Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population (3.83M), followed by San Diego city (1.38M), and San Jose city (981.45K).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all California cities and places.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.
You can also similar information for each California county.
Related Topics: California Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 3830987 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 1374972 |
| 3 | San Jose city | 981446 |
| 4 | San Francisco city | 815498 |
| 5 | Fresno city | 543931 |
| 6 | Sacramento city | 525496 |
| 7 | Long Beach city | 455157 |
| 8 | Oakland city | 436836 |
| 9 | Bakersfield city | 409542 |
| 10 | Anaheim city | 344803 |
| 11 | Stockton city | 321737 |
| 12 | Riverside city | 314157 |
| 13 | Santa Ana city | 311004 |
| 14 | Irvine city | 303431 |
| 15 | Chula Vista city | 275745 |
| 16 | Santa Clarita city | 229779 |
| 17 | Fremont city | 227910 |
| 18 | San Bernardino city | 220644 |
| 19 | Modesto city | 218657 |
| 20 | Fontana city | 212476 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley city | 210924 |
| 22 | Oxnard city | 201774 |
| 23 | Huntington Beach city | 196404 |
| 24 | Glendale city | 191974 |
| 25 | Ontario city | 178274 |
| 26 | Elk Grove city | 177966 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa city | 177338 |
| 28 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 175361 |
| 29 | Oceanside city | 173023 |
| 30 | Garden Grove city | 170644 |
| 31 | Lancaster city | 170036 |
| 32 | Palmdale city | 165543 |
| 33 | Salinas city | 162859 |
| 34 | Corona city | 159146 |
| 35 | Hayward city | 158350 |
| 36 | Roseville city | 152515 |
| 37 | Sunnyvale city | 152444 |
| 38 | Escondido city | 150214 |
| 39 | Pomona city | 147035 |
| 40 | Torrance city | 143248 |
| 41 | Visalia city | 142716 |
| 42 | Fullerton city | 140260 |
| 43 | Orange city | 137834 |
| 44 | Pasadena city | 137039 |
| 45 | Victorville city | 136123 |
| 46 | Santa Clara city | 128498 |
| 47 | Thousand Oaks city | 126075 |
| 48 | Simi Valley city | 125815 |
| 49 | Vallejo city | 124810 |
| 50 | Concord city | 124353 |
| 51 | Clovis city | 123327 |
| 52 | Fairfield city | 119995 |
| 53 | Richmond city | 115745 |
| 54 | Berkeley city | 115555 |
| 55 | Antioch city | 115489 |
| 56 | Carlsbad city | 114968 |
| 57 | Murrieta city | 112186 |
| 58 | Downey city | 111568 |
| 59 | Costa Mesa city | 111043 |
| 60 | Temecula city | 110948 |
| 61 | Santa Maria city | 110072 |
| 62 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 109991 |
| 63 | Menifee city | 107044 |
| 64 | West Covina city | 106860 |
| 65 | El Monte city | 106783 |
| 66 | Jurupa Valley city | 106758 |
| 67 | Inglewood city | 105286 |
| 68 | El Cajon city | 105095 |
| 69 | Burbank city | 104888 |
| 70 | Rialto city | 104077 |
| 71 | San Mateo city | 102900 |
| 72 | Vacaville city | 101967 |
| 73 | Daly City city | 101893 |
| 74 | Chico city | 100615 |
| 75 | Hesperia city | 100463 |
| 76 | Norwalk city | 100423 |
| 77 | Vista city | 99221 |
| 78 | Tracy city | 95528 |
| 79 | Redding city | 93701 |
| 80 | San Marcos city | 93372 |
| 81 | Compton city | 93351 |
| 82 | Carson city | 93271 |
| 83 | Mission Viejo city | 92506 |
| 84 | South Gate city | 91857 |
| 85 | Chino city | 91644 |
| 86 | Santa Monica city | 91229 |
| 87 | Indio city | 90818 |
| 88 | Hemet city | 90499 |
| 89 | Westminster city | 90190 |
| 90 | Merced city | 90017 |
| 91 | San Leandro city | 88366 |
| 92 | Santa Barbara city | 88203 |
| 93 | Citrus Heights city | 87232 |
| 94 | Whittier city | 86394 |
| 95 | Manteca city | 86365 |
| 96 | San Ramon city | 86265 |
| 97 | Livermore city | 86054 |
| 98 | Lake Forest city | 85928 |
| 99 | Hawthorne city | 85903 |
| 100 | Newport Beach city | 84343 |
| 101 | Buena Park city | 83023 |
| 102 | Mountain View city | 82247 |
| 103 | Folsom city | 81741 |
| 104 | Redwood City city | 81633 |
| 105 | Alhambra city | 81226 |
| 106 | Rancho Cordova city | 80811 |
| 107 | Lakewood city | 80495 |
| 108 | Perris city | 79502 |
| 109 | Upland city | 79272 |
| 110 | Tustin city | 79211 |
| 111 | Napa city | 79131 |
| 112 | Chino Hills city | 78384 |
| 113 | Pleasanton city | 77691 |
| 114 | Milpitas city | 77408 |
| 115 | Bellflower city | 77287 |
| 116 | Alameda city | 76603 |
| 117 | Pittsburg city | 75899 |
| 118 | Apple Valley town | 75805 |
| 119 | Redlands city | 73230 |
| 120 | Rocklin city | 72772 |
| 121 | Turlock city | 72171 |
| 122 | Lake Elsinore city | 72156 |
| 123 | Eastvale city | 70941 |
| 124 | Dublin city | 70802 |
| 125 | Camarillo city | 70551 |
| 126 | Baldwin Park city | 70483 |
| 127 | Tulare city | 70440 |
| 128 | Walnut Creek city | 69973 |
| 129 | Redondo Beach city | 69868 |
| 130 | Yuba City city | 69691 |
| 131 | Union City city | 68118 |
| 132 | Yorba Linda city | 67566 |
| 133 | Madera city | 67473 |
| 134 | Davis city | 67142 |
| 135 | Lodi city | 67106 |
| 136 | Palo Alto city | 66799 |
| 137 | Brentwood city | 64833 |
| 138 | Lynwood city | 64750 |
| 139 | Laguna Niguel city | 64441 |
| 140 | South San Francisco city | 63822 |
| 141 | San Clemente city | 63644 |
| 142 | Porterville city | 63048 |
| 143 | La Habra city | 62299 |
| 144 | Encinitas city | 61684 |
| 145 | Woodland city | 61366 |
| 146 | Montebello city | 61189 |
| 147 | San Rafael city | 60887 |
| 148 | La Mesa city | 60758 |
| 149 | Pico Rivera city | 60666 |
| 150 | Gardena city | 59586 |
| 151 | Monterey Park city | 59574 |
| 152 | Hanford city | 59499 |
| 153 | Petaluma city | 59273 |
| 154 | Santee city | 59154 |
| 155 | Cupertino city | 58369 |
| 156 | National City city | 58095 |
| 157 | Gilroy city | 58079 |
| 158 | Highland city | 56876 |
| 159 | Fountain Valley city | 56373 |
| 160 | Arcadia city | 55468 |
| 161 | Santa Cruz city | 55432 |
| 162 | San Jacinto city | 55255 |
| 163 | Yucaipa city | 54610 |
| 164 | Beaumont city | 54452 |
| 165 | Colton city | 54083 |
| 166 | West Sacramento city | 53973 |
| 167 | Diamond Bar city | 53839 |
| 168 | Huntington Park city | 53523 |
| 169 | Novato city | 52987 |
| 170 | Paramount city | 52447 |
| 171 | Cathedral City city | 52280 |
| 172 | Placentia city | 52203 |
| 173 | Watsonville city | 52056 |
| 174 | Palm Desert city | 51542 |
| 175 | Aliso Viejo city | 51517 |
| 176 | Lincoln city | 51319 |
| 177 | Glendora city | 51223 |
| 178 | Delano city | 50841 |
| 179 | Covina city | 50196 |
| 180 | Rosemead city | 50099 |
| 181 | Cypress city | 49603 |
| 182 | Ceres city | 49508 |
| 183 | Azusa city | 49249 |
| 184 | Poway city | 48503 |
| 185 | Cerritos city | 48320 |
| 186 | San Luis Obispo city | 47882 |
| 187 | La Mirada city | 47640 |
| 188 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 47331 |
| 189 | Newark city | 46981 |
| 190 | Los Banos city | 46966 |
| 191 | Brea city | 46870 |
| 192 | Morgan Hill city | 45270 |
| 193 | Palm Springs city | 45008 |
| 194 | Rohnert Park city | 44543 |
| 195 | El Centro city | 44275 |
| 196 | Oakley city | 44200 |
| 197 | Danville town | 43519 |
| 198 | Hollister city | 43350 |
| 199 | Lompoc city | 43110 |
| 200 | Campbell city | 42628 |
| 201 | Coachella city | 42481 |
| 202 | San Bruno city | 42279 |
| 203 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 41246 |
| 204 | Culver City city | 39990 |
| 205 | Stanton city | 38767 |
| 206 | San Gabriel city | 38589 |
| 207 | Bell Gardens city | 38550 |
| 207 | Calexico city | 38550 |
| 208 | Adelanto city | 38216 |
| 209 | La Quinta city | 38198 |
| 210 | Montclair city | 37970 |
| 211 | Monrovia city | 37619 |
| 212 | La Puente city | 37299 |
| 213 | Pacifica city | 37165 |
| 214 | Wildomar city | 37161 |
| 215 | Martinez city | 36943 |
| 216 | Claremont city | 36891 |
| 217 | Moorpark city | 36027 |
| 218 | Temple City city | 35627 |
| 219 | West Hollywood city | 35055 |
| 220 | San Juan Capistrano city | 34919 |
| 221 | Manhattan Beach city | 34583 |
| 222 | Pleasant Hill city | 34379 |
| 223 | San Dimas city | 34077 |
| 224 | Desert Hot Springs city | 32879 |
| 225 | Dana Point city | 32829 |
| 226 | Foster City city | 32742 |
| 227 | Goleta city | 32727 |
| 228 | Bell city | 32713 |
| 229 | Menlo Park city | 32560 |
| 230 | Los Gatos town | 32521 |
| 231 | Atwater city | 32159 |
| 232 | Seaside city | 32047 |
| 233 | Beverly Hills city | 31886 |
| 234 | San Pablo city | 31877 |
| 235 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 31540 |
| 236 | Lathrop city | 31346 |
| 237 | Santa Paula city | 31160 |
| 238 | Lawndale city | 31073 |
| 239 | Laguna Hills city | 30966 |
| 240 | La Verne city | 30805 |
| 241 | Banning city | 30781 |
| 242 | Los Altos city | 30558 |
| 243 | Burlingame city | 30209 |
| 244 | Saratoga city | 30103 |
| 245 | Monterey city | 29885 |
| 246 | Atascadero city | 29754 |
| 247 | San Carlos city | 29634 |
| 248 | Suisun City city | 29263 |
| 249 | East Palo Alto city | 28911 |
| 250 | Ridgecrest city | 28223 |
| 251 | Walnut city | 27775 |
| 252 | Lemon Grove city | 27526 |
| 253 | Belmont city | 27346 |
| 254 | Lemoore city | 27311 |
| 255 | Twentynine Palms city | 27212 |
| 256 | Benicia city | 26918 |
| 257 | Sanger city | 26756 |
| 258 | Brawley city | 26679 |
| 259 | Soledad city | 26632 |
| 260 | Eureka city | 26338 |
| 261 | Windsor town | 26264 |
| 262 | South Pasadena city | 26238 |
| 263 | Wasco city | 26236 |
| 264 | Hercules city | 26181 |
| 265 | El Cerrito city | 25907 |
| 266 | Imperial Beach city | 25906 |
| 267 | Galt city | 25669 |
| 268 | Dinuba city | 25329 |
| 269 | Lafayette city | 25297 |
| 270 | Barstow city | 25254 |
| 271 | Reedley city | 25250 |
| 272 | Loma Linda city | 25133 |
| 273 | Riverbank city | 24928 |
| 274 | Seal Beach city | 24853 |
| 275 | Selma city | 24727 |
| 276 | Norco city | 24601 |
| 277 | Maywood city | 24534 |
| 278 | Patterson city | 24273 |
| 279 | San Fernando city | 23694 |
| 280 | Oakdale city | 23270 |
| 281 | Calabasas city | 22918 |
| 282 | Laguna Beach city | 22793 |
| 283 | Corcoran city | 22631 |
| 284 | Millbrae city | 22315 |
| 285 | Cudahy city | 22239 |
| 286 | Marina city | 22090 |
| 287 | American Canyon city | 21809 |
| 288 | Port Hueneme city | 21790 |
| 289 | Yucca Valley town | 21786 |
| 290 | South Lake Tahoe city | 21441 |
| 291 | Duarte city | 21186 |
| 292 | Imperial city | 21153 |
| 293 | Lomita city | 20395 |
| 294 | Shafter city | 20231 |
| 295 | La Ca�ada Flintridge city | 20054 |
| 296 | Oroville city | 19854 |
| 297 | Agoura Hills city | 19800 |
| 298 | Greenfield city | 19775 |
| 299 | Arvin city | 19532 |
| 300 | Orinda city | 19521 |
| 301 | Dixon city | 19463 |
| 302 | South El Monte city | 19419 |
| 303 | Coronado city | 19257 |
| 304 | Hermosa Beach city | 19230 |
| 305 | Santa Fe Springs city | 18945 |
| 306 | Albany city | 18920 |
| 307 | Chowchilla city | 18901 |
| 308 | Pinole city | 18873 |
| 309 | Arroyo Grande city | 18487 |
| 310 | Arcata city | 17756 |
| 311 | Laguna Woods city | 17402 |
| 312 | Rancho Mirage city | 17346 |
| 313 | Truckee town | 17145 |
| 314 | Blythe city | 17102 |
| 315 | Coalinga city | 17076 |
| 316 | El Segundo city | 16871 |
| 317 | Moraga town | 16856 |
| 318 | Clearlake city | 16773 |
| 319 | Fillmore city | 16583 |
| 320 | Ukiah city | 16568 |
| 321 | Kerman city | 16433 |
| 322 | Ripon city | 16292 |
| 323 | Artesia city | 16002 |
| 324 | Susanville city | 15413 |
| 325 | La Palma city | 15393 |
| 326 | California City city | 15042 |
| 327 | Pacific Grove city | 15027 |
| 328 | Red Bluff city | 14659 |
| 329 | Livingston city | 14576 |
| 330 | Parlier city | 14571 |
| 331 | McFarland city | 14236 |
| 332 | Grass Valley city | 14227 |
| 333 | Mill Valley city | 14144 |
| 334 | Auburn city | 13826 |
| 335 | Hawaiian Gardens city | 13802 |
| 336 | King City city | 13376 |
| 337 | Grand Terrace city | 13147 |
| 338 | Carpinteria city | 13134 |
| 339 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 13026 |
| 340 | Larkspur city | 12955 |
| 341 | Avenal city | 12826 |
| 342 | Solana Beach city | 12818 |
| 343 | San Anselmo town | 12774 |
| 344 | Emeryville city | 12747 |
| 345 | Grover Beach city | 12701 |
| 346 | Marysville city | 12683 |
| 347 | Lindsay city | 12630 |
| 348 | Mendota city | 12581 |
| 349 | Kingsburg city | 12502 |
| 350 | Fortuna city | 12465 |
| 351 | Newman city | 12363 |
| 352 | Tehachapi city | 12330 |
| 353 | San Marino city | 12256 |
| 354 | Scotts Valley city | 12177 |
| 355 | Commerce city | 12051 |
| 356 | Los Alamitos city | 11681 |
| 357 | Signal Hill city | 11550 |
| 358 | Half Moon Bay city | 11377 |
| 359 | Anderson city | 11339 |
| 360 | Healdsburg city | 11305 |
| 361 | Canyon Lake city | 11141 |
| 362 | Hillsborough town | 11029 |
| 363 | Piedmont city | 11016 |
| 364 | Sierra Madre city | 11009 |
| 365 | Clayton city | 10983 |
| 366 | Calimesa city | 10881 |
| 367 | Placerville city | 10801 |
| 368 | Morro Bay city | 10786 |
| 369 | Sonoma city | 10706 |
| 370 | Malibu city | 10447 |
| 371 | Shasta Lake city | 10376 |
| 372 | Farmersville city | 10361 |
| 373 | Exeter city | 10314 |
| 374 | Corte Madera town | 10160 |
| 375 | Rio Vista city | 9993 |
| 376 | Capitola city | 9825 |
| 377 | Orange Cove city | 9728 |
| 378 | Live Oak city | 9262 |
| 379 | Waterford city | 9128 |
| 380 | Tiburon town | 9092 |
| 381 | Ione city | 9064 |
| 382 | Cloverdale city | 8973 |
| 383 | Gonzales city | 8557 |
| 384 | Guadalupe city | 8546 |
| 385 | Orland city | 8335 |
| 386 | Firebaugh city | 8325 |
| 387 | Los Altos Hills town | 8297 |
| 388 | Rolling Hills Estates city | 8174 |
| 389 | Corning city | 8166 |
| 390 | Pismo Beach city | 8063 |
| 391 | Yreka city | 7877 |
| 392 | Westlake Village city | 7828 |
| 393 | Woodlake city | 7665 |
| 394 | Ojai city | 7606 |
| 395 | Fairfax town | 7571 |
| 396 | Cotati city | 7538 |
| 397 | Hughson city | 7526 |
| 398 | Sebastopol city | 7509 |
| 399 | Winters city | 7481 |
| 400 | Escalon city | 7464 |
| 401 | Gridley city | 7347 |
| 402 | Mammoth Lakes town | 7285 |
| 403 | Sausalito city | 7228 |
| 404 | Taft city | 7051 |
| 405 | Fort Bragg city | 7034 |
| 406 | Atherton town | 6967 |
| 407 | Fowler city | 6884 |
| 408 | Loomis town | 6844 |
| 409 | Calipatria city | 6655 |
| 410 | Paradise town | 6561 |
| 411 | Huron city | 6455 |
| 412 | Colusa city | 6451 |
| 413 | Willows city | 6279 |
| 414 | Crescent City city | 6179 |
| 415 | Gustine city | 6148 |
| 416 | Solvang city | 6048 |
| 417 | Dos Palos city | 5789 |
| 418 | Villa Park city | 5767 |
| 419 | Holtville city | 5613 |
| 420 | Williams city | 5561 |
| 421 | La Habra Heights city | 5546 |
| 422 | St. Helena city | 5372 |
| 423 | Calistoga city | 5177 |
| 424 | Lakeport city | 5124 |
| 425 | Buellton city | 5123 |
| 426 | Woodside town | 5121 |
| 427 | Big Bear Lake city | 5049 |
| 428 | Jackson city | 5021 |
| 429 | Sonora city | 4989 |
| 430 | Willits city | 4985 |
| 431 | Needles city | 4914 |
| 432 | Indian Wells city | 4845 |
| 433 | Brisbane city | 4676 |
| 434 | Portola Valley town | 4292 |
| 435 | Del Mar city | 3913 |
| 436 | Bishop city | 3812 |
| 437 | San Joaquin city | 3736 |
| 438 | Angels city | 3734 |
| 439 | Wheatland city | 3721 |
| 440 | Monte Sereno city | 3409 |
| 441 | Rio Dell city | 3404 |
| 442 | Yountville city | 3395 |
| 443 | Avalon city | 3368 |
| 444 | Mount Shasta city | 3232 |
| 445 | Carmel-by-the-Sea city | 3187 |
| 446 | Nevada City city | 3157 |
| 447 | Weed city | 2797 |
| 448 | Alturas city | 2704 |
| 449 | Sutter Creek city | 2701 |
| 450 | Ross town | 2321 |
| 451 | Portola city | 2154 |
| 452 | San Juan Bautista city | 2122 |
| 453 | Belvedere city | 2117 |
| 454 | Colfax city | 2029 |
| 455 | Westmorland city | 2004 |
| 456 | Biggs city | 1927 |
| 457 | Hidden Hills city | 1709 |
| 458 | Dunsmuir city | 1705 |
| 459 | Rolling Hills city | 1698 |
| 460 | Del Rey Oaks city | 1574 |
| 461 | Irwindale city | 1456 |
| 462 | Colma town | 1445 |
| 463 | Ferndale city | 1399 |
| 464 | Montague city | 1227 |
| 465 | Blue Lake city | 1207 |
| 466 | Plymouth city | 1094 |
| 467 | Maricopa city | 1025 |
| 468 | Bradbury city | 901 |
| 469 | Tulelake city | 899 |
| 470 | Dorris city | 858 |
| 471 | Isleton city | 791 |
| 472 | Loyalton city | 756 |
| 473 | Fort Jones city | 702 |
| 474 | Etna city | 675 |
| 475 | Point Arena city | 463 |
| 476 | Tehama city | 428 |
| 477 | Trinidad city | 335 |
| 478 | Sand City city | 329 |
| 479 | Industry city | 261 |
| 480 | Vernon city | 217 |
| 481 | Amador City city | 202 |