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Most population lost, California cities · 2010

California cities that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

501Sunnyvale, CACA156,577+8,321−43%

502Highland, CACA57,614+8,499−16%

503Cathedral City, CACA52,375+8,553−32%

504Blythe, CACA15,042+8,662+145%

505Patterson, CACA26,587+8,807+196%

506Redding, CACA94,092+8,996−38%

507Fairfield, CACA122,489+9,143−52%

508Fullerton, CACA138,675+9,158−23%

509Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009+9,356+90%

510Thousand Oaks, CACA122,230+9,678−24%

511American Canyon, CACA22,773+9,680+368%

512Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554+9,716+54%

513Oakley, CACA47,583+9,813+33%

514Berkeley, CACA121,911+9,837+51674%

515Los Banos, CACA49,614+10,103−11%

516Yucaipa, CACA54,953+10,160+21%

517Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939+10,284+249%

518Escondido, CACA146,030+10,352−58%

519Corcoran, CACA22,358+10,355+772%

520Fremont, CACA226,442+10,676−65%

521Ceres, CACA48,982+10,808+30%

522Chino, CACA96,957+10,815+44%

523Calexico, CACA38,623+11,463+35%

524Oak Park, CACA13,757+11,491−7864%

525Antioch, CACA118,958+11,840−58%

526Carmichael, CACA76,948+12,020+1056%

527Hanford, CACA62,229+12,281+12%

528Modesto, CACA219,652+12,309−49%

529Turlock, CACA72,864+12,739−6%

530Simi Valley, CACA124,861+12,886+16%

531San Clemente, CACA62,226+13,586+54%

532Adelanto, CACA38,798+13,635+42%

533La Quinta, CACA39,440+13,773+12%

534Santa Clara, CACA133,446+14,107+61%

535Delano, CACA52,334+14,217−11%

536Soledad, CACA26,357+14,475+252%

537Porterville, CACA63,088+14,550+46%

538Vineyard, CACA43,751+14,727–

539Apple Valley, CACA75,247+14,896+83%

540Merced, CACA99,724+15,065+96%

541Newport Beach, CACA81,977+15,154+347%

542Tulare, CACA73,907+15,284+42%

543Foothill Farms, CACA36,435+15,695+5293%

544Dublin, CACA71,602+16,063+138%

545West Sacramento, CACA56,216+17,129+530%

546Manteca, CACA96,693+17,838+110%

547Coachella, CACA45,411+17,980+209%

548Wildomar, CACA37,889+18,112+411%

549Madera, CACA69,017+18,209+31%

550Lake Forest, CACA86,333+18,557–

551Hemet, CACA93,649+19,845−13%

552Florin, CACA50,211+19,860+498%

553Santa Rosa, CACA179,437+20,220−41%

554Folsom, CACA91,983+20,319−8%

555San Jacinto, CACA56,014+20,420+170%

556Rocklin, CACA76,821+20,644+19%

557Santa Maria, CACA111,390+22,130+37%

558Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067+22,893+115%

559El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026+24,092+107%

560San Bernardino, CACA222,044+24,523+15%

561Santa Clarita, CACA228,430+25,232−38%

562Beaumont, CACA60,835+25,493+1400%

563Tracy, CACA101,901+25,993+11%

564Chico, CACA105,081+26,233+32%

565Indio, CACA94,269+26,920+118%

566Carlsbad, CACA112,260+27,081+79%

567Clovis, CACA129,347+27,163+50%

568Corona, CACA161,734+27,408−44%

569San Ramon, CACA86,209+27,426+191%

570Oxnard, CACA199,651+27,541−2%

571Hesperia, CACA102,605+27,591+127%

572Yuba City, CACA69,485+28,167+202%

573Brentwood, CACA66,607+28,179+79%

574San Francisco, CACA826,079+28,502−46%

575San Marcos, CACA94,908+28,804+80%

576Lincoln, CACA57,367+31,614+699%

577Perris, CACA83,237+32,197+119%

578Visalia, CACA146,541+32,877+106%

579Palmdale, CACA161,845+36,080−24%

580Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856+37,526+43%

581Lancaster, CACA170,084+37,915+77%

582Roseville, CACA167,302+38,867+10%

583Temecula, CACA114,865+42,381+38%

584Stockton, CACA324,597+47,936+46%

585Riverside, CACA323,057+48,705+70%

586Moreno Valley, CACA214,263+50,984+116%

587San Jose, CACA989,814+50,999−55%

588Victorville, CACA141,395+51,874+123%

589Murrieta, CACA114,124+59,184+38%

590Sacramento, CACA536,449+59,470+58%

591Fresno, CACA555,549+67,013−9%

592Fontana, CACA221,223+67,140+62%

593Irvine, CACA318,764+69,303+112%

594Chula Vista, CACA275,533+70,360+83%

595San Diego, CACA1,406,106+84,002−26%

596Elk Grove, CACA185,007+93,031+119%

597Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089+97,801−53%

598Bakersfield, CACA422,165+100,426+39%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS