What is the #1 biggest cities in virginia?

#	City	Population	Population
1	Virginia Beach	457,066	457,066
2	Chesapeake	251,153	251,153
3	Arlington	235,463	235,463
4	Norfolk	235,037	235,037
5	Richmond	227,595	227,595
6	Newport News	184,774	184,774
7	Alexandria	156,788	156,788
8	Hampton	137,334	137,334
9	Roanoke	98,677	98,677
10	Portsmouth	97,299	97,299
11	Suffolk	96,638	96,638
12	Lynchburg	79,255	79,255
13	Dale City	72,793	72,793
14	Centreville	71,885	71,885
15	Reston	63,542	63,542
16	Harrisonburg	51,492	51,492
17	McLean	50,232	50,232
18	Leesburg	48,788	48,788
19	Tuckahoe	48,610	48,610
20	Charlottesville	45,863	45,863
21	Ashburn	45,551	45,551
22	Blacksburg	45,288	45,288
23	Lake Ridge	45,007	45,007
24	Woodbridge	43,443	43,443
25	Burke	43,336	43,336
26	Manassas	42,674	42,674
27	Danville	42,239	42,239
28	Linton Hall	42,077	42,077
29	Annandale	41,982	41,982
30	Mechanicsville	38,437	38,437
31	Oakton	36,776	36,776
32	Fair Oaks	35,472	35,472
33	South Riding	34,200	34,200
34	Petersburg	33,365	33,365
35	Sterling	31,251	31,251
36	Springfield	30,894	30,894
37	West Falls Church	30,660	30,660
38	Fredericksburg	28,383	28,383
39	Short Pump	28,177	28,177
40	Tysons	28,022	28,022
41	Winchester	27,981	27,981
42	Cave Spring	26,014	26,014
43	Staunton	25,765	25,765
44	Salem	25,477	25,477
45	Bailey's Crossroads	25,458	25,458
46	Herndon	24,529	24,529
47	Fairfax	24,478	24,478
48	Brambleton	23,999	23,999
49	Chantilly	23,744	23,744
50	Chester	23,519	23,519
51	Cherry Hill	23,443	23,443
52	Hopewell	22,944	22,944
53	West Springfield	22,905	22,905
54	Leesylvania	22,848	22,848
55	Christiansburg	22,820	22,820
56	Waynesboro	22,574	22,574
57	McNair	22,451	22,451
58	Montclair	22,295	22,295
59	Lorton	21,961	21,961
60	Rose Hill	21,484	21,484
61	Merrifield	20,549	20,549
62	Buckhall	20,447	20,447
63	Culpeper	20,437	20,437
64	Meadowbrook	20,383	20,383
65	Lincolnia	19,913	19,913
66	Midlothian	18,702	18,702
67	Franklin Farm	18,509	18,509
68	Sudley	18,420	18,420
69	Colonial Heights	18,210	18,210
70	Laurel	18,180	18,180
71	Franconia	18,141	18,141
72	Gainesville	18,036	18,036
73	Hybla Valley	17,877	17,877
74	Idylwood	17,469	17,469
75	Burke Centre	17,447	17,447
76	Kingstowne	17,436	17,436
77	Bon Air	17,302	17,302
78	Bristol	17,024	17,024
79	Hollins	17,005	17,005
80	Manassas Park	16,923	16,923
81	Glen Allen	16,630	16,630
82	Fort Hunt	16,519	16,519
83	Radford	16,505	16,505
84	Vienna	16,369	16,369
85	Stone Ridge	16,340	16,340
86	East Highland Park	16,071	16,071
87	Wolf Trap	16,020	16,020
88	Williamsburg	15,564	15,564
89	Front Royal	15,152	15,152
90	Highland Springs	15,091	15,091
91	Great Falls	14,854	14,854
92	Broadlands	14,673	14,673
93	Falls Church	14,593	14,593
94	Brandermill	13,938	13,938
95	Newington	13,824	13,824
96	Martinsville	13,584	13,584
97	Groveton	13,563	13,563
98	Kings Park West	13,281	13,281
99	Huntington	13,250	13,250
100	Mount Vernon	13,120	13,120
101	Sugarland Run	12,920	12,920
102	Lakeside	12,845	12,845
103	Timberlake	12,833	12,833
104	Lansdowne	12,603	12,603
105	Poquoson	12,556	12,556
106	Cascades	12,489	12,489
107	Forest	12,476	12,476
108	Newington Forest	12,434	12,434
109	Manchester	12,347	12,347
110	Fairfax Station	12,298	12,298
111	Wyndham	12,084	12,084
112	Wakefield	12,024	12,024
113	Stuarts Draft	11,920	11,920
114	Dranesville	11,860	11,860
115	New Baltimore	11,595	11,595
116	Triangle	11,265	11,265
117	Lowes Island	11,199	11,199
118	Gloucester Point	11,159	11,159
119	Lake Monticello	10,820	10,820
120	Yorkshire	10,678	10,678
121	Lake Barcroft	10,678	10,678
122	Madison Heights	10,398	10,398
123	Loudoun Valley Estates	10,323	10,323
124	Independent Hill	10,217	10,217
125	Difficult Run	10,202	10,202
126	Warrenton	10,151	10,151
127	Woodburn	10,046	10,046
128	George Mason	9,954	9,954
129	Fishersville	9,546	9,546
130	Belmont	9,525	9,525
131	Countryside	9,521	9,521
132	Crozet	9,211	9,211
133	Seven Corners	9,171	9,171
134	University of Virginia	9,159	9,159
135	Purcellville	8,974	8,974
136	Pulaski	8,937	8,937
137	Rockwood	8,834	8,834
138	Dunn Loring	8,782	8,782
139	Smithfield	8,729	8,729
140	Montrose	8,624	8,624
141	Fair Lakes	8,617	8,617
142	Hollymead	8,566	8,566
143	Innsbrook	8,559	8,559
144	Bellwood	8,489	8,489
145	Dumbarton	8,407	8,407
146	Abingdon	8,332	8,332
147	Fort Lee	8,318	8,318
148	Wytheville	8,224	8,224
149	Franklin	8,212	8,212
150	Lake of the Woods	8,165	8,165
151	Fort Belvoir	8,107	8,107
152	Vinton	8,038	8,038
153	Greenbriar	7,989	7,989
154	Carrollton	7,903	7,903
155	South Boston	7,896	7,896
156	Ashland	7,667	7,667
157	Collinsville	7,645	7,645
158	Farmville	7,613	7,613
159	Laurel Hill	7,551	7,551
160	Bull Run	7,513	7,513
161	North Springfield	7,511	7,511
162	Mantua	7,447	7,447
163	Lexington	7,420	7,420
164	Woodlake	7,373	7,373
165	Strasburg	7,162	7,162
166	Floris	7,135	7,135
167	Long Branch	7,066	7,066
168	Sandston	7,011	7,011
169	Hutchison	6,936	6,936
170	Aquia Harbour	6,917	6,917
171	Spotsylvania Courthouse	6,793	6,793
172	South Run	6,714	6,714
173	Bedford	6,703	6,703
174	Galax	6,698	6,698
175	Bridgewater	6,650	6,650
176	Buena Vista	6,612	6,612
177	Braddock	6,404	6,404
178	Pimmit Hills	6,395	6,395
179	Potomac Mills	6,122	6,122
180	Massanetta Springs	6,028	6,028
181	Woodstock	5,851	5,851
182	Bensley	5,819	5,819
183	Stafford Courthouse	5,780	5,780
184	Ettrick	5,760	5,760
185	Dumfries	5,749	5,749
186	Marion	5,694	5,694
187	Covington	5,671	5,671
188	Emporia	5,633	5,633
189	Crosspointe	5,632	5,632
190	Moorefield	5,598	5,598
191	Dulles Town Center	5,541	5,541
192	Quantico Base	5,491	5,491
193	Big Stone Gap	5,193	5,193
194	Bealeton	5,193	5,193
195	Richlands	5,188	5,188
196	Falmouth	5,036	5,036
197	Bluefield	5,016	5,016
198	Chamberlayne	5,000	5,000
199	Orange	5,000	5,000
200	Rocky Mount	4,926	4,926
201	Luray	4,836	4,836
202	King George	4,833	4,833
203	South Hill	4,737	4,737
204	Berryville	4,667	4,667
205	Bethel Manor	4,512	4,512
206	Loch Lomond	4,460	4,460
207	Tazewell	4,419	4,419
208	Union Mill	4,351	4,351
209	Pantops	4,328	4,328
210	Mount Hermon	4,326	4,326
211	Verona	4,274	4,274
212	Hayfield	4,252	4,252
213	County Center	4,233	4,233
214	Broadway	4,221	4,221
215	Kings Park	4,206	4,206
216	University Center	4,107	4,107
217	Enon	4,035	4,035
218	Shenandoah Farms	3,956	3,956
219	Colonial Beach	3,930	3,930
220	Navy	3,787	3,787
221	North Shore	3,708	3,708
222	Norton	3,620	3,620
223	Lake Land'Or	3,581	3,581
224	Gloucester Courthouse	3,509	3,509
225	Clifton Forge	3,483	3,483
226	West Point	3,439	3,439
227	Dahlgren	3,417	3,417
228	Altavista	3,356	3,356
229	Blackstone	3,341	3,341
230	Chincoteague	3,300	3,300
231	Lake Wilderness	3,255	3,255
232	Marshall	3,213	3,213
233	Daleville	3,166	3,166
234	Lebanon	3,133	3,133
235	Shenandoah	3,131	3,131
236	One Loudoun	3,126	3,126
237	Blue Ridge	3,112	3,112
238	Cloverdale	3,095	3,095
239	Timberville	2,998	2,998
240	Elkton	2,973	2,973
241	Merrimac	2,955	2,955
242	Wise	2,940	2,940
243	Grottoes	2,926	2,926
244	Hillsville	2,869	2,869
245	Pearisburg	2,864	2,864
246	Arcola	2,858	2,858
247	Windsor	2,808	2,808
248	Crewe	2,795	2,795
249	Lake Caroline	2,708	2,708
250	Lovettsville	2,697	2,697
251	Dublin	2,671	2,671
252	Sully Square	2,668	2,668
253	Shawneeland	2,653	2,653
254	Waverly	2,629	2,629
255	Ravensworth	2,566	2,566
256	Fairlawn	2,555	2,555
257	Chase City	2,530	2,530
258	Goose Creek Village	2,519	2,519
259	Piney Mountain	2,478	2,478
260	Chilhowie	2,462	2,462
261	Woodlawn	2,461	2,461
262	Oak Grove	2,452	2,452
263	Matoaca	2,448	2,448
264	Stephens City	2,338	2,338
265	Warsaw	2,324	2,324
266	Rivanna	2,258	2,258
267	Louisa	2,249	2,249
268	Weyers Cave	2,243	2,243
269	Glade Spring	2,224	2,224
270	Southern Gateway	2,224	2,224
271	Massanutten	2,215	2,215
272	Horse Pasture	2,193	2,193
273	New Market	2,159	2,159
274	Amherst	2,124	2,124
275	Patrick Springs	2,094	2,094
276	Appomattox	2,085	2,085
277	Prince George	2,066	2,066
278	Narrows	2,064	2,064
279	Lake Holiday	2,059	2,059
280	Mason Neck	2,059	2,059
281	Saltville	2,056	2,056
282	Mount Jackson	2,048	2,048
283	Dayton	2,023	2,023
284	Pennington Gap	2,020	2,020
285	East Lexington	2,020	2,020
286	Stanley	1,976	1,976
287	Hampden-Sydney	1,942	1,942
288	Gate City	1,939	1,939
289	Tappahannock	1,865	1,865
290	Victoria	1,844	1,844
291	Laymantown	1,843	1,843
292	Raven	1,826	1,826
293	Westlake Corner	1,824	1,824
294	Crimora	1,823	1,823
295	Apple Mountain Lake	1,801	1,801
296	Twin Lakes	1,794	1,794
297	Courtland	1,784	1,784
298	Exmore	1,742	1,742
299	Shawsville	1,725	1,725
300	Clarksville	1,723	1,723
301	Stuart	1,681	1,681
302	Captains Cove	1,676	1,676
303	Middletown	1,634	1,634
304	Nellysford	1,623	1,623
305	Ferrum	1,622	1,622
306	Rural Retreat	1,614	1,614
307	Appalachia	1,612	1,612
308	Coeburn	1,606	1,606
309	Haymarket	1,591	1,591
310	Bull Run Mountain Estates	1,582	1,582
311	Camp Barrett	1,569	1,569
312	Edinburg	1,544	1,544
313	Chatham	1,535	1,535
314	Gordonsville	1,527	1,527
315	Mountain Road	1,517	1,517
316	Chatmoss	1,503	1,503
317	Clintwood	1,478	1,478
318	Weber City	1,478	1,478
319	Union Hall	1,468	1,468
320	Boswell's Corner	1,459	1,459
321	Bowling Green	1,455	1,455
322	Benns Church	1,443	1,443
323	Brightwood	1,436	1,436
324	Wattsville	1,425	1,425
325	Basye	1,416	1,416
326	Lyndhurst	1,401	1,401
327	Great Falls Crossing	1,384	1,384
328	Hurt	1,382	1,382
329	Concord	1,367	1,367
330	Central Garage	1,364	1,364
331	Kilmarnock	1,361	1,361
332	Dooms	1,360	1,360
333	Halifax	1,348	1,348
334	Kenbridge	1,348	1,348
335	Claypool Hill	1,332	1,332
336	Onancock	1,323	1,323
337	Stanleytown	1,323	1,323
338	Ruckersville	1,314	1,314
339	Goochland	1,301	1,301
340	Jonesville	1,290	1,290
341	Cape Charles	1,278	1,278
342	Rustburg	1,276	1,276
343	Brookneal	1,275	1,275
344	Gretna	1,275	1,275
345	Buchanan	1,271	1,271
346	Glasgow	1,253	1,253
347	Penhook	1,253	1,253
348	Harriston	1,252	1,252
349	Bracey	1,243	1,243
350	Honaker	1,218	1,218
351	Earlysville	1,217	1,217
352	Rio	1,213	1,213
353	Amelia Court House	1,192	1,192
354	Greenville	1,187	1,187
355	Nokesville	1,179	1,179
356	Cana	1,164	1,164
357	Cedar Bluff	1,156	1,156
358	McGaheysville	1,155	1,155
359	Lawrenceville	1,149	1,149
360	Mathews	1,145	1,145
361	Independence	1,144	1,144
362	Innovation	1,139	1,139
363	Maurertown	1,138	1,138
364	Jolivue	1,135	1,135
365	Emory	1,135	1,135
366	Pembroke	1,130	1,130
367	Riverdale	1,129	1,129
368	Castlewood	1,120	1,120
369	Occoquan	1,089	1,089
370	Rushmere	1,087	1,087
371	Arrington	1,084	1,084
372	Ridgeway	1,082	1,082
373	Plum Creek	1,067	1,067
374	Craigsville	1,052	1,052
375	St. Paul	1,046	1,046
376	Elliston	1,041	1,041
377	Cluster Springs	1,038	1,038
378	Riner	1,037	1,037
379	Belmont Estates	1,037	1,037
380	Atkins	1,026	1,026
381	Bassett	1,020	1,020
382	Passapatanzy	1,015	1,015
383	Blairs	1,001	1,001
384	Adwolf	1,001	1,001

Methodology

Cities in Virginia are ranked by population. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 biggest cities in virginia?: Virginia Beach ranks #1 with 457,066 (population).
What are the top 5 biggest cities in virginia?: 1. Virginia Beach (457,066), 2. Chesapeake (251,153), 3. Arlington (235,463), 4. Norfolk (235,037), 5. Richmond (227,595)
How many cities in Virginia are ranked?: This ranking includes 384 cities in Virginia with available data.

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