Ranking of Orange County, CA Cities and Places By Population in 2021

Updated on August 16, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Orange County, CA cities and places, Anaheim city had the highest population (345.04K), followed by Santa Ana city (311.17K), and Irvine city (304.26K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Orange cities and places.

You can see similar information for other California counties. You can also see the ranking of all cities and places in California.

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Ranking of Orange County, CA Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Anaheim city
Santa Ana city
Irvine city
Huntington Beach city
Garden Grove city
Fullerton city
Orange city
Balance of Orange County
Costa Mesa city
Mission Viejo city
Ranking of Orange County, CA Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Anaheim city 345039
2 Santa Ana city 311166
3 Irvine city 304258
4 Huntington Beach city 196427
5 Garden Grove city 170741
6 Fullerton city 140193
7 Orange city 137838
8 Balance of Orange County 131381
9 Costa Mesa city 110789
10 Mission Viejo city 92494
11 Westminster city 90297
12 Lake Forest city 85970
13 Newport Beach city 84404
14 Buena Park city 83024
15 Tustin city 79224
16 Yorba Linda city 67568
17 Laguna Niguel city 64433
18 San Clemente city 63634
19 La Habra city 62318
20 Fountain Valley city 56397
21 Placentia city 52225
22 Aliso Viejo city 51509
23 Cypress city 49594
24 Rancho Santa Margarita city 47327
25 Brea city 46873
26 Stanton city 38793
27 San Juan Capistrano city 34918
28 Dana Point city 32815
29 Laguna Hills city 30968
30 Seal Beach city 24933
31 Laguna Beach city 22783
32 Laguna Woods city 17418
33 La Palma city 15390
34 Los Alamitos city 11709
35 Villa Park city 5761