Cities with the Highest Population in Virginia

Q: What are the Top 10 Cities with the Highest Population in Virginia?

Top 10 Cities with the Highest Population in Virginia are: #1 Virginia Beach 457,900 . #2 Chesapeake 249,377 . #3 Norfolk 236,973 . #4 Arlington 235,845 . #5 Richmond 227,171 . #6 Newport News 185,118 . #7 Alexandria 157,594 . #8 Hampton 137,217 . #9 Roanoke 99,213 . #10 Portsmouth 97,384 .

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Education by Degree Field

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Finances

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Map of Cities with the Highest Population in Virginia

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Cities with the Highest Population in Virginia

	City	People	vs State	vs National
1.	Virginia Beach	457,900	8,624,511(-8.17m)#1	331,097,593(-331m)#43
2.	Chesapeake	249,377	8,624,511(-8.38m)#2	331,097,593(-331m)#91
3.	Norfolk	236,973	8,624,511(-8.39m)#3	331,097,593(-331m)#95
4.	Arlington	235,845	8,624,511(-8.39m)#4	331,097,593(-331m)#96
5.	Richmond	227,171	8,624,511(-8.40m)#5	331,097,593(-331m)#100
6.	Newport News	185,118	8,624,511(-8.44m)#6	331,097,593(-331m)#146
7.	Alexandria	157,594	8,624,511(-8.47m)#7	331,097,593(-331m)#171
8.	Hampton	137,217	8,624,511(-8.49m)#8	331,097,593(-331m)#210
9.	Roanoke	99,213	8,624,511(-8.53m)#9	331,097,593(-331m)#346
10.	Portsmouth	97,384	8,624,511(-8.53m)#10	331,097,593(-331m)#353
11.	Suffolk	94,856	8,624,511(-8.53m)#11	331,097,593(-331m)#365
12.	Lynchburg	79,166	8,624,511(-8.55m)#12	331,097,593(-331m)#473
13.	Dale City	73,928	8,624,511(-8.55m)#13	331,097,593(-331m)#525
14.	Centreville	72,680	8,624,511(-8.55m)#14	331,097,593(-331m)#536
15.	Reston	62,339	8,624,511(-8.56m)#15	331,097,593(-331m)#663
16.	Harrisonburg	51,784	8,624,511(-8.57m)#16	331,097,593(-331m)#835
17.	Mclean	49,587	8,624,511(-8.57m)#17	331,097,593(-331m)#877
18.	Leesburg	48,465	8,624,511(-8.58m)#18	331,097,593(-331m)#900
19.	Tuckahoe	48,049	8,624,511(-8.58m)#19	331,097,593(-331m)#906
20.	Charlottesville	46,289	8,624,511(-8.58m)#20	331,097,593(-331m)#942
21.	Ashburn	45,479	8,624,511(-8.58m)#21	331,097,593(-331m)#958
22.	Blacksburg	45,147	8,624,511(-8.58m)#22	331,097,593(-331m)#965
23.	Lake Ridge	44,720	8,624,511(-8.58m)#23	331,097,593(-331m)#979
24.	Burke	44,228	8,624,511(-8.58m)#24	331,097,593(-331m)#992
25.	Linton Hall	42,702	8,624,511(-8.58m)#25	331,097,593(-331m)#1,030
26.	Manassas	42,620	8,624,511(-8.58m)#26	331,097,593(-331m)#1,035
27.	Woodbridge	42,619	8,624,511(-8.58m)#27	331,097,593(-331m)#1,036
28.	Danville	42,507	8,624,511(-8.58m)#28	331,097,593(-331m)#1,040
29.	Annandale	42,330	8,624,511(-8.58m)#29	331,097,593(-331m)#1,046
30.	Mechanicsville	38,328	8,624,511(-8.59m)#30	331,097,593(-331m)#1,162
31.	Oakton	36,529	8,624,511(-8.59m)#31	331,097,593(-331m)#1,218
32.	Fair Oaks	35,130	8,624,511(-8.59m)#32	331,097,593(-331m)#1,277
33.	South Riding	33,358	8,624,511(-8.59m)#33	331,097,593(-331m)#1,356
34.	Petersburg	33,261	8,624,511(-8.59m)#34	331,097,593(-331m)#1,360
35.	West Falls Church	31,121	8,624,511(-8.59m)#35	331,097,593(-331m)#1,460
36.	Sterling	31,058	8,624,511(-8.59m)#36	331,097,593(-331m)#1,462
37.	Springfield	31,022	8,624,511(-8.59m)#37	331,097,593(-331m)#1,464
38.	Short Pump	28,400	8,624,511(-8.60m)#38	331,097,593(-331m)#1,601
39.	Fredericksburg	28,258	8,624,511(-8.60m)#39	331,097,593(-331m)#1,608
40.	Winchester	28,103	8,624,511(-8.60m)#40	331,097,593(-331m)#1,617
41.	Tysons	27,617	8,624,511(-8.60m)#41	331,097,593(-331m)#1,644
42.	Cave Spring	26,013	8,624,511(-8.60m)#42	331,097,593(-331m)#1,755
43.	Staunton	25,581	8,624,511(-8.60m)#43	331,097,593(-331m)#1,786
44.	Salem	25,372	8,624,511(-8.60m)#44	331,097,593(-331m)#1,805
45.	Bailey S Crossroads	24,785	8,624,511(-8.60m)#45	331,097,593(-331m)#1,862
46.	Herndon	24,456	8,624,511(-8.60m)#46	331,097,593(-331m)#1,892
47.	Fairfax	24,242	8,624,511(-8.60m)#47	331,097,593(-331m)#1,917
48.	West Springfield	23,372	8,624,511(-8.60m)#48	331,097,593(-331m)#1,976
49.	Chantilly	23,107	8,624,511(-8.60m)#49	331,097,593(-331m)#1,999
50.	Chester	23,068	8,624,511(-8.60m)#50	331,097,593(-331m)#2,004
51.	Hopewell	23,046	8,624,511(-8.60m)#51	331,097,593(-331m)#2,007
52.	Woodlawn Cdp Fairfax County	22,966	8,624,511(-8.60m)#52	331,097,593(-331m)#2,017
53.	Christiansburg	22,947	8,624,511(-8.60m)#53	331,097,593(-331m)#2,021
54.	Brambleton	22,796	8,624,511(-8.60m)#54	331,097,593(-331m)#2,035
55.	Cherry Hill	22,505	8,624,511(-8.60m)#55	331,097,593(-331m)#2,060
56.	Waynesboro	22,341	8,624,511(-8.60m)#56	331,097,593(-331m)#2,071
57.	Mcnair	22,187	8,624,511(-8.60m)#57	331,097,593(-331m)#2,083
58.	Leesylvania	22,114	8,624,511(-8.60m)#58	331,097,593(-331m)#2,091
59.	Montclair	22,083	8,624,511(-8.60m)#59	331,097,593(-331m)#2,094
60.	Lorton	22,049	8,624,511(-8.60m)#60	331,097,593(-331m)#2,098
61.	Rose Hill Cdp Fairfax County	21,203	8,624,511(-8.60m)#61	331,097,593(-331m)#2,177
62.	Culpeper	20,105	8,624,511(-8.60m)#62	331,097,593(-331m)#2,282
63.	Buckhall	20,095	8,624,511(-8.60m)#63	331,097,593(-331m)#2,284
64.	Meadowbrook	20,047	8,624,511(-8.60m)#64	331,097,593(-331m)#2,289
65.	Merrifield	19,923	8,624,511(-8.60m)#65	331,097,593(-331m)#2,300
66.	Lincolnia	19,812	8,624,511(-8.60m)#66	331,097,593(-331m)#2,310
67.	Sudley	19,289	8,624,511(-8.61m)#67	331,097,593(-331m)#2,356
68.	Midlothian	19,123	8,624,511(-8.61m)#68	331,097,593(-331m)#2,379
69.	Franklin Farm	18,903	8,624,511(-8.61m)#69	331,097,593(-331m)#2,408
70.	Laurel	18,480	8,624,511(-8.61m)#70	331,097,593(-331m)#2,477
71.	Kingstowne	18,228	8,624,511(-8.61m)#71	331,097,593(-331m)#2,514
72.	Colonial Heights	18,158	8,624,511(-8.61m)#72	331,097,593(-331m)#2,520
73.	Hybla Valley	18,104	8,624,511(-8.61m)#73	331,097,593(-331m)#2,532
74.	Burke Centre	17,926	8,624,511(-8.61m)#74	331,097,593(-331m)#2,549
75.	Franconia	17,906	8,624,511(-8.61m)#75	331,097,593(-331m)#2,553
76.	Idylwood	17,788	8,624,511(-8.61m)#76	331,097,593(-331m)#2,568
77.	Bon Air	17,452	8,624,511(-8.61m)#77	331,097,593(-331m)#2,612
78.	Manassas Park	17,123	8,624,511(-8.61m)#78	331,097,593(-331m)#2,651
79.	Bristol	17,036	8,624,511(-8.61m)#79	331,097,593(-331m)#2,665
80.	Gainesville	16,972	8,624,511(-8.61m)#80	331,097,593(-331m)#2,674
81.	Bull Run	16,620	8,624,511(-8.61m)#81	331,097,593(-331m)#2,726
82.	East Highland Park	16,499	8,624,511(-8.61m)#82	331,097,593(-331m)#2,740
83.	Vienna	16,401	8,624,511(-8.61m)#83	331,097,593(-331m)#2,761
84.	Hollins	16,386	8,624,511(-8.61m)#84	331,097,593(-331m)#2,764
85.	Radford	16,379	8,624,511(-8.61m)#85	331,097,593(-331m)#2,765
86.	Glen Allen	16,246	8,624,511(-8.61m)#86	331,097,593(-331m)#2,782
87.	Stone Ridge	16,049	8,624,511(-8.61m)#87	331,097,593(-331m)#2,814
88.	Fort Hunt	16,009	8,624,511(-8.61m)#88	331,097,593(-331m)#2,826
89.	Wolf Trap	15,712	8,624,511(-8.61m)#89	331,097,593(-331m)#2,868
90.	Williamsburg	15,486	8,624,511(-8.61m)#90	331,097,593(-331m)#2,901
91.	Front Royal	15,064	8,624,511(-8.61m)#91	331,097,593(-331m)#2,966
92.	Great Falls	14,968	8,624,511(-8.61m)#92	331,097,593(-331m)#2,982
93.	Highland Springs	14,881	8,624,511(-8.61m)#93	331,097,593(-331m)#2,996
94.	Groveton	14,619	8,624,511(-8.61m)#94	331,097,593(-331m)#3,037
95.	Broadlands	14,582	8,624,511(-8.61m)#95	331,097,593(-331m)#3,039
96.	Falls Church	14,576	8,624,511(-8.61m)#96	331,097,593(-331m)#3,040
97.	Brandermill	14,285	8,624,511(-8.61m)#97	331,097,593(-331m)#3,095
98.	Huntington	13,913	8,624,511(-8.61m)#98	331,097,593(-331m)#3,169
99.	Newington	13,560	8,624,511(-8.61m)#99	331,097,593(-331m)#3,237
100.	Martinsville	13,539	8,624,511(-8.61m)#100	331,097,593(-331m)#3,244