# Cities in California by population, 2025

All 376 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/california-cities

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,869,089 |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 1,406,106 |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 989,814 |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 826,079 |
| 5 | Fresno, CA | 555,549 |
| 6 | Sacramento, CA | 536,449 |
| 7 | Long Beach, CA | 450,469 |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 440,838 |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 422,165 |
| 10 | Anaheim, CA | 341,008 |
| 11 | Stockton, CA | 324,597 |
| 12 | Riverside, CA | 323,057 |
| 13 | Irvine, CA | 318,764 |
| 14 | Santa Ana, CA | 315,586 |
| 15 | Chula Vista, CA | 275,533 |
| 16 | Santa Clarita, CA | 228,430 |
| 17 | Fremont, CA | 226,442 |
| 18 | San Bernardino, CA | 222,044 |
| 19 | Fontana, CA | 221,223 |
| 20 | Modesto, CA | 219,652 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley, CA | 214,263 |
| 22 | Oxnard, CA | 199,651 |
| 23 | Huntington Beach, CA | 191,451 |
| 24 | Glendale, CA | 187,160 |
| 25 | Ontario, CA | 187,013 |
| 26 | Elk Grove, CA | 185,007 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa, CA | 179,437 |
| 28 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 177,856 |
| 29 | Oceanside, CA | 170,483 |
| 30 | Garden Grove, CA | 170,455 |
| 31 | Lancaster, CA | 170,084 |
| 32 | Roseville, CA | 167,302 |
| 33 | Palmdale, CA | 161,845 |
| 34 | Corona, CA | 161,734 |
| 35 | Salinas, CA | 159,134 |
| 36 | Hayward, CA | 157,113 |
| 37 | Sunnyvale, CA | 156,577 |
| 38 | Pomona, CA | 147,807 |
| 39 | Visalia, CA | 146,541 |
| 40 | Escondido, CA | 146,030 |
| 41 | Victorville, CA | 141,395 |
| 42 | Fullerton, CA | 138,675 |
| 43 | Torrance, CA | 138,391 |
| 44 | Orange, CA | 138,365 |
| 45 | Pasadena, CA | 135,804 |
| 46 | Santa Clara, CA | 133,446 |
| 47 | Clovis, CA | 129,347 |
| 48 | Simi Valley, CA | 124,861 |
| 49 | Vallejo, CA | 123,287 |
| 50 | Concord, CA | 123,261 |
| 51 | Fairfield, CA | 122,489 |
| 52 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 122,230 |
| 53 | Berkeley, CA | 121,911 |
| 54 | Antioch, CA | 118,958 |
| 55 | Menifee, CA | 118,592 |
| 56 | Temecula, CA | 114,865 |
| 57 | Richmond, CA | 114,861 |
| 58 | Murrieta, CA | 114,124 |
| 59 | Carlsbad, CA | 112,260 |
| 60 | Santa Maria, CA | 111,390 |
| 61 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 109,914 |
| 62 | Costa Mesa, CA | 108,881 |
| 63 | Downey, CA | 108,468 |
| 64 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 107,311 |
| 65 | Rialto, CA | 106,554 |
| 66 | West Covina, CA | 105,301 |
| 67 | Chico, CA | 105,081 |
| 68 | El Monte, CA | 105,075 |
| 69 | Vacaville, CA | 103,850 |
| 70 | San Mateo, CA | 103,337 |
| 71 | Burbank, CA | 102,988 |
| 72 | Hesperia, CA | 102,605 |
| 73 | Tracy, CA | 101,901 |
| 74 | El Cajon, CA | 101,755 |
| 75 | Inglewood, CA | 101,662 |
| 76 | Daly City, CA | 101,261 |
| 77 | Merced, CA | 99,724 |
| 78 | Vista, CA | 98,274 |
| 79 | Norwalk, CA | 97,104 |
| 80 | Chino, CA | 96,957 |
| 81 | Manteca, CA | 96,693 |
| 82 | San Marcos, CA | 94,908 |
| 83 | Indio, CA | 94,269 |
| 84 | Redding, CA | 94,092 |
| 85 | Hemet, CA | 93,649 |
| 86 | Folsom, CA | 91,983 |
| 87 | Carson, CA | 90,808 |
| 88 | Compton, CA | 90,500 |
| 89 | Mission Viejo, CA | 90,484 |
| 90 | Santa Monica, CA | 90,082 |
| 91 | South Gate, CA | 90,071 |
| 92 | Westminster, CA | 88,966 |
| 93 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 87,554 |
| 94 | Santa Barbara, CA | 86,422 |
| 95 | Citrus Heights, CA | 86,348 |
| 96 | Lake Forest, CA | 86,333 |
| 97 | San Ramon, CA | 86,209 |
| 98 | Whittier, CA | 85,815 |
| 99 | Mountain View, CA | 85,438 |
| 100 | San Leandro, CA | 85,353 |
| 101 | Livermore, CA | 83,457 |
| 102 | Perris, CA | 83,237 |
| 103 | Hawthorne, CA | 82,741 |
| 104 | Redwood City, CA | 82,178 |
| 105 | Newport Beach, CA | 81,977 |
| 106 | Buena Park, CA | 81,741 |
| 107 | Alhambra, CA | 79,820 |
| 108 | Upland, CA | 79,446 |
| 109 | Milpitas, CA | 78,596 |
| 110 | Lakewood, CA | 78,010 |
| 111 | Tustin, CA | 77,843 |
| 112 | Pittsburg, CA | 77,542 |
| 113 | Chino Hills, CA | 77,519 |
| 114 | Alameda, CA | 76,876 |
| 115 | Rocklin, CA | 76,821 |
| 116 | Napa, CA | 76,562 |
| 117 | Apple Valley, CA | 75,247 |
| 118 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 75,067 |
| 119 | Bellflower, CA | 74,719 |
| 120 | Pleasanton, CA | 74,556 |
| 121 | Redlands, CA | 74,128 |
| 122 | Tulare, CA | 73,907 |
| 123 | Turlock, CA | 72,864 |
| 124 | Dublin, CA | 71,602 |
| 125 | Eastvale, CA | 70,594 |
| 126 | Walnut Creek, CA | 70,012 |
| 127 | Yuba City, CA | 69,485 |
| 128 | Lodi, CA | 69,100 |
| 129 | Madera, CA | 69,017 |
| 130 | Baldwin Park, CA | 68,880 |
| 131 | Camarillo, CA | 68,652 |
| 132 | Palo Alto, CA | 67,609 |
| 133 | Redondo Beach, CA | 67,281 |
| 134 | Brentwood, CA | 66,607 |
| 135 | Davis, CA | 66,110 |
| 136 | Yorba Linda, CA | 65,632 |
| 137 | Union City, CA | 65,282 |
| 138 | South San Francisco, CA | 64,941 |
| 139 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 64,107 |
| 140 | Lynwood, CA | 63,512 |
| 141 | Porterville, CA | 63,088 |
| 142 | Woodland, CA | 62,513 |
| 143 | Hanford, CA | 62,229 |
| 144 | San Clemente, CA | 62,226 |
| 145 | Santa Cruz, CA | 61,797 |
| 146 | La Habra, CA | 60,908 |
| 147 | Beaumont, CA | 60,835 |
| 148 | Gilroy, CA | 60,764 |
| 149 | Encinitas, CA | 60,736 |
| 150 | Montebello, CA | 60,693 |
| 151 | La Mesa, CA | 59,914 |
| 152 | Petaluma, CA | 59,688 |
| 153 | San Rafael, CA | 59,410 |
| 154 | Pico Rivera, CA | 58,915 |
| 155 | Gardena, CA | 58,460 |
| 156 | Cupertino, CA | 58,333 |
| 157 | Santee, CA | 58,205 |
| 158 | National City, CA | 57,807 |
| 159 | Highland, CA | 57,614 |
| 160 | Monterey Park, CA | 57,457 |
| 161 | Lincoln, CA | 57,367 |
| 162 | West Sacramento, CA | 56,216 |
| 163 | San Jacinto, CA | 56,014 |
| 164 | Fountain Valley, CA | 55,508 |
| 165 | Yucaipa, CA | 54,953 |
| 166 | Placentia, CA | 54,911 |
| 167 | Arcadia, CA | 54,117 |
| 168 | Colton, CA | 53,383 |
| 169 | Palm Desert, CA | 53,259 |
| 170 | Cathedral City, CA | 52,375 |
| 171 | Delano, CA | 52,334 |
| 172 | Novato, CA | 51,947 |
| 173 | Diamond Bar, CA | 51,884 |
| 174 | Huntington Park, CA | 51,544 |
| 175 | Paramount, CA | 50,755 |
| 176 | Watsonville, CA | 50,716 |
| 177 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 50,636 |
| 178 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 49,844 |
| 179 | Glendora, CA | 49,671 |
| 180 | Los Banos, CA | 49,614 |
| 181 | Rosemead, CA | 49,410 |
| 182 | Covina, CA | 49,404 |
| 183 | Poway, CA | 49,180 |
| 184 | Ceres, CA | 48,982 |
| 185 | Cypress, CA | 48,781 |
| 186 | Newark, CA | 47,895 |
| 187 | Oakley, CA | 47,583 |
| 188 | Azusa, CA | 47,447 |
| 189 | Brea, CA | 47,260 |
| 190 | Cerritos, CA | 46,367 |
| 191 | La Mirada, CA | 45,952 |
| 192 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 45,779 |
| 193 | Hollister, CA | 45,695 |
| 194 | Morgan Hill, CA | 45,625 |
| 195 | Coachella, CA | 45,411 |
| 196 | Palm Springs, CA | 45,315 |
| 197 | Rohnert Park, CA | 44,811 |
| 198 | El Centro, CA | 44,382 |
| 199 | Lompoc, CA | 43,315 |
| 200 | Danville, CA | 43,302 |
| 201 | Lathrop, CA | 42,783 |
| 202 | Campbell, CA | 42,490 |
| 203 | San Bruno, CA | 42,305 |
| 204 | Stanton, CA | 40,161 |
| 205 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 39,654 |
| 206 | Culver City, CA | 39,452 |
| 207 | La Quinta, CA | 39,440 |
| 208 | Adelanto, CA | 38,798 |
| 209 | Calexico, CA | 38,623 |
| 210 | Monrovia, CA | 38,264 |
| 211 | San Gabriel, CA | 38,186 |
| 212 | Wildomar, CA | 37,889 |
| 213 | Montclair, CA | 37,563 |
| 214 | Bell Gardens, CA | 37,367 |
| 215 | Pacifica, CA | 36,890 |
| 216 | Martinez, CA | 36,849 |
| 217 | La Puente, CA | 36,423 |
| 218 | Claremont, CA | 35,838 |
| 219 | Temple City, CA | 35,125 |
| 220 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 35,119 |
| 221 | Moorpark, CA | 35,023 |
| 222 | West Hollywood, CA | 34,231 |
| 223 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 34,017 |
| 224 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 34,009 |
| 225 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 33,122 |
| 226 | San Dimas, CA | 32,978 |
| 227 | Menlo Park, CA | 32,713 |
| 228 | Los Gatos, CA | 32,576 |
| 229 | Foster City, CA | 32,411 |
| 230 | Goleta, CA | 32,401 |
| 231 | Dana Point, CA | 32,232 |
| 232 | Atwater, CA | 32,133 |
| 233 | Burlingame, CA | 31,929 |
| 234 | Banning, CA | 31,852 |
| 235 | Santa Paula, CA | 31,774 |
| 236 | San Pablo, CA | 31,678 |
| 237 | Seaside, CA | 31,636 |
| 238 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 31,626 |
| 239 | Bell, CA | 31,625 |
| 240 | Los Altos, CA | 30,965 |
| 241 | Beverly Hills, CA | 30,764 |
| 242 | Saratoga, CA | 30,418 |
| 243 | La Verne, CA | 30,178 |
| 244 | Laguna Hills, CA | 30,020 |
| 245 | Lawndale, CA | 29,892 |
| 246 | Atascadero, CA | 29,464 |
| 247 | Suisun City, CA | 29,454 |
| 248 | San Carlos, CA | 29,261 |
| 249 | Monterey, CA | 28,953 |
| 250 | East Palo Alto, CA | 28,872 |
| 251 | Belmont, CA | 28,752 |
| 252 | Ridgecrest, CA | 28,333 |
| 253 | Brawley, CA | 28,008 |
| 254 | Lemon Grove, CA | 27,936 |
| 255 | Walnut, CA | 27,316 |
| 256 | Lemoore, CA | 27,291 |
| 257 | Sanger, CA | 27,228 |
| 258 | Reedley, CA | 26,982 |
| 259 | Galt, CA | 26,964 |
| 260 | Patterson, CA | 26,587 |
| 261 | Riverbank, CA | 26,557 |
| 262 | Wasco, CA | 26,525 |
| 263 | Benicia, CA | 26,401 |
| 264 | Soledad, CA | 26,357 |
| 265 | Hercules, CA | 26,326 |
| 266 | El Cerrito, CA | 26,121 |
| 267 | Dinuba, CA | 25,949 |
| 268 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 25,939 |
| 269 | Windsor, CA | 25,864 |
| 270 | South Pasadena, CA | 25,503 |
| 271 | Mountain House, CA | 25,315 |
| 272 | Lafayette, CA | 25,313 |
| 273 | Eureka, CA | 25,304 |
| 274 | Loma Linda, CA | 25,221 |
| 275 | Imperial Beach, CA | 25,206 |
| 276 | Norco, CA | 25,081 |
| 277 | Barstow, CA | 24,804 |
| 278 | Selma, CA | 24,702 |
| 279 | Seal Beach, CA | 24,075 |
| 280 | Shafter, CA | 23,871 |
| 281 | Maywood, CA | 23,600 |
| 282 | San Fernando, CA | 23,449 |
| 283 | Marina, CA | 23,256 |
| 284 | Oakdale, CA | 23,246 |
| 285 | Millbrae, CA | 22,869 |
| 286 | Duarte, CA | 22,866 |
| 287 | American Canyon, CA | 22,773 |
| 288 | Laguna Beach, CA | 22,391 |
| 289 | Corcoran, CA | 22,358 |
| 290 | Imperial, CA | 22,330 |
| 291 | Calabasas, CA | 22,027 |
| 292 | Yucca Valley, CA | 21,887 |
| 293 | Cudahy, CA | 21,445 |
| 294 | Greenfield, CA | 21,138 |
| 295 | Dixon, CA | 21,116 |
| 296 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 21,115 |
| 297 | Coronado, CA | 21,094 |
| 298 | Port Hueneme, CA | 20,987 |
| 299 | Oroville, CA | 20,451 |
| 300 | Arvin, CA | 19,820 |
| 301 | Lomita, CA | 19,724 |
| 302 | Orinda, CA | 19,507 |
| 303 | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 19,480 |
| 304 | Agoura Hills, CA | 19,243 |
| 305 | Albany, CA | 19,195 |
| 306 | Arcata, CA | 19,047 |
| 307 | South El Monte, CA | 18,963 |
| 308 | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 18,793 |
| 309 | Chowchilla, CA | 18,730 |
| 310 | Pinole, CA | 18,543 |
| 311 | Hermosa Beach, CA | 18,513 |
| 312 | Arroyo Grande, CA | 18,123 |
| 313 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 17,876 |
| 314 | Kerman, CA | 17,553 |
| 315 | Coalinga, CA | 17,281 |
| 316 | Truckee, CA | 17,278 |
| 317 | Fillmore, CA | 16,937 |
| 318 | Clearlake, CA | 16,893 |
| 319 | Laguna Woods, CA | 16,844 |
| 320 | El Segundo, CA | 16,379 |
| 321 | Moraga, CA | 16,322 |
| 322 | Ripon, CA | 16,140 |
| 323 | Ukiah, CA | 16,068 |
| 324 | Artesia, CA | 15,789 |
| 325 | Blythe, CA | 15,042 |
| 326 | La Palma, CA | 14,907 |
| 327 | McFarland, CA | 14,709 |
| 328 | Livingston, CA | 14,690 |
| 329 | Pacific Grove, CA | 14,659 |
| 330 | Parlier, CA | 14,622 |
| 331 | Red Bluff, CA | 14,404 |
| 332 | Grass Valley, CA | 14,035 |
| 333 | King City, CA | 14,002 |
| 334 | Auburn, CA | 13,847 |
| 335 | Mill Valley, CA | 13,799 |
| 336 | Avenal, CA | 13,479 |
| 337 | Hawaiian Gardens, CA | 13,373 |
| 338 | California City, CA | 13,300 |
| 339 | Emeryville, CA | 13,251 |
| 340 | Kingsburg, CA | 13,249 |
| 341 | Grand Terrace, CA | 12,936 |
| 342 | Susanville, CA | 12,816 |
| 343 | Mendota, CA | 12,778 |
| 344 | Marysville, CA | 12,738 |
| 345 | Carpinteria, CA | 12,734 |
| 346 | Larkspur, CA | 12,620 |
| 347 | Solana Beach, CA | 12,602 |
| 348 | Lindsay, CA | 12,578 |
| 349 | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | 12,559 |
| 350 | San Anselmo, CA | 12,555 |
| 351 | Grover Beach, CA | 12,456 |
| 352 | Newman, CA | 12,453 |
| 353 | Fortuna, CA | 12,003 |
| 354 | San Marino, CA | 11,964 |
| 355 | Tehachapi, CA | 11,852 |
| 356 | Los Alamitos, CA | 11,702 |
| 357 | Commerce, CA | 11,688 |
| 358 | Scotts Valley, CA | 11,652 |
| 359 | Half Moon Bay, CA | 11,287 |
| 360 | Hillsborough, CA | 11,206 |
| 361 | Healdsburg, CA | 11,172 |
| 362 | Signal Hill, CA | 11,153 |
| 363 | Anderson, CA | 11,131 |
| 364 | Canyon Lake, CA | 11,113 |
| 365 | Calimesa, CA | 11,111 |
| 366 | Clayton, CA | 10,842 |
| 367 | Placerville, CA | 10,685 |
| 368 | Piedmont, CA | 10,642 |
| 369 | Sierra Madre, CA | 10,620 |
| 370 | Morro Bay, CA | 10,613 |
| 371 | Sonoma, CA | 10,537 |
| 372 | Rio Vista, CA | 10,523 |
| 373 | Farmersville, CA | 10,326 |
| 374 | Shasta Lake, CA | 10,208 |
| 375 | Exeter, CA | 10,122 |
| 376 | Paradise, CA | 10,023 |