| Area | Census 2000 | 7/1/2008 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
| Virginia | 7,078,515 | 7,769,089 | 690,574 | 9.76% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon town | 7,780 | 8,009 | 229 | 2.94% |
| Accomac town | 547 | 524 | -23 | -4.20% |
| Alberta town | 306 | 290 | -16 | -5.23% |
| Alexandria city | 128,283 | 143,885 | 15,602 | 12.16% |
| Altavista town | 3,425 | 3,368 | -57 | -1.66% |
| Amherst town | 2,251 | 2,219 | -32 | -1.42% |
| Appalachia town | 1,839 | 1,739 | -100 | -5.44% |
| Appomattox town | 1,761 | 1,748 | -13 | -0.74% |
| Arlington CDP | 189,453 | 209,969 | 20,516 | 10.83% |
| Ashland town | 6,619 | 7,100 | 481 | 7.27% |
| Bedford city | 6,299 | 6,312 | 13 | 0.21% |
| Belle Haven town | 480 | 458 | -22 | -4.58% |
| Berryville town | 2,963 | 3,168 | 205 | 6.92% |
| Big Stone Gap town | 4,856 | 5,662 | 806 | 16.60% |
| Blacksburg town | 39,573 | 41,796 | 2,223 | 5.62% |
| Blackstone town | 3,675 | 3,582 | -93 | -2.53% |
| Bloxom town | 395 | 384 | -11 | -2.78% |
| Bluefield town | 5,078 | 5,143 | 65 | 1.28% |
| Boones Mill town | 285 | 291 | 6 | 2.11% |
| Bowling Green town | 936 | 1,021 | 85 | 9.08% |
| Boyce town | 426 | 451 | 25 | 5.87% |
| Boydton town | 454 | 458 | 4 | 0.88% |
| Boykins town | 620 | 601 | -19 | -3.06% |
| Branchville town | 123 | 120 | -3 | -2.44% |
| Bridgewater town | 5,203 | 5,430 | 227 | 4.36% |
| Bristol city | 17,367 | 17,424 | 57 | 0.33% |
| Broadway town | 2,192 | 3,202 | 1,010 | 46.08% |
| Brodnax town | 317 | 290 | -27 | -8.52% |
| Brookneal town | 1,259 | 1,249 | -10 | -0.79% |
| Buchanan town | 1,233 | 1,219 | -14 | -1.14% |
| Buena Vista city | 6,349 | 6,471 | 122 | 1.92% |
| Burkeville town | 489 | 472 | -17 | -3.48% |
| Cape Charles town | 1,134 | 1,464 | 330 | 29.10% |
| Capron town | 167 | 382 | 215 | 128.74% |
| Cedar Bluff town | 1,085 | 1,043 | -42 | -3.87% |
| Charlotte Court House town | 404 | 436 | 32 | 7.92% |
| Charlottesville city | 45,049 | 41,487 | -3,562 | -7.91% |
| Chase City town | 2,457 | 2,321 | -136 | -5.54% |
| Chatham town | 1,338 | 1,518 | 180 | 13.45% |
| Cheriton town | 499 | 469 | -30 | -6.01% |
| Chesapeake city | 199,184 | 220,111 | 20,927 | 10.51% |
| Chilhowie town | 1,827 | 1,746 | -81 | -4.43% |
| Chincoteague town | 4,317 | 4,296 | -21 | -0.49% |
| Christiansburg town | 16,947 | 19,477 | 2,530 | 14.93% |
| Claremont town | 343 | 335 | -8 | -2.33% |
| Clarksville town | 1,329 | 1,258 | -71 | -5.34% |
| Cleveland town | 148 | 141 | -7 | -4.73% |
| Clifton Forge town | 4,289 | 3,932 | -357 | -8.32% |
| Clifton town | 185 | 210 | 25 | 13.51% |
| Clinchco town | 424 | 411 | -13 | -3.07% |
| Clinchport town | 77 | 73 | -4 | -5.19% |
| Clintwood town | 1,549 | 1,520 | -29 | -1.87% |
| Coeburn town | 1,996 | 1,978 | -18 | -0.90% |
| Colonial Beach town | 3,228 | 3,789 | 561 | 17.38% |
| Colonial Heights city | 16,897 | 17,768 | 871 | 5.15% |
| Columbia town | 49 | 56 | 7 | 14.29% |
| Courtland town | 1,270 | 1,242 | -28 | -2.20% |
| Covington city | 6,303 | 6,120 | -183 | -2.90% |
| Craigsville town | 979 | 1,019 | 40 | 4.09% |
| Crewe town | 2,378 | 2,284 | -94 | -3.95% |
| Culpeper town | 9,664 | 13,977 | 4,313 | 44.63% |
| Damascus town | 981 | 1,070 | 89 | 9.07% |
| Danville city | 48,411 | 44,660 | -3,751 | -7.75% |
| Dayton town | 1,344 | 1,353 | 9 | 0.67% |
| Dendron town | 297 | 293 | -4 | -1.35% |
| Dillwyn town | 447 | 433 | -14 | -3.13% |
| Drakes Branch town | 504 | 472 | -32 | -6.35% |
| Dublin town | 2,288 | 2,190 | -98 | -4.28% |
| Duffield town | 62 | 82 | 20 | 32.26% |
| Dumfries town | 4,937 | 4,805 | -132 | -2.67% |
| Dungannon town | 317 | 298 | -19 | -5.99% |
| Eastville town | 203 | 193 | -10 | -4.93% |
| Edinburg town | 813 | 897 | 84 | 10.33% |
| Elkton town | 2,042 | 2,626 | 584 | 28.60% |
| Emporia city | 5,665 | 5,643 | -22 | -0.39% |
| Exmore town | 1,136 | 1,349 | 213 | 18.75% |
| Fairfax city | 21,498 | 23,844 | 2,346 | 10.91% |
| Falls Church city | 10,377 | 11,169 | 792 | 7.63% |
| Farmville town | 6,845 | 7,396 | 551 | 8.05% |
| Fincastle town | 359 | 353 | -6 | -1.67% |
| Floyd town | 432 | 436 | 4 | 0.93% |
| Franklin city | 8,346 | 8,877 | 531 | 6.36% |
| Fredericksburg city | 19,279 | 22,818 | 3,539 | 18.36% |
| Fries town | 614 | 552 | -62 | -10.10% |
| Front Royal town | 13,589 | 14,616 | 1,027 | 7.56% |
| Galax city | 6,837 | 6,808 | -29 | -0.42% |
| Gate City town | 2,159 | 2,052 | -107 | -4.96% |
| Glade Spring town | 1,374 | 1,520 | 146 | 10.63% |
| Glasgow town | 1,046 | 1,007 | -39 | -3.73% |
| Glen Lyn town | 151 | 163 | 12 | 7.95% |
| Gordonsville town | 1,498 | 1,697 | 199 | 13.28% |
| Goshen town | 406 | 394 | -12 | -2.96% |
| Gretna town | 1,257 | 1,192 | -65 | -5.17% |
| Grottoes town | 2,114 | 2,190 | 76 | 3.60% |
| Grundy town | 1,105 | 961 | -144 | -13.03% |
| Halifax town | 1,389 | 1,290 | -99 | -7.13% |
| Hallwood town | 290 | 275 | -15 | -5.17% |
| Hamilton town | 562 | 770 | 208 | 37.01% |
| Hampton city | 146,437 | 145,494 | -943 | -0.64% |
| Harrisonburg city | 40,468 | 44,015 | 3,547 | 8.76% |
| Haymarket town | 879 | 1,226 | 347 | 39.48% |
| Haysi town | 186 | 309 | 123 | 66.13% |
| Herndon town | 21,655 | 22,045 | 390 | 1.80% |
| Hillsboro town | 96 | 116 | 20 | 20.83% |
| Hillsville town | 2,607 | 2,650 | 43 | 1.65% |
| Honaker town | 945 | 1,445 | 500 | 52.91% |
| Hopewell city | 22,354 | 23,142 | 788 | 3.53% |
| Hurt town | 1,276 | 1,214 | -62 | -4.86% |
| Independence town | 971 | 895 | -76 | -7.83% |
| Iron Gate town | 404 | 371 | -33 | -8.17% |
| Irvington town | 673 | 642 | -31 | -4.61% |
| Ivor town | 320 | 310 | -10 | -3.12% |
| Jarratt town | 589 | 560 | -29 | -4.92% |
| Jonesville town | 995 | 967 | -28 | -2.81% |
| Keller town | 173 | 164 | -9 | -5.20% |
| Kenbridge town | 1,253 | 1,279 | 26 | 2.08% |
| Keysville town | 817 | 764 | -53 | -6.49% |
| Kilmarnock town | 1,244 | 1,295 | 51 | 4.10% |
| La Crosse town | 618 | 589 | -29 | -4.69% |
| Lawrenceville town | 1,275 | 1,333 | 58 | 4.55% |
| Lebanon town | 3,273 | 3,196 | -77 | -2.35% |
| Leesburg town | 28,311 | 39,641 | 11,330 | 40.02% |
| Lexington city | 6,867 | 7,003 | 136 | 1.98% |
| Louisa town | 1,401 | 1,564 | 163 | 11.63% |
| Lovettsville town | 853 | 1,274 | 421 | 49.36% |
| Luray town | 4,871 | 4,843 | -28 | -0.57% |
| Lynchburg city | 65,269 | 72,596 | 7,327 | 11.23% |
| Madison town | 210 | 212 | 2 | 0.95% |
| Manassas city | 35,135 | 35,205 | 70 | 0.20% |
| Manassas Park city | 10,290 | 11,319 | 1,029 | 10.00% |
| Marion town | 6,349 | 6,001 | -348 | -5.48% |
| Martinsville city | 15,416 | 14,543 | -873 | -5.66% |
| McKenney town | 441 | 484 | 43 | 9.75% |
| Melfa town | 450 | 425 | -25 | -5.56% |
| Middleburg town | 632 | 943 | 311 | 49.21% |
| Middletown town | 1,015 | 1,141 | 126 | 12.41% |
| Mineral town | 424 | 476 | 52 | 12.26% |
| Monterey town | 158 | 144 | -14 | -8.86% |
| Montross town | 315 | 299 | -16 | -5.08% |
| Mount Crawford town | 254 | 286 | 32 | 12.60% |
| Mount Jackson town | 1,664 | 2,001 | 337 | 20.25% |
| Narrows town | 2,111 | 2,148 | 37 | 1.75% |
| Nassawadox town | 572 | 592 | 20 | 3.50% |
| New Castle town | 179 | 169 | -10 | -5.59% |
| New Market town | 1,637 | 1,852 | 215 | 13.13% |
| Newport News city | 180,150 | 179,614 | -536 | -0.30% |
| Newsoms town | 282 | 280 | -2 | -0.71% |
| Nickelsville town | 448 | 424 | -24 | -5.36% |
| Norfolk city | 234,403 | 234,220 | -183 | -0.08% |
| Norton city | 3,904 | 3,702 | -202 | -5.17% |
| Occoquan town | 759 | 816 | 57 | 7.51% |
| Onancock town | 1,525 | 1,389 | -136 | -8.92% |
| Onley town | 496 | 471 | -25 | -5.04% |
| Orange town | 4,123 | 4,629 | 506 | 12.27% |
| Painter town | 246 | 234 | -12 | -4.88% |
| Pamplin City town | 199 | 197 | -2 | -1.01% |
| Parksley town | 837 | 790 | -47 | -5.62% |
| Pearisburg town | 2,729 | 2,764 | 35 | 1.28% |
| Pembroke town | 1,134 | 1,163 | 29 | 2.56% |
| Pennington Gap town | 1,781 | 1,726 | -55 | -3.09% |
| Petersburg city | 33,740 | 32,916 | -824 | -2.44% |
| Phenix town | 200 | 186 | -14 | -7.00% |
| Pocahontas town | 441 | 419 | -22 | -4.99% |
| Poquoson city | 11,566 | 11,829 | 263 | 2.27% |
| Port Royal town | 170 | 166 | -4 | -2.35% |
| Portsmouth city | 100,565 | 100,577 | 12 | 0.01% |
| Pound town | 1,089 | 1,072 | -17 | -1.56% |
| Pulaski town | 9,473 | 8,983 | -490 | -5.17% |
| Purcellville town | 3,584 | 5,137 | 1,553 | 43.33% |
| Quantico town | 561 | 607 | 46 | 8.20% |
| Radford city | 15,859 | 16,125 | 266 | 1.68% |
| Remington town | 624 | 673 | 49 | 7.85% |
| Rich Creek town | 665 | 681 | 16 | 2.41% |
| Richlands town | 4,144 | 3,997 | -147 | -3.55% |
| Richmond city | 197,790 | 202,002 | 4,212 | 2.13% |
| Ridgeway town | 775 | 779 | 4 | 0.52% |
| Roanoke city | 94,911 | 92,967 | -1,944 | -2.05% |
| Rocky Mount town | 4,066 | 4,535 | 469 | 11.53% |
| Round Hill town | 500 | 746 | 246 | 49.20% |
| Rural Retreat town | 1,350 | 1,346 | -4 | -0.30% |
| Salem city | 24,747 | 25,449 | 702 | 2.84% |
| Saltville town | 2,204 | 2,206 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Saxis town | 337 | 320 | -17 | -5.04% |
| Scottsburg town | 145 | 143 | -2 | -1.38% |
| Scottsville town | 555 | 575 | 20 | 3.60% |
| Shenandoah town | 1,878 | 1,858 | -20 | -1.06% |
| Smithfield town | 6,324 | 7,034 | 710 | 11.23% |
| South Boston town | 8,491 | 7,884 | -607 | -7.15% |
| South Hill town | 4,403 | 4,556 | 153 | 3.47% |
| St. Charles town | 159 | 153 | -6 | -3.77% |
| St. Paul town | 1,000 | 968 | -32 | -3.20% |
| Stanardsville town | 476 | 500 | 24 | 5.04% |
| Stanley town | 1,326 | 1,564 | 238 | 17.95% |
| Staunton city | 23,853 | 23,967 | 114 | 0.48% |
| Stephens City town | 1,146 | 1,488 | 342 | 29.84% |
| Stony Creek town | 202 | 185 | -17 | -8.42% |
| Strasburg town | 4,017 | 4,373 | 356 | 8.86% |
| Stuart town | 961 | 1,436 | 475 | 49.43% |
| Suffolk city | 63,677 | 82,302 | 18,625 | 29.25% |
| Surry town | 262 | 253 | -9 | -3.44% |
| Tangier town | 604 | 652 | 48 | 7.95% |
| Tappahannock town | 2,068 | 2,195 | 127 | 6.14% |
| Tazewell town | 4,206 | 4,267 | 61 | 1.45% |
| The Plains town | 266 | 286 | 20 | 7.52% |
| Timberville town | 1,739 | 1,713 | -26 | -1.50% |
| Toms Brook town | 255 | 262 | 7 | 2.75% |
| Troutdale town | 1,230 | 181 | -1,049 | -85.28% |
| Troutville town | 432 | 421 | -11 | -2.55% |
| Urbanna town | 543 | 538 | -5 | -0.92% |
| Victoria town | 1,821 | 1,731 | -90 | -4.94% |
| Vienna town | 14,453 | 14,903 | 450 | 3.11% |
| Vinton town | 7,782 | 7,868 | 86 | 1.11% |
| Virgilina town | 159 | 147 | -12 | -7.55% |
| Virginia Beach city | 425,257 | 433,746 | 8,489 | 2.00% |
| Wachapreague town | 236 | 222 | -14 | -5.93% |
| Wakefield town | 1,038 | 965 | -73 | -7.03% |
| Warrenton town | 6,670 | 8,947 | 2,277 | 34.14% |
| Warsaw town | 1,375 | 1,352 | -23 | -1.67% |
| Washington town | 183 | 172 | -11 | -6.01% |
| Waverly town | 2,309 | 2,157 | -152 | -6.58% |
| Waynesboro city | 19,520 | 21,953 | 2,433 | 12.46% |
| Weber City town | 1,333 | 1,331 | -2 | -0.15% |
| West Point town | 2,866 | 3,145 | 279 | 9.73% |
| White Stone town | 358 | 338 | -20 | -5.59% |
| Williamsburg city | 11,998 | 12,481 | 483 | 4.03% |
| Winchester city | 23,585 | 25,897 | 2,312 | 9.80% |
| Windsor town | 916 | 2,493 | 1,577 | 172.16% |
| Wise town | 3,255 | 3,231 | -24 | -0.74% |
| Woodstock town | 3,952 | 4,284 | 332 | 8.40% |
| Wytheville town | 7,804 | 8,282 | 478 | 6.13% |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau