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Largest by population, Virginia cities

The most populous Virginia cities as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 63 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 16,560. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Orange, VA, up 138 places to #61.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+7%

02Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+28%

03▲2Richmond, VAVA237,257+20%

04Norfolk, VAVA231,013−1%

05▲1Newport News, VAVA183,230+2%

06▲1Alexandria, VAVA160,662+25%

07▲1Hampton, VAVA137,315−6%

08▲3Suffolk, VAVA104,699+64%

09Roanoke, VAVA99,111+4%

10Portsmouth, VAVA96,777−4%

11▲1Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+25%

12▲4Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+26%

13▲5Leesburg, VAVA49,917+76%

14▲9Blacksburg, VAVA45,104+14%

15▲5Charlottesville, VAVA44,388−1%

16▲10Manassas, VAVA44,332+26%

17▲10Danville, VAVA41,647−14%

18▲16Petersburg, VAVA33,7340%

19▲21Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+58%

20▲19Winchester, VAVA28,272+20%

21▲22Staunton, VAVA26,801+12%

22▲26Fairfax, VAVA26,772+25%

23▲21Salem, VAVA25,816+4%

24▲22Herndon, VAVA25,506+18%

25▲32Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+23%

26▲28Hopewell, VAVA23,261+4%

27▲26Christiansburg, VAVA22,442+32%

28▲38Culpeper, VAVA22,074+128%

29▲42Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+11%

30▲57Radford, VAVA17,243+9%

31▲53Vienna, VAVA16,691+15%

32▲47Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+61%

33▲45Bristol, VAVA16,418−5%

34▲57Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+32%

35▲59Front Royal, VAVA15,722+16%

36▲59Falls Church, VAVA15,159+46%

37▲62Martinsville, VAVA13,849−10%

38▲67Poquoson, VAVA13,292+15%

39▲90Warrenton, VAVA10,213+53%

40▲103Smithfield, VAVA9,112+44%

41▲98Purcellville, VAVA8,890+148%

42▲96Pulaski, VAVA8,807−7%

43▲108Franklin, VAVA8,478+2%

44▲103Abingdon, VAVA8,284+6%

45▲105Wytheville, VAVA8,128+4%

46▲115Ashland, VAVA7,982+21%

47▲106Vinton, VAVA7,967+2%

48▲127Bedford, VAVA7,911+26%

49▲105South Boston, VAVA7,795−8%

50▲118Lexington, VAVA7,769+13%

51▲114Farmville, VAVA7,593+11%

52▲118Strasburg, VAVA7,380+84%

53▲124Bridgewater, VAVA6,924+33%

54▲122Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+5%

55▲119Galax, VAVA6,670−2%

56▲136Dumfries, VAVA6,405+30%

57▲130Woodstock, VAVA6,002+52%

58▲132Covington, VAVA5,680−10%

59▲130Marion, VAVA5,555−13%

60▲128Emporia, VAVA5,447−4%

61▲138Orange, VAVA5,365+30%

62▲134Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102+5%

63▲132Richlands, VAVA5,051+22%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES