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Largest Cities in Virginia by Population

The top 25 of 47 Virginia cities on GIS Map, ranked by total population.

#CityPopulation
1Virginia Beach
456,349
2Chesapeake
252,583
3Norfolk
233,596
4Richmond
229,359
5Newport News
184,216
6Alexandria
156,976
7Hampton
137,557
8Suffolk
98,796
9Roanoke
98,355
10Portsmouth
97,190
11Lynchburg
79,497
12Centreville
71,706
13Reston
64,414
14Harrisonburg
51,392
15McLean
49,627
16Leesburg
49,171
17Ashburn
46,026
18Blacksburg
45,446
19Charlottesville
45,437
20Woodbridge
43,945
21Manassas
42,976
22Danville
42,214
23Sterling
32,411
24Tysons
28,936
25Fredericksburg
28,873

Top Virginia Counties

Counties ranked by total population.

1. Fairfax County1,147,8372. Prince William County488,8803. Virginia Beach city456,3494. Loudoun County432,9985. Chesterfield County377,8696. Henrico County335,7447. Chesapeake city252,5838. Arlington County236,2549. Norfolk city233,59610. Richmond city229,359

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Largest Cities in Virginia by Population”, https://gismap.land/rankings/virginia/largest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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