RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 429 SHOWN OF 429

Largest by population, California cities

The most populous California cities as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 429 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 429 is 36,890. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Manteca, CA, up 23 places to #81.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089+5%

02San Diego, CACA1,406,106+15%

03San Jose, CACA989,814+11%

04San Francisco, CACA826,079+6%

05Fresno, CACA555,549+30%

06Sacramento, CACA536,449+32%

07Long Beach, CACA450,469−2%

08Oakland, CACA440,838+10%

09Bakersfield, CACA422,165+71%

10Anaheim, CACA341,008+4%

11Stockton, CACA324,597+33%

12Riverside, CACA323,057+27%

13▲1Irvine, CACA318,764+123%

14▼1Santa Ana, CACA315,586−7%

15Chula Vista, CACA275,533+59%

16▲1Santa Clarita, CACA228,430+51%

17▼1Fremont, CACA226,442+11%

18San Bernardino, CACA222,044+20%

19▲2Fontana, CACA221,223+72%

20▼1Modesto, CACA219,652+16%

21▼1Moreno Valley, CACA214,263+50%

22Oxnard, CACA199,651+17%

23Huntington Beach, CACA191,451+1%

24Glendale, CACA187,160−4%

25▲2Ontario, CACA187,013+18%

26Elk Grove, CACA185,007+208%

27▼2Santa Rosa, CACA179,437+22%

28Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856+39%

29Oceanside, CACA170,483+6%

30▲1Garden Grove, CACA170,455+3%

31▼1Lancaster, CACA170,084+43%

32▲7Roseville, CACA167,302+109%

33▼1Palmdale, CACA161,845+39%

34▲1Corona, CACA161,734+29%

35▼2Salinas, CACA159,134+5%

36▼2Hayward, CACA157,113+12%

37▼1Sunnyvale, CACA156,577+19%

38▼1Pomona, CACA147,807−1%

39▲3Visalia, CACA146,541+60%

40▼2Escondido, CACA146,030+9%

41▲4Victorville, CACA141,395+121%

42▼1Fullerton, CACA138,675+10%

43▼3Torrance, CACA138,3910%

44▼1Orange, CACA138,365+7%

45▼1Pasadena, CACA135,804+1%

46Santa Clara, CACA133,446+30%

47▲5Clovis, CACA129,347+89%

48Simi Valley, CACA124,861+12%

49Vallejo, CACA123,287+6%

50Concord, CACA123,261+1%

51▲2Fairfield, CACA122,489+27%

52▼5Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230+4%

53▼2Berkeley, CACA121,911+19%

54▲2Antioch, CACA118,958+31%

55▲19Menifee, CACA118,592–

56▲6Temecula, CACA114,865+99%

57▼2Richmond, CACA114,861+16%

58▲2Murrieta, CACA114,124+158%

59▼2Carlsbad, CACA112,260+43%

60▲3Santa Maria, CACA111,390+44%

61San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914+9%

62▼3Costa Mesa, CACA108,8810%

63▼5Downey, CACA108,468+1%

64▲6Jurupa Valley, CACA107,311–

65▲7Rialto, CACA106,554+16%

66▼2West Covina, CACA105,3010%

67▲9Chico, CACA105,081+75%

68▼3El Monte, CACA105,075−9%

69▲6Vacaville, CACA103,850+17%

70▼1San Mateo, CACA103,337+12%

71▼4Burbank, CACA102,988+3%

72▲5Hesperia, CACA102,605+64%

73▲13Tracy, CACA101,901+79%

74▼6El Cajon, CACA101,755+7%

75▼9Inglewood, CACA101,662−10%

76▼5Daly City, CACA101,261−2%

77▲21Merced, CACA99,724+56%

78Vista, CACA98,274+9%

79▼6Norwalk, CACA97,104−6%

80▲8Chino, CACA96,957+44%

81▲23Manteca, CACA96,693+96%

82▼1San Marcos, CACA94,908+73%

83▲9Indio, CACA94,269+92%

84Redding, CACA94,092+16%

85▲6Hemet, CACA93,649+59%

86▲22Folsom, CACA91,983+77%

87▼7Carson, CACA90,808+1%

88▼9Compton, CACA90,500−3%

89▼6Mission Viejo, CACA90,484−3%

90▼5Santa Monica, CACA90,082+7%

91▼4South Gate, CACA90,071−7%

92▼2Westminster, CACA88,966+1%

93▲20Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554+59%

94▼1Santa Barbara, CACA86,422−6%

95▲1Citrus Heights, CACA86,348+2%

96▲3Lake Forest, CACA86,333+47%

97▲4San Ramon, CACA86,209+93%

98▼1Whittier, CACA85,815+3%

99▲8Mountain View, CACA85,438+21%

100▼11San Leandro, CACA85,353+7%

101▼6Livermore, CACA83,457+14%

102▲15Perris, CACA83,237+130%

103▼9Hawthorne, CACA82,741−2%

104▼2Redwood City, CACA82,178+9%

105▼5Newport Beach, CACA81,977+17%

106▼3Buena Park, CACA81,741+4%

107▼2Alhambra, CACA79,820−7%

108▲8Upland, CACA79,446+16%

109▲1Milpitas, CACA78,596+25%

110▼4Lakewood, CACA78,010−2%

111▼2Tustin, CACA77,843+15%

112▲8Pittsburg, CACA77,542+37%

113▲5Chino Hills, CACA77,519+16%

114▲5Alameda, CACA76,876+6%

115▲11Rocklin, CACA76,821+111%

116▼2Napa, CACA76,562+5%

117▲4Apple Valley, CACA75,247+39%

118▲11Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067+159%

119▼4Bellflower, CACA74,719+3%

120▼9Pleasanton, CACA74,556+17%

121▲1Redlands, CACA74,128+17%

122▲12Tulare, CACA73,907+68%

123Turlock, CACA72,864+31%

124Dublin, CACA71,602+139%

125▲8Eastvale, CACA70,594–

126▲5Walnut Creek, CACA70,012+9%

127▲5Yuba City, CACA69,485+89%

128▲12Lodi, CACA69,100+21%

129▲12Madera, CACA69,017+60%

130▼5Baldwin Park, CACA68,880−9%

131▼3Camarillo, CACA68,652+20%

132▲3Palo Alto, CACA67,609+15%

133▼6Redondo Beach, CACA67,281+6%

134▲11Brentwood, CACA66,607+186%

135▲3Davis, CACA66,110+10%

136Yorba Linda, CACA65,632+11%

137▼7Union City, CACA65,282−2%

138▲4South San Francisco, CACA64,941+7%

139▲4Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107+4%

140▼3Lynwood, CACA63,512−9%

141▲8Porterville, CACA63,088+59%

142▲14Woodland, CACA62,513+27%

143▲19Hanford, CACA62,229+49%

144San Clemente, CACA62,226+25%

145▲2Santa Cruz, CACA61,797+13%

146La Habra, CACA60,908+3%

147▲30Beaumont, CACA60,835+434%

148▲13Gilroy, CACA60,764+47%

149▲2Encinitas, CACA60,736+5%

150▼2Montebello, CACA60,693−2%

151▲3La Mesa, CACA59,914+9%

152▲8Petaluma, CACA59,688+9%

153San Rafael, CACA59,410+6%

154▼4Pico Rivera, CACA58,915−7%

155▲2Gardena, CACA58,460+1%

156▲2Cupertino, CACA58,333+15%

157▲2Santee, CACA58,205+10%

158▲9National City, CACA57,807+7%

159▲5Highland, CACA57,614+29%

160▼5Monterey Park, CACA57,457−4%

161▲30Lincoln, CACA57,367+412%

162▲10West Sacramento, CACA56,216+78%

163▲11San Jacinto, CACA56,014+136%

164▼1Fountain Valley, CACA55,508+1%

165▲5Yucaipa, CACA54,953+33%

166▲16Placentia, CACA54,911+18%

167▼2Arcadia, CACA54,117+2%

168▲5Colton, CACA53,383+12%

169▲18Palm Desert, CACA53,259+29%

170▲13Cathedral City, CACA52,375+23%

171▲13Delano, CACA52,334+35%

172▲4Novato, CACA51,947+9%

173▼5Diamond Bar, CACA51,884−8%

174▼5Huntington Park, CACA51,544−16%

175Paramount, CACA50,755−8%

176▲2Watsonville, CACA50,716+15%

177▲25San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636+15%

178▲3Aliso Viejo, CACA49,844+24%

179Glendora, CACA49,671+1%

180▲23Los Banos, CACA49,614+92%

181▲5Rosemead, CACA49,410−8%

182▲3Covina, CACA49,404+5%

183▲12Poway, CACA49,180+2%

184▲10Ceres, CACA48,982+42%

185▲4Cypress, CACA48,781+6%

186▲14Newark, CACA47,895+13%

187▲26Oakley, CACA47,583+86%

188▲2Azusa, CACA47,447+6%

189▲12Brea, CACA47,260+33%

190▲2Cerritos, CACA46,367−10%

191▲7La Mirada, CACA45,952−2%

192▲7Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,779−3%

193▲24Hollister, CACA45,695+33%

194▲10Morgan Hill, CACA45,625+36%

195▲21Coachella, CACA45,411+100%

196▲9Palm Springs, CACA45,315+6%

197▲10Rohnert Park, CACA44,811+6%

198▲10El Centro, CACA44,382+17%

199▲7Lompoc, CACA43,315+5%

200▲12Danville, CACA43,302+4%

201▲74Lathrop, CACA42,783+310%

202▲7Campbell, CACA42,490+11%

203▲8San Bruno, CACA42,305+5%

204▲21Stanton, CACA40,161+7%

205▲10Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654−4%

206▲12Culver City, CACA39,452+2%

207▲21La Quinta, CACA39,440+66%

208▲16Adelanto, CACA38,798+114%

209▲13Calexico, CACA38,623+42%

210▲16Monrovia, CACA38,264+4%

211▲8San Gabriel, CACA38,186−4%

212▲19Wildomar, CACA37,889+169%

213▲14Montclair, CACA37,563+14%

214▲6Bell Gardens, CACA37,367−15%

215▲6Pacifica, CACA36,890−4%

216▲13Martinez, CACA36,849+3%

217▲6La Puente, CACA36,423−11%

218▲12Claremont, CACA35,838+5%

219▲13Temple City, CACA35,125+5%

220▲20San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119+4%

221▲12Moorpark, CACA35,023+11%

222▲14West Hollywood, CACA34,231−4%

223▲20Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017+4%

224▲29Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009+105%

225▲13Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122−2%

226▲16San Dimas, CACA32,978−6%

227▲19Menlo Park, CACA32,713+6%

228▲20Los Gatos, CACA32,576+14%

229▲16Foster City, CACA32,411+13%

230▲21Goleta, CACA32,401−41%

231▲18Dana Point, CACA32,232−8%

232▲26Atwater, CACA32,133+39%

233▲29Burlingame, CACA31,929+13%

234▲40Banning, CACA31,852+35%

235▲33Santa Paula, CACA31,774+11%

236▲20San Pablo, CACA31,678+5%

237▲17Seaside, CACA31,6360%

238▲23El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,626+30%

239▲8Bell, CACA31,625−14%

240▲20Los Altos, CACA30,965+12%

241▲9Beverly Hills, CACA30,764−9%

242▲23Saratoga, CACA30,418+2%

243▲21La Verne, CACA30,178−5%

244▲19Laguna Hills, CACA30,020−4%

245▲14Lawndale, CACA29,892−6%

246▲25Atascadero, CACA29,464+12%

247▲26Suisun City, CACA29,454+13%

248▲19San Carlos, CACA29,261+6%

249▲20Monterey, CACA28,953−2%

250▲20East Palo Alto, CACA28,872−2%

251▲28Belmont, CACA28,752+14%

252▲29Ridgecrest, CACA28,333+14%

253▲36Brawley, CACA28,008+27%

254▲28Lemon Grove, CACA27,936+12%

255▲22Walnut, CACA27,316−9%

256▲29Lemoore, CACA27,291+38%

257▲30Sanger, CACA27,228+44%

258▲45Reedley, CACA26,982+30%

259▲41Galt, CACA26,964+38%

260▲57Patterson, CACA26,587+129%

261▲45Riverbank, CACA26,557+68%

262▲22Wasco, CACA26,525+25%

263▲20Benicia, CACA26,401−2%

264▲41Soledad, CACA26,357+134%

265▲30Hercules, CACA26,326+35%

266▲30El Cerrito, CACA26,121+13%

267▲42Dinuba, CACA25,949+54%

268▲12Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939+76%

269▲21Windsor, CACA25,864+14%

270▲16South Pasadena, CACA25,503+5%

271▲39Mountain House, CACA25,315–

272▲27Lafayette, CACA25,313+6%

273▲15Eureka, CACA25,304−3%

274▲33Loma Linda, CACA25,221+35%

275▲19Imperial Beach, CACA25,206−7%

276▲15Norco, CACA25,081+4%

277▲21Barstow, CACA24,804+17%

278▲30Selma, CACA24,702+27%

279▲23Seal Beach, CACA24,0750%

280▲73Shafter, CACA23,871+87%

281▲23Maywood, CACA23,600−16%

282▲32San Fernando, CACA23,4490%

283▲46Marina, CACA23,256−7%

284▲37Oakdale, CACA23,246+50%

285▲35Millbrae, CACA22,869+10%

286▲49Duarte, CACA22,866+6%

287▲46American Canyon, CACA22,773+133%

288▲34Laguna Beach, CACA22,391−6%

289▲41Corcoran, CACA22,358+55%

290▲58Imperial, CACA22,330+195%

291▲28Calabasas, CACA22,027+10%

292▲42Yucca Valley, CACA21,887+30%

293▲32Cudahy, CACA21,445−11%

294▲73Greenfield, CACA21,138+68%

295▲70Dixon, CACA21,116+31%

296▲42South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115−11%

297▲52Coronado, CACA21,094−12%

298▲33Port Hueneme, CACA20,987−4%

299▲52Oroville, CACA20,451+57%

300▲60Arvin, CACA19,820+53%

301▲42Lomita, CACA19,724−2%

302▲57Orinda, CACA19,507+11%

303▲41La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480−4%

304▲42Agoura Hills, CACA19,243−6%

305▲42Albany, CACA19,195+17%

306▲64Arcata, CACA19,047+14%

307▲51South El Monte, CACA18,963−10%

308▲54Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793+8%

309▲54Chowchilla, CACA18,730+68%

310▲54Pinole, CACA18,543−3%

311▲45Hermosa Beach, CACA18,5130%

312▲60Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123+14%

313▲66Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876+35%

314▲77Kerman, CACA17,553+105%

315▲61Coalinga, CACA17,281+48%

316▲66Truckee, CACA17,278+25%

317▲70Fillmore, CACA16,937+24%

318▲66Clearlake, CACA16,893+29%

319▲56Laguna Woods, CACA16,844+2%

320▲57El Segundo, CACA16,379+2%

321▲60Moraga, CACA16,322–

322▲70Ripon, CACA16,140+59%

323▲62Ukiah, CACA16,068+4%

324▲64Artesia, CACA15,789−4%

325▲48Blythe, CACA15,042+24%

326▲71La Palma, CACA14,907−3%

327▲88McFarland, CACA14,709+53%

328▲86Livingston, CACA14,690+40%

329▲76Pacific Grove, CACA14,659−6%

330▲80Parlier, CACA14,622+31%

331▲77Red Bluff, CACA14,404+10%

332▲88Grass Valley, CACA14,035+29%

333▲95King City, CACA14,002+26%

334▲90Auburn, CACA13,847+11%

335▲78Mill Valley, CACA13,799+1%

336▲89Avenal, CACA13,479−8%

337▲79Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373−10%

338▲68California City, CACA13,300+59%

339▲98Emeryville, CACA13,251+93%

340▲108Kingsburg, CACA13,249+44%

341▲91Grand Terrace, CACA12,936+11%

342▲41Susanville, CACA12,816−5%

343▲100Mendota, CACA12,778+62%

344▲94Marysville, CACA12,738+4%

345▲85Carpinteria, CACA12,734−10%

346▲87Larkspur, CACA12,620+5%

347▲87Solana Beach, CACA12,602−3%

348▲94Lindsay, CACA12,578+22%

349▲78Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,559−6%

350▲89San Anselmo, CACA12,555+1%

351▲90Grover Beach, CACA12,456−5%

352▲99Newman, CACA12,453+76%

353▲91Fortuna, CACA12,003+14%

354▲91San Marino, CACA11,964−8%

355▲80Tehachapi, CACA11,852+8%

356▲101Los Alamitos, CACA11,702+1%

357▲92Commerce, CACA11,688−7%

358▲95Scotts Valley, CACA11,652+2%

359▲97Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287−5%

360▲104Hillsborough, CACA11,206+4%

361▲107Healdsburg, CACA11,172+4%

362▲93Signal Hill, CACA11,153+20%

363▲106Anderson, CACA11,131+23%

364▲110Canyon Lake, CACA11,113+12%

365▲130Calimesa, CACA11,111+56%

366▲109Clayton, CACA10,842+1%

367▲111Placerville, CACA10,685+11%

368▲102Piedmont, CACA10,642−3%

369▲102Sierra Madre, CACA10,6200%

370▲107Morro Bay, CACA10,613+3%

371▲108Sonoma, CACA10,537+15%

372▲124Rio Vista, CACA10,523+130%

373▲112Farmersville, CACA10,326+18%

374▲115Shasta Lake, CACA10,208+13%

375▲116Exeter, CACA10,122+10%

376▲281Paradise, CACA10,023−62%

377▲116Corte Madera, CACA9,929+9%

378▲126Orange Cove, CACA9,811+27%

379▲103Malibu, CACA9,574−24%

380▲137Live Oak, CACA9,466+52%

381▲117Capitola, CACA9,340−7%

382▲262Ione, CACA9,282+30%

383▲133Waterford, CACA9,258+34%

384▲130Tiburon, CACA8,881+2%

385▲157Guadalupe, CACA8,846+56%

386▲154Firebaugh, CACA8,774+53%

387▲131Cloverdale, CACA8,701+27%

388▲142Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419+7%

389▲144Orland, CACA8,381+33%

390▲131Gonzales, CACA8,313+10%

391▲145Corning, CACA8,260+23%

392▲180Winters, CACA8,214+34%

393▲168Woodlake, CACA8,073+21%

394▲163Hughson, CACA8,051+102%

395▲139Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,948+4%

396▲145Pismo Beach, CACA7,911−7%

397▲188Fowler, CACA7,745+95%

398▲150Yreka, CACA7,714+6%

399▲155Sebastopol, CACA7,532−3%

400▲144Westlake, CACA7,505−10%

401▲150Ojai, CACA7,474−5%

402▲150Fairfax, CACA7,417+1%

403▲155Escalon, CACA7,394+24%

404▲201Huron, CACA7,394+17%

405▲148Cotati, CACA7,347+14%

406▲154Gridley, CACA7,258+35%

407▲157Sausalito, CACA7,019−4%

408▲171Loomis, CACA7,004+12%

409▲118Taft, CACA6,995+9%

410▲159Atherton, CACA6,960−3%

411▲165Fort Bragg, CACA6,946−1%

412▲156Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867−3%

413▲183Colusa, CACA6,519+21%

414▲185Willows, CACA6,116−2%

415▲193Gustine, CACA6,112+30%

416▲177Calipatria, CACA6,012−18%

417▲170Crescent City, CACA6,002+50%

418▲189Solvang, CACA5,944+11%

419▲202Dos Palos, CACA5,697+24%

420▲197Villa Park, CACA5,645−6%

421▲204Holtville, CACA5,5910%

422▲208Williams, CACA5,529+51%

423▲199La Habra Heights, CACA5,327−7%

424▲212St. Helena, CACA5,194−13%

425▲215Woodside, CACA5,181−3%

426▲216Buellton, CACA5,158+35%

427▲222Jackson, CACA5,100+28%

428▲219Lakeport, CACA5,059+5%

429▲217Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018−8%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES