Ranking of San Diego County, CA Cities and Places By Population in 2022

Updated on February 9, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all San Diego County, CA cities and places, San Diego city had the highest population (1.38M), followed by Balance of San Diego County (509.40K), and Chula Vista city (279.17K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all San Diego County, CA 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 San Diego County, CA Cities and Places By Population in 2022
San Diego city
Balance of San Diego County
Chula Vista city
Oceanside city
Escondido city
Carlsbad city
El Cajon city
Vista city
San Marcos city
Encinitas city
Ranking of San Diego County, CA Cities and Places By Population in 2022
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Rank City or Place Population
1 San Diego city 1381162
2 Balance of San Diego County 509404
3 Chula Vista city 279170
4 Oceanside city 172199
5 Escondido city 150270
6 Carlsbad city 114160
7 El Cajon city 104414
8 Vista city 97766
9 San Marcos city 94854
10 Encinitas city 61369
11 La Mesa city 60360
12 Santee city 59051
13 National City city 55550
14 Poway city 48078
15 Lemon Grove city 27224
16 Imperial Beach city 25791
17 Coronado city 18702
18 Solana Beach city 12802
19 Del Mar city 3882