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Most densely populated, California cities

California cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 429 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Maywood, CACA23,60020,137−16%

02Cudahy, CACA21,44518,236−11%

03West Hollywood, CACA34,23118,131−4%

04San Francisco, CACA826,07917,689+6%

05Huntington Park, CACA51,54417,141−16%

06Bell Gardens, CACA37,36715,196−15%

07Lawndale, CACA29,89215,158−6%

08Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37314,151−10%

09Hawthorne, CACA82,74113,593−2%

10Daly City, CACA101,26113,258−2%

11Lynwood, CACA63,51213,120−9%

12Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51312,982−0%

13Stanton, CACA40,16112,943+7%

14Bell, CACA31,62512,610−14%

15South Gate, CACA90,07112,446−7%

16Bellflower, CACA74,71912,215+3%

17San Pablo, CACA31,67812,072+5%

18Berkeley, CACA121,91111,686+19%

19Santa Ana, CACA315,58611,528−7%

20East Palo Alto, CACA28,87211,421−2%

21Inglewood, CACA101,66211,212−10%

22El Monte, CACA105,07510,995−9%

23Redondo Beach, CACA67,28110,855+6%

24Paramount, CACA50,75510,740−8%

25Albany, CACA19,19510,723+17%

26Santa Monica, CACA90,08210,713+7%

27La Puente, CACA36,42310,472−11%

28Alhambra, CACA79,82010,460−7%

29Emeryville, CACA13,25110,409+93%

30Baldwin Park, CACA68,88010,386−9%

31Lomita, CACA19,72410,316−2%

32Gardena, CACA58,46010,029+1%

33Norwalk, CACA97,10410,004−6%

34San Fernando, CACA23,4499,877−0%

35Artesia, CACA15,7899,746−4%

36Rosemead, CACA49,4109,572−8%

37Garden Grove, CACA170,4559,495+3%

38San Gabriel, CACA38,1869,215−4%

39Compton, CACA90,5009,026−3%

40Long Beach, CACA450,4698,890−2%

41Westminster, CACA88,9668,862+1%

42Temple City, CACA35,1258,770+5%

43Downey, CACA108,4688,741+1%

44Foster City, CACA32,4118,558+13%

45San Mateo, CACA103,3378,516+12%

46Manhattan Beach, CACA33,1228,419−2%

47La Palma, CACA14,9078,370−3%

48Lakewood, CACA78,0108,304−2%

49Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0898,223+5%

50Placentia, CACA54,9118,157+18%

51La Habra, CACA60,9088,058+3%

52Oakland, CACA440,8387,877+10%

53National City, CACA57,8077,867+7%

54Buena Park, CACA81,7417,765+4%

55Culver City, CACA39,4527,718+2%

56San Bruno, CACA42,3057,707+5%

57Oxnard, CACA199,6517,521+17%

58Monterey Park, CACA57,4577,489−4%

59South Pasadena, CACA25,5037,481+5%

60Watsonville, CACA50,7167,474+15%

61Alameda, CACA76,8767,393+6%

62Cypress, CACA48,7817,375+6%

63Suisun City, CACA29,4547,354+13%

64Santa Clara, CACA133,4467,301+30%

65Montebello, CACA60,6937,288−2%

66Burlingame, CACA31,9297,268+13%

67Lemon Grove, CACA27,9367,202+12%

68Aliso Viejo, CACA49,8447,197+24%

69Mountain View, CACA85,4387,145+21%

70El Cerrito, CACA26,1217,114+13%

71Greenfield, CACA21,1387,110+68%

72Sunnyvale, CACA156,5777,098+19%

73Huntington Beach, CACA191,4517,096+1%

74Pico Rivera, CACA58,9157,085−7%

75South San Francisco, CACA64,9417,056+7%

76Covina, CACA49,4047,023+5%

77El Cajon, CACA101,7557,013+7%

78Tustin, CACA77,8436,998+15%

79Millbrae, CACA22,8696,996+10%

80Campbell, CACA42,4906,987+11%

81Costa Mesa, CACA108,8816,889+0%

82Montclair, CACA37,5636,791+14%

83Anaheim, CACA341,0086,782+4%

84Salinas, CACA159,1346,767+5%

85Guadalupe, CACA8,8466,753+56%

86Torrance, CACA138,3916,746+0%

87South El Monte, CACA18,9636,668−10%

88Davis, CACA66,1106,630+10%

89La Mesa, CACA59,9146,590+9%

90West Covina, CACA105,3016,567+0%

91Pomona, CACA147,8076,431−1%

92San Leandro, CACA85,3536,406+7%

93Piedmont, CACA10,6426,260−3%

94Belmont, CACA28,7526,210+14%

95Fullerton, CACA138,6756,185+10%

96Rohnert Park, CACA44,8116,150+6%

97Glendale, CACA187,1606,141−4%

98Fountain Valley, CACA55,5086,119+1%

99Citrus Heights, CACA86,3486,074+2%

100Burbank, CACA102,9885,948+3%

101Pasadena, CACA135,8045,915+1%

102Soledad, CACA26,3575,910+134%

103Imperial Beach, CACA25,2065,876−7%

104La Mirada, CACA45,9525,873−2%

105Capitola, CACA9,3405,859−7%

106Whittier, CACA85,8155,858+3%

107Parlier, CACA14,6225,846+31%

108Milpitas, CACA78,5965,830+25%

109Newman, CACA12,4535,808+76%

110Santa Paula, CACA31,7745,746+11%

111Hollister, CACA45,6955,739+33%

112Riverbank, CACA26,5575,638+68%

113Eastvale, CACA70,5945,568–

114San Jose, CACA989,8145,563+11%

115Mountain House, CACA25,3155,554–

116Chula Vista, CACA275,5335,551+59%

117Orange Cove, CACA9,8115,475+27%

118Sacramento, CACA536,4495,438+32%

119San Carlos, CACA29,2615,407+6%

120Orange, CACA138,3655,391+7%

121Beverly Hills, CACA30,7645,390−9%

122Grover Beach, CACA12,4565,388−5%

123Cerritos, CACA46,3675,313−10%

124Vista, CACA98,2745,242+9%

125Kerman, CACA17,5535,227+105%

126Lake Forest, CACA86,3335,165+47%

127Ceres, CACA48,9825,157+42%

128Stockton, CACA324,5975,145+33%

129Cupertino, CACA58,3335,144+15%

130Fillmore, CACA16,9375,128+24%

131Mission Viejo, CACA90,4845,124−3%

132Pacific Grove, CACA14,6595,115−6%

133Fontana, CACA221,2235,112+72%

134Upland, CACA79,4465,098+16%

135Signal Hill, CACA11,1535,095+20%

136Modesto, CACA219,6525,066+16%

137Lodi, CACA69,1005,051+21%

138Laguna Woods, CACA16,8445,040+2%

139San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,9145,025+9%

140Clovis, CACA129,3475,003+89%

141Dana Point, CACA32,2324,969−8%

142Los Banos, CACA49,6144,963+92%

143Arcadia, CACA54,1174,953+2%

144Carpinteria, CACA12,7344,920−10%

145Azusa, CACA47,4474,911+6%

146Atwater, CACA32,1334,893+39%

147Holtville, CACA5,5914,892−0%

148Santa Maria, CACA111,3904,883+44%

149Irvine, CACA318,7644,858+123%

150Santa Cruz, CACA61,7974,851+13%

151Carson, CACA90,8084,848+1%

152Reedley, CACA26,9824,843+30%

153Pleasant Hill, CACA34,0174,808+4%

154Fresno, CACA555,5494,797+30%

155Port Hueneme, CACA20,9874,754−4%

156Los Altos, CACA30,9654,735+12%

157Sanger, CACA27,2284,721+44%

158Dublin, CACA71,6024,702+139%

159San Anselmo, CACA12,5554,693+1%

160Laguna Hills, CACA30,0204,585−4%

161Farmersville, CACA10,3264,563+18%

162Calexico, CACA38,6234,562+42%

163Manteca, CACA96,6934,514+96%

164Brentwood, CACA66,6074,481+186%

165Huron, CACA7,3944,452+17%

166Santa Barbara, CACA86,4224,434−6%

167Rialto, CACA106,5544,423+16%

168Pittsburg, CACA77,5424,387+37%

169Laguna Niguel, CACA64,1074,350+4%

170Gonzales, CACA8,3134,346+10%

171Elk Grove, CACA185,0074,343+208%

172Turlock, CACA72,8644,338+31%

173Lindsay, CACA12,5784,318+22%

174San Diego, CACA1,406,1064,312+15%

175San Ramon, CACA86,2094,298+93%

176Merced, CACA99,7244,288+56%

177Redwood City, CACA82,1784,250+9%

178Napa, CACA76,5624,242+5%

179Hughson, CACA8,0514,224+102%

180Dos Palos, CACA5,6974,223+24%

181Santa Rosa, CACA179,4374,218+22%

182Larkspur, CACA12,6204,208+5%

183Yuba City, CACA69,4854,193+89%

184Moreno Valley, CACA214,2634,176+50%

185Selma, CACA24,7024,158+27%

186Petaluma, CACA59,6884,141+9%

187Oceanside, CACA170,4834,131+6%

188Goleta, CACA32,4014,126−41%

189Arvin, CACA19,8204,113+53%

190Hercules, CACA26,3264,105+35%

191Exeter, CACA10,1224,085+10%

192Woodland, CACA62,5134,082+27%

193Antioch, CACA118,9584,078+31%

194Corona, CACA161,7344,054+29%

195Vallejo, CACA123,2874,051+6%

196Concord, CACA123,2614,032+1%

197Sebastopol, CACA7,5324,002−3%

198Livingston, CACA14,6903,997+40%

199Riverside, CACA323,0573,981+27%

200Sausalito, CACA7,0193,979−4%

201Waterford, CACA9,2583,926+34%

202Cotati, CACA7,3473,920+14%

203Escondido, CACA146,0303,910+9%

204Rocklin, CACA76,8213,878+111%

205Tracy, CACA101,9013,869+79%

206Dinuba, CACA25,9493,869+54%

207San Marcos, CACA94,9083,863+73%

208Sonoma, CACA10,5373,840+15%

209Visalia, CACA146,5413,839+60%

210Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,8563,824+39%

211Richmond, CACA114,8613,823+16%

212Roseville, CACA167,3023,795+109%

213Mendota, CACA12,7783,766+62%

214San Luis Obispo, CACA50,6363,759+15%

215American Canyon, CACA22,7733,748+133%

216Ontario, CACA187,0133,741+18%

217Brea, CACA47,2603,737+33%

218Oakdale, CACA23,2463,734+50%

219Lompoc, CACA43,3153,727+5%

220Solana Beach, CACA12,6023,691−3%

221King City, CACA14,0023,688+26%

222Marysville, CACA12,7383,677+4%

223Gilroy, CACA60,7643,675+47%

224Grand Terrace, CACA12,9363,672+11%

225El Centro, CACA44,3823,663+17%

226Pinole, CACA18,5433,633−3%

227Sierra Madre, CACA10,6203,599+0%

228La Verne, CACA30,1783,583−5%

229San Rafael, CACA59,4103,582+6%

230San Bernardino, CACA222,0443,576+20%

231Tulare, CACA73,9073,574+68%

232Kingsburg, CACA13,2493,558+44%

233Delano, CACA52,3343,556+35%

234Seaside, CACA31,6363,545−0%

235Walnut Creek, CACA70,0123,543+9%

236Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,7793,541−3%

237Imperial, CACA22,3303,541+195%

238Morgan Hill, CACA45,6253,526+36%

239Santee, CACA58,2053,520+10%

240Madera, CACA69,0173,502+60%

241Camarillo, CACA68,6523,487+20%

242Diamond Bar, CACA51,8843,487−8%

243Windsor, CACA25,8643,478+14%

244Gridley, CACA7,2583,478+35%

245Vacaville, CACA103,8503,477+17%

246Hanford, CACA62,2293,474+49%

247Brawley, CACA28,0083,462+27%

248Galt, CACA26,9643,445+38%

249Newport Beach, CACA81,9773,445+17%

250Newark, CACA47,8953,441+13%

251Hayward, CACA157,1133,429+12%

252Colton, CACA53,3833,416+12%

253Patterson, CACA26,5873,414+129%

254Duarte, CACA22,8663,408+6%

255Murrieta, CACA114,1243,403+158%

256San Clemente, CACA62,2263,390+25%

257Ukiah, CACA16,0683,371+4%

258Union City, CACA65,2823,365−2%

259Porterville, CACA63,0883,358+59%

260Monterey, CACA28,9533,349−2%

261Fairfax, CACA7,4173,329+1%

262Folsom, CACA91,9833,299+77%

263Yorba Linda, CACA65,6323,289+11%

264Chino, CACA96,9573,278+44%

265Menlo Park, CACA32,7133,275+6%

266Buellton, CACA5,1583,260+35%

267Gustine, CACA6,1123,251+30%

268Escalon, CACA7,3943,246+24%

269Hemet, CACA93,6493,200+59%

270Encinitas, CACA60,7363,187+5%

271San Marino, CACA11,9643,177−8%

272Corte Madera, CACA9,9293,142+9%

273Livermore, CACA83,4573,141+14%

274Santa Clarita, CACA228,4303,103+51%

275Highland, CACA57,6143,102+29%

276Temecula, CACA114,8653,090+99%

277Pleasanton, CACA74,5563,088+17%

278Crescent City, CACA6,0023,058+50%

279Arroyo Grande, CACA18,1233,052+14%

280Chico, CACA105,0813,044+75%

281Walnut, CACA27,3163,039−9%

282Live Oak, CACA9,4663,033+52%

283Ripon, CACA16,1403,031+59%

284Lemoore, CACA27,2913,019+38%

285El Segundo, CACA16,3793,006+2%

286Simi Valley, CACA124,8613,006+12%

287Oakley, CACA47,5832,999+86%

288Corcoran, CACA22,3582,998+55%

289Dixon, CACA21,1162,974+31%

290Carlsbad, CACA112,2602,969+43%

291Fairfield, CACA122,4892,945+27%

292Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,6542,943−4%

293Pacifica, CACA36,8902,932−4%

294Los Alamitos, CACA11,7022,920+1%

295Martinez, CACA36,8492,915+3%

296Fremont, CACA226,4422,899+11%

297Fowler, CACA7,7452,896+95%

298Loma Linda, CACA25,2212,886+35%

299Mill Valley, CACA13,7992,886+1%

300Canyon Lake, CACA11,1132,858+12%

301Moorpark, CACA35,0232,853+11%

302Indio, CACA94,2692,841+92%

303Woodlake, CACA8,0732,834+21%

304Wasco, CACA26,5252,826+25%

305Clayton, CACA10,8422,823+1%

306Los Gatos, CACA32,5762,819+14%

307Palo Alto, CACA67,6092,811+15%

308Bakersfield, CACA422,1652,809+71%

309Monrovia, CACA38,2642,807+4%

310Winters, CACA8,2142,799+34%

311Orland, CACA8,3812,796+33%

312Villa Park, CACA5,6452,718−6%

313Coronado, CACA21,0942,703−12%

314Claremont, CACA35,8382,688+5%

315Eureka, CACA25,3042,645−3%

316Perris, CACA83,2372,637+130%

317Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,5592,630−6%

318West Sacramento, CACA56,2162,618+78%

319Marina, CACA23,2562,610−7%

320Cloverdale, CACA8,7012,587+27%

321Menifee, CACA118,5922,552–

322Glendora, CACA49,6712,546+1%

323Rancho Cordova, CACA87,5542,533+59%

324Healdsburg, CACA11,1722,528+4%

325Coalinga, CACA17,2812,524+48%

326Scotts Valley, CACA11,6522,523+2%

327Laguna Beach, CACA22,3912,517−6%

328Jurupa Valley, CACA107,3112,499–

329Firebaugh, CACA8,7742,495+53%

330Agoura Hills, CACA19,2432,468−6%

331Solvang, CACA5,9442,451+11%

332San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,1192,434+4%

333Fort Bragg, CACA6,9462,404−1%

334Danville, CACA43,3022,395+4%

335Saratoga, CACA30,4182,380+2%

336Lincoln, CACA57,3672,373+412%

337Grass Valley, CACA14,0352,341+29%

338Cathedral City, CACA52,3752,330+23%

339Corning, CACA8,2602,329+23%

340McFarland, CACA14,7092,320+53%

341Fortuna, CACA12,0032,285+14%

342Pismo Beach, CACA7,9112,262−7%

343La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,4802,257−4%

344Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,9482,222+4%

345Thousand Oaks, CACA122,2302,212+4%

346San Dimas, CACA32,9782,194−6%

347San Jacinto, CACA56,0142,165+136%

348Lathrop, CACA42,7832,158+310%

349Willows, CACA6,1162,157−2%

350Seal Beach, CACA24,0752,130−0%

351Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,7932,122+8%

352South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,1152,097−11%

353Benicia, CACA26,4012,060−2%

354Redlands, CACA74,1282,058+17%

355Ione, CACA9,2822,027+30%

356Arcata, CACA19,0472,023+14%

357Beaumont, CACA60,8352,006+434%

358Palm Desert, CACA53,2591,989+29%

359Morro Bay, CACA10,6131,988+3%

360Tiburon, CACA8,8811,978+2%

361Lake Elsinore, CACA75,0671,962+159%

362Yucaipa, CACA54,9531,945+33%

363Auburn, CACA13,8471,929+11%

364Victorville, CACA141,3951,918+121%

365Red Bluff, CACA14,4041,905+10%

366Novato, CACA51,9471,898+9%

367Placerville, CACA10,6851,830+11%

368Hillsborough, CACA11,2061,817+4%

369Norco, CACA25,0811,810+4%

370Half Moon Bay, CACA11,2871,808−5%

371Lancaster, CACA170,0841,804+43%

372Commerce, CACA11,6881,789−7%

373Chino Hills, CACA77,5191,736+16%

374Moraga, CACA16,3221,725–

375Ojai, CACA7,4741,716−5%

376Chowchilla, CACA18,7301,690+68%

377Lafayette, CACA25,3131,685+6%

378Clearlake, CACA16,8931,668+29%

379Lakeport, CACA5,0591,654+5%

380Susanville, CACA12,8161,619−5%

381Calipatria, CACA6,0121,614−18%

382Calabasas, CACA22,0271,607+10%

383Wildomar, CACA37,8891,596+169%

384Rio Vista, CACA10,5231,594+130%

385El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,6261,588+30%

386Anderson, CACA11,1311,583+23%

387Redding, CACA94,0921,582+16%

388Palmdale, CACA161,8451,526+39%

389Coachella, CACA45,4111,518+100%

390Orinda, CACA19,5071,518+11%

391Colusa, CACA6,5191,495+21%

392Oroville, CACA20,4511,472+57%

393Westlake, CACA7,5051,447−10%

394Jackson, CACA5,1001,423+28%

395Hesperia, CACA102,6051,412+64%

396Atherton, CACA6,9601,388−3%

397Banning, CACA31,8521,371+35%

398Ridgecrest, CACA28,3331,358+14%

399Poway, CACA49,1801,259+2%

400Tehachapi, CACA11,8521,156+8%

401Atascadero, CACA29,4641,130+12%

402Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,0091,129+105%

403Williams, CACA5,5291,118+51%

404La Quinta, CACA39,4401,117+66%

405St. Helena, CACA5,1941,048−13%

406Apple Valley, CACA75,247977+39%

407Loomis, CACA7,004964+12%

408Shasta Lake, CACA10,208937+13%

409Los Altos Hills, CACA8,419929+7%

410La Habra Heights, CACA5,327865−7%

411Big Bear Lake, CACA5,018804−8%

412Yreka, CACA7,714773+6%

413Calimesa, CACA11,111746+56%

414Adelanto, CACA38,798734+114%

415Rancho Mirage, CACA17,876707+35%

416Avenal, CACA13,479692−8%

417Shafter, CACA23,871617+87%

418Barstow, CACA24,804601+17%

419Blythe, CACA15,042568+24%

420Yucca Valley, CACA21,887549+30%

421Paradise, CACA10,023547−62%

422Truckee, CACA17,278534+25%

423Malibu, CACA9,574482−24%

424Palm Springs, CACA45,315479+6%

425Taft, CACA6,995458+9%

426Woodside, CACA5,181452−3%

427Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939442+76%

428Mammoth Lakes, CACA6,867276−3%

429California City, CACA13,30065+59%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES