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Most densely populated, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 63 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,757+25%

02Falls Church, VAVA15,1597,409+46%

03Herndon, VAVA25,5065,951+18%

04Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605,458+61%

05Manassas, VAVA44,3324,504+26%

06Norfolk, VAVA231,0134,336−1%

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,333−1%

08Fairfax, VAVA26,7724,290+25%

09Dumfries, VAVA6,4054,173+30%

10Leesburg, VAVA49,9173,966+76%

11Richmond, VAVA237,2573,959+20%

12Vienna, VAVA16,6913,791+15%

13Lexington, VAVA7,7693,109+13%

14Winchester, VAVA28,2723,075+20%

15Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392,933+26%

16Culpeper, VAVA22,0742,926+128%

17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,908+58%

18Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,906−4%

19Bridgewater, VAVA6,9242,747+33%

20Hampton, VAVA137,3152,668−6%

21Newport News, VAVA183,2302,656+2%

22Purcellville, VAVA8,8902,626+148%

23Vinton, VAVA7,9672,562+2%

24Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,492+11%

25Warrenton, VAVA10,2132,332+53%

26Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,331+4%

27Blacksburg, VAVA45,1042,278+14%

28Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,247+4%

29Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,854+7%

30Strasburg, VAVA7,3801,813+84%

31Radford, VAVA17,2431,782+9%

32Salem, VAVA25,8161,779+4%

33Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,775+32%

34Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,661+25%

35Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,600+23%

36Orange, VAVA5,3651,596+30%

37Woodstock, VAVA6,0021,575+52%

38Front Royal, VAVA15,7221,530+16%

39Christiansburg, VAVA22,4421,524+32%

40Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,485−0%

41Staunton, VAVA26,8011,345+12%

42Bristol, VAVA16,4181,276−5%

43Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,264−10%

44Marion, VAVA5,5551,159−13%

45Ashland, VAVA7,9821,109+21%

46Pulaski, VAVA8,8071,091−7%

47Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,1021,063+5%

48Covington, VAVA5,6801,039−10%

49Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,036+5%

50Abingdon, VAVA8,2841,030+6%

51Franklin, VAVA8,4781,024+2%

52Farmville, VAVA7,593989+11%

53Danville, VAVA41,647973−14%

54Smithfield, VAVA9,112937+44%

55Bedford, VAVA7,911907+26%

56Richlands, VAVA5,051894+22%

57Poquoson, VAVA13,292866+15%

58Galax, VAVA6,670810−2%

59Emporia, VAVA5,447789−4%

60Chesapeake, VAVA255,332754+28%

61South Boston, VAVA7,795597−8%

62Wytheville, VAVA8,128561+4%

63Suffolk, VAVA104,699262+64%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES