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Most population lost, California cities · 2020

California cities that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

501Linda, CACA23,871+3,881+800%

502Ceres, CACA48,982+3,885−53%

503Highland, CACA57,614+3,895−62%

504Burbank, CACA102,988+3,997−40%

505Hanford, CACA62,229+4,023−63%

506La Mesa, CACA59,914+4,056+123%

507Yorba Linda, CACA65,632+4,102−37%

508Los Gatos, CACA32,576+4,116+233%

509Oxnard, CACA199,651+4,164−85%

510Palo Alto, CACA67,609+4,169+55%

511Turlock, CACA72,864+4,191−69%

512Coalinga, CACA17,281+4,210+22%

513Lodi, CACA69,100+4,214−18%

514Citrus Heights, CACA86,348+4,282−119%

515San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,914+4,330−48%

516Aliso Viejo, CACA49,844+4,353−87%

517Redlands, CACA74,128+4,421+38%

518Alameda, CACA76,876+4,468−206%

519Long Beach, CACA450,469+4,485−86%

520Oroville, CACA20,451+4,496+331%

521Vista, CACA98,274+4,547−75%

522Rosedale, CACA18,877+4,581+21%

523Campbell, CACA42,490+4,610–

524Wildomar, CACA37,889+4,699+33%

525Tustin, CACA77,843+4,736−72%

526Corona, CACA161,734+4,762−90%

527Madera, CACA69,017+4,808−65%

528Glendale, CACA187,160+4,824−68%

529Redondo Beach, CACA67,281+4,828+56%

530Rialto, CACA106,554+4,855−75%

531Florin, CACA50,211+4,875+47%

532Newark, CACA47,895+4,956+8%

533Castro Valley, CACA65,001+5,053−42%

534West Sacramento, CACA56,216+5,171+90%

535Yuba City, CACA69,485+5,192−44%

536Upland, CACA79,446+5,308+6%

537Imperial, CACA22,330+5,505+60%

538Camarillo, CACA68,652+5,540+16%

539Woodland, CACA62,513+5,564−40%

540Walnut Creek, CACA70,012+5,954+60%

541San Leandro, CACA85,353+6,058−46%

542San Lorenzo, CACA29,171+6,129+221%

543Adelanto, CACA38,798+6,281−35%

544Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009+6,574+34%

545Santee, CACA58,205+6,624+8974%

546North Highlands, CACA47,957+6,633+219%

547Apple Valley, CACA75,247+6,656−18%

548El Cajon, CACA101,755+6,737+9%

549Hollister, CACA45,695+6,750−56%

550Lincoln, CACA57,367+6,938+75%

551Oceanside, CACA170,483+6,982−79%

552Livermore, CACA83,457+6,987−58%

553Escondido, CACA146,030+7,127−71%

554Stanford, CACA18,662+7,341−254%

555Merced, CACA99,724+7,375−4%

556Redwood City, CACA82,178+7,477−20%

557Murrieta, CACA114,124+7,483−83%

558Morgan Hill, CACA45,625+7,601−21%

559East San Gabriel, CACA23,410+7,895+345%

560Oakley, CACA47,583+7,925+7%

561Brea, CACA47,260+8,043+217%

562Folsom, CACA91,983+8,251−63%

563Mountain View, CACA85,438+8,310+156%

564El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026+8,439−27%

565San Mateo, CACA103,337+8,454+21%

566Fullerton, CACA138,675+8,456−29%

567Porterville, CACA63,088+8,458−15%

568Lake Forest, CACA86,333+8,594–

569Huntington Beach, CACA191,451+8,719+8%

570Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,856+9,184−65%

571Carlsbad, CACA112,260+9,418−38%

572Los Banos, CACA49,614+9,560−16%

573Pleasanton, CACA74,556+9,586−27%

574Tulare, CACA73,907+9,597−11%

575Hesperia, CACA102,605+9,645−21%

576San Jacinto, CACA56,014+9,699+28%

577Temecula, CACA114,865+9,906−68%

578Vacaville, CACA103,850+9,958−42%

579Tracy, CACA101,901+10,078−57%

580Vallejo, CACA123,287+10,148+34%

581Santa Maria, CACA111,390+10,154−37%

582Santa Rosa, CACA179,437+10,312−70%

583Perris, CACA83,237+10,314−30%

584Anaheim, CACA341,008+10,559−83%

585Lathrop, CACA42,783+10,678+196%

586Gilroy, CACA60,764+10,699+7%

587San Marcos, CACA94,908+11,052−31%

588Riverside, CACA323,057+11,127−61%

589Hemet, CACA93,649+11,176−51%

590Santa Clara, CACA133,446+11,179+28%

591Ontario, CACA187,013+11,341−54%

592Berkeley, CACA121,911+11,741+61695%

593San Bernardino, CACA222,044+12,177−43%

594French Valley, CACA45,269+12,213–

595Fontana, CACA221,223+12,324−70%

596San Ramon, CACA86,209+12,457+32%

597Richmond, CACA114,861+12,747+8%

598Brentwood, CACA66,607+12,811−19%

599Antioch, CACA118,958+12,919−54%

600Indio, CACA94,269+13,101+6%

601Salinas, CACA159,134+13,101−69%

602Pittsburg, CACA77,542+13,152+43%

603Chino, CACA96,957+13,420+79%

604Milpitas, CACA78,596+13,483+12%

605Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554+14,556+130%

606Fairfield, CACA122,489+14,560−23%

607Rocklin, CACA76,821+14,627−15%

608Mountain House, CACA25,315+14,824–

609Moreno Valley, CACA214,263+15,269−35%

610Chico, CACA105,081+15,288−23%

611Sunnyvale, CACA156,577+15,724+8%

612Eastvale, CACA70,594+16,089–

613Beaumont, CACA60,835+16,159+851%

614Manteca, CACA96,693+16,402+93%

615Fremont, CACA226,442+16,415−45%

616Palmdale, CACA161,845+16,700−65%

617Lancaster, CACA170,084+16,883−21%

618Visalia, CACA146,541+16,942+6%

619Modesto, CACA219,652+17,299−28%

620Carmichael, CACA76,948+18,031+1634%

621Lake Elsinore, CACA75,067+18,444+73%

622West Rancho Dominguez, CACA23,300+18,678–

623Hayward, CACA157,113+18,768−34%

624Victorville, CACA141,395+18,907−19%

625Vineyard, CACA43,751+19,099–

626Elk Grove, CACA185,007+23,109−46%

627Clovis, CACA129,347+24,493+35%

628Menifee, CACA118,592+25,008–

629Dublin, CACA71,602+26,553+294%

630Roseville, CACA167,302+28,985−18%

631Stockton, CACA324,597+29,097−11%

632Chula Vista, CACA275,533+31,571−18%

633Fresno, CACA555,549+47,442−35%

634Oakland, CACA440,838+49,922+83%

635Santa Clarita, CACA228,430+52,353+29%

636Bakersfield, CACA422,165+55,972−23%

637Sacramento, CACA536,449+58,455+55%

638San Jose, CACA989,814+67,298−40%

639San Francisco, CACA826,079+68,730+30%

640San Diego, CACA1,406,106+79,530−30%

641Irvine, CACA318,764+95,295+191%

642Los Angeles, CACA3,869,089+106,126−49%

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