Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Total Population from Census 2020

Updated on May 5, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, the total population of Virginia was 8.63M. Virginia Beach city was the most populated city or place (town or village) (459.47K people) which was 5.32% of Virginia's population, followed by Chesapeake city (249.42K people) which was 2.89% of Virginia's population, and then Arlington CDP (238.64K people) which was 2.77% of Virginia's population. On the other hand, the 3 Virginia cities or places that were least populated include: Paris CDP (44 people), Mappsburg CDP (51 people), and Locust Mount CDP (52 people).

The chart below shows the top 10 most populated cities or places in Virginia.

You can also see this information for other states and also for the ranking of all cities or places in the United States by total population.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of people who live in each city or place. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Total Population from Census 2020
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake
Arlington
Norfolk
Richmond
Newport News
Alexandria
Hampton
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Total Population from Census 2020
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1 Virginia Beach city 459470
2 Chesapeake city 249422
3 Arlington CDP 238643
4 Norfolk city 238005
5 Richmond city 226610
6 Newport News city 186247
7 Alexandria city 159467
8 Hampton city 137148
9 Roanoke city 100011
10 Portsmouth city 97915
11 Suffolk city 94324
12 Lynchburg city 79009
13 Centreville CDP 73518
14 Dale City CDP 72088
15 Reston CDP 63226
16 Harrisonburg city 51814
17 McLean CDP 50773
18 Leesburg town 48250
19 Tuckahoe CDP 48051
20 Charlottesville city 46553
21 Ashburn CDP 46349
22 Lake Ridge CDP 46162
23 Blacksburg town 44826
24 Woodbridge CDP 44668
25 Annandale CDP 43363
26 Manassas city 42772
27 Danville city 42590
28 Burke CDP 42312
29 Linton Hall CDP 41754
30 Mechanicsville CDP 39482
31 Oakton CDP 36732
32 Fair Oaks CDP 34052
33 South Riding CDP 33877
34 Petersburg city 33458
35 Springfield CDP 31339
36 Short Pump CDP 30626
37 Sterling CDP 30337
38 West Falls Church CDP 30243
39 Winchester city 28120
40 Fredericksburg city 27982
41 Cave Spring CDP 26755
42 Tysons CDP 26374
43 Staunton city 25750
44 Salem city 25346
45 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 24749
46 Herndon town 24655
47 Chantilly CDP 24301
48 Fairfax city 24146
49 Cherry Hill CDP 23683
50 Brambleton CDP 23486
51 Chester CDP 23414
52 West Springfield CDP 23369
53 Christiansburg town 23348
54 Hopewell city 23033
55 Lincolnia CDP 22922
56 Montclair CDP 22279
57 Waynesboro city 22196
58 McNair CDP 21598
59 Leesylvania CDP 21193
60 Rose Hill CDP 21045
61 Meadowbrook CDP 20898
62 Woodlawn CDP 20859
63 Merrifield CDP 20488
64 Buckhall CDP 20420
65 Lorton CDP 20072
66 Culpeper town 20062
67 Franklin Farm CDP 19189
68 Sudley CDP 19008
69 Franconia CDP 18943
70 Midlothian CDP 18320
71 Colonial Heights city 18170
72 Gainesville CDP 18112
73 Bon Air CDP 18022
74 Idylwood CDP 17954
75 Laurel CDP 17769
76 Burke Centre CDP 17518
77 Fort Hunt CDP 17231
78 Bristol city 17219
79 Manassas Park city 17219
80 Kingstowne CDP 16825
81 Bull Run CDP 16794
82 Highland Springs CDP 16604
83 Wolf Trap CDP 16496
84 Vienna town 16473
85 Hybla Valley CDP 16319
86 Glen Allen CDP 16187
87 Radford city 16070
88 Great Falls CDP 15953
89 Groveton CDP 15725
90 Hollins CDP 15574
91 Williamsburg city 15425
92 East Highland Park CDP 15131
93 Stone Ridge CDP 15039
94 Front Royal town 15011
95 Falls Church city 14658
96 Broadlands CDP 14021
97 Huntington CDP 13749
98 Brandermill CDP 13730
99 Martinsville city 13485
100 Kings Park West CDP 13465
101 Timberlake CDP 13267
102 Newington CDP 13223
103 Newington Forest CDP 12957
104 Mount Vernon CDP 12914
105 Poquoson city 12460
106 Lansdowne CDP 12427
107 Fairfax Station CDP 12420
108 Cascades CDP 12366
109 Sugarland Run CDP 12345
110 Lakeside CDP 12203
111 Stuarts Draft CDP 12142
112 Manchester CDP 12129
113 Wakefield CDP 11805
114 Dranesville CDP 11785
115 Forest CDP 11709
116 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 11436
117 New Baltimore CDP 11251
118 George Mason CDP 11162
119 Wyndham CDP 11087
120 Lowes Island CDP 11023
121 Yorkshire CDP 10992
122 Madison Heights CDP 10893
123 Difficult Run CDP 10600
124 Gloucester Point CDP 10587
125 Countryside CDP 10418
126 Belmont CDP 10268
127 Independent Hill CDP 10165
128 Lake Monticello CDP 10126
129 Warrenton town 10057
130 Fort Lee CDP 9874
131 Lake Barcroft CDP 9770
132 Fishersville CDP 9629
133 Triangle CDP 9589
134 Dunn Loring CDP 9464
135 Crozet CDP 9224
136 Seven Corners CDP 9131
137 Innsbrook CDP 8998
138 Pulaski town 8985
139 Purcellville town 8929
140 Woodburn CDP 8797
141 Rockwood CDP 8685
142 Hollymead CDP 8601
143 Smithfield town 8533
144 Dumbarton CDP 8506
145 Greenbriar CDP 8421
146 Fair Lakes CDP 8404
147 Abingdon town 8376
148 Floris CDP 8341
149 Laurel Hill CDP 8307
150 Wytheville town 8265
151 Franklin city 8180
152 Lake of the Woods CDP 8081
153 Vinton town 8059
154 South Boston town 7966
155 Montrose CDP 7909
156 University of Virginia CDP 7909
157 Long Branch CDP 7890
158 Sandston CDP 7779
159 Bellwood CDP 7678
160 Fort Belvoir CDP 7637
161 Ashland town 7565
162 Mantua CDP 7503
163 Carrollton CDP 7498
164 Woodlake CDP 7493
165 Farmville town 7473
166 North Springfield CDP 7430
167 Collinsville CDP 7380
168 Lexington city 7320
169 Ettrick CDP 7241
170 Strasburg town 7083
171 Bull Run CDP 6972
172 Belle Haven CDP 6851
173 Aquia Harbour CDP 6836
174 Galax city 6720
175 Bedford town 6657
176 Buena Vista city 6641
177 Bridgewater town 6596
178 Pimmit Hills CDP 6569
179 Braddock CDP 6549
180 South Run CDP 6462
181 Massanetta Springs CDP 6384
182 Potomac Mills CDP 6332
183 Hutchison CDP 6231
184 Bensley CDP 5971
185 Dulles Town Center CDP 5909
186 Bealeton CDP 5882
187 Woodstock town 5807
188 Emporia city 5766
189 Marion town 5751
190 Covington city 5737
191 Crosspointe CDP 5722
192 Dumfries town 5679
193 Spotsylvania Courthouse CDP 5610
194 Chamberlayne CDP 5581
195 Stafford Courthouse CDP 5370
196 Richlands town 5261
197 Big Stone Gap town 5254
198 Quantico Base CDP 5221
199 Bluefield town 5096
200 Union Mill CDP 4997
201 King George CDP 4970
202 Falmouth CDP 4956
203 Rocky Mount town 4903
204 Orange town 4880
205 Luray town 4831
206 South Hill town 4690
207 Pantops CDP 4682
208 Berryville town 4574
209 Lake Land'Or CDP 4555
210 Bethel Manor CDP 4540
211 Kings Park CDP 4537
212 Tazewell town 4486
213 Moorefield CDP 4421
214 Verona CDP 4398
215 Navy CDP 4327
216 Broadway town 4170
217 Hayfield CDP 4154
218 Shenandoah Farms CDP 4135
219 Enon CDP 4075
220 Mount Hermon CDP 4057
221 Loch Lomond CDP 4050
222 University Center CDP 3969
223 Colonial Beach town 3908
224 County Center CDP 3787
225 Norton city 3687
226 Clifton Forge town 3555
227 West Point town 3414
228 Cloverdale CDP 3410
229 Altavista town 3378
230 Blackstone town 3352
231 Chincoteague town 3344
232 North Shore CDP 3332
233 Blue Ridge CDP 3185
234 Lebanon town 3159
235 Southern Gateway CDP 3133
236 Daleville CDP 3070
237 Gloucester Courthouse CDP 3030
238 Wise town 2971
239 Timberville town 2963
240 Lake Wilderness CDP 2960
241 Dahlgren CDP 2946
242 Elkton town 2941
243 Pearisburg town 2909
244 Grottoes town 2899
245 Hillsville town 2884
246 Merrimac CDP 2858
247 Windsor town 2746
248 Weyers Cave CDP 2700
249 Lovettsville town 2694
250 Dublin town 2682
251 Ravensworth CDP 2680
252 Matoaca CDP 2655
253 Lake Caroline CDP 2511
254 Shenandoah town 2486
255 Oak Grove CDP 2452
256 Fairlawn CDP 2419
257 Arcola CDP 2412
258 Prince George CDP 2315
259 Sully Square CDP 2300
260 Goose Creek Village CDP 2298
261 One Loudoun CDP 2285
262 Crewe town 2262
263 Shawneeland CDP 2248
264 Crimora CDP 2219
265 Lake Holiday CDP 2196
266 Tappahannock town 2193
267 Rivanna CDP 2174
268 Massanutten CDP 2164
269 New Market town 2155
270 Amherst town 2110
271 Narrows town 2093
272 Rio CDP 2076
273 Horse Pasture CDP 2058
274 Chase City town 2053
275 Woodlawn CDP 2045
276 Gate City town 2043
277 Mason Neck CDP 2025
278 Stephens City town 2016
279 Raven CDP 1988
280 Louisa town 1987
281 Mount Jackson town 1961
282 Waverly town 1955
283 Appomattox town 1919
284 Piney Mountain CDP 1880
285 Laymantown CDP 1867
286 Marshall CDP 1854
287 Ferrum CDP 1827
288 East Lexington CDP 1824
289 Saltville town 1824
290 Patrick Springs CDP 1813
291 Central Garage CDP 1810
292 Victoria town 1734
293 Castlewood CDP 1704
294 Stanley town 1703
295 Claypool Hill CDP 1699
296 Dayton town 1688
297 Chatmoss CDP 1671
298 Adwolf CDP 1658
299 Boswell's Corner CDP 1656
300 Chilhowie town 1654
301 Warsaw town 1637
302 Pennington Gap town 1624
303 Nokesville CDP 1619
304 Twin Lakes CDP 1602
305 Coeburn town 1598
306 Concord CDP 1557
307 Lyndhurst CDP 1554
308 Westlake Corner CDP 1553
309 Rural Retreat town 1546
310 Haymarket town 1545
311 Captains Cove CDP 1544
312 Ruckersville CDP 1484
313 Exmore town 1473
314 Benns Church CDP 1453
315 Kilmarnock town 1445
316 Appalachia town 1432
317 Stuart town 1431
318 Gordonsville town 1402
319 Apple Mountain Lake CDP 1400
320 Great Falls Crossing CDP 1392
321 Stanleytown CDP 1385
322 Clintwood town 1377
323 Basye CDP 1374
324 Bracey CDP 1372
325 Glade Spring town 1367
326 Middletown town 1355
327 Plum Creek CDP 1350
328 Wattsville CDP 1341
329 Union Hall CDP 1328
330 Gretna town 1310
331 Clarksville town 1300
332 Courtland town 1295
333 Rustburg CDP 1281
334 Dooms CDP 1279
335 Hurt town 1267
336 Belmont Estates CDP 1263
337 Nellysford CDP 1254
338 Weber City town 1250
339 Passapatanzy CDP 1244
340 Cana CDP 1243
341 Shawsville CDP 1241
342 Emory CDP 1237
343 Chatham town 1232
344 Bull Run Mountain Estates CDP 1220
345 Honaker town 1217
346 Buchanan town 1196
347 Hampden-Sydney CDP 1191
348 Cape Charles town 1178
349 Edinburg town 1178
350 Rushmere CDP 1175
351 Onancock town 1169
352 Bowling Green town 1168
353 Jolivue CDP 1168
354 Earlysville CDP 1153
355 Pembroke town 1152
356 Prices Fork CDP 1142
357 Camp Barrett CDP 1140
358 Belview CDP 1128
359 Atkins CDP 1121
360 Henry Fork CDP 1120
361 Halifax town 1118
362 Kenbridge town 1112
363 Shenandoah Shores CDP 1112
364 Brookneal town 1090
365 Cedar Bluff town 1069
366 Brightwood CDP 1064
367 Deltaville CDP 1057
368 Glasgow town 1052
369 Springville CDP 1043
370 Occoquan town 1035
371 Bassett CDP 1028
372 Lawrenceville town 1014
373 Independence town 1011
374 Mountain Road CDP 1009
375 Dryden CDP 986
376 McGaheysville CDP 978
377 Maurertown CDP 973
378 Amelia Court House CDP 965
379 Riner CDP 949
380 Riverdale CDP 949
381 Harriston CDP 948
382 Innovation CDP 926
383 Ivy CDP 917
384 Horntown CDP 912
385 Craigsville town 899
386 Goochland CDP 899
387 Chester Gap CDP 894
388 Glenvar CDP 892
389 Greenville CDP 887
390 Pound town 877
391 Fort Chiswell CDP 876
392 Grundy town 875
393 Jonesville town 872
394 St. Paul town 866
395 Gratton CDP 865
396 Skyland Estates CDP 862
397 Meadowview CDP 861
398 Elliston CDP 855
399 Fieldale CDP 852
400 New Hope CDP 843
401 Blairs CDP 841
402 Motley CDP 825
403 Parksley town 816
404 Atlantic CDP 808
405 Keysville town 807
406 Oak Level CDP 803
407 Blue Ridge Shores CDP 801
408 Damascus town 788
409 Penhook CDP 782
410 Wakefield town 759
411 Fincastle town 755
412 Ridgeway town 752
413 Boyce town 749
414 Rich Creek town 749
415 New Kent CDP 739
416 Rose Hill CDP 729
417 Dahlgren Center CDP 724
418 Arrington CDP 718
419 Camptown CDP 718
420 Cluster Springs CDP 718
421 Sherando CDP 696
422 Round Hill town 693
423 Big Stone Gap East CDP 687
424 Mount Sidney CDP 678
425 Opal CDP 678
426 Mallow CDP 671
427 Middleburg town 669
428 Seven Mile Ford CDP 664
429 Laurel Park CDP 657
430 Jarratt town 652
431 Villa Heights CDP 638
432 Montvale CDP 635
433 Pastoria CDP 627
434 Saluda CDP 627
435 Remington town 626
436 Dinwiddie CDP 619
437 Hamilton town 619
438 Riverview CDP 616
439 La Crosse town 614
440 Allison Gap CDP 610
441 Sugar Grove CDP 610
442 Gwynn CDP 578
443 Quantico town 578
444 Dante CDP 572
445 Max Meadows CDP 553
446 Shenandoah Retreat CDP 549
447 Belle Haven town 543
448 East Stone Gap CDP 537
449 Drakes Branch town 533
450 Nassawadox town 533
451 Stewartsville CDP 533
452 Onley town 532
453 Mathews CDP 525
454 Hot Springs CDP 524
455 Scottsville town 524
456 Accomac town 519
457 Sedley CDP 517
458 Boykins town 516
459 Charlotte Court House town 505
460 Lovingston CDP 503
461 Southampton Meadows CDP 503
462 Ivanhoe CDP 501
463 Shipman CDP 492
464 Urbanna town 492
465 Esmont CDP 491
466 Metompkin CDP 490
467 Cheriton town 486
468 Haysi town 484
469 Irvington town 474
470 Mineral town 470
471 Sandy Level CDP 464
472 North Garden CDP 461
473 Troutville town 458
474 Boissevain CDP 457
475 McKenney town 457
476 McMullin CDP 455
477 Boston CDP 454
478 Nelsonia CDP 451
479 Fries town 450
480 Moneta CDP 450
481 Floyd town 448
482 Vansant CDP 442
483 Mount Crawford town 439
484 Dillwyn town 436
485 Tangier town 436
486 The University of Virginia's College at Wise CDP 430
487 Lafayette CDP 429
488 Burkeville town 417
489 Gargatha CDP 415
490 Baywood CDP 414
491 Gasburg CDP 408
492 Port Republic CDP 408
493 Low Moor CDP 402
494 Powhatan CDP 402
495 Melfa town 396
496 Bloxom town 387
497 Bland CDP 383
498 Ewing CDP 381
499 White Stone town 380
500 Nickelsville town 378
501 Fairview Beach CDP 376
502 Disputanta CDP 373
503 Templeton CDP 372
504 Keezletown CDP 369
505 Kincora CDP 367
506 Pounding Mill CDP 367
507 Clover CDP 366
508 Cumberland CDP 365
509 Parrott CDP 358
510 Selma CDP 357
511 Linville CDP 355
512 Stanardsville town 349
513 Carrsville CDP 346
514 Pungoteague CDP 346
515 Wintergreen CDP 346
516 Bastian CDP 343
517 Goshen town 338
518 Chase Crossing CDP 335
519 Hiltons CDP 334
520 Montross town 333
521 Catlett CDP 331
522 Keokee CDP 330
523 Iron Gate town 324
524 Keswick CDP 321
525 Afton CDP 313
526 Ivor town 312
527 Mappsville CDP 311
528 Temperanceville CDP 308
529 Ripplemead CDP 306
530 Claremont town 305
531 Falls Mills CDP 305
532 Alberta town 302
533 Boydton town 302
534 Sperryville CDP 302
535 Big Island CDP 300
536 Eastville town 300
537 Abbs Valley CDP 299
538 Draper CDP 291
539 Newsoms town 286
540 Quinby CDP 285
541 Brodnax town 283
542 Calverton CDP 279
543 Stickleyville CDP 279
544 King William CDP 276
545 Toms Brook town 276
546 Brucetown CDP 274
547 Painter town 272
548 Pocahontas town 268
549 Bobtown CDP 267
550 Cliftondale Park CDP 266
551 Boones Mill town 259
552 Dungannon town 257
553 Fairfield CDP 257
554 Wachapreague town 257
555 New Church CDP 256
556 Schuyler CDP 252
557 Dendron town 251
558 Gore CDP 249
559 The Plains town 245
560 Clinchco town 244
561 Clifton town 243
562 Yogaville CDP 242
563 Stevens Creek CDP 240
564 Fairview CDP 237
565 New River CDP 237
566 Augusta Springs CDP 236
567 Millboro CDP 236
568 Hanover CDP 235
569 Phenix town 232
570 Oak Hall CDP 226
571 Greenbush CDP 224
572 Flint Hill CDP 222
573 Tasley CDP 222
574 Yorktown CDP 221
575 Hilltown CDP 216
576 Whitesville CDP 215
577 Fancy Gap CDP 214
578 Midland CDP 214
579 Hiwassee CDP 212
580 Willis Wharf CDP 210
581 Eagle Rock CDP 209
582 Stony Creek town 209
583 Surry town 208
584 Madison town 205
585 Belspring CDP 204
586 Tacoma CDP 204
587 Callaghan CDP 203
588 Hallwood town 202
589 Big Rock CDP 199
590 Port Royal town 196
591 Churchville CDP 195
592 Singers Glen CDP 195
593 Brandy Station CDP 191
594 Free Union CDP 187
595 Cats Bridge CDP 184
596 Middlebrook CDP 184
597 Weems CDP 184
598 Sussex CDP 181
599 Waterford CDP 181
600 Upperville CDP 178
601 Barboursville CDP 177
602 Savageville CDP 175
603 Greenbackville CDP 173
604 Nathalie CDP 173
605 Saxis town 172
606 Sanford CDP 168
607 Monterey town 165
608 Union Level CDP 161
609 Scotland CDP 153
610 Thynedale CDP 152
611 Ebony CDP 150
612 Jewell Ridge CDP 149
613 Troutdale town 145
614 Breaks CDP 144
615 Keller town 144
616 Eggleston CDP 143
617 Lunenburg CDP 142
618 Capron town 141
619 Makemie Park CDP 138
620 Pamplin City town 138
621 Cleveland town 136
622 Heathsville CDP 136
623 Mendota CDP 135
624 Osaka CDP 132
625 Harborton CDP 130
626 Buckingham Courthouse CDP 129
627 Glen Wilton CDP 129
628 Palmyra CDP 127
629 Scottsburg town 127
630 Virgilina town 126
631 New Castle town 125
632 Snowville CDP 125
633 Rectortown CDP 121
634 Warm Springs CDP 121
635 Baskerville CDP 120
636 Modest Town CDP 120
637 Austinville CDP 119
638 Branchville town 118
639 Southside Chesconessex CDP 115
640 Hillsboro town 114
641 Doran CDP 113
642 Allisonia CDP 111
643 Deerfield CDP 110
644 Mount Clifton CDP 110
645 Bayside CDP 107
646 Lancaster CDP 105
647 Charles City CDP 104
648 Warfield CDP 104
649 Lee Mont CDP 102
650 Schooner Bay CDP 97
651 Glen Lyn town 95
652 Deep Creek CDP 94
653 McDowell CDP 94
654 Stonega CDP 93
655 Rocky Gap CDP 87
656 Washington town 86
657 King and Queen Court House CDP 82
658 Mechanicsburg CDP 81
659 Dunbar CDP 79
660 Duffield town 73
661 St. Charles town 73
662 Columbia CDP 72
663 Meadows of Dan CDP 72
664 Savage Town CDP 72
665 Aldie CDP 70
666 Clinchport town 64
667 Nottoway Court House CDP 63
668 Franktown CDP 61
669 Amonate CDP 59
670 Locust Mount CDP 52
671 Mappsburg CDP 51
672 Paris CDP 44