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| Rank | Name | Urban Area Type | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 |
| 1 | Virginia Beach | City | 262,199 | 393,089 | 425,257 | 438,415 |
| 2 | Norfolk | City | 266,979 | 261,250 | 234,403 | 231,954 |
| 3 | Chesapeake | City | 114,486 | 151,982 | 199,184 | 218,968 |
| 4 | Arlington | County | 152,599 | 170,897 | 189,453 | 195,965 |
| 5 | Richmond | City | 219,214 | 202,798 | 197,790 | 193,777 |
| 6 | Newport News | City | 144,903 | 171,439 | 180,150 | 179,899 |
| 7 | Hampton | City | 122,617 | 133,811 | 146,437 | 145,579 |
| 8 | Alexandria | City | 103,217 | 111,182 | 128,283 | 135,337 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | City | 104,577 | 103,910 | 100,565 | 100,169 |
| 10 | Roanoke | City | 100,220 | 96,509 | 94,911 | 92,631 |
| 11 | Suffolk | City | 47,621 | 52,143 | 63,677 | 78,994 |
| 12 | Lynchburg | City | 66,743 | 66,049 | 65,269 | 66,973 |
| 13 | Centreville | Uninc | 7,473 | 26,585 | 48,661 | 60,000 |
| 14 | Dale City | Uninc | 33,127 | 47,170 | 55,971 | 60,000 |
| 15 | Reston | Uninc | 36,407 | 48,556 | 56,407 | 60,000 |
| 16 | Burke | Uninc | 33,835 | 57,734 | 57,737 | 57,700 |
| 17 | Annandale | Uninc | 49,524 | 50,975 | 54,994 | 57,000 |
| 18 | Danville | City | 45,642 | 53,056 | 48,411 | 46,143 |
| 19 | Chantilly | Uninc | 12,259 | 29,337 | 41,041 | 46,000 |
| 20 | Tuckahoe | Uninc | 39,868 | 42,629 | 43,242 | 43,600 |
| 21 | Harrisonburg | City | 19,671 | 30,707 | 40,468 | 40,438 |
| 22 | Charlottesville | City | 39,916 | 40,475 | 40,099 | 40,437 |
| 23 | McLean | Uninc | 35,664 | 38,168 | 38,929 | 39,200 |
| 24 | Blacksburg | Town | 30,638 | 34,590 | 39,573 | 39,130 |
| 25 | Manassas | City | 15,438 | 27,957 | 35,135 | 37,569 |
| 26 | Franconia | Uninc | 8,476 | 19,882 | 31,907 | 37,000 |
| 27 | Leesburg | Town | 8,357 | 16,202 | 28,311 | 36,269 |
| 28 | Woodbridge | Uninc | 24,004 | 26,401 | 31,941 | 34,500 |
| 29 | Mechanicsville | Uninc | 9,269 | 22,027 | 30,464 | 34,000 |
| 30 | Lake Ridge | Uninc | 11,072 | 23,862 | 30,404 | 33,000 |
| 31 | Springfield | Uninc | 21,435 | 23,706 | 30,417 | 33,000 |
| 32 | Petersburg | City | 41,055 | 38,386 | 33,740 | 32,604 |
| 33 | Oakton | Uninc | 19,150 | 24,610 | 29,348 | 31,000 |
| 34 | Mount Vernon | Uninc | 24,056 | 27,485 | 28,582 | 29,000 |
| 35 | West Springfield | Uninc | 25,012 | 28,126 | 28,378 | 28,500 |
| 36 | Jefferson | Uninc | 24,342 | 25,782 | 27,422 | 28,000 |
| 37 | Cave Spring | Uninc | 21,682 | 24,053 | 24,941 | 25,300 |
| 38 | Winchester | City | 20,217 | 21,947 | 23,585 | 25,119 |
| 39 | Bailey's Crossroads | Uninc | 12,564 | 19,507 | 23,166 | 25,000 |
| 40 | Salem | City | 23,956 | 23,756 | 24,747 | 24,654 |
| 41 | Staunton | City | 21,857 | 24,461 | 23,853 | 23,337 |
| 42 | Hopewell | City | 23,397 | 23,101 | 22,354 | 22,690 |
| 43 | Herndon | Town | 11,449 | 16,139 | 21,655 | 21,965 |
| 44 | Fairfax | City | 19,390 | 19,622 | 21,498 | 21,963 |
| 45 | Groveton | Uninc | 18,860 | 19,997 | 21,296 | 21,900 |
| 46 | Waynesboro | City | 15,329 | 18,549 | 19,520 | 21,269 |
| 47 | Fredericksburg | City | 15,322 | 19,027 | 19,279 | 20,732 |
| Source: http://www.citypopulation.de/USA-Virginia.html | ||||||