Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population (3.85M), followed by San Diego city (1.40M), and San Jose city (983.73K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2023
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 3847428 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 1394555 |
| 3 | San Jose city | 983734 |
| 4 | San Francisco city | 819151 |
| 5 | Fresno city | 547260 |
| 6 | Sacramento city | 529792 |
| 7 | Long Beach city | 451762 |
| 8 | Oakland city | 439455 |
| 9 | Bakersfield city | 414626 |
| 10 | Anaheim city | 342883 |
| 11 | Stockton city | 322581 |
| 12 | Riverside city | 321560 |
| 13 | Irvine city | 315065 |
| 14 | Santa Ana city | 312642 |
| 15 | Chula Vista city | 276181 |
| 16 | Santa Clarita city | 229802 |
| 17 | Fremont city | 227587 |
| 18 | San Bernardino city | 223676 |
| 19 | Modesto city | 219432 |
| 20 | Fontana city | 216100 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley city | 212770 |
| 22 | Oxnard city | 199764 |
| 23 | Huntington Beach city | 193334 |
| 24 | Glendale city | 188283 |
| 25 | Ontario city | 182782 |
| 26 | Elk Grove city | 179843 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa city | 176440 |
| 28 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 175395 |
| 29 | Oceanside city | 171069 |
| 30 | Garden Grove city | 170138 |
| 31 | Lancaster city | 167293 |
| 32 | Palmdale city | 162605 |
| 33 | Salinas city | 160548 |
| 34 | Corona city | 160491 |
| 35 | Roseville city | 159230 |
| 36 | Hayward city | 157375 |
| 37 | Sunnyvale city | 154053 |
| 38 | Escondido city | 148862 |
| 39 | Pomona city | 146971 |
| 40 | Visalia city | 145111 |
| 41 | Fullerton city | 140142 |
| 42 | Torrance city | 140111 |
| 43 | Victorville city | 139111 |
| 44 | Orange city | 138246 |
| 45 | Pasadena city | 135699 |
| 46 | Santa Clara city | 131488 |
| 47 | Clovis city | 126314 |
| 48 | Simi Valley city | 125271 |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks city | 124074 |
| 50 | Vallejo city | 123292 |
| 51 | Concord city | 123189 |
| 52 | Fairfield city | 121125 |
| 53 | Berkeley city | 120320 |
| 54 | Antioch city | 117179 |
| 55 | Richmond city | 114865 |
| 56 | Carlsbad city | 113920 |
| 57 | Menifee city | 113684 |
| 58 | Murrieta city | 112270 |
| 59 | Temecula city | 111413 |
| 60 | Santa Maria city | 110641 |
| 61 | Downey city | 109553 |
| 62 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 109473 |
| 63 | Costa Mesa city | 109302 |
| 64 | Jurupa Valley city | 107591 |
| 65 | West Covina city | 106266 |
| 66 | El Monte city | 104688 |
| 67 | Rialto city | 103986 |
| 68 | El Cajon city | 103522 |
| 69 | Burbank city | 103448 |
| 70 | Inglewood city | 103346 |
| 71 | Vacaville city | 102829 |
| 72 | Chico city | 102146 |
| 73 | San Mateo city | 102098 |
| 74 | Hesperia city | 100984 |
| 75 | Daly City city | 100761 |
| 76 | Vista city | 99031 |
| 77 | Norwalk city | 98588 |
| 78 | Tracy city | 98574 |
| 79 | San Marcos city | 95195 |
| 80 | Merced city | 94190 |
| 81 | Indio city | 93162 |
| 82 | Chino city | 93154 |
| 83 | Redding city | 93013 |
| 84 | Hemet city | 92169 |
| 85 | Carson city | 91775 |
| 86 | Manteca city | 91614 |
| 87 | Compton city | 91486 |
| 88 | Mission Viejo city | 91336 |
| 89 | South Gate city | 90795 |
| 90 | Santa Monica city | 90435 |
| 91 | Westminster city | 89263 |
| 92 | Santa Barbara city | 87140 |
| 93 | Citrus Heights city | 86595 |
| 94 | San Leandro city | 86555 |
| 95 | Lake Forest city | 86354 |
| 96 | San Ramon city | 85496 |
| 97 | Folsom city | 85413 |
| 98 | Whittier city | 85402 |
| 99 | Livermore city | 84223 |
| 100 | Hawthorne city | 83965 |
| 101 | Mountain View city | 83938 |
| 102 | Newport Beach city | 83091 |
| 103 | Rancho Cordova city | 82835 |
| 104 | Buena Park city | 82394 |
| 105 | Redwood City city | 81965 |
| 106 | Perris city | 81194 |
| 107 | Alhambra city | 80244 |
| 108 | Upland city | 79171 |
| 109 | Lakewood city | 78717 |
| 110 | Milpitas city | 78421 |
| 111 | Tustin city | 78382 |
| 112 | Napa city | 77542 |
| 113 | Chino Hills city | 77477 |
| 114 | Alameda city | 76791 |
| 115 | Pittsburg city | 76177 |
| 116 | Bellflower city | 75760 |
| 117 | Pleasanton city | 75588 |
| 118 | Apple Valley town | 75133 |
| 119 | Rocklin city | 73835 |
| 120 | Redlands city | 73232 |
| 121 | Lake Elsinore city | 73179 |
| 122 | Turlock city | 72460 |
| 123 | Tulare city | 71554 |
| 124 | Eastvale city | 70691 |
| 125 | Dublin city | 70123 |
| 126 | Walnut Creek city | 69806 |
| 127 | Camarillo city | 69775 |
| 128 | Baldwin Park city | 69303 |
| 129 | Yuba City city | 69116 |
| 130 | Madera city | 68399 |
| 131 | Redondo Beach city | 68273 |
| 132 | Lodi city | 68137 |
| 133 | Palo Alto city | 66794 |
| 134 | Davis city | 66687 |
| 135 | Yorba Linda city | 66539 |
| 136 | Union City city | 66212 |
| 137 | Brentwood city | 65452 |
| 138 | South San Francisco city | 63738 |
| 139 | Lynwood city | 63723 |
| 140 | Laguna Niguel city | 63631 |
| 141 | Porterville city | 63225 |
| 142 | Santa Cruz city | 62857 |
| 143 | San Clemente city | 62685 |
| 144 | Woodland city | 61987 |
| 145 | La Habra city | 61395 |
| 146 | Encinitas city | 61154 |
| 147 | La Mesa city | 60670 |
| 148 | Montebello city | 60431 |
| 149 | Hanford city | 60006 |
| 150 | San Rafael city | 59818 |
| 151 | Pico Rivera city | 59550 |
| 152 | Santee city | 59312 |
| 153 | Gilroy city | 59008 |
| 154 | Petaluma city | 58996 |
| 155 | Gardena city | 58794 |
| 156 | Monterey Park city | 58253 |
| 157 | National City city | 58122 |
| 158 | Beaumont city | 58006 |
| 159 | Cupertino city | 57985 |
| 160 | Highland city | 56390 |
| 161 | Fountain Valley city | 55818 |
| 162 | West Sacramento city | 55660 |
| 163 | San Jacinto city | 55499 |
| 164 | Arcadia city | 54559 |
| 165 | Lincoln city | 54473 |
| 166 | Yucaipa city | 54238 |
| 167 | Colton city | 53528 |
| 168 | Placentia city | 53238 |
| 169 | Diamond Bar city | 52530 |
| 170 | Cathedral City city | 52438 |
| 171 | Huntington Park city | 52333 |
| 172 | Delano city | 52319 |
| 173 | Palm Desert city | 52284 |
| 174 | Novato city | 52017 |
| 175 | Paramount city | 51374 |
| 176 | Watsonville city | 51220 |
| 177 | Aliso Viejo city | 50572 |
| 178 | Glendora city | 50258 |
| 179 | Rosemead city | 49562 |
| 180 | Covina city | 49177 |
| 181 | Cypress city | 49134 |
| 182 | San Luis Obispo city | 49110 |
| 183 | Ceres city | 49092 |
| 184 | Poway city | 48613 |
| 185 | Azusa city | 48566 |
| 186 | Los Banos city | 48506 |
| 187 | Brea city | 47908 |
| 188 | Cerritos city | 47111 |
| 189 | Newark city | 46788 |
| 190 | La Mirada city | 46547 |
| 191 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 46462 |
| 192 | Oakley city | 45976 |
| 193 | Palm Springs city | 45271 |
| 194 | Morgan Hill city | 45214 |
| 195 | Hollister city | 44617 |
| 196 | Rohnert Park city | 44600 |
| 197 | El Centro city | 44160 |
| 198 | Coachella city | 43907 |
| 199 | Danville town | 43231 |
| 200 | Lompoc city | 43136 |
| 201 | Campbell city | 42347 |
| 202 | San Bruno city | 41727 |
| 203 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 40260 |
| 204 | Stanton city | 39724 |
| 205 | Culver City city | 39542 |
| 206 | La Quinta city | 39181 |
| 207 | Lathrop city | 38721 |
| 208 | Calexico city | 38563 |
| 209 | Adelanto city | 38171 |
| 210 | San Gabriel city | 37939 |
| 211 | Bell Gardens city | 37688 |
| 212 | Montclair city | 37646 |
| 213 | Wildomar city | 37337 |
| 214 | Monrovia city | 37288 |
| 215 | Pacifica city | 36757 |
| 216 | La Puente city | 36755 |
| 217 | Martinez city | 36712 |
| 218 | Claremont city | 36125 |
| 219 | Moorpark city | 35615 |
| 220 | San Juan Capistrano city | 35031 |
| 221 | Temple City city | 34998 |
| 222 | West Hollywood city | 34530 |
| 223 | Pleasant Hill city | 34004 |
| 224 | Manhattan Beach city | 33628 |
| 225 | Desert Hot Springs city | 33521 |
| 226 | San Dimas city | 33337 |
| 227 | Goleta city | 32664 |
| 228 | Dana Point city | 32644 |
| 229 | Los Gatos town | 32590 |
| 230 | Foster City city | 32442 |
| 231 | Menlo Park city | 32290 |
| 232 | Atwater city | 32205 |
| 233 | Bell city | 32041 |
| 234 | Santa Paula city | 31671 |
| 235 | Banning city | 31599 |
| 236 | Seaside city | 31553 |
| 237 | San Pablo city | 31461 |
| 238 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 31329 |
| 239 | Beverly Hills city | 31173 |
| 240 | Los Altos city | 30460 |
| 241 | Laguna Hills city | 30418 |
| 242 | Lawndale city | 30333 |
| 243 | Burlingame city | 30277 |
| 244 | La Verne city | 30178 |
| 245 | Saratoga city | 30062 |
| 246 | Atascadero city | 29692 |
| 247 | Monterey city | 29273 |
| 248 | San Carlos city | 29182 |
| 249 | Suisun City city | 29096 |
| 250 | East Palo Alto city | 28687 |
| 251 | Ridgecrest city | 28212 |
| 252 | Brawley city | 27818 |
| 253 | Lemon Grove city | 27724 |
| 254 | Walnut city | 27284 |
| 255 | Wasco city | 26993 |
| 256 | Lemoore city | 26955 |
| 257 | Belmont city | 26927 |
| 258 | Twentynine Palms city | 26861 |
| 259 | Sanger city | 26627 |
| 260 | Benicia city | 26504 |
| 261 | Hercules city | 26433 |
| 262 | Soledad city | 26252 |
| 263 | Galt city | 26160 |
| 264 | El Cerrito city | 25911 |
| 265 | Windsor town | 25900 |
| 266 | Reedley city | 25879 |
| 267 | Dinuba city | 25799 |
| 268 | Eureka city | 25735 |
| 269 | South Pasadena city | 25734 |
| 270 | Imperial Beach city | 25595 |
| 271 | Norco city | 25458 |
| 272 | Riverbank city | 25234 |
| 273 | Lafayette city | 25189 |
| 274 | Loma Linda city | 25186 |
| 275 | Patterson city | 25128 |
| 276 | Barstow city | 24939 |
| 277 | Selma city | 24583 |
| 278 | Seal Beach city | 24458 |
| 279 | Maywood city | 23968 |
| 280 | San Fernando city | 23484 |
| 281 | Oakdale city | 23139 |
| 282 | Marina city | 22944 |
| 283 | Duarte city | 22799 |
| 284 | Millbrae city | 22522 |
| 285 | Laguna Beach city | 22508 |
| 286 | Calabasas city | 22373 |
| 287 | Corcoran city | 22143 |
| 288 | Shafter city | 21917 |
| 289 | Cudahy city | 21815 |
| 290 | Imperial city | 21814 |
| 291 | Yucca Valley town | 21755 |
| 292 | American Canyon city | 21564 |
| 293 | Port Hueneme city | 21356 |
| 294 | South Lake Tahoe city | 21153 |
| 295 | Greenfield city | 20764 |
| 296 | Lomita city | 19922 |
| 297 | Dixon city | 19801 |
| 298 | La Ca�ada Flintridge city | 19666 |
| 299 | Oroville city | 19554 |
| 300 | Agoura Hills city | 19518 |
| 301 | Arvin city | 19494 |
| 302 | Orinda city | 19456 |
| 303 | Chowchilla city | 19332 |
| 304 | Albany city | 19243 |
| 305 | South El Monte city | 19169 |
| 306 | Arcata city | 19029 |
| 307 | Hermosa Beach city | 18771 |
| 308 | Santa Fe Springs city | 18749 |
| 309 | Coronado city | 18657 |
| 310 | Pinole city | 18604 |
| 311 | Arroyo Grande city | 18271 |
| 312 | Blythe city | 17852 |
| 313 | Rancho Mirage city | 17798 |
| 314 | Coalinga city | 17465 |
| 315 | Kerman city | 17223 |
| 316 | Truckee town | 17101 |
| 317 | Laguna Woods city | 17099 |
| 318 | Fillmore city | 17033 |
| 319 | Moraga town | 16657 |
| 320 | Clearlake city | 16574 |
| 321 | El Segundo city | 16562 |
| 322 | Ripon city | 16190 |
| 323 | Ukiah city | 16115 |
| 324 | Artesia city | 15684 |
| 325 | La Palma city | 15122 |
| 326 | Pacific Grove city | 14851 |
| 327 | Livingston city | 14739 |
| 328 | Parlier city | 14471 |
| 329 | Red Bluff city | 14466 |
| 330 | McFarland city | 14183 |
| 331 | Avenal city | 14094 |
| 332 | Grass Valley city | 14084 |
| 333 | Mill Valley city | 13851 |
| 334 | King City city | 13798 |
| 335 | California City city | 13746 |
| 336 | Auburn city | 13703 |
| 337 | Hawaiian Gardens city | 13499 |
| 338 | Emeryville city | 13133 |
| 339 | Kingsburg city | 13017 |
| 340 | Grand Terrace city | 12986 |
| 341 | Carpinteria city | 12915 |
| 342 | Solana Beach city | 12770 |
| 343 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 12727 |
| 344 | Larkspur city | 12705 |
| 345 | Marysville city | 12703 |
| 346 | Susanville city | 12647 |
| 347 | Lindsay city | 12609 |
| 348 | Mendota city | 12578 |
| 349 | San Anselmo town | 12569 |
| 350 | Grover Beach city | 12547 |
| 351 | Newman city | 12273 |
| 352 | Fortuna city | 12245 |
| 353 | San Marino city | 12079 |
| 354 | Scotts Valley city | 11909 |
| 355 | Los Alamitos city | 11841 |
| 356 | Commerce city | 11818 |
| 357 | Signal Hill city | 11320 |
| 358 | Half Moon Bay city | 11222 |
| 359 | Anderson city | 11194 |
| 360 | Healdsburg city | 11188 |
| 361 | Calimesa city | 11146 |
| 362 | Canyon Lake city | 11127 |
| 363 | Hillsborough town | 11003 |
| 364 | Tehachapi city | 10951 |
| 365 | Clayton city | 10853 |
| 366 | Sierra Madre city | 10793 |
| 367 | Piedmont city | 10777 |
| 368 | Placerville city | 10720 |
| 369 | Morro Bay city | 10610 |
| 370 | Sonoma city | 10603 |
| 371 | Farmersville city | 10352 |
| 372 | Malibu city | 10320 |
| 373 | Shasta Lake city | 10256 |
| 374 | Exeter city | 10224 |
| 375 | Rio Vista city | 10138 |
| 376 | Corte Madera town | 9976 |
| 377 | Orange Cove city | 9663 |
| 378 | Capitola city | 9587 |
| 379 | Live Oak city | 9453 |
| 380 | Waterford city | 9265 |
| 381 | Ione city | 9255 |
| 382 | Tiburon town | 8900 |
| 383 | Cloverdale city | 8820 |
| 384 | Guadalupe city | 8661 |
| 385 | Paradise town | 8552 |
| 386 | Firebaugh city | 8505 |
| 387 | Gonzales city | 8405 |
| 388 | Los Altos Hills town | 8309 |
| 389 | Orland city | 8301 |
| 390 | Corning city | 8117 |
| 391 | Rolling Hills Estates city | 8066 |
| 392 | Pismo Beach city | 7976 |
| 393 | Woodlake city | 7802 |
| 394 | Yreka city | 7769 |
| 395 | Winters city | 7734 |
| 396 | Hughson city | 7729 |
| 397 | Westlake Village city | 7630 |
| 398 | Ojai city | 7527 |
| 399 | Fairfax town | 7449 |
| 400 | Cotati city | 7429 |
| 400 | Escalon city | 7429 |
| 401 | Sebastopol city | 7404 |
| 402 | Gridley city | 7292 |
| 403 | Fowler city | 7278 |
| 404 | Mammoth Lakes town | 7257 |
| 405 | Sausalito city | 7061 |
| 406 | Fort Bragg city | 6996 |
| 407 | Taft city | 6989 |
| 408 | Atherton town | 6911 |
| 409 | Loomis town | 6832 |
| 410 | Colusa city | 6566 |
| 411 | Huron city | 6522 |
| 412 | Calipatria city | 6379 |
| 413 | Gustine city | 6137 |
| 414 | Willows city | 6136 |
| 415 | Solvang city | 5997 |
| 416 | Dos Palos city | 5754 |
| 417 | Villa Park city | 5697 |
| 418 | Williams city | 5614 |
| 419 | Holtville city | 5610 |
| 420 | Crescent City city | 5608 |
| 421 | La Habra Heights city | 5408 |
| 422 | St. Helena city | 5276 |
| 423 | Lakeport city | 5120 |
| 424 | Woodside town | 5079 |
| 425 | Jackson city | 5075 |
| 426 | Calistoga city | 5057 |
| 427 | Buellton city | 5032 |
| 428 | Big Bear Lake city | 5021 |
| 429 | Indian Wells city | 4903 |
| 430 | Willits city | 4851 |
| 431 | Needles city | 4846 |
| 431 | Sonora city | 4846 |
| 432 | Brisbane city | 4622 |
| 433 | Portola Valley town | 4242 |
| 434 | Wheatland city | 3978 |
| 435 | Del Mar city | 3889 |
| 436 | Angels city | 3746 |
| 437 | Bishop city | 3745 |
| 438 | San Joaquin city | 3690 |
| 439 | Monte Sereno city | 3493 |
| 440 | Rio Dell city | 3312 |
| 441 | Yountville city | 3299 |
| 442 | Avalon city | 3288 |
| 443 | Nevada City city | 3177 |
| 444 | Mount Shasta city | 3164 |
| 445 | Carmel-by-the-Sea city | 3128 |
| 446 | Sutter Creek city | 2715 |
| 447 | Alturas city | 2673 |
| 448 | Weed city | 2638 |
| 449 | Ross town | 2286 |
| 450 | Portola city | 2123 |
| 451 | San Juan Bautista city | 2116 |
| 452 | Belvedere city | 2068 |
| 453 | Colfax city | 2050 |
| 454 | Westmorland city | 2013 |
| 455 | Biggs city | 1918 |
| 456 | Hidden Hills city | 1686 |
| 457 | Rolling Hills city | 1655 |
| 458 | Dunsmuir city | 1641 |
| 459 | Del Rey Oaks city | 1553 |
| 460 | Irwindale city | 1448 |
| 461 | Colma town | 1420 |
| 462 | Ferndale city | 1383 |
| 463 | Montague city | 1185 |
| 464 | Blue Lake city | 1175 |
| 465 | Plymouth city | 1125 |
| 466 | Maricopa city | 1014 |
| 467 | Bradbury city | 891 |
| 468 | Tulelake city | 868 |
| 469 | Dorris city | 828 |
| 470 | Isleton city | 779 |
| 471 | Loyalton city | 727 |
| 472 | Fort Jones city | 677 |
| 473 | Etna city | 651 |
| 474 | Point Arena city | 451 |
| 475 | Tehama city | 440 |
| 476 | Sand City city | 329 |
| 477 | Trinidad city | 326 |
| 478 | Industry city | 256 |
| 479 | Vernon city | 212 |
| 480 | Amador City city | 205 |