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Most sparsely populated, California cities · 1990

California cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

501Downey, CACA108,4687,369−15%

502National City, CACA57,8077,383−0%

503Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0897,408−6%

504Foster City, CACA32,4117,440−2%

505Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,9697,536+108%

506Citrus Heights, CACA86,3487,558+26%

507Culver City, CACA39,4527,589−0%

508Temple City, CACA35,1257,765−7%

509Westminster, CACA88,9667,781−11%

510Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,0737,784−3%

511Lakewood, CACA78,0107,830−7%

512Monterey Park, CACA57,4577,917+1%

513Garden Grove, CACA170,4557,968−13%

514Del Aire, CACA11,1157,976−11%

515Manhattan Beach, CACA33,1228,150−5%

516Long Beach, CACA450,4698,475−7%

517Gardena, CACA58,4608,552−14%

518La Palma, CACA14,9078,642−0%

519Marina del Rey, CACA9,1768,661−9%

520West Carson, CACA22,1438,889−5%

521San Gabriel, CACA38,1868,958−7%

522Ashland, CACA22,2109,002−20%

523Compton, CACA90,5009,021−3%

524Albany, CACA19,1959,121−1%

525South San Gabriel, CACA7,9239,233+1%

526South Whittier, CACA55,6509,276−10%

527East Palo Alto, CACA28,8729,277−21%

528Cherryland, CACA14,1439,294−20%

529Valinda, CACA20,9629,307−14%

530San Fernando, CACA23,4499,511−4%

531Charter Oak, CACA9,4429,545−2%

532Artesia, CACA15,7899,546−6%

533San Pablo, CACA31,6789,588−17%

534West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,6159,589−4%

535Redondo Beach, CACA67,2819,707−5%

536Norwalk, CACA97,1049,712−9%

537Stanton, CACA40,1619,826−18%

538Berkeley, CACA121,9119,847−0%

539Rosemead, CACA49,41010,003−3%

540Paramount, CACA50,75510,087−14%

541Bellflower, CACA74,71910,105−15%

542Lomita, CACA19,72410,137−3%

543Santa Monica, CACA90,08210,335+3%

544Baldwin Park, CACA68,88010,454−9%

545La Puente, CACA36,42310,625−10%

546Santa Ana, CACA315,58610,730−13%

547Alhambra, CACA79,82010,760−4%

548Citrus, CACA10,90410,823−10%

549West Puente Valley, CACA22,49510,831−10%

550Alondra Park, CACA8,37311,054+42%

551El Monte, CACA105,07511,113−8%

552North Fair Oaks, CACA13,10011,632−10%

553Hawthorne, CACA82,74111,722−15%

554Burbank, CACA5,33311,727−6%

555South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91111,892−12%

556South Gate, CACA90,07111,923−10%

557Daly City, CACA101,26112,086−11%

558Inglewood, CACA101,66212,088−3%

559Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51312,776−2%

560Lynwood, CACA63,51212,796−11%

561Bell, CACA31,62513,702−6%

562Lawndale, CACA29,89213,860−14%

563Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37314,433−8%

564San Francisco, CACA826,07915,502−7%

565Florence-Graham, CACA60,69016,286−5%

566Westmont, CACA34,12316,808−2%

567East Los Angeles, CACA111,64716,957+2%

568Bell Gardens, CACA37,36717,224−4%

569Huntington Park, CACA51,54418,645−9%

570West Hollywood, CACA34,23119,130+1%

571Cudahy, CACA21,44519,402−6%

572Willowbrook, CACA21,68119,542−4%

573Walnut Park, CACA14,95819,656−9%

574Lennox, CACA19,44920,821−1%

575Maywood, CACA23,60023,763−1%

576Isla Vista, CACA13,92037,015+11%

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