| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa | 1 | 2.36% | 2,297 | 1,993 |
| Cape Charles | 2 | 2.05% | 1,341 | 1,180 |
| Suffolk | 3 | 1.96% | 106,746 | 94,818 |
| Culpeper | 4 | 1.76% | 22,462 | 20,166 |
| Fairfax | 5 | 1.74% | 27,238 | 24,174 |
| Bowling Green | 6 | 1.71% | 1,306 | 1,167 |
| Gordonsville | 7 | 1.7% | 1,614 | 1,444 |
| Orange | 8 | 1.64% | 5,453 | 4,898 |
| Fredericksburg | 9 | 1.64% | 30,890 | 27,997 |
| Radford | 10 | 1.62% | 17,523 | 16,117 |
| Stephens City | 11 | 1.54% | 2,241 | 2,033 |
| Middletown | 12 | 1.43% | 1,492 | 1,359 |
| Windsor | 13 | 1.36% | 2,987 | 2,751 |
| Waynesboro | 14 | 1.35% | 24,274 | 22,280 |
| Broadway | 15 | 1.3% | 4,521 | 4,178 |
| Smithfield | 16 | 1.27% | 9,228 | 8,556 |
| Berryville | 17 | 1.26% | 4,889 | 4,590 |
| Timberville | 18 | 1.26% | 3,206 | 2,969 |
| Grottoes | 19 | 1.26% | 3,138 | 2,907 |
| Dayton | 20 | 1.23% | 1,813 | 1,684 |
| Lexington | 21 | 1.22% | 7,864 | 7,318 |
| Elkton | 22 | 1.21% | 3,174 | 2,949 |
| South Hill | 23 | 1.17% | 4,946 | 4,690 |
| Dumfries | 24 | 1.09% | 6,475 | 5,717 |
| Appomattox | 25 | 1.09% | 2,047 | 1,916 |
| Ashland | 26 | 1% | 8,062 | 7,607 |
| Colonial Beach | 27 | 0.99% | 4,192 | 3,909 |
| Bridgewater | 28 | 0.98% | 6,992 | 6,594 |
| Front Royal | 29 | 0.96% | 15,873 | 15,026 |
| West Point | 30 | 0.83% | 3,625 | 3,423 |
| Richmond | 31 | 0.83% | 239,227 | 226,927 |
| Williamsburg | 32 | 0.76% | 15,982 | 15,459 |
| Manassas | 33 | 0.76% | 44,669 | 42,690 |
| Franklin | 34 | 0.75% | 8,542 | 8,147 |
| Haymarket | 35 | 0.75% | 1,614 | 1,537 |
| Bedford | 36 | 0.75% | 7,970 | 7,629 |
| Occoquan | 37 | 0.74% | 1,086 | 1,036 |
| Poquoson | 38 | 0.73% | 13,389 | 12,472 |
| Leesburg | 39 | 0.71% | 50,270 | 48,433 |
| Mount Jackson | 40 | 0.69% | 2,054 | 1,963 |
| Warsaw | 41 | 0.65% | 1,703 | 1,637 |
| Strasburg | 42 | 0.64% | 7,427 | 7,129 |
| Woodstock | 43 | 0.63% | 6,040 | 5,802 |
| New Market | 44 | 0.63% | 2,236 | 2,148 |
| Colonial Heights | 45 | 0.61% | 18,852 | 18,162 |
| Falls Church | 46 | 0.61% | 15,251 | 14,677 |
| Edinburg | 47 | 0.57% | 1,232 | 1,185 |
| Herndon | 48 | 0.56% | 25,649 | 24,585 |
| Martinsville | 49 | 0.56% | 13,926 | 13,478 |
| Chesapeake | 50 | 0.5% | 256,610 | 249,655 |
| Petersburg | 51 | 0.47% | 33,892 | 33,398 |
| Staunton | 52 | 0.42% | 26,913 | 25,810 |
| Warrenton | 53 | 0.41% | 10,255 | 10,048 |
| Lynchburg | 54 | 0.41% | 81,677 | 78,995 |
| Rocky Mount | 55 | 0.4% | 4,993 | 4,906 |
| Salem | 56 | 0.33% | 25,900 | 25,398 |
| Blacksburg | 57 | 0.25% | 45,217 | 44,766 |
| Buchanan | 58 | 0.25% | 1,215 | 1,197 |
| Vienna | 59 | 0.2% | 16,724 | 16,451 |
| Amherst | 60 | 0.19% | 2,150 | 2,111 |
| Farmville | 61 | 0.16% | 7,605 | 7,543 |
| Lovettsville | 62 | 0.15% | 2,712 | 2,708 |
| Chase City | 63 | 0.15% | 2,057 | 2,048 |
| Kilmarnock | 64 | 0.14% | 1,459 | 1,443 |
| Victoria | 65 | 0.11% | 1,746 | 1,739 |
| Tappahannock | 66 | 0.09% | 2,195 | 2,188 |
| Kenbridge | 67 | 0.09% | 1,104 | 1,100 |
| Onancock | 68 | 0.08% | 1,178 | 1,169 |
| Clarksville | 69 | 0.08% | 1,304 | 1,301 |
| Glade Spring | 70 | 0.07% | 1,367 | 1,369 |
| Winchester | 71 | 0.07% | 28,291 | 28,003 |
| Blackstone | 72 | 0.06% | 3,391 | 3,355 |
| Purcellville | 73 | 0.06% | 8,895 | 8,944 |
| Hopewell | 74 | 0.06% | 23,274 | 23,012 |
| Vinton | 75 | 0.05% | 7,971 | 7,970 |
| Alexandria | 76 | 0.03% | 160,717 | 159,147 |
| Hampton | 77 | 0.02% | 137,345 | 137,279 |
| Courtland | 78 | 0% | 1,299 | 1,292 |
| Crewe | 79 | 0% | 2,279 | 2,260 |
| Buena Vista | 80 | -0.03% | 6,670 | 6,616 |
| Stanley | 81 | -0.06% | 1,703 | 1,701 |
| Galax | 82 | -0.06% | 6,666 | 6,716 |
| Luray | 83 | -0.06% | 4,820 | 4,823 |
| Shenandoah | 84 | -0.08% | 2,478 | 2,478 |
| Altavista | 85 | -0.15% | 3,348 | 3,373 |
| Abingdon | 86 | -0.17% | 8,270 | 8,379 |
| Pembroke | 87 | -0.18% | 1,137 | 1,149 |
| Brookneal | 88 | -0.18% | 1,081 | 1,090 |
| Waverly | 89 | -0.21% | 1,932 | 1,945 |
| Chincoteague | 90 | -0.24% | 3,301 | 3,339 |
| Covington | 91 | -0.26% | 5,665 | 5,747 |
| Portsmouth | 92 | -0.3% | 96,490 | 97,991 |
| Roanoke | 93 | -0.31% | 98,807 | 99,903 |
| Virginia Beach | 94 | -0.32% | 452,271 | 459,626 |
| Weber City | 95 | -0.33% | 1,217 | 1,248 |
| Rural Retreat | 96 | -0.33% | 1,516 | 1,543 |
| Dublin | 97 | -0.34% | 2,643 | 2,686 |
| Pearisburg | 98 | -0.35% | 2,863 | 2,916 |
| Gate City | 99 | -0.35% | 1,993 | 2,044 |
| Stuart | 100 | -0.35% | 1,404 | 1,430 |
| Newport News | 101 | -0.36% | 182,572 | 186,030 |
| Wytheville | 102 | -0.37% | 8,098 | 8,270 |
| Danville | 103 | -0.37% | 41,493 | 42,572 |
| South Boston | 104 | -0.37% | 7,766 | 7,944 |
| Glasgow | 105 | -0.38% | 1,045 | 1,055 |
| Narrows | 106 | -0.39% | 2,028 | 2,089 |
| Honaker | 107 | -0.42% | 1,186 | 1,212 |
| Lebanon | 108 | -0.42% | 3,062 | 3,143 |
| Hillsville | 109 | -0.42% | 2,824 | 2,884 |
| Harrisonburg | 110 | -0.45% | 50,612 | 51,698 |
| Halifax | 111 | -0.46% | 1,087 | 1,113 |
| Gretna | 112 | -0.47% | 1,274 | 1,306 |
| Pulaski | 113 | -0.48% | 8,765 | 8,979 |
| Hurt | 114 | -0.49% | 1,228 | 1,261 |
| Chatham | 115 | -0.5% | 1,185 | 1,217 |
| Pennington Gap | 116 | -0.51% | 1,560 | 1,609 |
| Saltville | 117 | -0.63% | 1,749 | 1,818 |
| Marion | 118 | -0.65% | 5,519 | 5,749 |
| Big Stone Gap | 119 | -0.69% | 5,067 | 5,268 |
| Chilhowie | 120 | -0.69% | 1,588 | 1,654 |
| Norfolk | 121 | -0.73% | 229,324 | 237,859 |
| Exmore | 122 | -0.79% | 1,385 | 1,462 |
| Wise | 123 | -0.84% | 2,829 | 2,969 |
| Coeburn | 124 | -0.85% | 1,522 | 1,597 |
| Richlands | 125 | -0.91% | 5,005 | 5,278 |
| Christiansburg | 126 | -0.94% | 22,231 | 23,315 |
| Tazewell | 127 | -1% | 4,248 | 4,506 |
| Clifton Forge | 128 | -1.01% | 3,338 | 3,539 |
| Appalachia | 129 | -1.02% | 1,355 | 1,436 |
| Charlottesville | 130 | -1.03% | 43,932 | 46,433 |
| Bluefield | 131 | -1.03% | 4,789 | 5,084 |
| Manassas Park | 132 | -1.11% | 16,376 | 17,161 |
| Norton | 133 | -1.18% | 3,436 | 3,680 |
| Clintwood | 134 | -1.31% | 1,280 | 1,378 |
| Bristol | 135 | -1.32% | 16,201 | 17,321 |
| Emporia | 136 | -1.32% | 5,375 | 5,697 |
Virginia's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Louisa leads with 2.36% annualized growth, followed by Cape Charles (2.05%) and Suffolk (1.96%). The largest population centers are Virginia Beach (452,271), Chesapeake (256,610), and Richmond (239,227). Of the 136 cities over 1,000 population, 79 are growing while 57 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.22% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 1.13% annually.