Cities in California by population, 2025

Los Angeles, CA had the highest population of 376 cities in 2025, at 3.87 million. Paradise, CA had the lowest, at 10,023. The median was 47,354 and the figure for California was 39.36 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,869,089Los Angeles, CA

Lowest10,023Paradise, CA

Median47,354376 cities

California39,355,309History

Top 40 cities, 2025

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2025 persons	Change on 2024
1	Los Angeles, CA	3,869,089	-0.1%
2	San Diego, CA	1,406,106	+0.4%
3	San Jose, CA	989,814	+0.2%
4	San Francisco, CA	826,079	+0.6%
5	Fresno, CA	555,549	+0.1%
6	Sacramento, CA	536,449	+0.3%
7	Long Beach, CA	450,469	-0.2%
8	Oakland, CA	440,838	+0.2%
9	Bakersfield, CA	422,165	+0.7%
10	Anaheim, CA	341,008	-0.5%
11	Stockton, CA	324,597	-0%
12	Riverside, CA	323,057	-0.1%
13	Irvine, CA	318,764	+0.3%
14	Santa Ana, CA	315,586	+0.3%
15	Chula Vista, CA	275,533	-0.4%
16	Santa Clarita, CA	228,430	-0.4%
17	Fremont, CA	226,442	-0.1%
18	San Bernardino, CA	222,044	-0.1%
19	Fontana, CA	221,223	+0.8%
20	Modesto, CA	219,652	-0.3%
21	Moreno Valley, CA	214,263	+0.1%
22	Oxnard, CA	199,651	-0.2%
23	Huntington Beach, CA	191,451	-0.6%
24	Glendale, CA	187,160	-0.4%
25	Ontario, CA	187,013	+0.7%
26	Elk Grove, CA	185,007	+1.2%
27	Santa Rosa, CA	179,437	+0.8%
28	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	177,856	+0.5%
29	Oceanside, CA	170,483	-0.2%
30	Garden Grove, CA	170,455	-0.3%
31	Lancaster, CA	170,084	+0.7%
32	Roseville, CA	167,302	+2.3%
33	Palmdale, CA	161,845	-0.4%
34	Corona, CA	161,734	+0.1%
35	Salinas, CA	159,134	-0.4%
36	Hayward, CA	157,113	-0%
37	Sunnyvale, CA	156,577	+0.7%
38	Pomona, CA	147,807	+0.1%
39	Visalia, CA	146,541	+0.2%
40	Escondido, CA	146,030	-1.2%
41	Victorville, CA	141,395	+0.3%
42	Fullerton, CA	138,675	-0.7%
43	Torrance, CA	138,391	-0.8%
44	Orange, CA	138,365	0%
45	Pasadena, CA	135,804	-0.4%
46	Santa Clara, CA	133,446	+0.8%
47	Clovis, CA	129,347	+0.4%
48	Simi Valley, CA	124,861	-0.4%
49	Vallejo, CA	123,287	-0.3%
50	Concord, CA	123,261	-0.3%
51	Fairfield, CA	122,489	+0.1%
52	Thousand Oaks, CA	122,230	-1.1%
53	Berkeley, CA	121,911	+1%
54	Antioch, CA	118,958	+0.5%
55	Menifee, CA	118,592	+1.7%
56	Temecula, CA	114,865	+1.6%
57	Richmond, CA	114,861	-0.2%
58	Murrieta, CA	114,124	+0.8%
59	Carlsbad, CA	112,260	-0.9%
60	Santa Maria, CA	111,390	+0.4%
61	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	109,914	+0.1%
62	Costa Mesa, CA	108,881	-0.1%
63	Downey, CA	108,468	-0.7%
64	Jurupa Valley, CA	107,311	-0.5%
65	Rialto, CA	106,554	+1%
66	West Covina, CA	105,301	-0.9%
67	Chico, CA	105,081	+1.1%
68	El Monte, CA	105,075	+0.1%
69	Vacaville, CA	103,850	-0.2%
70	San Mateo, CA	103,337	+0.5%
71	Burbank, CA	102,988	-0.4%
72	Hesperia, CA	102,605	+0.4%
73	Tracy, CA	101,901	+1.5%
74	El Cajon, CA	101,755	-1.1%
75	Inglewood, CA	101,662	-1%
76	Daly City, CA	101,261	+0.2%
77	Merced, CA	99,724	+0.6%
78	Vista, CA	98,274	-0.7%
79	Norwalk, CA	97,104	-1%
80	Chino, CA	96,957	+1.7%
81	Manteca, CA	96,693	+2.5%
82	San Marcos, CA	94,908	-0.6%
83	Indio, CA	94,269	+0.2%
84	Redding, CA	94,092	+0.5%
85	Hemet, CA	93,649	+0.7%
86	Folsom, CA	91,983	+4.1%
87	Carson, CA	90,808	-0.6%
88	Compton, CA	90,500	-0.7%
89	Mission Viejo, CA	90,484	-0.7%
90	Santa Monica, CA	90,082	-0.5%
91	South Gate, CA	90,071	-0.6%
92	Westminster, CA	88,966	-0.3%
93	Rancho Cordova, CA	87,554	+3.1%
94	Santa Barbara, CA	86,422	-0.5%
95	Citrus Heights, CA	86,348	-0.4%
96	Lake Forest, CA	86,333	-0.3%
97	San Ramon, CA	86,209	+0.2%
98	Whittier, CA	85,815	-0.6%
99	Mountain View, CA	85,438	+0.1%
100	San Leandro, CA	85,353	-0.6%
101	Livermore, CA	83,457	-0.6%
102	Perris, CA	83,237	+0.8%
103	Hawthorne, CA	82,741	-0.9%
104	Redwood City, CA	82,178	-0.3%
105	Newport Beach, CA	81,977	-0.8%
106	Buena Park, CA	81,741	-0.5%
107	Alhambra, CA	79,820	-0.5%
108	Upland, CA	79,446	-0.3%
109	Milpitas, CA	78,596	-0.2%
110	Lakewood, CA	78,010	-0.6%
111	Tustin, CA	77,843	-0.6%
112	Pittsburg, CA	77,542	+0.7%
113	Chino Hills, CA	77,519	-0.3%
114	Alameda, CA	76,876	-0.5%
115	Rocklin, CA	76,821	+1.8%
116	Napa, CA	76,562	-0.6%
117	Apple Valley, CA	75,247	-0.2%
118	Lake Elsinore, CA	75,067	+1.4%
119	Bellflower, CA	74,719	-1%
120	Pleasanton, CA	74,556	-0.7%
121	Redlands, CA	74,128	0%
122	Tulare, CA	73,907	+1.5%
123	Turlock, CA	72,864	-0%
124	Dublin, CA	71,602	+1.9%
125	Eastvale, CA	70,594	-0.3%
126	Walnut Creek, CA	70,012	-0.4%
127	Yuba City, CA	69,485	-0%
128	Lodi, CA	69,100	+0.5%
129	Madera, CA	69,017	-0.1%
130	Baldwin Park, CA	68,880	-0.5%
131	Camarillo, CA	68,652	-1.2%
132	Palo Alto, CA	67,609	+0.6%
133	Redondo Beach, CA	67,281	-1%
134	Brentwood, CA	66,607	+0.6%
135	Davis, CA	66,110	-0.4%
136	Yorba Linda, CA	65,632	-0.8%
137	Union City, CA	65,282	-0.6%
138	South San Francisco, CA	64,941	+0.7%
139	Laguna Niguel, CA	64,107	+0.2%
140	Lynwood, CA	63,512	-0.1%
141	Porterville, CA	63,088	-0.5%
142	Woodland, CA	62,513	+0.4%
143	Hanford, CA	62,229	+1.6%
144	San Clemente, CA	62,226	-0.8%
145	Santa Cruz, CA	61,797	-1.3%
146	La Habra, CA	60,908	-0.5%
147	Beaumont, CA	60,835	+2.2%
148	Gilroy, CA	60,764	+1.3%
149	Encinitas, CA	60,736	-0.4%
150	Montebello, CA	60,693	+0.1%
151	La Mesa, CA	59,914	-0.9%
152	Petaluma, CA	59,688	+0.4%
153	San Rafael, CA	59,410	-0.7%
154	Pico Rivera, CA	58,915	-0.7%
155	Gardena, CA	58,460	-0.6%
156	Cupertino, CA	58,333	+0.2%
157	Santee, CA	58,205	-1.1%
158	National City, CA	57,807	-0.5%
159	Highland, CA	57,614	+1%
160	Monterey Park, CA	57,457	-0.8%
161	Lincoln, CA	57,367	+2.2%
162	West Sacramento, CA	56,216	+0.9%
163	San Jacinto, CA	56,014	+0.4%
164	Fountain Valley, CA	55,508	-0.5%
165	Yucaipa, CA	54,953	+0.4%
166	Placentia, CA	54,911	+2%
167	Arcadia, CA	54,117	-0.5%
168	Colton, CA	53,383	-0.5%
169	Palm Desert, CA	53,259	+0.6%
170	Cathedral City, CA	52,375	-0.3%
171	Delano, CA	52,334	-1.4%
172	Novato, CA	51,947	-0.4%
173	Diamond Bar, CA	51,884	-0.8%
174	Huntington Park, CA	51,544	-1%
175	Paramount, CA	50,755	-0.8%
176	Watsonville, CA	50,716	-0.5%
177	San Luis Obispo, CA	50,636	+1.6%
178	Aliso Viejo, CA	49,844	-0.9%
179	Glendora, CA	49,671	-0.8%
180	Los Banos, CA	49,614	+1.1%
181	Rosemead, CA	49,410	-0.3%
182	Covina, CA	49,404	+0.2%
183	Poway, CA	49,180	+0.2%
184	Ceres, CA	48,982	-0.5%
185	Cypress, CA	48,781	-0.5%
186	Newark, CA	47,895	+0.7%
187	Oakley, CA	47,583	+1.4%
188	Azusa, CA	47,447	-1.1%
189	Brea, CA	47,260	-0.8%
190	Cerritos, CA	46,367	-1%
191	La Mirada, CA	45,952	-0.8%
192	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	45,779	-0.9%
193	Hollister, CA	45,695	+1.5%
194	Morgan Hill, CA	45,625	+0.3%
195	Coachella, CA	45,411	+1.2%
196	Palm Springs, CA	45,315	-0.2%
197	Rohnert Park, CA	44,811	-0%
198	El Centro, CA	44,382	-0.4%
199	Lompoc, CA	43,315	-0.5%
200	Danville, CA	43,302	-0.1%
201	Lathrop, CA	42,783	+4.7%
202	Campbell, CA	42,490	0%
203	San Bruno, CA	42,305	+0.6%
204	Stanton, CA	40,161	-0.5%
205	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	39,654	-1%
206	Culver City, CA	39,452	-0.5%
207	La Quinta, CA	39,440	-0.5%
208	Adelanto, CA	38,798	+1%
209	Calexico, CA	38,623	-0.7%
210	Monrovia, CA	38,264	+1.2%
211	San Gabriel, CA	38,186	+0.3%
212	Wildomar, CA	37,889	+0.4%
213	Montclair, CA	37,563	-0.5%
214	Bell Gardens, CA	37,367	-0.6%
215	Pacifica, CA	36,890	-0.1%
216	Martinez, CA	36,849	-0.2%
217	La Puente, CA	36,423	-0.6%
218	Claremont, CA	35,838	-0.5%
219	Temple City, CA	35,125	+0.1%
220	San Juan Capistrano, CA	35,119	-0.2%
221	Moorpark, CA	35,023	-1.2%
222	West Hollywood, CA	34,231	-0.6%
223	Pleasant Hill, CA	34,017	-0.2%
224	Desert Hot Springs, CA	34,009	+0.4%
225	Manhattan Beach, CA	33,122	-0.9%
226	San Dimas, CA	32,978	-0.7%
227	Menlo Park, CA	32,713	-0%
228	Los Gatos, CA	32,576	-0.2%
229	Foster City, CA	32,411	-0.3%
230	Goleta, CA	32,401	-0.4%
231	Dana Point, CA	32,232	-0.8%
232	Atwater, CA	32,133	-0.3%
233	Burlingame, CA	31,929	+2.8%
234	Banning, CA	31,852	0%
235	Santa Paula, CA	31,774	+0.1%
236	San Pablo, CA	31,678	+0.2%
237	Seaside, CA	31,636	+1.1%
238	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	31,626	+0.3%
239	Bell, CA	31,625	-0.8%
240	Los Altos, CA	30,965	+0.9%
241	Beverly Hills, CA	30,764	-0.8%
242	Saratoga, CA	30,418	+0.6%
243	La Verne, CA	30,178	-0.1%
244	Laguna Hills, CA	30,020	-0.8%
245	Lawndale, CA	29,892	-0.9%
246	Atascadero, CA	29,464	-0.6%
247	Suisun City, CA	29,454	-0%
248	San Carlos, CA	29,261	-0.1%
249	Monterey, CA	28,953	+0.3%
250	East Palo Alto, CA	28,872	-0.3%

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Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest population?

Los Angeles, CA, with 3.87 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Paradise, CA, with 10,023 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.