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All 483 California cities: complete list and data.

The complete California city list has 483 incorporated places tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau (Vintage 2025), with a combined population of 32,967,545 as of July 1, 2025. Los Angeles is the largest at 3,869,089 residents. Browse by population, income, or download the full state list.

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All cities in California, sorted by 2025 population.
RankCity2025 pop2020 base5-yr Δ5-yr Δ %
#1Los Angeles3,869,0893,899,342-30,253-0.8%
#2San Diego1,406,1061,384,48121,625+1.6%
#3San Jose989,8141,013,321-23,507-2.3%
#4San Francisco826,079878,550-52,471-6.0%
#5Fresno555,549542,22813,321+2.5%
#6Sacramento536,449524,90711,542+2.2%
#7Long Beach450,469466,768-16,299-3.5%
#8Oakland440,838440,842-4-0.0%
#9Bakersfield422,165404,36217,803+4.4%
#10Anaheim341,008346,799-5,791-1.7%
#11Stockton324,597320,7773,820+1.2%
#12Riverside323,057315,4707,587+2.4%
#13Irvine318,764307,65611,108+3.6%
#14Santa Ana315,586310,5345,052+1.6%
#15Chula Vista275,533275,50330+0.0%
#16Santa Clarita228,430232,809-4,379-1.9%
#17Fremont226,442230,492-4,050-1.8%
#18San Bernardino222,044222,090-46-0.0%
#19Fontana221,223208,40712,816+6.1%
#20Modesto219,652218,4851,167+0.5%
#21Moreno Valley214,263208,6325,631+2.7%
#22Oxnard199,651202,058-2,407-1.2%
#23Huntington Beach191,451198,794-7,343-3.7%
#24Glendale187,160196,523-9,363-4.8%
#25Ontario187,013175,26211,751+6.7%
#26Elk Grove185,007176,1378,870+5.0%
#27Santa Rosa179,437178,0891,348+0.8%
#28Rancho Cucamonga177,856174,6173,239+1.9%
#29Oceanside170,483174,158-3,675-2.1%
#30Garden Grove170,455171,976-1,521-0.9%
#31Lancaster170,084173,575-3,491-2.0%
#32Roseville167,302147,78919,513+13.2%
#33Palmdale161,845169,413-7,568-4.5%
#34Corona161,734157,1544,580+2.9%
#35Salinas159,134163,539-4,405-2.7%
#36Hayward157,113162,900-5,787-3.6%
#37Sunnyvale156,577155,607970+0.6%
#38Pomona147,807151,444-3,637-2.4%
#39Visalia146,541141,6504,891+3.5%
#40Escondido146,030151,034-5,004-3.3%
#41Victorville141,395134,8266,569+4.9%
#42Fullerton138,675143,720-5,045-3.5%
#43Torrance138,391146,940-8,549-5.8%
#44Orange138,365139,910-1,545-1.1%
#45Pasadena135,804139,618-3,814-2.7%
#46Santa Clara133,446127,8865,560+4.3%
#47Clovis129,347120,1669,181+7.6%
#48Simi Valley124,861126,375-1,514-1.2%
#49Vallejo123,287126,084-2,797-2.2%
#50Concord123,261125,402-2,141-1.7%
#51Fairfield122,489119,9172,572+2.1%
#52Thousand Oaks122,230126,951-4,721-3.7%
#53Berkeley121,911124,292-2,381-1.9%
#54Antioch118,958115,3053,653+3.2%
#55Menifee118,592102,52616,066+15.7%
#56Temecula114,865109,9904,875+4.4%
#57Richmond114,861116,239-1,378-1.2%
#58Murrieta114,124110,9893,135+2.8%
#59Carlsbad112,260114,732-2,472-2.2%
#60Santa Maria111,390109,6951,695+1.5%
#61San Buenaventura (Ventura)109,914110,746-832-0.8%
#62Costa Mesa108,881112,178-3,297-2.9%
#63Downey108,468114,354-5,886-5.1%
#64Jurupa Valley107,311105,0472,264+2.2%
#65Rialto106,554103,9442,610+2.5%
#66West Covina105,301109,504-4,203-3.8%
#67Chico105,081104,579502+0.5%
#68El Monte105,075109,485-4,410-4.0%
#69Vacaville103,850102,3811,469+1.4%
#70San Mateo103,337105,669-2,332-2.2%
#71Burbank102,988107,333-4,345-4.0%
#72Hesperia102,60599,7982,807+2.8%
#73Tracy101,90193,1468,755+9.4%
#74El Cajon101,755106,180-4,425-4.2%
#75Inglewood101,662107,751-6,089-5.7%
#76Daly City101,261104,905-3,644-3.5%
#77Merced99,72489,8309,894+11.0%
#78Vista98,27498,739-465-0.5%
#79Norwalk97,104102,766-5,662-5.5%
#80Chino96,95791,8505,107+5.6%
#81Manteca96,69383,55913,134+15.7%
#82San Marcos94,90894,86048+0.1%
#83Indio94,26989,2804,989+5.6%
#84Redding94,09293,888204+0.2%
#85Hemet93,64989,7963,853+4.3%
#86Folsom91,98380,46311,520+14.3%
#87Carson90,80895,549-4,741-5.0%
#88Compton90,50095,754-5,254-5.5%
#89Mission Viejo90,48493,638-3,154-3.4%
#90Santa Monica90,08293,082-3,000-3.2%
#91South Gate90,07192,719-2,648-2.9%
#92Westminster88,96690,816-1,850-2.0%
#93Rancho Cordova87,55479,3338,221+10.4%
#94Santa Barbara86,42288,785-2,363-2.7%
#95Citrus Heights86,34887,563-1,215-1.4%
#96Lake Forest86,33385,871462+0.5%
#97San Ramon86,20986,447-238-0.3%
#98Whittier85,81588,939-3,124-3.5%
#99Mountain View85,43882,5362,902+3.5%
#100San Leandro85,35390,999-5,646-6.2%
All 483 cities in California. Use the controls to filter, sort, and download this state slice.

Methodology · what counts as a city

California cities follow the V1 universe.

California cities follow the same V1 universe: incorporated places, consolidated city-county governments where applicable, and Washington DC where applicable. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded, with one named national exception — Urban Honolulu (Honolulu only). State ranks are standard competition ranking (“1224”) within California: tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Ranks are pre-computed in the dataset (state_rank_pop_current).

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