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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.

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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%

13Irvine, CACA318,764+123%

14Santa Ana, CACA315,586−7%

15Chula Vista, CACA275,533+59%

16Santa Clarita, CACA228,430+51%

17Fremont, CACA226,442+11%

18San Bernardino, CACA222,044+20%

19Fontana, CACA221,223+72%

20Modesto, CACA219,652+16%

21Moreno Valley, CACA214,263+50%

22Oxnard, CACA199,651+17%

23Huntington Beach, CACA191,451+1%

24Glendale, CACA187,160−4%

25Ontario, CACA187,013+18%

26Elk Grove, CACA185,007+208%

27Santa Rosa, CACA179,437+22%

28Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856+39%

29Oceanside, CACA170,483+6%

30Garden Grove, CACA170,455+3%

31Lancaster, CACA170,084+43%

32Roseville, CACA167,302+109%

33Palmdale, CACA161,845+39%

34Corona, CACA161,734+29%

35Salinas, CACA159,134+5%

36Hayward, CACA157,113+12%

37Sunnyvale, CACA156,577+19%

38Pomona, CACA147,807−1%

39Visalia, CACA146,541+60%

40Escondido, CACA146,030+9%

41Victorville, CACA141,395+121%

42Fullerton, CACA138,675+10%

43Torrance, CACA138,391+0%

44Orange, CACA138,365+7%

45Pasadena, CACA135,804+1%

46Santa Clara, CACA133,446+30%

47Clovis, CACA129,347+89%

48Simi Valley, CACA124,861+12%

49Vallejo, CACA123,287+6%

50Concord, CACA123,261+1%

51Fairfield, CACA122,489+27%

52Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230+4%

53Berkeley, CACA121,911+19%

54Antioch, CACA118,958+31%

55Menifee, CACA118,592–

56Temecula, CACA114,865+99%

57Richmond, CACA114,861+16%

58Murrieta, CACA114,124+158%

59Carlsbad, CACA112,260+43%

60Santa Maria, CACA111,390+44%

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

62Costa Mesa, CACA108,881+0%

63Downey, CACA108,468+1%

64Jurupa Valley, CACA107,311–

65Rialto, CACA106,554+16%

66West Covina, CACA105,301+0%

67Chico, CACA105,081+75%

68El Monte, CACA105,075−9%

69Vacaville, CACA103,850+17%

70San Mateo, CACA103,337+12%

71Burbank, CACA102,988+3%

72Hesperia, CACA102,605+64%

73Tracy, CACA101,901+79%

74El Cajon, CACA101,755+7%

75Inglewood, CACA101,662−10%

76Daly City, CACA101,261−2%

77Merced, CACA99,724+56%

78Vista, CACA98,274+9%

79Norwalk, CACA97,104−6%

80Chino, CACA96,957+44%

81Manteca, CACA96,693+96%

82San Marcos, CACA94,908+73%

83Indio, CACA94,269+92%

84Redding, CACA94,092+16%

85Hemet, CACA93,649+59%

86Folsom, CACA91,983+77%

87Carson, CACA90,808+1%

88Compton, CACA90,500−3%

89Mission Viejo, CACA90,484−3%

90Santa Monica, CACA90,082+7%

91South Gate, CACA90,071−7%

92Westminster, CACA88,966+1%

93Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554+59%

94Santa Barbara, CACA86,422−6%

95Citrus Heights, CACA86,348+2%

96Lake Forest, CACA86,333+47%

97San Ramon, CACA86,209+93%

98Whittier, CACA85,815+3%

99Mountain View, CACA85,438+21%

100San Leandro, CACA85,353+7%

101Livermore, CACA83,457+14%

102Perris, CACA83,237+130%

103Hawthorne, CACA82,741−2%

104Redwood City, CACA82,178+9%

105Newport Beach, CACA81,977+17%

106Buena Park, CACA81,741+4%

107Alhambra, CACA79,820−7%

108Upland, CACA79,446+16%

109Milpitas, CACA78,596+25%

110Lakewood, CACA78,010−2%

111Tustin, CACA77,843+15%

112Pittsburg, CACA77,542+37%

113Chino Hills, CACA77,519+16%

114Alameda, CACA76,876+6%

115Rocklin, CACA76,821+111%

116Napa, CACA76,562+5%

117Apple Valley, CACA75,247+39%

118Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067+159%

119Bellflower, CACA74,719+3%

120Pleasanton, CACA74,556+17%

121Redlands, CACA74,128+17%

122Tulare, CACA73,907+68%

123Turlock, CACA72,864+31%

124Dublin, CACA71,602+139%

125Eastvale, CACA70,594–

126Walnut Creek, CACA70,012+9%

127Yuba City, CACA69,485+89%

128Lodi, CACA69,100+21%

129Madera, CACA69,017+60%

130Baldwin Park, CACA68,880−9%

131Camarillo, CACA68,652+20%

132Palo Alto, CACA67,609+15%

133Redondo Beach, CACA67,281+6%

134Brentwood, CACA66,607+186%

135Davis, CACA66,110+10%

136Yorba Linda, CACA65,632+11%

137Union City, CACA65,282−2%

138South San Francisco, CACA64,941+7%

139Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107+4%

140Lynwood, CACA63,512−9%

141Porterville, CACA63,088+59%

142Woodland, CACA62,513+27%

143Hanford, CACA62,229+49%

144San Clemente, CACA62,226+25%

145Santa Cruz, CACA61,797+13%

146La Habra, CACA60,908+3%

147Beaumont, CACA60,835+434%

148Gilroy, CACA60,764+47%

149Encinitas, CACA60,736+5%

150Montebello, CACA60,693−2%

151La Mesa, CACA59,914+9%

152Petaluma, CACA59,688+9%

153San Rafael, CACA59,410+6%

154Pico Rivera, CACA58,915−7%

155Gardena, CACA58,460+1%

156Cupertino, CACA58,333+15%

157Santee, CACA58,205+10%

158National City, CACA57,807+7%

159Highland, CACA57,614+29%

160Monterey Park, CACA57,457−4%

161Lincoln, CACA57,367+412%

162West Sacramento, CACA56,216+78%

163San Jacinto, CACA56,014+136%

164Fountain Valley, CACA55,508+1%

165Yucaipa, CACA54,953+33%

166Placentia, CACA54,911+18%

167Arcadia, CACA54,117+2%

168Colton, CACA53,383+12%

169Palm Desert, CACA53,259+29%

170Cathedral City, CACA52,375+23%

171Delano, CACA52,334+35%

172Novato, CACA51,947+9%

173Diamond Bar, CACA51,884−8%

174Huntington Park, CACA51,544−16%

175Paramount, CACA50,755−8%

176Watsonville, CACA50,716+15%

177San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636+15%

178Aliso Viejo, CACA49,844+24%

179Glendora, CACA49,671+1%

180Los Banos, CACA49,614+92%

181Rosemead, CACA49,410−8%

182Covina, CACA49,404+5%

183Poway, CACA49,180+2%

184Ceres, CACA48,982+42%

185Cypress, CACA48,781+6%

186Newark, CACA47,895+13%

187Oakley, CACA47,583+86%

188Azusa, CACA47,447+6%

189Brea, CACA47,260+33%

190Cerritos, CACA46,367−10%

191La Mirada, CACA45,952−2%

192Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,779−3%

193Hollister, CACA45,695+33%

194Morgan Hill, CACA45,625+36%

195Coachella, CACA45,411+100%

196Palm Springs, CACA45,315+6%

197Rohnert Park, CACA44,811+6%

198El Centro, CACA44,382+17%

199Lompoc, CACA43,315+5%

200Danville, CACA43,302+4%

201Lathrop, CACA42,783+310%

202Campbell, CACA42,490+11%

203San Bruno, CACA42,305+5%

204Stanton, CACA40,161+7%

205Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654−4%

206Culver City, CACA39,452+2%

207La Quinta, CACA39,440+66%

208Adelanto, CACA38,798+114%

209Calexico, CACA38,623+42%

210Monrovia, CACA38,264+4%

211San Gabriel, CACA38,186−4%

212Wildomar, CACA37,889+169%

213Montclair, CACA37,563+14%

214Bell Gardens, CACA37,367−15%

215Pacifica, CACA36,890−4%

216Martinez, CACA36,849+3%

217La Puente, CACA36,423−11%

218Claremont, CACA35,838+5%

219Temple City, CACA35,125+5%

220San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119+4%

221Moorpark, CACA35,023+11%

222West Hollywood, CACA34,231−4%

223Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017+4%

224Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009+105%

225Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122−2%

226San Dimas, CACA32,978−6%

227Menlo Park, CACA32,713+6%

228Los Gatos, CACA32,576+14%

229Foster City, CACA32,411+13%

230Goleta, CACA32,401−41%

231Dana Point, CACA32,232−8%

232Atwater, CACA32,133+39%

233Burlingame, CACA31,929+13%

234Banning, CACA31,852+35%

235Santa Paula, CACA31,774+11%

236San Pablo, CACA31,678+5%

237Seaside, CACA31,636−0%

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

239Bell, CACA31,625−14%

240Los Altos, CACA30,965+12%

241Beverly Hills, CACA30,764−9%

242Saratoga, CACA30,418+2%

243La Verne, CACA30,178−5%

244Laguna Hills, CACA30,020−4%

245Lawndale, CACA29,892−6%

246Atascadero, CACA29,464+12%

247Suisun City, CACA29,454+13%

248San Carlos, CACA29,261+6%

249Monterey, CACA28,953−2%

250East Palo Alto, CACA28,872−2%

251Belmont, CACA28,752+14%

252Ridgecrest, CACA28,333+14%

253Brawley, CACA28,008+27%

254Lemon Grove, CACA27,936+12%

255Walnut, CACA27,316−9%

256Lemoore, CACA27,291+38%

257Sanger, CACA27,228+44%

258Reedley, CACA26,982+30%

259Galt, CACA26,964+38%

260Patterson, CACA26,587+129%

261Riverbank, CACA26,557+68%

262Wasco, CACA26,525+25%

263Benicia, CACA26,401−2%

264Soledad, CACA26,357+134%

265Hercules, CACA26,326+35%

266El Cerrito, CACA26,121+13%

267Dinuba, CACA25,949+54%

268Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939+76%

269Windsor, CACA25,864+14%

270South Pasadena, CACA25,503+5%

271Mountain House, CACA25,315–

272Lafayette, CACA25,313+6%

273Eureka, CACA25,304−3%

274Loma Linda, CACA25,221+35%

275Imperial Beach, CACA25,206−7%

276Norco, CACA25,081+4%

277Barstow, CACA24,804+17%

278Selma, CACA24,702+27%

279Seal Beach, CACA24,075−0%

280Shafter, CACA23,871+87%

281Maywood, CACA23,600−16%

282San Fernando, CACA23,449−0%

283Marina, CACA23,256−7%

284Oakdale, CACA23,246+50%

285Millbrae, CACA22,869+10%

286Duarte, CACA22,866+6%

287American Canyon, CACA22,773+133%

288Laguna Beach, CACA22,391−6%

289Corcoran, CACA22,358+55%

290Imperial, CACA22,330+195%

291Calabasas, CACA22,027+10%

292Yucca Valley, CACA21,887+30%

293Cudahy, CACA21,445−11%

294Greenfield, CACA21,138+68%

295Dixon, CACA21,116+31%

296South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115−11%

297Coronado, CACA21,094−12%

298Port Hueneme, CACA20,987−4%

299Oroville, CACA20,451+57%

300Arvin, CACA19,820+53%

301Lomita, CACA19,724−2%

302Orinda, CACA19,507+11%

303La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480−4%

304Agoura Hills, CACA19,243−6%

305Albany, CACA19,195+17%

306Arcata, CACA19,047+14%

307South El Monte, CACA18,963−10%

308Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793+8%

309Chowchilla, CACA18,730+68%

310Pinole, CACA18,543−3%

311Hermosa Beach, CACA18,513−0%

312Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123+14%

313Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876+35%

314Kerman, CACA17,553+105%

315Coalinga, CACA17,281+48%

316Truckee, CACA17,278+25%

317Fillmore, CACA16,937+24%

318Clearlake, CACA16,893+29%

319Laguna Woods, CACA16,844+2%

320El Segundo, CACA16,379+2%

321Moraga, CACA16,322–

322Ripon, CACA16,140+59%

323Ukiah, CACA16,068+4%

324Artesia, CACA15,789−4%

325Blythe, CACA15,042+24%

326La Palma, CACA14,907−3%

327McFarland, CACA14,709+53%

328Livingston, CACA14,690+40%

329Pacific Grove, CACA14,659−6%

330Parlier, CACA14,622+31%

331Red Bluff, CACA14,404+10%

332Grass Valley, CACA14,035+29%

333King City, CACA14,002+26%

334Auburn, CACA13,847+11%

335Mill Valley, CACA13,799+1%

336Avenal, CACA13,479−8%

337Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,373−10%

338California City, CACA13,300+59%

339Emeryville, CACA13,251+93%

340Kingsburg, CACA13,249+44%

341Grand Terrace, CACA12,936+11%

342Susanville, CACA12,816−5%

343Mendota, CACA12,778+62%

344Marysville, CACA12,738+4%

345Carpinteria, CACA12,734−10%

346Larkspur, CACA12,620+5%

347Solana Beach, CACA12,602−3%

348Lindsay, CACA12,578+22%

349Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,559−6%

350San Anselmo, CACA12,555+1%

351Grover Beach, CACA12,456−5%

352Newman, CACA12,453+76%

353Fortuna, CACA12,003+14%

354San Marino, CACA11,964−8%

355Tehachapi, CACA11,852+8%

356Los Alamitos, CACA11,702+1%

357Commerce, CACA11,688−7%

358Scotts Valley, CACA11,652+2%

359Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287−5%

360Hillsborough, CACA11,206+4%

361Healdsburg, CACA11,172+4%

362Signal Hill, CACA11,153+20%

363Anderson, CACA11,131+23%

364Canyon Lake, CACA11,113+12%

365Calimesa, CACA11,111+56%

366Clayton, CACA10,842+1%

367Placerville, CACA10,685+11%

368Piedmont, CACA10,642−3%

369Sierra Madre, CACA10,620+0%

370Morro Bay, CACA10,613+3%

371Sonoma, CACA10,537+15%

372Rio Vista, CACA10,523+130%

373Farmersville, CACA10,326+18%

374Shasta Lake, CACA10,208+13%

375Exeter, CACA10,122+10%

376Paradise, CACA10,023−62%

377Corte Madera, CACA9,929+9%

378Orange Cove, CACA9,811+27%

379Malibu, CACA9,574−24%

380Live Oak, CACA9,466+52%

381Capitola, CACA9,340−7%

382Ione, CACA9,282+30%

383Waterford, CACA9,258+34%

384Tiburon, CACA8,881+2%

385Guadalupe, CACA8,846+56%

386Firebaugh, CACA8,774+53%

387Cloverdale, CACA8,701+27%

388Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419+7%

389Orland, CACA8,381+33%

390Gonzales, CACA8,313+10%

391Corning, CACA8,260+23%

392Winters, CACA8,214+34%

393Woodlake, CACA8,073+21%

394Hughson, CACA8,051+102%

395Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,948+4%

396Pismo Beach, CACA7,911−7%

397Fowler, CACA7,745+95%

398Yreka, CACA7,714+6%

399Sebastopol, CACA7,532−3%

400Westlake, CACA7,505−10%

401Ojai, CACA7,474−5%

402Fairfax, CACA7,417+1%

403Escalon, CACA7,394+24%

404Huron, CACA7,394+17%

405Cotati, CACA7,347+14%

406Gridley, CACA7,258+35%

407Sausalito, CACA7,019−4%

408Loomis, CACA7,004+12%

409Taft, CACA6,995+9%

410Atherton, CACA6,960−3%

411Fort Bragg, CACA6,946−1%

412Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867−3%

413Colusa, CACA6,519+21%

414Willows, CACA6,116−2%

415Gustine, CACA6,112+30%

416Calipatria, CACA6,012−18%

417Crescent City, CACA6,002+50%

418Solvang, CACA5,944+11%

419Dos Palos, CACA5,697+24%

420Villa Park, CACA5,645−6%

421Holtville, CACA5,591−0%

422Williams, CACA5,529+51%

423La Habra Heights, CACA5,327−7%

424St. Helena, CACA5,194−13%

425Woodside, CACA5,181−3%

426Buellton, CACA5,158+35%

427Jackson, CACA5,100+28%

428Lakeport, CACA5,059+5%

429Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018−8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES