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Largest cities in California by population.

All 483 cities in California rank by 2025 resident population (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025). Los Angeles and San Diego lead the state. Growth figures show the five-year change from the April 2020 census base to the July 2025 estimate — within a single vintage.

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All 483 cities in California by 2025 population.
Rank City 2025 pop 2020 base 5-yr Δ 5-yr Δ %
#1 Los Angeles 3,869,0893,899,342-30,253-0.8%
#2 San Diego 1,406,1061,384,48121,625+1.6%
#3 San Jose 989,8141,013,321-23,507-2.3%
#4 San Francisco 826,079878,550-52,471-6.0%
#5 Fresno 555,549542,22813,321+2.5%
#6 Sacramento 536,449524,90711,542+2.2%
#7 Long Beach 450,469466,768-16,299-3.5%
#8 Oakland 440,838440,842-4-0.0%
#9 Bakersfield 422,165404,36217,803+4.4%
#10 Anaheim 341,008346,799-5,791-1.7%
#11 Stockton 324,597320,7773,820+1.2%
#12 Riverside 323,057315,4707,587+2.4%
#13 Irvine 318,764307,65611,108+3.6%
#14 Santa Ana 315,586310,5345,052+1.6%
#15 Chula Vista 275,533275,50330+0.0%
#16 Santa Clarita 228,430232,809-4,379-1.9%
#17 Fremont 226,442230,492-4,050-1.8%
#18 San Bernardino 222,044222,090-46-0.0%
#19 Fontana 221,223208,40712,816+6.1%
#20 Modesto 219,652218,4851,167+0.5%
#21 Moreno Valley 214,263208,6325,631+2.7%
#22 Oxnard 199,651202,058-2,407-1.2%
#23 Huntington Beach 191,451198,794-7,343-3.7%
#24 Glendale 187,160196,523-9,363-4.8%
#25 Ontario 187,013175,26211,751+6.7%
#26 Elk Grove 185,007176,1378,870+5.0%
#27 Santa Rosa 179,437178,0891,348+0.8%
#28 Rancho Cucamonga 177,856174,6173,239+1.9%
#29 Oceanside 170,483174,158-3,675-2.1%
#30 Garden Grove 170,455171,976-1,521-0.9%
#31 Lancaster 170,084173,575-3,491-2.0%
#32 Roseville 167,302147,78919,513+13.2%
#33 Palmdale 161,845169,413-7,568-4.5%
#34 Corona 161,734157,1544,580+2.9%
#35 Salinas 159,134163,539-4,405-2.7%
#36 Hayward 157,113162,900-5,787-3.6%
#37 Sunnyvale 156,577155,607970+0.6%
#38 Pomona 147,807151,444-3,637-2.4%
#39 Visalia 146,541141,6504,891+3.5%
#40 Escondido 146,030151,034-5,004-3.3%
#41 Victorville 141,395134,8266,569+4.9%
#42 Fullerton 138,675143,720-5,045-3.5%
#43 Torrance 138,391146,940-8,549-5.8%
#44 Orange 138,365139,910-1,545-1.1%
#45 Pasadena 135,804139,618-3,814-2.7%
#46 Santa Clara 133,446127,8865,560+4.3%
#47 Clovis 129,347120,1669,181+7.6%
#48 Simi Valley 124,861126,375-1,514-1.2%
#49 Vallejo 123,287126,084-2,797-2.2%
#50 Concord 123,261125,402-2,141-1.7%
#51 Fairfield 122,489119,9172,572+2.1%
#52 Thousand Oaks 122,230126,951-4,721-3.7%
#53 Berkeley 121,911124,292-2,381-1.9%
#54 Antioch 118,958115,3053,653+3.2%
#55 Menifee 118,592102,52616,066+15.7%
#56 Temecula 114,865109,9904,875+4.4%
#57 Richmond 114,861116,239-1,378-1.2%
#58 Murrieta 114,124110,9893,135+2.8%
#59 Carlsbad 112,260114,732-2,472-2.2%
#60 Santa Maria 111,390109,6951,695+1.5%
#61 San Buenaventura (Ventura) 109,914110,746-832-0.8%
#62 Costa Mesa 108,881112,178-3,297-2.9%
#63 Downey 108,468114,354-5,886-5.1%
#64 Jurupa Valley 107,311105,0472,264+2.2%
#65 Rialto 106,554103,9442,610+2.5%
#66 West Covina 105,301109,504-4,203-3.8%
#67 Chico 105,081104,579502+0.5%
#68 El Monte 105,075109,485-4,410-4.0%
#69 Vacaville 103,850102,3811,469+1.4%
#70 San Mateo 103,337105,669-2,332-2.2%
#71 Burbank 102,988107,333-4,345-4.0%
#72 Hesperia 102,60599,7982,807+2.8%
#73 Tracy 101,90193,1468,755+9.4%
#74 El Cajon 101,755106,180-4,425-4.2%
#75 Inglewood 101,662107,751-6,089-5.7%
#76 Daly City 101,261104,905-3,644-3.5%
#77 Merced 99,72489,8309,894+11.0%
#78 Vista 98,27498,739-465-0.5%
#79 Norwalk 97,104102,766-5,662-5.5%
#80 Chino 96,95791,8505,107+5.6%
#81 Manteca 96,69383,55913,134+15.7%
#82 San Marcos 94,90894,86048+0.1%
#83 Indio 94,26989,2804,989+5.6%
#84 Redding 94,09293,888204+0.2%
#85 Hemet 93,64989,7963,853+4.3%
#86 Folsom 91,98380,46311,520+14.3%
#87 Carson 90,80895,549-4,741-5.0%
#88 Compton 90,50095,754-5,254-5.5%
#89 Mission Viejo 90,48493,638-3,154-3.4%
#90 Santa Monica 90,08293,082-3,000-3.2%
#91 South Gate 90,07192,719-2,648-2.9%
#92 Westminster 88,96690,816-1,850-2.0%
#93 Rancho Cordova 87,55479,3338,221+10.4%
#94 Santa Barbara 86,42288,785-2,363-2.7%
#95 Citrus Heights 86,34887,563-1,215-1.4%
#96 Lake Forest 86,33385,871462+0.5%
#97 San Ramon 86,20986,447-238-0.3%
#98 Whittier 85,81588,939-3,124-3.5%
#99 Mountain View 85,43882,5362,902+3.5%
#100 San Leandro 85,35390,999-5,646-6.2%
#101 Livermore 83,45787,966-4,509-5.1%
#102 Perris 83,23778,6864,551+5.8%
#103 Hawthorne 82,74188,079-5,338-6.1%
#104 Redwood City 82,17884,294-2,116-2.5%
#105 Newport Beach 81,97785,234-3,257-3.8%
#106 Buena Park 81,74183,972-2,231-2.7%
#107 Alhambra 79,82082,888-3,068-3.7%
#108 Upland 79,44679,029417+0.5%
#109 Milpitas 78,59680,296-1,700-2.1%
#110 Lakewood 78,01082,498-4,488-5.4%
#111 Tustin 77,84379,931-2,088-2.6%
#112 Pittsburg 77,54276,4041,138+1.5%
#113 Chino Hills 77,51978,424-905-1.2%
#114 Alameda 76,87678,281-1,405-1.8%
#115 Rocklin 76,82171,6095,212+7.3%
#116 Napa 76,56279,301-2,739-3.5%
#117 Apple Valley 75,24775,790-543-0.7%
#118 Lake Elsinore 75,06770,2484,819+6.9%
#119 Bellflower 74,71979,208-4,489-5.7%
#120 Pleasanton 74,55679,859-5,303-6.6%
#121 Redlands 74,12873,170958+1.3%
#122 Tulare 73,90768,9264,981+7.2%
#123 Turlock 72,86472,664200+0.3%
#124 Dublin 71,60272,476-874-1.2%
#125 Eastvale 70,59469,747847+1.2%
#126 Walnut Creek 70,01270,132-120-0.2%
#127 Yuba City 69,48570,214-729-1.0%
#128 Lodi 69,10066,3362,764+4.2%
#129 Madera 69,01766,3482,669+4.0%
#130 Baldwin Park 68,88072,192-3,312-4.6%
#131 Camarillo 68,65270,740-2,088-3.0%
#132 Palo Alto 67,60968,579-970-1.4%
#133 Redondo Beach 67,28171,617-4,336-6.1%
#134 Brentwood 66,60764,2922,315+3.6%
#135 Davis 66,11066,869-759-1.1%
#136 Yorba Linda 65,63268,321-2,689-3.9%
#137 Union City 65,28270,143-4,861-6.9%
#138 South San Francisco 64,94166,102-1,161-1.8%
#139 Laguna Niguel 64,10764,352-245-0.4%
#140 Lynwood 63,51267,222-3,710-5.5%
#141 Porterville 63,08862,983105+0.2%
#142 Woodland 62,51361,0501,463+2.4%
#143 Hanford 62,22959,4042,825+4.8%
#144 San Clemente 62,22664,284-2,058-3.2%
#145 Santa Cruz 61,79764,219-2,422-3.8%
#146 La Habra 60,90863,093-2,185-3.5%
#147 Beaumont 60,83553,0577,778+14.7%
#148 Gilroy 60,76459,5861,178+2.0%
#149 Encinitas 60,73662,002-1,266-2.0%
#150 Montebello 60,69362,634-1,941-3.1%
#151 La Mesa 59,91461,121-1,207-2.0%
#152 Petaluma 59,68859,802-114-0.2%
#153 San Rafael 59,41061,278-1,868-3.0%
#154 Pico Rivera 58,91562,066-3,151-5.1%
#155 Gardena 58,46061,018-2,558-4.2%
#156 Cupertino 58,33360,233-1,900-3.2%
#157 Santee 58,20560,044-1,839-3.1%
#158 National City 57,80758,699-892-1.5%
#159 Highland 57,61456,946668+1.2%
#160 Monterey Park 57,45761,086-3,629-5.9%
#161 Lincoln 57,36749,7447,623+15.3%
#162 West Sacramento 56,21653,9252,291+4.2%
#163 San Jacinto 56,01453,8972,117+3.9%
#164 Fountain Valley 55,50857,055-1,547-2.7%
#165 Yucaipa 54,95354,543410+0.8%
#166 Placentia 54,91152,7222,189+4.2%
#167 Arcadia 54,11756,640-2,523-4.5%
#168 Colton 53,38353,880-497-0.9%
#169 Palm Desert 53,25951,1672,092+4.1%
#170 Cathedral City 52,37551,500875+1.7%
#171 Delano 52,33451,420914+1.8%
#172 Novato 51,94753,206-1,259-2.4%
#173 Diamond Bar 51,88455,190-3,306-6.0%
#174 Huntington Park 51,54454,891-3,347-6.1%
#175 Paramount 50,75553,754-2,999-5.6%
#176 Watsonville 50,71652,582-1,866-3.5%
#177 San Luis Obispo 50,63647,0963,540+7.5%
#178 Aliso Viejo 49,84452,182-2,338-4.5%
#179 Glendora 49,67152,590-2,919-5.6%
#180 Los Banos 49,61445,5904,024+8.8%
#181 Rosemead 49,41051,164-1,754-3.4%
#182 Covina 49,40451,271-1,867-3.6%
#183 Poway 49,18048,833347+0.7%
#184 Ceres 48,98249,721-739-1.5%
#185 Cypress 48,78150,149-1,368-2.7%
#186 Newark 47,89547,527368+0.8%
#187 Oakley 47,58343,3544,229+9.8%
#188 Azusa 47,44750,353-2,906-5.8%
#189 Brea 47,26047,301-41-0.1%
#190 Cerritos 46,36749,566-3,199-6.5%
#191 La Mirada 45,95248,682-2,730-5.6%
#192 Rancho Santa Margarita 45,77947,960-2,181-4.5%
#193 Hollister 45,69541,6664,029+9.7%
#194 Morgan Hill 45,62545,461164+0.4%
#195 Coachella 45,41141,9343,477+8.3%
#196 Palm Springs 45,31544,575740+1.7%
#197 Rohnert Park 44,81144,400411+0.9%
#198 El Centro 44,38244,537-155-0.3%
#199 Lompoc 43,31544,441-1,126-2.5%
#200 Danville 43,30243,575-273-0.6%
#201 Lathrop 42,78328,73414,049+48.9%
#202 Campbell 42,49043,966-1,476-3.4%
#203 San Bruno 42,30543,894-1,589-3.6%
#204 Stanton 40,16137,9542,207+5.8%
#205 Rancho Palos Verdes 39,65442,283-2,629-6.2%
#206 Culver City 39,45240,819-1,367-3.3%
#207 La Quinta 39,44037,7431,697+4.5%
#208 Adelanto 38,79838,038760+2.0%
#209 Calexico 38,62338,6149+0.0%
#210 Monrovia 38,26437,927337+0.9%
#211 San Gabriel 38,18639,585-1,399-3.5%
#212 Wildomar 37,88936,8891,000+2.7%
#213 Montclair 37,56337,884-321-0.8%
#214 Bell Gardens 37,36739,511-2,144-5.4%
#215 Pacifica 36,89038,659-1,769-4.6%
#216 Martinez 36,84937,262-413-1.1%
#217 La Puente 36,42338,056-1,633-4.3%
#218 Claremont 35,83837,492-1,654-4.4%
#219 Temple City 35,12536,460-1,335-3.7%
#220 San Juan Capistrano 35,11935,174-55-0.2%
#221 Moorpark 35,02336,295-1,272-3.5%
#222 West Hollywood 34,23135,854-1,623-4.5%
#223 Pleasant Hill 34,01734,600-583-1.7%
#224 Desert Hot Springs 34,00932,5281,481+4.6%
#225 Manhattan Beach 33,12235,468-2,346-6.6%
#226 San Dimas 32,97834,915-1,937-5.5%
#227 Menlo Park 32,71333,768-1,055-3.1%
#228 Los Gatos 32,57633,535-959-2.9%
#229 Foster City 32,41133,807-1,396-4.1%
#230 Goleta 32,40132,701-300-0.9%
#231 Dana Point 32,23233,118-886-2.7%
#232 Atwater 32,13331,953180+0.6%
#233 Burlingame 31,92931,404525+1.7%
#234 Banning 31,85229,5132,339+7.9%
#235 Santa Paula 31,77430,6791,095+3.6%
#236 San Pablo 31,67832,151-473-1.5%
#237 Seaside 31,63632,383-747-2.3%
#238 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) 31,62631,495131+0.4%
#239 Bell 31,62533,560-1,935-5.8%
#240 Los Altos 30,96531,463-498-1.6%
#241 Beverly Hills 30,76432,702-1,938-5.9%
#242 Saratoga 30,41831,046-628-2.0%
#243 La Verne 30,17831,587-1,409-4.5%
#244 Laguna Hills 30,02031,371-1,351-4.3%
#245 Lawndale 29,89231,825-1,933-6.1%
#246 Atascadero 29,46429,777-313-1.1%
#247 Suisun City 29,45429,516-62-0.2%
#248 San Carlos 29,26130,733-1,472-4.8%
#249 Monterey 28,95330,218-1,265-4.2%
#250 East Palo Alto 28,87230,049-1,177-3.9%
#251 Belmont 28,75228,330422+1.5%
#252 Ridgecrest 28,33327,944389+1.4%
#253 Brawley 28,00826,5201,488+5.6%
#254 Lemon Grove 27,93627,799137+0.5%
#255 Walnut 27,31628,437-1,121-3.9%
#256 Lemoore 27,29127,073218+0.8%
#257 Sanger 27,22826,784444+1.7%
#258 Reedley 26,98225,1931,789+7.1%
#259 Galt 26,96425,6431,321+5.2%
#260 Patterson 26,58723,7772,810+11.8%
#261 Riverbank 26,55724,9301,627+6.5%
#262 Wasco 26,52527,050-525-1.9%
#263 Benicia 26,40127,135-734-2.7%
#264 Soledad 26,35726,926-569-2.1%
#265 Hercules 26,32626,019307+1.2%
#266 El Cerrito 26,12125,981140+0.5%
#267 Dinuba 25,94924,6161,333+5.4%
#268 Twentynine Palms 25,93928,070-2,131-7.6%
#269 Windsor 25,86426,362-498-1.9%
#270 South Pasadena 25,50326,939-1,436-5.3%
#271 Mountain House 25,31524,526789+3.2%
#272 Lafayette 25,31325,399-86-0.3%
#273 Eureka 25,30426,541-1,237-4.7%
#274 Loma Linda 25,22124,808413+1.7%
#275 Imperial Beach 25,20626,084-878-3.4%
#276 Norco 25,08126,296-1,215-4.6%
#277 Barstow 24,80425,407-603-2.4%
#278 Selma 24,70224,773-71-0.3%
#279 Seal Beach 24,07525,158-1,083-4.3%
#280 Shafter 23,87119,9503,921+19.7%
#281 Maywood 23,60025,117-1,517-6.0%
#282 San Fernando 23,44923,964-515-2.1%
#283 Marina 23,25622,357899+4.0%
#284 Oakdale 23,24623,17769+0.3%
#285 Millbrae 22,86923,210-341-1.5%
#286 Duarte 22,86621,7271,139+5.2%
#287 American Canyon 22,77321,842931+4.3%
#288 Laguna Beach 22,39123,038-647-2.8%
#289 Corcoran 22,35822,365-7-0.0%
#290 Imperial 22,33020,3471,983+9.7%
#291 Calabasas 22,02723,236-1,209-5.2%
#292 Yucca Valley 21,88721,737150+0.7%
#293 Cudahy 21,44522,805-1,360-6.0%
#294 Greenfield 21,13818,9502,188+11.5%
#295 Dixon 21,11619,4161,700+8.8%
#296 South Lake Tahoe 21,11521,346-231-1.1%
#297 Coronado 21,09420,199895+4.4%
#298 Port Hueneme 20,98721,966-979-4.5%
#299 Oroville 20,45120,152299+1.5%
#300 Arvin 19,82019,504316+1.6%
#301 Lomita 19,72420,963-1,239-5.9%
#302 Orinda 19,50719,5025+0.0%
#303 La Cañada Flintridge 19,48020,574-1,094-5.3%
#304 Agoura Hills 19,24320,291-1,048-5.2%
#305 Albany 19,19520,255-1,060-5.2%
#306 Arcata 19,04718,848199+1.1%
#307 South El Monte 18,96319,552-589-3.0%
#308 Santa Fe Springs 18,79319,209-416-2.2%
#309 Chowchilla 18,73019,128-398-2.1%
#310 Pinole 18,54319,017-474-2.5%
#311 Hermosa Beach 18,51319,750-1,237-6.3%
#312 Arroyo Grande 18,12318,434-311-1.7%
#313 Rancho Mirage 17,87616,992884+5.2%
#314 Kerman 17,55316,0031,550+9.7%
#315 Coalinga 17,28117,663-382-2.2%
#316 Truckee 17,27816,735543+3.2%
#317 Fillmore 16,93716,425512+3.1%
#318 Clearlake 16,89316,689204+1.2%
#319 Laguna Woods 16,84417,642-798-4.5%
#320 El Segundo 16,37917,267-888-5.1%
#321 Moraga 16,32216,868-546-3.2%
#322 Ripon 16,14016,024116+0.7%
#323 Ukiah 16,06816,625-557-3.4%
#324 Artesia 15,78916,395-606-3.7%
#325 Blythe 15,04218,318-3,276-17.9%
#326 La Palma 14,90715,589-682-4.4%
#327 McFarland 14,70914,233476+3.3%
#328 Livingston 14,69014,140550+3.9%
#329 Pacific Grove 14,65915,104-445-2.9%
#330 Parlier 14,62214,58339+0.3%
#331 Red Bluff 14,40414,787-383-2.6%
#332 Grass Valley 14,03514,085-50-0.4%
#333 King City 14,00213,337665+5.0%
#334 Auburn 13,84713,77869+0.5%
#335 Mill Valley 13,79914,233-434-3.0%
#336 Avenal 13,47913,696-217-1.6%
#337 Hawaiian Gardens 13,37314,145-772-5.5%
#338 California City 13,30014,971-1,671-11.2%
#339 Emeryville 13,25112,798453+3.5%
#340 Kingsburg 13,24912,388861+7.0%
#341 Grand Terrace 12,93613,147-211-1.6%
#342 Susanville 12,81616,715-3,899-23.3%
#343 Mendota 12,77812,596182+1.4%
#344 Marysville 12,73812,830-92-0.7%
#345 Carpinteria 12,73413,264-530-4.0%
#346 Larkspur 12,62013,058-438-3.4%
#347 Solana Beach 12,60212,940-338-2.6%
#348 Lindsay 12,57812,671-93-0.7%
#349 Palos Verdes Estates 12,55913,353-794-5.9%
#350 San Anselmo 12,55512,831-276-2.2%
#351 Grover Beach 12,45612,671-215-1.7%
#352 Newman 12,45312,38568+0.5%
#353 Fortuna 12,00312,513-510-4.1%
#354 San Marino 11,96412,505-541-4.3%
#355 Tehachapi 11,85212,937-1,085-8.4%
#356 Los Alamitos 11,70211,779-77-0.7%
#357 Commerce 11,68812,363-675-5.5%
#358 Scotts Valley 11,65212,221-569-4.7%
#359 Half Moon Bay 11,28711,794-507-4.3%
#360 Hillsborough 11,20611,370-164-1.4%
#361 Healdsburg 11,17211,353-181-1.6%
#362 Signal Hill 11,15311,855-702-5.9%
#363 Anderson 11,13111,322-191-1.7%
#364 Canyon Lake 11,11311,07934+0.3%
#365 Calimesa 11,11110,0191,092+10.9%
#366 Clayton 10,84211,072-230-2.1%
#367 Placerville 10,68510,735-50-0.5%
#368 Piedmont 10,64211,260-618-5.5%
#369 Sierra Madre 10,62011,273-653-5.8%
#370 Morro Bay 10,61310,755-142-1.3%
#371 Sonoma 10,53710,727-190-1.8%
#372 Rio Vista 10,52310,019504+5.0%
#373 Farmersville 10,32610,403-77-0.7%
#374 Shasta Lake 10,20810,369-161-1.6%
#375 Exeter 10,12210,323-201-1.9%
#376 Paradise 10,0234,7625,261+110.5%
#377 Corte Madera 9,92910,221-292-2.9%
#378 Orange Cove 9,8119,74962+0.6%
#379 Malibu 9,57410,653-1,079-10.1%
#380 Live Oak 9,4669,111355+3.9%
#381 Capitola 9,3409,937-597-6.0%
#382 Ione 9,2828,893389+4.4%
#383 Waterford 9,2589,126132+1.4%
#384 Tiburon 8,8819,162-281-3.1%
#385 Guadalupe 8,8468,107739+9.1%
#386 Firebaugh 8,7748,124650+8.0%
#387 Cloverdale 8,7019,003-302-3.4%
#388 Los Altos Hills 8,4198,513-94-1.1%
#389 Orland 8,3818,30180+1.0%
#390 Gonzales 8,3138,626-313-3.6%
#391 Corning 8,2608,23723+0.3%
#392 Winters 8,2147,1061,108+15.6%
#393 Woodlake 8,0737,445628+8.4%
#394 Hughson 8,0517,477574+7.7%
#395 Rolling Hills Estates 7,9488,285-337-4.1%
#396 Pismo Beach 7,9118,067-156-1.9%
#397 Fowler 7,7456,7351,010+15.0%
#398 Yreka 7,7147,825-111-1.4%
#399 Sebastopol 7,5327,598-66-0.9%
#400 Westlake Village 7,5058,027-522-6.5%
#401 Ojai 7,4747,619-145-1.9%
#402 Fairfax 7,4177,603-186-2.4%
#403 Escalon 7,3947,478-84-1.1%
#403 Huron 7,3946,398996+15.6%
#405 Cotati 7,3477,605-258-3.4%
#406 Gridley 7,2587,450-192-2.6%
#407 Sausalito 7,0197,268-249-3.4%
#408 Loomis 7,0046,827177+2.6%
#409 Taft 6,9958,562-1,567-18.3%
#410 Atherton 6,9607,177-217-3.0%
#411 Fort Bragg 6,9466,982-36-0.5%
#412 Mammoth Lakes 6,8677,201-334-4.6%
#413 Colusa 6,5196,401118+1.8%
#414 Willows 6,1166,296-180-2.9%
#415 Gustine 6,1126,148-36-0.6%
#416 Calipatria 6,0126,661-649-9.7%
#417 Crescent City 6,0026,679-677-10.1%
#418 Solvang 5,9446,121-177-2.9%
#419 Dos Palos 5,6975,770-73-1.3%
#420 Villa Park 5,6455,847-202-3.5%
#421 Holtville 5,5915,615-24-0.4%
#422 Williams 5,5295,539-10-0.2%
#423 La Habra Heights 5,3275,672-345-6.1%
#424 St. Helena 5,1945,430-236-4.3%
#425 Woodside 5,1815,311-130-2.4%
#426 Buellton 5,1585,201-43-0.8%
#427 Jackson 5,1005,000100+2.0%
#428 Lakeport 5,0595,02831+0.6%
#429 Big Bear Lake 5,0185,037-19-0.4%
#430 Indian Wells 4,9924,767225+4.7%
#431 Calistoga 4,9545,233-279-5.3%
#432 Sonora 4,8665,000-134-2.7%
#433 Needles 4,8214,930-109-2.2%
#434 Willits 4,7604,985-225-4.5%
#435 Brisbane 4,6564,873-217-4.5%
#436 Portola Valley 4,2924,456-164-3.7%
#437 Wheatland 4,2673,714553+14.9%
#438 Del Mar 3,8583,949-91-2.3%
#439 Angels 3,7353,66372+2.0%
#440 Bishop 3,6963,823-127-3.3%
#441 San Joaquin 3,6883,751-63-1.7%
#442 Monte Sereno 3,5663,48185+2.4%
#443 Avalon 3,2373,454-217-6.3%
#444 Rio Dell 3,2113,375-164-4.9%
#445 Yountville 3,1983,425-227-6.6%
#446 Nevada City 3,1743,13440+1.3%
#447 Carmel-by-the-Sea 3,1053,224-119-3.7%
#448 Mount Shasta 3,0713,224-153-4.7%
#449 Sutter Creek 2,7012,65150+1.9%
#450 Alturas 2,6342,711-77-2.8%
#451 Weed 2,6032,865-262-9.1%
#452 Ross 2,3042,336-32-1.4%
#453 San Juan Bautista 2,1222,08933+1.6%
#454 Belvedere 2,0662,131-65-3.1%
#455 Colfax 2,0431,96776+3.9%
#456 Portola 2,0242,090-66-3.2%
#457 Westmorland 2,0152,019-4-0.2%
#458 Biggs 1,9271,991-64-3.2%
#459 Hidden Hills 1,6751,717-42-2.4%
#460 Rolling Hills 1,6411,740-99-5.7%
#461 Dunsmuir 1,5871,705-118-6.9%
#462 Del Rey Oaks 1,5361,584-48-3.0%
#463 Irwindale 1,4391,467-28-1.9%
#464 Colma 1,3851,469-84-5.7%
#465 Ferndale 1,3481,402-54-3.9%
#466 Plymouth 1,1741,07698+9.1%
#467 Montague 1,1571,223-66-5.4%
#468 Blue Lake 1,1441,215-71-5.8%
#469 Maricopa 1,0181,022-4-0.4%
#470 Bradbury 888925-37-4.0%
#471 Tulelake 833898-65-7.2%
#472 Dorris 803858-55-6.4%
#473 Isleton 775795-20-2.5%
#474 Loyalton 709742-33-4.4%
#475 Fort Jones 659704-45-6.4%
#476 Etna 631674-43-6.4%
#477 Point Arena 453463-10-2.2%
#478 Tehama 4414347+1.6%
#479 Sand City 3233212+0.6%
#480 Trinidad 317338-21-6.2%
#481 Vernon 207222-15-6.8%
#482 Amador City 2041959+4.6%
#483 Industry 199264-65-24.6%
All 483 cities in California.

Methodology · California population ranking

California cities ranked by Census Vintage 2025 estimates.

California ranking uses Census Vintage 2025 Population Estimates Program data as of July 1, 2025. Ranks are state-scoped, using standard competition ranking ("1224"): tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Growth shown is 2020 base → 2025 — within-vintage; no 2010→2025 figures appear here per methodology §6.

This page covers every city for which Census publishes annual PEP estimates in California: standard incorporated places, any consolidated city-county governments, and (where applicable) DC or Urban Honolulu. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded with one named exception — Urban Honolulu. In states like Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, many residents live in towns and townships rather than incorporated cities; PEP does not publish annual estimates for those places (a V1 limitation), so the city counts for MCD-heavy states may be lower than expected.

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