100 Biggest Cities In Virginia For 2020

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Virginia. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 353 cities and places in Virginia.

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.

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:

• 10 Best Places To Live In Virginia
• 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Virginia
• 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Virginia

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? Westlake Corner, 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.

Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 437,994. In 2015, the population was estimated to be 452,745. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city in Virginia and the 41st most populous city in the nation. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads.

Norfolk is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 242,803; in 2015, the population was estimated to be 247,189 making it the second-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach.

Chesapeake is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 222,209; in 2013, the population was estimated to be 232,977, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia.

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is coterminous with the U.S. Census Bureau-census-designated place of Arlington, which is the second-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area. As a result, the county is often referred to in the region simply as "Arlington" or "Arlington, Virginia". In 2016, the county's population was estimated at 230,050, making it the sixth-largest county in Virginia, or the fourth-largest city if it were incorporated as such. It is the highest-income county in the United States by median family income, and has the highest concentration of singles in the region.

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond Region. It was incorporated in 1742, and has been an independent city since 1871.

Newport News is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 180,719. In 2013, the population was estimated to be 183,412, making it the fifth-most populous city in Virginia.

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 139,966, and in 2016, the population was estimated to be 155,810. Located along the western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 7 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.

Hampton is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the population was 137,436.

Roanoke is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 97,032. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia.

Portsmouth is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,535. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.

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:

• 10 Best Places To Raise A Family In Virginia
• These Are The 10 Best Places To Retire In Virginia
• These Are The 10 Richest Cities In Virginia
• 10 Safest Places In Virginia
• 10 Worst Cities In Virginia For 2017
• Most Expensive Places To Live In Virginia

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Virginia

Rank	City	Current Population	2010	Growth
1	Virginia Beach	450,135	435,996	3.2%
2	Norfolk	245,592	242,143	1.4%
3	Chesapeake	237,820	219,268	8.5%
4	Arlington	231,803	197,467	17.4%
5	Richmond	223,787	201,828	10.9%
6	Newport News	180,145	181,822	-0.9%
7	Alexandria	156,505	133,647	17.1%
8	Hampton	135,583	139,046	-2.5%
9	Roanoke	99,621	95,793	4.0%
10	Portsmouth	95,311	96,785	-1.5%
11	Suffolk	89,160	82,544	8.0%
12	Lynchburg	80,131	73,726	8.7%
13	Centreville	75,452	72,406	4.2%
14	Dale City	73,545	63,625	15.6%
15	Reston	60,335	53,257	13.3%
16	Harrisonburg	53,391	47,406	12.6%
17	Leesburg	52,125	40,713	28.0%
18	Ashburn	50,290	42,369	18.7%
19	Tuckahoe	48,282	45,174	6.9%
20	Mclean	47,075	46,132	2.0%
21	Charlottesville	47,042	42,267	11.3%
22	Lake Ridge	44,430	39,421	12.7%
23	Blacksburg	44,245	42,149	5.0%
24	Annandale	43,729	38,439	13.8%
25	Burke	42,722	41,472	3.0%
26	Danville	41,512	43,787	-5.2%
27	Manassas	41,457	36,067	14.9%
28	Linton Hall	41,088	33,458	22.8%
29	Marumsco	40,741	32,423	25.7%
30	Mechanicsville	37,501	35,628	5.3%
31	Oakton	37,185	33,518	10.9%
32	Fair Oaks	33,700	27,539	22.4%
33	Petersburg	31,827	32,303	-1.5%
34	Springfield	31,117	30,548	1.9%
35	South Riding	31,071	22,982	35.2%
36	Sterling	30,403	25,516	19.2%
37	West Falls Church	29,154	27,608	5.6%
38	Fredericksburg	28,469	23,375	21.8%
39	Winchester	27,789	25,953	7.1%
40	Short Pump	27,526	24,035	14.5%
41	Cave Spring	25,793	25,539	1.0%
42	Salem	25,519	24,641	3.6%
43	Lincolnia	24,808	20,646	20.2%
44	Bailey's Crossroads	24,570	20,855	17.8%
45	Chantilly	24,559	22,120	11.0%
46	Herndon	24,520	22,726	7.9%
47	Staunton	24,452	23,806	2.7%
48	Fairfax	23,865	22,058	8.2%
49	West Springfield	23,202	22,272	4.2%
50	Hopewell	22,408	22,506	-0.4%
51	Chester	22,144	19,918	11.2%
52	Christiansburg	22,049	20,288	8.7%
53	Waynesboro	21,926	20,885	5.0%
54	Mcnair	20,771	15,213	36.5%
55	Lorton	20,691	19,262	7.4%
56	Montclair	20,494	19,360	5.9%
57	Brambleton	20,081	8,595	133.6%
58	Cherry Hill	19,731	15,511	27.2%
59	Franconia	19,725	18,451	6.9%
60	Meadowbrook	19,532	19,293	1.2%
61	Franklin Farm	18,727	19,531	-4.1%
62	Idylwood	18,431	15,676	17.6%
63	Burke Centre	18,236	16,975	7.4%
64	Culpeper	18,113	15,607	16.1%
65	Merrifield	17,789	14,264	24.7%
66	Bon Air	17,764	15,865	12.0%
67	Radford	17,630	16,318	8.0%
68	Sudley	17,612	15,283	15.2%
69	Colonial Heights	17,593	17,472	0.7%
70	Laurel	17,470	16,101	8.5%
71	Buckhall	17,238	15,351	12.3%
72	Kingstowne	17,172	14,513	18.3%
73	Neabsco	16,947	9,425	79.8%
74	Wolf Trap	16,911	16,680	1.4%
75	Fort Hunt	16,858	15,944	5.7%
76	Groveton	16,843	13,634	23.5%
77	Bristol	16,843	17,704	-4.9%
78	Vienna	16,488	15,387	7.2%
79	Glen Allen	16,454	15,580	5.6%
80	Manassas Park	16,423	13,195	24.5%
81	Hybla Valley	16,325	14,617	11.7%
82	Gainesville	15,928	10,793	47.6%
83	Highland Springs	15,855	16,332	-2.9%
84	Bull Run	15,683	12,889	21.7%
85	East Highland Park	15,592	14,037	11.1%
86	Great Falls	15,394	15,925	-3.3%
87	Front Royal	15,240	14,508	5.0%
88	Williamsburg	14,788	13,421	10.2%
89	Brandermill	14,421	12,569	14.7%
90	Hollins	14,257	14,923	-4.5%
91	Kings Park West	14,077	14,384	-2.1%
92	Falls Church	14,067	11,465	22.7%
93	Broadlands	13,704	10,702	28.1%
94	Huntington	13,135	10,359	26.8%
95	Martinsville	13,101	14,029	-6.6%
96	Newington	13,080	13,212	-1.0%
97	Stone Ridge	12,990	6,029	115.5%
98	Timberlake	12,973	14,067	-7.8%
99	Mount Vernon	12,919	11,753	9.9%
100	Lansdowne	12,696	9,823	29.2%
101	Sugarland Run	12,576	10,920	15.2%
102	Newington Forest	12,476	13,114	-4.9%
103	Lakeside	12,180	12,001	1.5%
104	Poquoson	12,039	12,099	-0.5%
105	Fairfax Station	11,934	11,708	1.9%
106	Dranesville	11,802	12,553	-6.0%
107	Wakefield	11,782	11,553	2.0%
108	Cascades	11,670	12,051	-3.2%
109	Madison Heights	11,483	11,036	4.1%
110	Lowes Island	11,111	11,390	-2.4%
111	Manchester	10,807	11,073	-2.4%
112	Forest	10,298	9,116	13.0%
113	Lake Monticello	10,210	10,634	-4.0%
114	Wyndham	10,151	9,346	8.6%
115	Countryside	10,042	9,562	5.0%
116	Warrenton	9,873	9,245	6.8%
117	New Baltimore	9,831	7,854	25.2%
118	Lake Barcroft	9,823	9,061	8.4%
119	Stuarts Draft	9,716	7,540	28.9%
120	George Mason	9,711	8,877	9.4%
121	Purcellville	9,709	7,102	36.7%
122	Yorkshire	9,582	6,800	40.9%
123	Independent Hill	9,499	7,313	29.9%
124	Gloucester Point	9,294	10,406	-10.7%
125	Dunn Loring	9,155	9,249	-1.0%
126	Triangle	9,116	7,693	18.5%
127	Dumbarton	9,036	6,686	35.1%
128	Pulaski	8,794	9,180	-4.2%
129	Seven Corners	8,576	8,333	2.9%
130	Greenbriar	8,575	7,672	11.8%
131	Innsbrook	8,549	7,319	16.8%
132	University Of Virginia	8,487	6,994	21.3%
133	Woodburn	8,462	8,707	-2.8%
134	Hollymead	8,393	8,026	4.6%
135	Smithfield	8,324	7,869	5.8%
136	Fair Lakes	8,314	7,960	4.4%
137	Floris	8,305	8,141	2.0%
138	Fishersville	8,252	6,675	23.6%
139	Long Branch	8,225	7,943	3.6%
140	Franklin	8,211	8,549	-4.0%
141	Laurel Hill	8,194	6,056	35.3%
142	Fort Belvoir	8,091	6,288	28.7%
143	Farmville	8,076	8,417	-4.1%
144	Vinton	8,074	8,074	0.0%
145	Abingdon	8,020	8,128	-1.3%
146	Wytheville	8,000	8,163	-2.0%
147	South Boston	7,828	8,202	-4.6%
148	Montrose	7,810	7,182	8.7%
149	Rockwood	7,712	7,839	-1.6%
150	Ashland	7,655	7,225	6.0%
151	Lake Of The Woods	7,649	7,825	-2.2%
152	North Springfield	7,644	7,283	5.0%
153	Loudoun Valley Estates	7,528	2,401	213.5%
154	Mantua	7,520	7,514	0.1%
155	Woodlake	7,299	7,906	-7.7%
156	Lexington	7,110	6,990	1.7%
157	Sandston	7,056	7,673	-8.0%
158	Collinsville	7,031	7,106	-1.1%
159	Belle Haven	6,877	6,559	4.8%
160	Aquia Harbour	6,805	6,478	5.0%
161	Galax	6,638	6,936	-4.3%
162	Belmont	6,629	5,267	25.9%
163	Strasburg	6,585	6,081	8.3%
164	Crozet	6,526	5,175	26.1%
165	Pimmit Hills	6,506	6,235	4.3%
166	Potomac Mills	6,468	4,715	37.2%
167	Buena Vista	6,399	6,653	-3.8%
168	Bensley	6,327	5,179	22.2%
169	South Run	6,308	6,729	-6.3%
170	Chamberlayne	6,186	5,741	7.8%
171	Bellwood	6,157	5,573	10.5%
172	Carrollton	6,131	4,137	48.2%
173	Bridgewater	5,983	5,581	7.2%
174	Crosspointe	5,879	5,624	4.5%
175	Marion	5,787	6,032	-4.1%
176	Covington	5,582	5,989	-6.8%
177	Massanetta Springs	5,517	4,286	28.7%
178	Richlands	5,439	5,927	-8.2%
179	Fort Lee	5,409	6,099	-11.3%
180	Emporia	5,381	5,822	-7.6%
181	Big Stone Gap	5,326	5,435	-2.0%
182	Dumfries	5,224	4,947	5.6%
183	Quantico Base	5,213	6,004	-13.2%
184	Woodstock	5,192	4,994	4.0%
185	Ettrick	5,159	5,892	-12.4%
186	Kings Park	5,064	4,664	8.6%
187	King George	5,028	3,613	39.2%
188	Dulles Town Center	5,023	3,884	29.3%
189	Bluefield	4,984	5,425	-8.1%
190	Orange	4,935	4,723	4.5%
191	Falmouth	4,928	4,012	22.8%
192	Luray	4,818	4,938	-2.4%
193	Rocky Mount	4,747	4,798	-1.1%
194	Spotsylvania Courthouse	4,679	3,972	17.8%
195	Bealeton	4,646	3,907	18.9%
196	Loch Lomond	4,601	3,536	30.1%
197	South Hill	4,411	4,650	-5.1%
198	Woodbridge	4,400	3,984	10.4%
199	Hayfield	4,335	3,848	12.7%
200	Tazewell	4,327	4,661	-7.2%
201	Enon	4,310	3,225	33.6%
202	Berryville	4,293	4,032	6.5%
203	Lake Land'or	4,193	3,618	15.9%
204	Mount Hermon	4,137	3,940	5.0%
205	Bethel Manor	4,110	4,068	1.0%
206	University Center	4,060	3,240	25.3%
207	Norton	3,990	3,886	2.7%
208	Verona	3,964	4,511	-12.1%
209	Broadway	3,855	3,440	12.1%
210	Shenandoah Farms	3,807	2,772	37.3%
211	Stafford Courthouse	3,786	4,064	-6.8%
212	Southern Gateway	3,724	3,522	5.7%
213	Clifton Forge	3,603	3,946	-8.7%
214	Pantops	3,569	2,287	56.1%
215	Colonial Beach	3,555	3,465	2.6%
216	Cloverdale	3,501	2,954	18.5%
217	Altavista	3,442	3,435	0.2%
218	Blackstone	3,438	3,626	-5.2%
219	West Point	3,301	3,236	2.0%
220	North Shore	3,263	2,652	23.0%
221	Daleville	3,261	2,020	61.4%
222	Lebanon	3,249	3,448	-5.8%
223	Blue Ridge	3,237	3,220	0.5%
224	Dahlgren	3,202	2,345	36.5%
225	Wise	3,047	3,324	-8.3%
226	Chincoteague	2,899	3,183	-8.9%
227	Shenandoah	2,888	2,423	19.2%
228	Elkton	2,823	2,742	3.0%
229	Grottoes	2,756	2,569	7.3%
230	Lake Wilderness	2,708	2,338	15.8%
231	Windsor	2,700	2,595	4.0%
232	Hillsville	2,671	2,723	-1.9%
233	Pearisburg	2,669	2,778	-3.9%
234	Dublin	2,655	2,517	5.5%
235	Saltville	2,621	2,227	17.7%
236	Timberville	2,613	2,448	6.7%
237	Amherst	2,569	2,471	4.0%
238	Lovettsville	2,544	1,202	111.6%
239	Fairlawn	2,538	2,204	15.2%
240	Matoaca	2,517	2,413	4.3%
241	Massanutten	2,472	1,973	25.3%
242	Oak Grove	2,468	1,695	45.6%
243	Mount Jackson	2,451	1,912	28.2%
244	Crewe	2,448	2,592	-5.6%
245	Gate City	2,406	2,927	-17.8%
246	Chase City	2,401	2,606	-7.9%
247	Gloucester Courthouse	2,361	2,555	-7.6%
248	New Market	2,341	2,247	4.2%
249	Ravensworth	2,245	2,562	-12.4%
250	Ferrum	2,233	1,632	36.8%
251	Weyers Cave	2,171	2,071	4.8%
252	Horse Pasture	2,136	2,175	-1.8%
253	Prince George	2,129	1,950	9.2%
254	Merrimac	2,127	2,093	1.6%
255	Marshall	2,088	1,541	35.5%
256	Narrows	2,087	2,617	-20.3%
257	Castlewood	2,058	2,029	1.4%
258	Waverly	2,051	2,965	-30.8%
259	Victoria	2,043	1,403	45.6%
260	Belmont Estates	2,012	1,283	56.8%
261	Laymantown	2,012	2,886	-30.3%
262	Crimora	1,999	2,216	-9.8%
263	Stephens City	1,989	1,708	16.5%
264	Pennington Gap	1,974	2,657	-25.7%
265	Mason Neck	1,969	2,245	-12.3%
266	Courtland	1,958	1,045	87.4%
267	Cana	1,926	1,335	44.3%
268	Tappahannock	1,925	2,323	-17.1%
269	Chilhowie	1,855	2,180	-14.9%
270	Appomattox	1,851	1,995	-7.2%
271	Lake Caroline	1,850	1,981	-6.6%
272	Shawsville	1,836	1,526	20.3%
273	Patrick Springs	1,808	1,593	13.5%
274	Lyndhurst	1,803	1,032	74.7%
275	Lake Holiday	1,788	1,932	-7.5%
276	Stanley	1,730	1,897	-8.8%
277	Louisa	1,724	1,629	5.8%
278	Hampden-Sydney	1,716	1,271	35.0%
279	Gordonsville	1,708	2,000	-14.6%
280	Rivanna	1,707	1,732	-1.4%
281	Warsaw	1,704	1,117	52.6%
282	Greenville	1,675	737	127.3%
283	Adwolf	1,673	1,751	-4.5%
284	Coeburn	1,669	2,035	-18.0%
285	Raven	1,666	2,950	-43.5%
286	Rural Retreat	1,644	1,527	7.7%
287	Nokesville	1,641	1,352	21.4%
288	Shawneeland	1,633	2,460	-33.6%
289	Haymarket	1,629	1,520	7.2%
290	Dayton	1,567	1,659	-5.5%
291	Weber City	1,534	1,839	-16.6%
292	Exmore	1,521	1,401	8.6%
293	Middl	1,516	1,245	21.8%
294	Henry Fork	1,511	1,103	37.0%
295	Stuart	1,499	1,488	0.7%
296	Twin Lakes	1,494	2,111	-29.2%
297	Glasgow	1,487	994	49.6%
298	Hurt	1,478	1,418	4.2%
299	Kilmarnock	1,478	1,558	-5.1%
300	Rustburg	1,477	665	122.1%
301	Central Garage	1,472	964	52.7%
302	Appalachia	1,469	1,557	-5.7%
303	Passapatanzy	1,449	1,126	28.7%
304	Nellysford	1,447	799	81.1%
305	Clintwood	1,434	1,627	-11.9%
306	Glade Spring	1,429	1,764	-19.0%
307	Chatmoss	1,405	1,691	-16.9%
308	Piney Mountain	1,390	1,342	3.6%
309	Lawrenceville	1,380	1,978	-30.2%
310	Moorefield Station	1,369	56	2344.6%
311	Plum Creek	1,339	1,114	20.2%
312	Apple Mountain Lake	1,334	977	36.5%
313	Clarksville	1,332	1,220	9.2%
314	Honaker	1,330	1,996	-33.4%
315	Springville	1,326	1,120	18.4%
316	Ruckersville	1,321	1,118	18.2%
317	Halifax	1,314	1,219	7.8%
318	Gretna	1,310	1,440	-9.0%
319	Meadow View	1,307	1,004	30.2%
320	Claypool Hill	1,307	1,923	-32.0%
321	Emory	1,306	1,246	4.8%
322	Brightwood	1,299	875	48.5%
323	Stanleytown	1,297	1,287	0.8%
324	Bull Run Mountain Estates	1,287	931	38.2%
325	Dryden	1,282	1,164	10.1%
326	Captains Cove	1,266	449	182.0%
327	Bowling Green	1,266	992	27.6%
328	Edinburg	1,261	990	27.4%
329	Harriston	1,255	1,492	-15.9%
330	Jonesville	1,248	1,360	-8.2%
331	Onancock	1,227	1,585	-22.6%
332	Chatham	1,210	1,166	3.8%
333	Prices Fork	1,198	1,220	-1.8%
334	Buchanan	1,179	1,350	-12.7%
335	Occoquan	1,155	582	98.5%
336	Riner	1,149	625	83.8%
337	Cape Charles	1,145	1,112	3.0%
338	Independence	1,139	1,305	-12.7%
339	Fieldale	1,116	1,087	2.7%
340	Boswell's Corner	1,106	1,490	-25.8%
341	Bracey	1,101	1,237	-11.0%
342	Union Hall	1,091	1,464	-25.5%
343	Gratton	1,088	644	68.9%
344	Cedar Bluff	1,081	1,173	-7.8%
345	Dooms	1,074	1,131	-5.0%
346	Glenvar	1,066	937	13.8%
347	Pembroke	1,056	1,371	-23.0%
348	Skyland Estates	1,055	781	35.1%
349	Deltaville	1,050	819	28.2%
350	Ridgeway	1,047	804	30.2%
351	Kenbridge	1,015	1,193	-14.9%
352	Keysville	1,007	1,086	-7.3%
353	Westlake Corner	1,002	929	7.9%

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