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Most densely populated, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 63 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,757–

02Falls Church, VAVA15,1597,409–

03Herndon, VAVA25,5065,951–

04Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605,458–

05Manassas, VAVA44,3324,504–

06Norfolk, VAVA231,0134,336–

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,333–

08Fairfax, VAVA26,7724,290–

09Dumfries, VAVA6,4054,173–

10Leesburg, VAVA49,9173,966–

11Richmond, VAVA237,2573,959–

12Vienna, VAVA16,6913,791–

13Lexington, VAVA7,7693,109–

14Winchester, VAVA28,2723,075–

15Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392,933–

16Culpeper, VAVA22,0742,926–

17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,908–

18Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,906–

19Bridgewater, VAVA6,9242,747–

20Hampton, VAVA137,3152,668–

21Newport News, VAVA183,2302,656–

22Purcellville, VAVA8,8902,626–

23Vinton, VAVA7,9672,562–

24Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,492–

25Warrenton, VAVA10,2132,332–

26Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,331–

27Blacksburg, VAVA45,1042,278–

28Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,247–

29Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,854–

30Strasburg, VAVA7,3801,813–

31Radford, VAVA17,2431,782–

32Salem, VAVA25,8161,779–

33Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,775–

34Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,661–

35Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,600–

36Orange, VAVA5,3651,596–

37Woodstock, VAVA6,0021,575–

38Front Royal, VAVA15,7221,530–

39Christiansburg, VAVA22,4421,524–

40Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,485–

41Staunton, VAVA26,8011,345–

42Bristol, VAVA16,4181,276–

43Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,264–

44Marion, VAVA5,5551,159–

45Ashland, VAVA7,9821,109–

46Pulaski, VAVA8,8071,091–

47Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,1021,063–

48Covington, VAVA5,6801,039–

49Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,036–

50Abingdon, VAVA8,2841,030–

51Franklin, VAVA8,4781,024–

52Farmville, VAVA7,593989–

53Danville, VAVA41,647973–

54Smithfield, VAVA9,112937–

55Bedford, VAVA7,911907–

56Richlands, VAVA5,051894–

57Poquoson, VAVA13,292866–

58Galax, VAVA6,670810–

59Emporia, VAVA5,447789–

60Chesapeake, VAVA255,332754–

61South Boston, VAVA7,795597–

62Wytheville, VAVA8,128561–

63Suffolk, VAVA104,699262–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES