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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+7%

02Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+28%

03Richmond, VAVA237,257+20%

04Norfolk, VAVA231,013−1%

05Newport News, VAVA183,230+2%

06Alexandria, VAVA160,662+25%

07Hampton, VAVA137,315−6%

08Suffolk, VAVA104,699+64%

09Roanoke, VAVA99,111+4%

10Portsmouth, VAVA96,777−4%

11Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+25%

12Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+26%

13Leesburg, VAVA49,917+76%

14Blacksburg, VAVA45,104+14%

15Charlottesville, VAVA44,388−1%

16Manassas, VAVA44,332+26%

17Danville, VAVA41,647−14%

18Petersburg, VAVA33,734−0%

19Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+58%

20Winchester, VAVA28,272+20%

21Staunton, VAVA26,801+12%

22Fairfax, VAVA26,772+25%

23Salem, VAVA25,816+4%

24Herndon, VAVA25,506+18%

25Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+23%

26Hopewell, VAVA23,261+4%

27Christiansburg, VAVA22,442+32%

28Culpeper, VAVA22,074+128%

29Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+11%

30Radford, VAVA17,243+9%

31Vienna, VAVA16,691+15%

32Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+61%

33Bristol, VAVA16,418−5%

34Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+32%

35Front Royal, VAVA15,722+16%

36Falls Church, VAVA15,159+46%

37Martinsville, VAVA13,849−10%

38Poquoson, VAVA13,292+15%

39Warrenton, VAVA10,213+53%

40Smithfield, VAVA9,112+44%

41Purcellville, VAVA8,890+148%

42Pulaski, VAVA8,807−7%

43Franklin, VAVA8,478+2%

44Abingdon, VAVA8,284+6%

45Wytheville, VAVA8,128+4%

46Ashland, VAVA7,982+21%

47Vinton, VAVA7,967+2%

48Bedford, VAVA7,911+26%

49South Boston, VAVA7,795−8%

50Lexington, VAVA7,769+13%

51Farmville, VAVA7,593+11%

52Strasburg, VAVA7,380+84%

53Bridgewater, VAVA6,924+33%

54Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+5%

55Galax, VAVA6,670−2%

56Dumfries, VAVA6,405+30%

57Woodstock, VAVA6,002+52%

58Covington, VAVA5,680−10%

59Marion, VAVA5,555−13%

60Emporia, VAVA5,447−4%

61Orange, VAVA5,365+30%

62Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102+5%

63Richlands, VAVA5,051+22%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES