4%
23	Blacksburg	44,303	42,149	5.1%
24	Annandale	43,295	38,439	12.6%
25	Burke	42,806	41,472	3.2%
26	Linton Hall	41,386	33,458	23.7%
27	Manassas	41,174	36,067	14.2%
28	Danville	41,070	43,787	-6.2%
29	Marumsco	37,770	32,423	16.5%
30	Mechanicsville	37,496	35,628	5.2%
31	Oakton	36,997	33,518	10.4%
32	Fair Oaks	33,481	27,539	21.6%
33	Springfield	32,222	30,548	5.5%
34	South Riding	31,515	22,982	37.1%
35	Petersburg	31,362	32,303	-2.9%
36	Sterling	30,271	25,516	18.6%
37	West Falls Church	29,623	27,608	7.3%
38	Fredericksburg	28,622	23,375	22.4%
39	Short Pump	28,328	24,035	17.9%
40	Winchester	27,897	25,953	7.5%
41	Cave Spring	26,001	25,539	1.8%
42	Salem	25,317	24,641	2.7%
43	Herndon	24,532	22,726	7.9%
44	Staunton	24,432	23,806	2.6%
45	Chantilly	24,368	22,120	10.2%
46	West Springfield	24,223	22,272	8.8%
47	Bailey's Crossroads	24,180	20,855	15.9%
48	Lincolnia	23,933	20,646	15.9%
49	Fairfax	23,531	22,058	6.7%
50	Hopewell	22,456	22,506	-0.2%
51	Christiansburg	22,163	20,288	9.2%
52	Waynesboro	22,140	20,885	6.0%
53	Chester	22,032	19,918	10.6%
54	Mcnair	21,485	15,213	41.2%
55	Brambleton	21,358	8,595	148.5%
56	Montclair	20,881	19,360	7.9%
57	Lorton	20,871	19,262	8.4%
58	Neabsco	20,364	9,425	116.1%
59	Cherry Hill	20,241	15,511	30.5%
60	Meadowbrook	19,811	19,293	2.7%
61	Franconia	19,720	18,451	6.9%
62	Sudley	18,575	15,283	21.5%
63	Culpeper	18,342	15,607	17.5%
64	Franklin Farm	18,321	19,531	-6.2%
65	Merrifield	18,291	14,264	28.2%
66	Idylwood	18,273	15,676	16.6%
67	Bon Air	18,052	15,865	13.8%
68	Burke Centre	17,894	16,975	5.4%
69	Buckhall	17,708	15,351	15.4%
70	Radford	17,691	16,318	8.4%
71	Laurel	17,535	16,101	8.9%
72	Kingstowne	17,517	14,513	20.7%
73	Colonial Heights	17,428	17,472	-0.3%
74	Gainesville	17,287	10,793	60.2%
75	Hybla Valley	17,069	14,617	16.8%
76	Manassas Park	16,986	13,195	28.7%
77	Fort Hunt	16,973	15,944	6.5%
78	Bristol	16,912	17,704	-4.5%
79	Bull Run	16,651	12,889	29.2%
80	Groveton	16,516	13,634	21.1%
81	Vienna	16,489	15,387	7.2%
82	Highland Springs	16,459	16,332	0.8%
83	Wolf Trap	16,436	16,680	-1.5%
84	East Highland Park	15,498	14,037	10.4%
85	Glen Allen	15,488	15,580	-0.6%
86	Front Royal	15,077	14,508	3.9%
87	Williamsburg	14,927	13,421	11.2%
88	Great Falls	14,872	15,925	-6.6%
89	Hollins	14,329	14,923	-4.0%
90	Kings Park West	14,227	14,384	-1.1%
91	Stone Ridge	14,220	6,029	135.9%
92	Falls Church	14,128	11,465	23.2%
93	Brandermill	13,836	12,569	10.1%
94	Broadlands	13,576	10,702	26.9%
95	Huntington	13,334	10,359	28.7%
96	Timberlake	13,247	14,067	-5.8%
97	Newington	13,196	13,212	-0.1%
98	Mount Vernon	13,113	11,753	11.6%
99	Sugarland Run	12,956	10,920	18.6%
100	Martinsville	12,852	14,029	-8.4%
101	Lakeside	12,374	12,001	3.1%
102	Newington Forest	12,373	13,114	-5.7%
103	Lansdowne	12,354	9,823	25.8%
104	Poquoson	12,090	12,099	-0.1%
105	Fairfax Station	12,046	11,708	2.9%
106	Madison Heights	11,665	11,036	5.7%
107	Dranesville	11,661	12,553	-7.1%
108	Wakefield	11,554	11,553	0.0%
109	Cascades	11,389	12,051	-5.5%
110	Manchester	10,919	11,073	-1.4%
111	Lake Monticello	10,862	10,634	2.1%
112	Lowes Island	10,860	11,390	-4.7%
113	Forest	10,836	9,116	18.9%
114	Wyndham	10,578	9,346	13.2%
115	New Baltimore	10,440	7,854	32.9%
116	Warrenton	9,913	9,245	7.2%
117	Purcellville	9,897	7,102	39.4%
118	Gloucester Point	9,854	10,406	-5.3%
119	Lake Barcroft	9,823	9,061	8.4%
120	George Mason	9,777	8,877	10.1%
121	Countryside	9,701	9,562	1.5%
122	Yorkshire	9,639	6,800	41.8%
123	Stuarts Draft	9,354	7,540	24.1%
124	Independent Hill	9,204	7,313	25.9%
125	Dunn Loring	9,158	9,249	-1.0%
126	Woodburn	9,127	8,707	4.8%
127	Triangle	8,972	7,693	16.6%
128	Innsbrook	8,888	7,319	21.4%
129	Pulaski	8,799	9,180	-4.2%
130	Seven Corners	8,731	8,333	4.8%
131	Dumbarton	8,714	6,686	30.3%
132	Greenbriar	8,686	7,672	13.2%
133	Fishersville	8,647	6,675	29.5%
134	University Of Virginia	8,444	6,994	20.7%
135	Lake Of The Woods	8,406	7,825	7.4%
136	Fair Lakes	8,399	7,960	5.5%
137	Long Branch	8,381	7,943	5.5%
138	Smithfield	8,367	7,869	6.3%
139	Floris	8,291	8,141	1.8%
140	Franklin	8,147	8,549	-4.7%
141	Rockwood	8,136	7,839	3.8%
142	Farmville	8,117	8,417	-3.6%
143	Vinton	8,083	8,074	0.1%
144	Hollymead	8,071	8,026	0.6%
145	Loudoun Valley Estates	8,020	2,401	234.0%
146	Laurel Hill	8,020	6,056	32.4%
147	Fort Belvoir	7,967	6,288	26.7%
148	Abingdon	7,960	8,128	-2.1%
149	Wytheville	7,957	8,163	-2.5%
150	South Boston	7,762	8,202	-5.4%
151	Ashland	7,750	7,225	7.3%
152	Collinsville	7,665	7,106	7.9%
153	Montrose	7,541	7,182	5.0%
154	Mantua	7,342	7,514	-2.3%
155	North Springfield	7,303	7,283	0.3%
156	Lexington	7,241	6,990	3.6%
157	Sandston	7,188	7,673	-6.3%
158	Crozet	7,159	5,175	38.3%
159	Woodlake	7,064	7,906	-10.7%
160	Bellwood	6,723	5,573	20.6%
161	Potomac Mills	6,664	4,715	41.3%
162	Belle Haven	6,640	6,559	1.2%
163	Belmont	6,632	5,267	25.9%
164	Strasburg	6,609	6,081	8.7%
165	Galax	6,517	6,936	-6.0%
166	Buena Vista	6,484	6,653	-2.5%
167	Carrollton	6,442	4,137	55.7%
168	South Run	6,243	6,729	-7.2%
169	Pimmit Hills	6,223	6,235	-0.2%
170	Aquia Harbour	6,106	6,478	-5.7%
171	Bensley	6,092	5,179	17.6%
172	Bridgewater	6,032	5,581	8.1%
173	Chamberlayne	5,888	5,741	2.6%
174	Massanetta Springs	5,884	4,286	37.3%
175	Fort Lee	5,763	6,099	-5.5%
176	Crosspointe	5,727	5,624	1.8%
177	Marion	5,706	6,032	-5.4%
178	Covington	5,598	5,989	-6.5%
179	Dulles Town Center	5,475	3,884	41.0%
180	Emporia	5,442	5,822	-6.5%
181	Dumfries	5,373	4,947	8.6%
182	Richlands	5,368	5,927	-9.4%
183	Big Stone Gap	5,257	5,435	-3.3%
184	Woodstock	5,210	4,994	4.3%
185	Ettrick	5,201	5,892	-11.7%
186	Quantico Base	5,109	6,004	-14.9%
187	Kings Park	5,109	4,664	9.5%
188	Orange	4,975	4,723	5.3%
189	Bluefield	4,907	5,425	-9.5%
190	King George	4,902	3,613	35.7%
191	Bealeton	4,873	3,907	24.7%
192	Luray	4,832	4,938	-2.1%
193	Rocky Mount	4,745	4,798	-1.1%
194	Falmouth	4,688	4,012	16.8%
195	Spotsylvania Courthouse	4,607	3,972	16.0%
196	Enon	4,425	3,225	37.2%
197	South Hill	4,377	4,650	-5.9%
198	Woodbridge	4,373	3,984	9.8%
199	Berryville	4,324	4,032	7.2%
200	Bethel Manor	4,312	4,068	6.0%
201	Hayfield	4,285	3,848	11.4%
202	Stafford Courthouse	4,252	4,064	4.6%
203	Tazewell	4,250	4,661	-8.8%
204	Verona	4,228	4,511	-6.3%
205	Loch Lomond	4,038	3,536	14.2%
206	Lake Land'or	4,028	3,618	11.3%
207	University Center	4,007	3,240	23.7%
208	Norton	3,970	3,886	2.2%
209	Mount Hermon	3,951	3,940	0.3%
210	Broadway	3,891	3,440	13.1%
211	Shenandoah Farms	3,642	2,772	31.4%
212	Clifton Forge	3,581	3,946	-9.2%
213	Colonial Beach	3,574	3,465	3.1%
214	Southern Gateway	3,517	3,522	-0.1%
215	Altavista	3,442	3,435	0.2%
216	Blackstone	3,391	3,626	-6.5%
217	Pantops	3,388	2,287	48.1%
218	Cloverdale	3,294	2,954	11.5%
219	West Point	3,292	3,236	1.7%
220	Blue Ridge	3,288	3,220	2.1%
221	North Shore	3,249	2,652	22.5%
222	Lebanon	3,206	3,448	-7.0%
223	Dahlgren	3,093	2,345	31.9%
224	Shenandoah	3,033	2,423	25.2%
225	Wise	3,007	3,324	-9.5%
226	Chincoteague	2,899	3,183	-8.9%
227	Lake Wilderness	2,871	2,338	22.8%
228	Elkton	2,846	2,742	3.8%
229	Daleville	2,806	2,020	38.9%
230	Oak Grove	2,801	1,695	65.3%
231	Grottoes	2,789	2,569	8.6%
232	Amherst	2,732	2,471	10.6%
233	Windsor	2,721	2,595	4.9%
234	Hillsville	2,658	2,723	-2.4%
235	Pearisburg	2,652	2,778	-4.5%
236	Merrimac	2,651	2,093	26.7%
237	Timberville	2,635	2,448	7.6%
238	Dublin	2,633	2,517	4.6%
239	Waverly	2,633	2,965	-11.2%
240	Massanutten	2,602	1,973	31.9%
241	Chase City	2,568	2,606	-1.5%
242	Lovettsville	2,551	1,202	112.2%
243	Matoaca	2,490	2,413	3.2%
244	Gloucester Courthouse	2,466	2,555	-3.5%
245	Crewe	2,465	2,592	-4.9%
246	Saltville	2,411	2,227	8.3%
247	Fairlawn	2,322	2,204	5.4%
248	Ferrum	2,310	1,632	41.5%
249	Crimora	2,207	2,216	-0.4%
250	Ravensworth	2,188	2,562	-14.6%
251	Stephens City	2,184	1,708	27.9%
252	New Market	2,180	2,247	-3.0%
253	Pennington Gap	2,179	2,657	-18.0%
254	Laymantown	2,148	2,886	-25.6%
255	Mount Jackson	2,129	1,912	11.3%
256	Victoria	2,122	1,403	51.2%
257	Chilhowie	2,101	2,180	-3.6%
258	Lake Holiday	2,084	1,932	7.9%
259	Horse Pasture	2,080	2,175	-4.4%
260	Tappahannock	2,068	2,323	-11.0%
261	Marshall	2,063	1,541	33.9%
262	Raven	2,046	2,950	-30.6%
263	Narrows	1,993	2,617	-23.8%
264	Mason Neck	1,986	2,245	-11.5%
265	Moorefield Station	1,976	56	3428.6%
266	Weyers Cave	1,950	2,071	-5.8%
267	Gate City	1,941	2,927	-33.7%
268	Patrick Springs	1,932	1,593	21.3%
269	Prince George	1,878	1,950	-3.7%
270	Stanley	1,865	1,897	-1.7%
271	Appomattox	1,856	1,995	-7.0%
272	Rivanna	1,851	1,732	6.9%
273	Courtland	1,840	1,045	76.1%
274	Warsaw	1,824	1,117	63.3%
275	Lyndhurst	1,820	1,032	76.4%
276	Cana	1,820	1,335	36.3%
277	Castlewood	1,785	2,029	-12.0%
278	Gordonsville	1,758	2,000	-12.1%
279	Louisa	1,744	1,629	7.1%
280	Hampden-Sydney	1,729	1,271	36.0%
281	Rural Retreat	1,702	1,527	11.5%
282	East Lexington	1,683	949	77.3%
283	Shawneeland	1,683	2,460	-31.6%
284	Stuart	1,675	1,488	12.6%
285	Weber City	1,623	1,839	-11.7%
286	Glade Spring	1,616	1,764	-8.4%
287	Central Garage	1,574	964	63.3%
288	Adwolf	1,573	1,751	-10.2%
289	Coeburn	1,567	2,035	-23.0%
290	Lawrenceville	1,557	1,978	-21.3%
291	Haymarket	1,552	1,520	2.1%
292	Shawsville	1,548	1,526	1.4%
293	Boswell's Corner	1,548	1,490	3.9%
294	Chatmoss	1,544	1,691	-8.7%
295	Passapatanzy	1,532	1,126	36.1%
296	Kilmarnock	1,526	1,558	-2.1%
297	Lake Caroline	1,523	1,981	-23.1%
298	Plum Creek	1,521	1,114	36.5%
299	Dayton	1,501	1,659	-9.5%
300	Exmore	1,501	1,401	7.1%
301	Clintwood	1,452	1,627	-10.8%
302	Hurt	1,451	1,418	2.3%
303	Appalachia	1,444	1,557	-7.3%
304	Greenville	1,423	737	93.1%
305	Rustburg	1,419	665	113.4%
306	Chatham	1,401	1,166	20.2%
307	Clarksville	1,389	1,220	13.9%
308	Glasgow	1,385	994	39.3%
309	Stanleytown	1,379	1,287	7.1%
310	Buchanan	1,369	1,350	1.4%
311	Apple Mountain Lake	1,369	977	40.1%
312	Middl	1,363	1,245	9.5%
313	Piney Mountain	1,356	1,342	1.0%
314	Claypool Hill	1,341	1,923	-30.3%
315	Ruckersville	1,335	1,118	19.4%
316	Nokesville	1,330	1,352	-1.6%
317	Bull Run Mountain Estates	1,314	931	41.1%
318	Nellysford	1,305	799	63.3%
319	Gretna	1,302	1,440	-9.6%
320	Springville	1,301	1,120	16.2%
321	Halifax	1,299	1,219	6.6%
322	Henry Fork	1,294	1,103	17.3%
323	Twin Lakes	1,271	2,111	-39.8%
324	Edinburg	1,261	990	27.4%
325	Bowling Green	1,249	992	25.9%
326	Cape Charles	1,239	1,112	11.4%
327	Honaker	1,232	1,996	-38.3%
328	Belmont Estates	1,226	1,283	-4.4%
329	Arcola	1,216	13	9253.8%
330	Brightwood	1,195	875	36.6%
331	Harriston	1,193	1,492	-20.0%
332	Dryden	1,174	1,164	0.9%
333	Occoquan	1,174	582	101.7%
334	Emory	1,155	1,246	-7.3%
335	Chester Gap	1,145	962	19.0%
336	Skyland Estates	1,142	781	46.2%
337	Dooms	1,105	1,131	-2.3%
338	Union Hall	1,105	1,464	-24.5%
339	Gratton	1,101	644	71.0%
340	Jonesville	1,100	1,360	-19.1%
341	Onancock	1,098	1,585	-30.7%
342	Glenvar	1,088	937	16.1%
343	Captains Cove	1,077	449	139.9%
344	Belview	1,072	762	40.7%
345	Bassett	1,065	913	16.6%
346	Bracey	1,065	1,237	-13.9%
347	Amelia Court House	1,064	1,660	-35.9%
348	Elliston	1,060	1,077	-1.6%
349	Meadow View	1,058	1,004	5.4%
350	Riner	1,056	625	69.0%
351	Penhook	1,053	521	102.1%
352	Deltaville	1,050	819	28.2%
353	Cedar Bluff	1,045	1,173	-10.9%
354	Independence	1,040	1,305	-20.3%
355	Pembroke	1,026	1,371	-25.2%
356	St. Paul	1,008	997	1.1%
357	Rushmere	1,005	1,047	-4.0%

100 Biggest Cities In Virginia For 2021

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Virginia. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 357 cities and places in Virginia.

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The Largest Cities In Virginia For 2021:

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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