100 Biggest Cities In Virginia For 2023

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 Chesapeake 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.

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table

The Largest Cities In Virginia For 2023:

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:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Virginia

1. Virginia Beach

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 457,658
Population 2010: 435,996
Growth: 5.0%
More on Virginia Beach: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Chesapeake

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Rank Last Year: 3 (Up 1)
Population: 247,172
Population 2010: 219,268
Growth: 12.7%
More on Chesapeake: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Norfolk

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Rank Last Year: 2 (Down 1)
Population: 238,556
Population 2010: 242,143
Growth: -1.5%
More on Norfolk: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Arlington

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Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 235,764
Population 2010: 197,467
Growth: 19.4%
More on Arlington: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Richmond

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 225,676
Population 2010: 201,828
Growth: 11.8%
More on Richmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Newport News

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 185,069
Population 2010: 181,822
Growth: 1.8%
More on Newport News: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Alexandria

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 158,185
Population 2010: 133,647
Growth: 18.4%
More on Alexandria: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Hampton

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 136,748
Population 2010: 139,046
Growth: -1.7%
More on Hampton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Roanoke

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Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 99,578
Population 2010: 95,793
Growth: 4.0%
More on Roanoke: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Portsmouth

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 97,454
Population 2010: 96,785
Growth: 0.7%
More on Portsmouth: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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 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? Amelia Court House, 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.

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:

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Virginia

Rank	City	Current Population	2010	Growth
1	Virginia Beach	457,658	435,996	5.0%
2	Chesapeake	247,172	219,268	12.7%
3	Norfolk	238,556	242,143	-1.5%
4	Arlington	235,764	197,467	19.4%
5	Richmond	225,676	201,828	11.8%
6	Newport News	185,069	181,822	1.8%
7	Alexandria	158,185	133,647	18.4%
8	Hampton	136,748	139,046	-1.7%
9	Roanoke	99,578	95,793	4.0%
10	Portsmouth	97,454	96,785	0.7%
11	Suffolk	93,268	82,544	13.0%
12	Lynchburg	78,973	73,726	7.1%
13	Dale City	73,716	63,625	15.9%
14	Centreville	73,064	72,406	0.9%
15	Reston	62,453	53,257	17.3%
16	Harrisonburg	52,062	47,406	9.8%
17	Mclean	49,310	46,132	6.9%
18	Leesburg	48,223	40,713	18.4%
19	Tuckahoe	48,187	45,174	6.7%
20	Charlottesville	46,597	42,267	10.2%
21	Ashburn	44,950	42,369	6.1%
22	Lake Ridge	44,697	39,421	13.4%
23	Blacksburg	44,385	42,149	5.3%
24	Burke	44,191	41,472	6.6%
25	Woodbridge	42,734	3,984	972.6%
26	Manassas	42,596	36,067	18.1%
27	Danville	42,556	43,787	-2.8%
28	Linton Hall	42,089	33,458	25.8%
29	Annandale	41,869	38,439	8.9%
30	Mechanicsville	37,767	35,628	6.0%
31	Oakton	36,675	33,518	9.4%
32	Fair Oaks	34,437	27,539	25.0%
33	South Riding	33,828	22,982	47.2%
34	Petersburg	33,229	32,303	2.9%
35	Springfield	31,769	30,548	4.0%
36	Sterling	31,202	25,516	22.3%
37	West Falls Church	31,023	27,608	12.4%
38	Winchester	28,194	25,953	8.6%
39	Fredericksburg	28,027	23,375	19.9%
40	Short Pump	27,332	24,035	13.7%
41	Staunton	25,358	23,806	6.5%
42	Salem	25,335	24,641	2.8%
43	Cave Spring	25,248	25,539	-1.1%
44	Herndon	24,574	22,726	8.1%
45	Bailey's Crossroads	24,501	20,855	17.5%
46	Fairfax	23,980	22,058	8.7%
47	Chantilly	23,564	22,120	6.5%
48	West Springfield	23,562	22,272	5.8%
49	Christiansburg	23,174	20,288	14.2%
50	Hopewell	23,020	22,506	2.3%
51	Chester	22,512	19,918	13.0%
52	Waynesboro	22,149	20,885	6.1%
53	Cherry Hill	22,118	15,511	42.6%
54	Brambleton	21,986	8,595	155.8%
55	Montclair	21,961	19,360	13.4%
56	Lorton	21,394	19,262	11.1%
57	Mcnair	20,980	15,213	37.9%
58	Lincolnia	20,704	20,646	0.3%
59	Culpeper	19,740	15,607	26.5%
60	Meadowbrook	19,574	19,293	1.5%
61	Merrifield	19,075	14,264	33.7%
62	Franklin Farm	18,906	19,531	-3.2%
63	Buckhall	18,751	15,351	22.1%
64	Sudley	18,613	15,283	21.8%
65	Hybla Valley	18,410	14,617	25.9%
66	Kingstowne	18,369	14,513	26.6%
67	Franconia	18,310	18,451	-0.8%
68	Colonial Heights	18,127	17,472	3.7%
69	Burke Centre	18,113	16,975	6.7%
70	Laurel	17,962	16,101	11.6%
71	Bon Air	17,846	15,865	12.5%
72	Idylwood	17,687	15,676	12.8%
73	Manassas Park	17,081	13,195	29.5%
74	Gainesville	17,081	10,793	58.3%
75	Bristol	16,996	17,704	-4.0%
76	East Highland Park	16,669	14,037	18.8%
77	Vienna	16,465	15,387	7.0%
78	Wolf Trap	16,394	16,680	-1.7%
79	Fort Hunt	16,322	15,944	2.4%
80	Radford	16,205	16,318	-0.7%
81	Hollins	15,857	14,923	6.3%
82	Stone Ridge	15,776	6,029	161.7%
83	Williamsburg	15,299	13,421	14.0%
84	Front Royal	15,039	14,508	3.7%
85	Broadlands	14,835	10,702	38.6%
86	Highland Springs	14,823	16,332	-9.2%
87	Glen Allen	14,783	15,580	-5.1%
88	Great Falls	14,690	15,925	-7.8%
89	Falls Church	14,494	11,465	26.4%
90	Groveton	14,402	13,634	5.6%
91	Huntington	13,979	10,359	34.9%
92	Kings Park West	13,812	14,384	-4.0%
93	Brandermill	13,745	12,569	9.4%
94	Mount Vernon	13,707	11,753	16.6%
95	Martinsville	13,476	14,029	-3.9%
96	Newington	13,419	13,212	1.6%
97	Lansdowne	13,029	9,823	32.6%
98	Timberlake	12,972	14,067	-7.8%
99	Sugarland Run	12,928	10,920	18.4%
100	Lakeside	12,690	12,001	5.7%
101	Newington Forest	12,641	13,114	-3.6%
102	Cascades	12,509	12,051	3.8%
103	Poquoson	12,382	12,099	2.3%
104	Fairfax Station	12,322	11,708	5.2%
105	Manchester	12,192	11,073	10.1%
106	Wyndham	12,143	9,346	29.9%
107	Stuarts Draft	11,954	7,540	58.5%
108	Dranesville	11,951	12,553	-4.8%
109	Wakefield	11,534	11,553	-0.2%
110	New Baltimore	11,517	7,854	46.6%
111	Gloucester Point	11,313	10,406	8.7%
112	Lowes Island	11,272	11,390	-1.0%
113	Forest	11,045	9,116	21.2%
114	Triangle	10,868	7,693	41.3%
115	Madison Heights	10,790	11,036	-2.2%
116	Lake Barcroft	10,682	9,061	17.9%
117	Loudoun Valley Estates	10,460	2,401	335.7%
118	Lake Monticello	10,438	10,634	-1.8%
119	Woodburn	10,168	8,707	16.8%
120	Yorkshire	10,033	6,800	47.5%
121	Warrenton	10,002	9,245	8.2%
122	George Mason	9,927	8,877	11.8%
123	Independent Hill	9,855	7,313	34.8%
124	Belmont	9,589	5,267	82.1%
125	University Of Virginia	9,384	6,994	34.2%
126	Countryside	9,384	9,562	-1.9%
127	Dunn Loring	9,251	9,249	0.0%
128	Seven Corners	9,191	8,333	10.3%
129	Pulaski	8,984	9,180	-2.1%
130	Innsbrook	8,966	7,319	22.5%
131	Purcellville	8,910	7,102	25.5%
132	Fishersville	8,909	6,675	33.5%
133	Fair Lakes	8,689	7,960	9.2%
134	Hollymead	8,668	8,026	8.0%
135	Lake Of The Woods	8,557	7,825	9.4%
136	Smithfield	8,513	7,869	8.2%
137	Dumbarton	8,443	6,686	26.3%
138	Laurel Hill	8,415	6,056	39.0%
139	Abingdon	8,350	8,128	2.7%
140	Wytheville	8,260	8,163	1.2%
141	Franklin	8,249	8,549	-3.5%
142	Bellwood	8,138	5,573	46.0%
143	Vinton	8,039	8,074	-0.4%
144	South Boston	8,011	8,202	-2.3%
145	Greenbriar	7,914	7,672	3.2%
146	Rockwood	7,880	7,839	0.5%
147	Fort Belvoir	7,850	6,288	24.8%
148	Crozet	7,840	5,175	51.5%
149	Mantua	7,771	7,514	3.4%
150	Long Branch	7,734	7,943	-2.6%
151	Montrose	7,612	7,182	6.0%
152	Floris	7,592	8,141	-6.7%
153	Collinsville	7,529	7,106	6.0%
154	Ashland	7,478	7,225	3.5%
155	Woodlake	7,398	7,906	-6.4%
156	North Springfield	7,323	7,283	0.5%
157	Lexington	7,287	6,990	4.2%
158	Farmville	7,266	8,417	-13.7%
159	Carrollton	7,171	4,137	73.3%
160	Sandston	7,083	7,673	-7.7%
161	Strasburg	7,036	6,081	15.7%
162	South Run	6,953	6,729	3.3%
163	Potomac Mills	6,759	4,715	43.4%
164	Galax	6,681	6,936	-3.7%
165	Buena Vista	6,649	6,653	-0.1%
166	Belle Haven	6,434	6,559	-1.9%
167	Fort Lee	6,271	6,099	2.8%
168	Aquia Harbour	6,161	6,478	-4.9%
169	Pimmit Hills	6,150	6,235	-1.4%
170	Massanetta Springs	6,132	4,286	43.1%
171	Bridgewater	6,092	5,581	9.2%
172	Bensley	5,945	5,179	14.8%
173	Marion	5,817	6,032	-3.6%
174	Emporia	5,761	5,822	-1.0%
175	Covington	5,716	5,989	-4.6%
176	Woodstock	5,716	4,994	14.5%
177	Quantico Base	5,683	6,004	-5.3%
178	Dumfries	5,669	4,947	14.6%
179	Dulles Town Center	5,612	3,884	44.5%
180	Spotsylvania Courthouse	5,548	3,972	39.7%
181	Richlands	5,300	5,927	-10.6%
182	Big Stone Gap	5,280	5,435	-2.9%
183	Ettrick	5,169	5,892	-12.3%
184	Bluefield	5,079	5,425	-6.4%
185	Chamberlayne	5,069	5,741	-11.7%
186	Crosspointe	5,049	5,624	-10.2%
187	Orange	5,012	4,723	6.1%
188	Stafford Courthouse	4,910	4,064	20.8%
189	Rocky Mount	4,863	4,798	1.4%
190	Luray	4,784	4,938	-3.1%
191	King George	4,657	3,613	28.9%
192	South Hill	4,636	4,650	-0.3%
193	Bethel Manor	4,607	4,068	13.2%
194	Falmouth	4,536	4,012	13.1%
195	Berryville	4,494	4,032	11.5%
196	Tazewell	4,459	4,661	-4.3%
197	Enon	4,411	3,225	36.8%
198	Verona	4,410	4,511	-2.2%
199	Hayfield	4,348	3,848	13.0%
200	Pantops	4,288	2,287	87.5%
201	Mount Hermon	4,242	3,940	7.7%
202	Kings Park	4,194	4,664	-10.1%
203	University Center	4,176	3,240	28.9%
204	Loch Lomond	4,153	3,536	17.4%
205	Broadway	4,152	3,440	20.7%
206	Bealeton	4,043	3,907	3.5%
207	Colonial Beach	3,838	3,465	10.8%
208	Lake Land'or	3,726	3,618	3.0%
209	Norton	3,696	3,886	-4.9%
210	Clifton Forge	3,549	3,946	-10.1%
211	Cloverdale	3,483	2,954	17.9%
212	Shenandoah Farms	3,463	2,772	24.9%
213	Dahlgren	3,448	2,345	47.0%
214	Blackstone	3,402	3,626	-6.2%
215	Altavista	3,396	3,435	-1.1%
216	West Point	3,364	3,236	4.0%
217	Chincoteague	3,285	3,183	3.2%
218	Gloucester Courthouse	3,198	2,555	25.2%
219	North Shore	3,188	2,652	20.2%
220	Southern Gateway	3,163	3,522	-10.2%
221	Lebanon	3,158	3,448	-8.4%
222	Marshall	3,114	1,541	102.1%
223	Blue Ridge	3,078	3,220	-4.4%
224	Daleville	2,979	2,020	47.5%
225	Wise	2,976	3,324	-10.5%
226	Timberville	2,943	2,448	20.2%
227	Lake Wilderness	2,940	2,338	25.7%
228	Elkton	2,938	2,742	7.1%
229	Grottoes	2,886	2,569	12.3%
230	Pearisburg	2,878	2,778	3.6%
231	Hillsville	2,863	2,723	5.1%
232	Crewe	2,853	2,592	10.1%
233	Shenandoah	2,837	2,423	17.1%
234	Windsor	2,759	2,595	6.3%
235	Waverly	2,696	2,965	-9.1%
236	Merrimac	2,663	2,093	27.2%
237	Dublin	2,633	2,517	4.6%
238	Lovettsville	2,608	1,202	117.0%
239	Fairlawn	2,553	2,204	15.8%
240	Amherst	2,504	2,471	1.3%
241	Oak Grove	2,500	1,695	47.5%
242	Chase City	2,478	2,606	-4.9%
243	Matoaca	2,440	2,413	1.1%
244	Ravensworth	2,370	2,562	-7.5%
245	Shawneeland	2,366	2,460	-3.8%
246	Lake Holiday	2,324	1,932	20.3%
247	Stephens City	2,308	1,708	35.1%
248	New Market	2,281	2,247	1.5%
249	Warsaw	2,281	1,117	104.2%
250	Arcola	2,258	13	17269.2%
251	Saltville	2,225	2,227	-0.1%
252	Appomattox	2,214	1,995	11.0%
253	Massanutten	2,184	1,973	10.7%
254	Weyers Cave	2,167	2,071	4.6%
255	Crimora	2,159	2,216	-2.6%
256	Patrick Springs	2,151	1,593	35.0%
257	Raven	2,133	2,950	-27.7%
258	Narrows	2,099	2,617	-19.8%
259	Pennington Gap	2,079	2,657	-21.8%
260	Glade Spring	2,068	1,764	17.2%
261	Chilhowie	2,060	2,180	-5.5%
262	Mount Jackson	2,041	1,912	6.7%
263	Stanley	2,029	1,897	7.0%
264	Victoria	2,022	1,403	44.1%
265	Horse Pasture	2,006	2,175	-7.8%
266	Louisa	1,999	1,629	22.7%
267	Rivanna	1,954	1,732	12.8%
268	Tappahannock	1,945	2,323	-16.3%
269	Rustburg	1,944	665	192.3%
270	Piney Mountain	1,916	1,342	42.8%
271	Gate City	1,908	2,927	-34.8%
272	Mason Neck	1,903	2,245	-15.2%
273	East Lexington	1,893	949	99.5%
274	Courtland	1,872	1,045	79.1%
275	Hampden-Sydney	1,840	1,271	44.8%
276	Ferrum	1,832	1,632	12.3%
277	Gordonsville	1,783	2,000	-10.9%
278	Laymantown	1,770	2,886	-38.7%
279	Bull Run Mountain Estates	1,732	931	86.0%
280	Prince George	1,707	1,950	-12.5%
281	Westlake Corner	1,691	929	82.0%
282	Lyndhurst	1,654	1,032	60.3%
283	Adwolf	1,646	1,751	-6.0%
284	Halifax	1,645	1,219	34.9%
285	Exmore	1,635	1,401	16.7%
286	Shawsville	1,628	1,526	6.7%
287	Dayton	1,615	1,659	-2.7%
288	Coeburn	1,615	2,035	-20.6%
289	Middl	1,608	1,245	29.2%
290	Boswell's Corner	1,580	1,490	6.0%
291	Chatham	1,558	1,166	33.6%
292	Haymarket	1,556	1,520	2.4%
293	Weber City	1,554	1,839	-15.5%
294	Twin Lakes	1,552	2,111	-26.5%
295	Clarksville	1,542	1,220	26.4%
296	Rural Retreat	1,518	1,527	-0.6%
297	Bowling Green	1,494	992	50.6%
298	Greenville	1,476	737	100.3%
299	Appalachia	1,472	1,557	-5.5%
300	Cana	1,469	1,335	10.0%
301	Lake Caroline	1,454	1,981	-26.6%
302	Hurt	1,452	1,418	2.4%
303	Glasgow	1,437	994	44.6%
304	Stuart	1,431	1,488	-3.8%
305	Nokesville	1,431	1,352	5.8%
306	Kilmarnock	1,424	1,558	-8.6%
307	Mountain Road	1,423	1,085	31.2%
308	Edinburg	1,414	990	42.8%
309	Apple Mountain Lake	1,413	977	44.6%
310	Captains Cove	1,408	449	213.6%
311	Central Garage	1,401	964	45.3%
312	Clintwood	1,379	1,627	-15.2%
313	Brightwood	1,359	875	55.3%
314	Nellysford	1,337	799	67.3%
315	Penhook	1,337	521	156.6%
316	Lawrenceville	1,334	1,978	-32.6%
317	Ruckersville	1,325	1,118	18.5%
318	Riner	1,322	625	111.5%
319	Basye	1,318	879	49.9%
320	Jonesville	1,313	1,360	-3.5%
321	Gretna	1,310	1,440	-9.0%
322	Onancock	1,291	1,585	-18.5%
323	Kenbridge	1,281	1,193	7.4%
324	Belmont Estates	1,257	1,283	-2.0%
325	Ridgeway	1,252	804	55.7%
326	Castlewood	1,238	2,029	-39.0%
327	Springville	1,223	1,120	9.2%
328	Chatmoss	1,214	1,691	-28.2%
329	Honaker	1,207	1,996	-39.5%
330	Passapatanzy	1,201	1,126	6.7%
331	Dooms	1,191	1,131	5.3%
332	Claypool Hill	1,169	1,923	-39.2%
333	Cedar Bluff	1,159	1,173	-1.2%
334	Buchanan	1,147	1,350	-15.0%
335	Independence	1,146	1,305	-12.2%
336	Elliston	1,141	1,077	5.9%
337	Stanleytown	1,139	1,287	-11.5%
338	St. Paul	1,134	997	13.7%
339	Cape Charles	1,134	1,112	2.0%
340	Grundy	1,112	908	22.5%
341	Occoquan	1,112	582	91.1%
342	Atkins	1,090	1,118	-2.5%
343	Union Hall	1,081	1,464	-26.2%
344	Pembroke	1,064	1,371	-22.4%
345	Brookneal	1,064	1,073	-0.8%
346	Mathews	1,052	785	34.0%
347	Bassett	1,045	913	14.5%
348	Emory	1,025	1,246	-17.7%
349	Chester Gap	1,021	962	6.1%
350	Gratton	1,009	644	56.7%
351	Prices Fork	1,009	1,220	-17.3%
352	Concord	1,005	919	9.4%
353	Amelia Court House	1,004	1,660	-39.5%

100 Biggest Cities In Virginia For 2023

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.

The Largest Cities In Virginia For 2023:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Virginia

1. Virginia Beach

2. Chesapeake

3. Norfolk

4. Arlington

5. Richmond

6. Newport News

7. Alexandria

8. Hampton

9. Roanoke

10. Portsmouth

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