Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2024
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population (3.88M), followed by San Diego city (1.40M), and San Jose city (997.37K).
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), 2024 Census.
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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2024
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 3878704 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 1404452 |
| 3 | San Jose city | 997368 |
| 4 | San Francisco city | 827526 |
| 5 | Fresno city | 550105 |
| 6 | Sacramento city | 535798 |
| 7 | Long Beach city | 450901 |
| 8 | Oakland city | 443554 |
| 9 | Bakersfield city | 417468 |
| 10 | Anaheim city | 344561 |
| 11 | Stockton city | 324975 |
| 12 | Riverside city | 323757 |
| 13 | Irvine city | 318683 |
| 14 | Santa Ana city | 316184 |
| 15 | Chula Vista city | 278546 |
| 16 | Santa Clarita city | 229159 |
| 17 | Fremont city | 228192 |
| 18 | San Bernardino city | 224775 |
| 19 | Modesto city | 220592 |
| 20 | Fontana city | 218455 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley city | 213919 |
| 22 | Oxnard city | 200616 |
| 23 | Huntington Beach city | 193151 |
| 24 | Glendale city | 187823 |
| 25 | Ontario city | 185285 |
| 26 | Elk Grove city | 182797 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa city | 177524 |
| 28 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 176675 |
| 29 | Garden Grove city | 172361 |
| 30 | Oceanside city | 170941 |
| 31 | Lancaster city | 167426 |
| 32 | Roseville city | 163304 |
| 33 | Palmdale city | 162536 |
| 34 | Corona city | 161540 |
| 35 | Salinas city | 160783 |
| 36 | Hayward city | 158440 |
| 37 | Sunnyvale city | 156792 |
| 38 | Escondido city | 148847 |
| 39 | Pomona city | 147966 |
| 40 | Visalia city | 146271 |
| 41 | Victorville city | 140721 |
| 42 | Fullerton city | 140054 |
| 43 | Torrance city | 139576 |
| 44 | Orange city | 137941 |
| 45 | Pasadena city | 137195 |
| 46 | Santa Clara city | 133132 |
| 47 | Clovis city | 127993 |
| 48 | Simi Valley city | 125778 |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks city | 124229 |
| 50 | Concord city | 124016 |
| 51 | Vallejo city | 123475 |
| 52 | Fairfield city | 122646 |
| 53 | Berkeley city | 121749 |
| 54 | Antioch city | 118453 |
| 55 | Menifee city | 117041 |
| 56 | Richmond city | 115353 |
| 57 | Carlsbad city | 113575 |
| 58 | Murrieta city | 112539 |
| 59 | Temecula city | 112431 |
| 60 | Santa Maria city | 111346 |
| 61 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 109831 |
| 62 | Downey city | 109368 |
| 63 | Costa Mesa city | 109131 |
| 64 | Jurupa Valley city | 108154 |
| 65 | West Covina city | 106920 |
| 66 | Rialto city | 104918 |
| 67 | El Monte city | 104639 |
| 68 | Vacaville city | 103994 |
| 69 | Burbank city | 103533 |
| 70 | El Cajon city | 103291 |
| 71 | San Mateo city | 103006 |
| 72 | Chico city | 102911 |
| 73 | Inglewood city | 102774 |
| 74 | Hesperia city | 101836 |
| 75 | Daly City city | 101418 |
| 76 | Tracy city | 100136 |
| 77 | Vista city | 99322 |
| 78 | Norwalk city | 98230 |
| 79 | San Marcos city | 96620 |
| 80 | Merced city | 96073 |
| 81 | Manteca city | 94292 |
| 82 | Indio city | 94275 |
| 83 | Chino city | 94010 |
| 84 | Redding city | 93502 |
| 85 | Hemet city | 92912 |
| 86 | Mission Viejo city | 91601 |
| 87 | Carson city | 91358 |
| 88 | Compton city | 91129 |
| 89 | South Gate city | 90805 |
| 90 | Santa Monica city | 90729 |
| 91 | Westminster city | 89537 |
| 92 | Folsom city | 88091 |
| 93 | Mountain View city | 87316 |
| 94 | Santa Barbara city | 87291 |
| 95 | Lake Forest city | 87159 |
| 96 | Citrus Heights city | 86909 |
| 97 | San Leandro city | 86571 |
| 98 | San Ramon city | 85924 |
| 99 | Whittier city | 85589 |
| 100 | Livermore city | 84867 |
| 101 | Rancho Cordova city | 84113 |
| 102 | Hawthorne city | 83633 |
| 103 | Perris city | 83032 |
| 104 | Redwood City city | 82982 |
| 105 | Newport Beach city | 82970 |
| 106 | Buena Park city | 82611 |
| 107 | Alhambra city | 80279 |
| 108 | Milpitas city | 79746 |
| 109 | Upland city | 79684 |
| 110 | Tustin city | 78863 |
| 111 | Alameda city | 78795 |
| 112 | Lakewood city | 78494 |
| 113 | Chino Hills city | 77418 |
| 114 | Pittsburg city | 77131 |
| 115 | Napa city | 76921 |
| 116 | Bellflower city | 75716 |
| 117 | Pleasanton city | 75664 |
| 118 | Rocklin city | 75129 |
| 119 | Apple Valley town | 75029 |
| 120 | Redlands city | 74279 |
| 121 | Lake Elsinore city | 73595 |
| 122 | Turlock city | 72888 |
| 123 | Tulare city | 72601 |
| 124 | Walnut Creek city | 70817 |
| 125 | Eastvale city | 70751 |
| 126 | Dublin city | 70544 |
| 127 | Camarillo city | 69881 |
| 128 | Baldwin Park city | 69247 |
| 129 | Yuba City city | 69148 |
| 130 | Madera city | 69094 |
| 131 | Lodi city | 68642 |
| 132 | Redondo Beach city | 68075 |
| 133 | Palo Alto city | 67658 |
| 134 | Davis city | 67125 |
| 135 | Yorba Linda city | 66489 |
| 136 | Brentwood city | 66286 |
| 137 | Union City city | 66196 |
| 138 | South San Francisco city | 64660 |
| 139 | Laguna Niguel city | 64185 |
| 140 | Lynwood city | 63596 |
| 141 | Porterville city | 63517 |
| 142 | Woodland city | 62983 |
| 143 | San Clemente city | 62627 |
| 144 | Santa Cruz city | 62581 |
| 145 | La Habra city | 61391 |
| 146 | Encinitas city | 61137 |
| 147 | La Mesa city | 60767 |
| 148 | Montebello city | 60617 |
| 149 | Hanford city | 60594 |
| 150 | Gilroy city | 60390 |
| 151 | San Rafael city | 59961 |
| 152 | Beaumont city | 59502 |
| 153 | Petaluma city | 59393 |
| 154 | Pico Rivera city | 59363 |
| 155 | Santee city | 59104 |
| 156 | Gardena city | 58921 |
| 157 | Cupertino city | 58710 |
| 158 | National City city | 58460 |
| 159 | Monterey Park city | 57996 |
| 160 | Highland city | 56499 |
| 161 | Lincoln city | 56268 |
| 162 | Fountain Valley city | 56036 |
| 163 | West Sacramento city | 55991 |
| 164 | San Jacinto city | 55515 |
| 165 | Arcadia city | 54472 |
| 166 | Yucaipa city | 54465 |
| 167 | Colton city | 53528 |
| 168 | Placentia city | 53395 |
| 169 | Delano city | 53198 |
| 170 | Palm Desert city | 53147 |
| 171 | Cathedral City city | 52517 |
| 172 | Novato city | 52311 |
| 173 | Diamond Bar city | 52292 |
| 174 | Huntington Park city | 52166 |
| 175 | Watsonville city | 51320 |
| 176 | Paramount city | 51169 |
| 177 | Aliso Viejo city | 50457 |
| 178 | Glendora city | 50101 |
| 179 | San Luis Obispo city | 49729 |
| 180 | Rosemead city | 49582 |
| 181 | Poway city | 49435 |
| 182 | Cypress city | 49286 |
| 183 | Ceres city | 49253 |
| 184 | Covina city | 49245 |
| 185 | Los Banos city | 48684 |
| 186 | Azusa city | 48383 |
| 187 | Brea city | 47844 |
| 188 | Oakley city | 47158 |
| 189 | Cerritos city | 46851 |
| 190 | La Mirada city | 46367 |
| 191 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 46353 |
| 192 | Newark city | 46254 |
| 193 | Morgan Hill city | 45952 |
| 194 | Palm Springs city | 45453 |
| 195 | Coachella city | 45165 |
| 196 | Hollister city | 45033 |
| 197 | Rohnert Park city | 44894 |
| 198 | El Centro city | 44230 |
| 199 | Lompoc city | 43594 |
| 200 | Danville town | 43410 |
| 201 | Campbell city | 42895 |
| 202 | San Bruno city | 42035 |
| 203 | Stanton city | 41188 |
| 204 | Lathrop city | 40860 |
| 205 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 40064 |
| 206 | La Quinta city | 39907 |
| 207 | Culver City city | 39883 |
| 208 | Calexico city | 38744 |
| 209 | Adelanto city | 37941 |
| 210 | San Gabriel city | 37926 |
| 211 | Monrovia city | 37787 |
| 212 | Wildomar city | 37736 |
| 213 | Montclair city | 37650 |
| 214 | Bell Gardens city | 37565 |
| 215 | Pacifica city | 37056 |
| 216 | Martinez city | 37006 |
| 217 | La Puente city | 36670 |
| 218 | Claremont city | 36139 |
| 219 | Moorpark city | 35621 |
| 220 | San Juan Capistrano city | 35469 |
| 221 | Temple City city | 34989 |
| 222 | West Hollywood city | 34371 |
| 223 | Pleasant Hill city | 34169 |
| 224 | Desert Hot Springs city | 33917 |
| 225 | Manhattan Beach city | 33453 |
| 226 | San Dimas city | 33226 |
| 227 | Menlo Park city | 33040 |
| 228 | Los Gatos town | 32952 |
| 229 | Foster City city | 32657 |
| 230 | Goleta city | 32611 |
| 231 | Dana Point city | 32585 |
| 232 | Atwater city | 32248 |
| 233 | Bell city | 31930 |
| 234 | Banning city | 31929 |
| 235 | Santa Paula city | 31786 |
| 236 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 31568 |
| 237 | San Pablo city | 31562 |
| 238 | Seaside city | 31524 |
| 239 | Beverly Hills city | 31027 |
| 240 | Burlingame city | 30885 |
| 241 | Los Altos city | 30864 |
| 242 | Saratoga city | 30486 |
| 243 | Laguna Hills city | 30378 |
| 244 | La Verne city | 30192 |
| 245 | Lawndale city | 30160 |
| 246 | Atascadero city | 29743 |
| 247 | Suisun City city | 29614 |
| 248 | San Carlos city | 29403 |
| 249 | East Palo Alto city | 29296 |
| 250 | Monterey city | 29015 |
| 251 | Ridgecrest city | 28373 |
| 252 | Brawley city | 28188 |
| 253 | Lemon Grove city | 27867 |
| 254 | Wasco city | 27409 |
| 255 | Walnut city | 27250 |
| 256 | Belmont city | 27132 |
| 257 | Lemoore city | 27057 |
| 258 | Sanger city | 26649 |
| 259 | Galt city | 26589 |
| 260 | Twentynine Palms city | 26563 |
| 261 | Hercules city | 26499 |
| 262 | Benicia city | 26477 |
| 263 | El Cerrito city | 26409 |
| 264 | Soledad city | 26345 |
| 265 | Reedley city | 26138 |
| 266 | Windsor town | 25846 |
| 267 | Dinuba city | 25833 |
| 268 | South Pasadena city | 25656 |
| 269 | Riverbank city | 25625 |
| 270 | Imperial Beach city | 25568 |
| 271 | Patterson city | 25495 |
| 272 | Eureka city | 25412 |
| 273 | Norco city | 25400 |
| 274 | Lafayette city | 25371 |
| 275 | Loma Linda city | 25197 |
| 276 | Barstow city | 24897 |
| 277 | Selma city | 24505 |
| 278 | Seal Beach city | 24421 |
| 279 | Maywood city | 23838 |
| 280 | Duarte city | 23493 |
| 281 | San Fernando city | 23488 |
| 282 | Millbrae city | 23321 |
| 283 | Oakdale city | 23209 |
| 284 | Marina city | 23047 |
| 285 | Shafter city | 22754 |
| 286 | Corcoran city | 22627 |
| 287 | Laguna Beach city | 22564 |
| 288 | Calabasas city | 22256 |
| 289 | Imperial city | 22102 |
| 290 | Yucca Valley town | 21858 |
| 291 | American Canyon city | 21742 |
| 292 | Cudahy city | 21694 |
| 293 | Port Hueneme city | 21325 |
| 294 | South Lake Tahoe city | 21225 |
| 295 | Greenfield city | 21042 |
| 296 | Dixon city | 20296 |
| 297 | Lomita city | 19841 |
| 298 | Oroville city | 19712 |
| 299 | Arvin city | 19661 |
| 300 | La Ca�ada Flintridge city | 19621 |
| 301 | Orinda city | 19573 |
| 302 | Albany city | 19439 |
| 303 | Agoura Hills city | 19429 |
| 304 | Chowchilla city | 19191 |
| 305 | South El Monte city | 19121 |
| 306 | Arcata city | 18748 |
| 307 | Hermosa Beach city | 18687 |
| 308 | Santa Fe Springs city | 18683 |
| 309 | Pinole city | 18663 |
| 310 | Arroyo Grande city | 18249 |
| 311 | Coronado city | 18031 |
| 312 | Rancho Mirage city | 18001 |
| 313 | Kerman city | 17497 |
| 314 | Blythe city | 17320 |
| 315 | Truckee town | 17240 |
| 316 | Fillmore city | 17216 |
| 317 | Laguna Woods city | 17058 |
| 318 | Coalinga city | 16722 |
| 319 | Moraga town | 16698 |
| 320 | Clearlake city | 16636 |
| 321 | El Segundo city | 16544 |
| 322 | Ripon city | 16252 |
| 323 | Ukiah city | 16067 |
| 324 | Artesia city | 15662 |
| 325 | La Palma city | 15092 |
| 326 | Pacific Grove city | 14851 |
| 327 | Livingston city | 14767 |
| 328 | Parlier city | 14429 |
| 329 | McFarland city | 14365 |
| 330 | Red Bluff city | 14286 |
| 331 | Avenal city | 14108 |
| 332 | Grass Valley city | 14085 |
| 333 | King City city | 13920 |
| 334 | Emeryville city | 13912 |
| 335 | Mill Valley city | 13904 |
| 336 | Auburn city | 13780 |
| 337 | Hawaiian Gardens city | 13457 |
| 338 | California City city | 13174 |
| 339 | Kingsburg city | 13128 |
| 340 | Grand Terrace city | 12979 |
| 341 | Carpinteria city | 12876 |
| 342 | Solana Beach city | 12868 |
| 343 | Larkspur city | 12807 |
| 344 | Marysville city | 12714 |
| 345 | Lindsay city | 12706 |
| 346 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 12668 |
| 347 | San Anselmo town | 12645 |
| 348 | Mendota city | 12623 |
| 349 | Grover Beach city | 12534 |
| 350 | Susanville city | 12359 |
| 351 | Newman city | 12292 |
| 352 | Fortuna city | 12114 |
| 353 | San Marino city | 12105 |
| 354 | Commerce city | 11882 |
| 355 | Los Alamitos city | 11846 |
| 356 | Scotts Valley city | 11828 |
| 357 | Half Moon Bay city | 11324 |
| 358 | Signal Hill city | 11279 |
| 359 | Healdsburg city | 11231 |
| 360 | Anderson city | 11171 |
| 360 | Hillsborough town | 11171 |
| 361 | Canyon Lake city | 11161 |
| 362 | Calimesa city | 11150 |
| 363 | Tehachapi city | 11114 |
| 364 | Clayton city | 10933 |
| 365 | Piedmont city | 10816 |
| 366 | Sierra Madre city | 10775 |
| 367 | Placerville city | 10695 |
| 368 | Sonoma city | 10606 |
| 369 | Morro Bay city | 10591 |
| 370 | Farmersville city | 10501 |
| 371 | Malibu city | 10298 |
| 372 | Rio Vista city | 10248 |
| 373 | Shasta Lake city | 10244 |
| 374 | Exeter city | 10186 |
| 375 | Corte Madera town | 10006 |
| 376 | Orange Cove city | 9708 |
| 377 | Capitola city | 9503 |
| 377 | Live Oak city | 9503 |
| 378 | Ione city | 9411 |
| 379 | Waterford city | 9271 |
| 380 | Paradise town | 9114 |
| 381 | Tiburon town | 8933 |
| 382 | Cloverdale city | 8784 |
| 383 | Guadalupe city | 8735 |
| 384 | Orland city | 8605 |
| 385 | Los Altos Hills town | 8435 |
| 386 | Gonzales city | 8431 |
| 387 | Firebaugh city | 8424 |
| 388 | Corning city | 8131 |
| 389 | Rolling Hills Estates city | 8007 |
| 390 | Pismo Beach city | 7984 |
| 391 | Hughson city | 7903 |
| 392 | Winters city | 7825 |
| 393 | Woodlake city | 7774 |
| 394 | Yreka city | 7686 |
| 395 | Westlake Village city | 7593 |
| 396 | Ojai city | 7563 |
| 397 | Fairfax town | 7476 |
| 398 | Fowler city | 7470 |
| 399 | Escalon city | 7453 |
| 400 | Cotati city | 7403 |
| 401 | Sebastopol city | 7388 |
| 402 | Gridley city | 7355 |
| 403 | Mammoth Lakes town | 7124 |
| 404 | Fort Bragg city | 7117 |
| 405 | Sausalito city | 7075 |
| 406 | Atherton town | 7022 |
| 407 | Taft city | 6988 |
| 408 | Loomis town | 6939 |
| 409 | Huron city | 6737 |
| 410 | Colusa city | 6589 |
| 411 | Calipatria city | 6522 |
| 412 | Crescent City city | 6209 |
| 413 | Gustine city | 6138 |
| 414 | Willows city | 6079 |
| 415 | Solvang city | 5988 |
| 416 | Dos Palos city | 5759 |
| 417 | Villa Park city | 5698 |
| 418 | Holtville city | 5612 |
| 419 | Williams city | 5598 |
| 420 | La Habra Heights city | 5382 |
| 421 | St. Helena city | 5257 |
| 422 | Woodside town | 5123 |
| 423 | Lakeport city | 5104 |
| 424 | Jackson city | 5079 |
| 425 | Big Bear Lake city | 5044 |
| 426 | Buellton city | 5023 |
| 427 | Calistoga city | 5022 |
| 428 | Indian Wells city | 4989 |
| 429 | Sonora city | 4855 |
| 430 | Willits city | 4844 |
| 431 | Needles city | 4839 |
| 432 | Brisbane city | 4667 |
| 433 | Portola Valley town | 4282 |
| 434 | Wheatland city | 4110 |
| 435 | Del Mar city | 3902 |
| 436 | Bishop city | 3746 |
| 437 | Angels city | 3728 |
| 438 | San Joaquin city | 3679 |
| 439 | Monte Sereno city | 3563 |
| 440 | Yountville city | 3280 |
| 441 | Avalon city | 3267 |
| 442 | Rio Dell city | 3259 |
| 443 | Nevada City city | 3195 |
| 444 | Carmel-by-the-Sea city | 3124 |
| 444 | Mount Shasta city | 3124 |
| 445 | Sutter Creek city | 2709 |
| 446 | Alturas city | 2652 |
| 447 | Weed city | 2633 |
| 448 | Ross town | 2297 |
| 449 | San Juan Bautista city | 2118 |
| 450 | Portola city | 2086 |
| 451 | Belvedere city | 2080 |
| 452 | Colfax city | 2058 |
| 453 | Westmorland city | 2045 |
| 454 | Biggs city | 1941 |
| 455 | Hidden Hills city | 1689 |
| 456 | Rolling Hills city | 1645 |
| 457 | Dunsmuir city | 1618 |
| 458 | Del Rey Oaks city | 1553 |
| 459 | Irwindale city | 1459 |
| 460 | Colma town | 1428 |
| 461 | Ferndale city | 1361 |
| 462 | Montague city | 1170 |
| 463 | Blue Lake city | 1159 |
| 464 | Plymouth city | 1137 |
| 465 | Maricopa city | 1012 |
| 466 | Bradbury city | 883 |
| 467 | Tulelake city | 857 |
| 468 | Dorris city | 817 |
| 469 | Isleton city | 781 |
| 470 | Loyalton city | 712 |
| 471 | Fort Jones city | 669 |
| 472 | Etna city | 643 |
| 473 | Point Arena city | 449 |
| 474 | Tehama city | 436 |
| 475 | Sand City city | 328 |
| 476 | Trinidad city | 321 |
| 477 | Industry city | 256 |
| 478 | Vernon city | 211 |
| 479 | Amador City city | 205 |