Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2022
Updated on February 9, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population (3.82M), followed by San Diego city (1.38M), and San Jose city (971.23K).
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 see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each California county.
Related Topics: California Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2022
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 3822238 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 1381162 |
| 3 | San Jose city | 971233 |
| 4 | San Francisco city | 808437 |
| 5 | Fresno city | 545567 |
| 6 | Sacramento city | 528001 |
| 7 | Long Beach city | 451307 |
| 8 | Oakland city | 430553 |
| 9 | Bakersfield city | 410647 |
| 10 | Anaheim city | 344461 |
| 11 | Stockton city | 321819 |
| 12 | Riverside city | 320764 |
| 13 | Irvine city | 313685 |
| 14 | Santa Ana city | 308189 |
| 15 | Chula Vista city | 279170 |
| 16 | Fremont city | 223871 |
| 17 | Santa Clarita city | 221345 |
| 18 | San Bernardino city | 220328 |
| 19 | Modesto city | 218069 |
| 20 | Fontana city | 212475 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley city | 211924 |
| 22 | Oxnard city | 200415 |
| 23 | Huntington Beach city | 194310 |
| 24 | Glendale city | 189221 |
| 25 | Ontario city | 179061 |
| 26 | Elk Grove city | 177558 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa city | 177181 |
| 28 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 176336 |
| 29 | Oceanside city | 172199 |
| 30 | Garden Grove city | 169254 |
| 31 | Lancaster city | 169185 |
| 32 | Palmdale city | 163463 |
| 33 | Salinas city | 161020 |
| 34 | Corona city | 159567 |
| 35 | Hayward city | 156754 |
| 36 | Roseville city | 154817 |
| 37 | Sunnyvale city | 153091 |
| 38 | Escondido city | 150270 |
| 39 | Pomona city | 146017 |
| 40 | Visalia city | 143966 |
| 41 | Torrance city | 141126 |
| 42 | Fullerton city | 140541 |
| 43 | Victorville city | 137221 |
| 44 | Orange city | 136178 |
| 45 | Pasadena city | 134211 |
| 46 | Santa Clara city | 126930 |
| 47 | Clovis city | 124556 |
| 48 | Simi Valley city | 124398 |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks city | 124265 |
| 50 | Vallejo city | 123564 |
| 51 | Concord city | 122625 |
| 52 | Fairfield city | 119338 |
| 53 | Berkeley city | 118950 |
| 54 | Antioch city | 115264 |
| 55 | Richmond city | 114301 |
| 56 | Carlsbad city | 114160 |
| 57 | Murrieta city | 113783 |
| 58 | Temecula city | 111752 |
| 59 | Santa Maria city | 110125 |
| 60 | Downey city | 109934 |
| 61 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 109527 |
| 62 | Costa Mesa city | 109521 |
| 63 | Menifee city | 109399 |
| 64 | Jurupa Valley city | 107609 |
| 65 | El Monte city | 105312 |
| 66 | West Covina city | 105013 |
| 67 | El Cajon city | 104414 |
| 68 | Burbank city | 103920 |
| 69 | Inglewood city | 103621 |
| 70 | Rialto city | 103545 |
| 71 | Vacaville city | 101918 |
| 72 | Chico city | 101299 |
| 73 | San Mateo city | 100984 |
| 74 | Hesperia city | 100744 |
| 75 | Daly City city | 100007 |
| 76 | Norwalk city | 98537 |
| 77 | Vista city | 97766 |
| 78 | Tracy city | 97328 |
| 79 | San Marcos city | 94854 |
| 80 | Chino city | 93140 |
| 81 | Redding city | 92906 |
| 82 | Carson city | 92388 |
| 83 | Compton city | 91988 |
| 84 | Indio city | 91980 |
| 85 | Mission Viejo city | 91776 |
| 86 | Merced city | 91563 |
| 87 | South Gate city | 90926 |
| 88 | Hemet city | 90689 |
| 89 | Santa Monica city | 89947 |
| 90 | Westminster city | 89397 |
| 91 | Santa Barbara city | 87533 |
| 92 | Manteca city | 86928 |
| 93 | San Leandro city | 86762 |
| 94 | Citrus Heights city | 86433 |
| 95 | San Ramon city | 85953 |
| 96 | Lake Forest city | 85638 |
| 97 | Livermore city | 84701 |
| 98 | Hawthorne city | 84563 |
| 99 | Whittier city | 84496 |
| 100 | Newport Beach city | 83993 |
| 101 | Folsom city | 83269 |
| 102 | Buena Park city | 82450 |
| 103 | Mountain View city | 81059 |
| 104 | Rancho Cordova city | 80598 |
| 105 | Redwood City city | 80512 |
| 106 | Perris city | 80263 |
| 107 | Alhambra city | 80259 |
| 108 | Lakewood city | 79063 |
| 109 | Upland city | 78841 |
| 110 | Tustin city | 78418 |
| 111 | Napa city | 78315 |
| 112 | Chino Hills city | 77949 |
| 113 | Milpitas city | 77738 |
| 114 | Pittsburg city | 77572 |
| 115 | Pleasanton city | 76689 |
| 116 | Bellflower city | 76405 |
| 117 | Alameda city | 76040 |
| 118 | Apple Valley town | 75867 |
| 119 | Rocklin city | 73857 |
| 120 | Redlands city | 73849 |
| 121 | Turlock city | 72309 |
| 122 | Dublin city | 72060 |
| 123 | Lake Elsinore city | 71898 |
| 124 | Eastvale city | 71024 |
| 125 | Tulare city | 70693 |
| 126 | Camarillo city | 70282 |
| 127 | Baldwin Park city | 69455 |
| 128 | Yuba City city | 69014 |
| 129 | Walnut Creek city | 68969 |
| 130 | Redondo Beach city | 68918 |
| 131 | Madera city | 68050 |
| 132 | Lodi city | 67258 |
| 133 | Yorba Linda city | 67089 |
| 134 | Davis city | 67048 |
| 135 | Union City city | 67039 |
| 136 | Brentwood city | 66127 |
| 137 | Palo Alto city | 66010 |
| 138 | Lynwood city | 64086 |
| 139 | Laguna Niguel city | 63742 |
| 140 | South San Francisco city | 63484 |
| 141 | San Clemente city | 63457 |
| 142 | Porterville city | 62998 |
| 143 | La Habra city | 61978 |
| 144 | Santa Cruz city | 61800 |
| 145 | Woodland city | 61462 |
| 146 | Encinitas city | 61369 |
| 147 | Montebello city | 60569 |
| 148 | La Mesa city | 60360 |
| 149 | San Rafael city | 59971 |
| 150 | Pico Rivera city | 59781 |
| 151 | Santee city | 59051 |
| 152 | Gardena city | 58843 |
| 153 | Petaluma city | 58652 |
| 154 | Monterey Park city | 58554 |
| 155 | Hanford city | 58470 |
| 156 | Gilroy city | 58005 |
| 157 | Cupertino city | 57856 |
| 158 | Highland city | 56705 |
| 159 | Beaumont city | 56349 |
| 160 | Fountain Valley city | 55930 |
| 161 | National City city | 55550 |
| 162 | San Jacinto city | 55470 |
| 163 | West Sacramento city | 55064 |
| 164 | Arcadia city | 54857 |
| 165 | Yucaipa city | 54420 |
| 166 | Colton city | 53918 |
| 167 | Diamond Bar city | 52855 |
| 168 | Huntington Park city | 52633 |
| 169 | Lincoln city | 52534 |
| 170 | Cathedral City city | 52494 |
| 171 | Novato city | 52184 |
| 172 | Placentia city | 51951 |
| 173 | Paramount city | 51653 |
| 174 | Palm Desert city | 51583 |
| 175 | Watsonville city | 51525 |
| 176 | Aliso Viejo city | 51221 |
| 177 | Delano city | 50843 |
| 178 | Glendora city | 50824 |
| 179 | Rosemead city | 49791 |
| 180 | Covina city | 49489 |
| 181 | Cypress city | 49243 |
| 182 | Ceres city | 48988 |
| 183 | Azusa city | 48824 |
| 184 | San Luis Obispo city | 48341 |
| 185 | Poway city | 48078 |
| 186 | Cerritos city | 47475 |
| 187 | Newark city | 47312 |
| 188 | Los Banos city | 47044 |
| 189 | Brea city | 46993 |
| 190 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 46722 |
| 191 | La Mirada city | 46323 |
| 192 | Palm Springs city | 45223 |
| 193 | Morgan Hill city | 44973 |
| 194 | Oakley city | 44688 |
| 195 | Rohnert Park city | 44326 |
| 196 | Hollister city | 44218 |
| 197 | El Centro city | 43811 |
| 198 | Lompoc city | 43736 |
| 199 | Coachella city | 42835 |
| 200 | Danville town | 42732 |
| 201 | Campbell city | 42286 |
| 202 | San Bruno city | 41533 |
| 203 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 40527 |
| 204 | Culver City city | 39515 |
| 205 | Stanton city | 38952 |
| 206 | Adelanto city | 38783 |
| 207 | La Quinta city | 38392 |
| 208 | Calexico city | 38249 |
| 209 | San Gabriel city | 38140 |
| 210 | Bell Gardens city | 37927 |
| 211 | Montclair city | 37714 |
| 212 | Wildomar city | 37214 |
| 213 | Monrovia city | 36893 |
| 214 | La Puente city | 36636 |
| 215 | Pacifica city | 36517 |
| 216 | Martinez city | 36447 |
| 217 | Claremont city | 36001 |
| 218 | Moorpark city | 35514 |
| 219 | Temple City city | 35296 |
| 220 | San Juan Capistrano city | 34548 |
| 221 | West Hollywood city | 34514 |
| 222 | Manhattan Beach city | 34137 |
| 223 | Pleasant Hill city | 33913 |
| 224 | Lathrop city | 33670 |
| 225 | San Dimas city | 33535 |
| 226 | Desert Hot Springs city | 33091 |
| 227 | Bell city | 32466 |
| 228 | Dana Point city | 32465 |
| 229 | Goleta city | 32432 |
| 230 | Los Gatos town | 32402 |
| 231 | Atwater city | 32372 |
| 232 | Menlo Park city | 32295 |
| 233 | Foster City city | 32026 |
| 234 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 31544 |
| 235 | Seaside city | 31478 |
| 236 | San Pablo city | 31389 |
| 237 | Beverly Hills city | 31326 |
| 238 | Santa Paula city | 31018 |
| 239 | Banning city | 30683 |
| 240 | Lawndale city | 30576 |
| 241 | Laguna Hills city | 30568 |
| 242 | Burlingame city | 30559 |
| 243 | Los Altos city | 30424 |
| 244 | La Verne city | 30380 |
| 245 | Saratoga city | 29903 |
| 246 | Atascadero city | 29684 |
| 247 | San Carlos city | 29586 |
| 248 | Monterey city | 29571 |
| 249 | Suisun City city | 28949 |
| 250 | East Palo Alto city | 28383 |
| 251 | Ridgecrest city | 28346 |
| 252 | Twentynine Palms city | 28158 |
| 253 | Wasco city | 27731 |
| 254 | Walnut city | 27356 |
| 255 | Lemon Grove city | 27224 |
| 256 | Lemoore city | 27185 |
| 257 | Brawley city | 26862 |
| 258 | Belmont city | 26773 |
| 259 | Sanger city | 26600 |
| 260 | Benicia city | 26567 |
| 261 | Eureka city | 26129 |
| 262 | Hercules city | 25920 |
| 263 | South Pasadena city | 25850 |
| 264 | Imperial Beach city | 25791 |
| 265 | Windsor town | 25789 |
| 266 | El Cerrito city | 25583 |
| 267 | Reedley city | 25441 |
| 268 | Galt city | 25411 |
| 269 | Dinuba city | 25285 |
| 270 | Barstow city | 25231 |
| 271 | Loma Linda city | 25129 |
| 272 | Lafayette city | 25044 |
| 273 | Norco city | 25042 |
| 274 | Riverbank city | 24826 |
| 275 | Seal Beach city | 24627 |
| 276 | Selma city | 24430 |
| 277 | Soledad city | 24190 |
| 278 | Maywood city | 24122 |
| 279 | Patterson city | 23833 |
| 280 | San Fernando city | 23685 |
| 281 | Oakdale city | 23176 |
| 282 | Corcoran city | 22837 |
| 283 | Laguna Beach city | 22583 |
| 284 | Marina city | 22503 |
| 285 | Calabasas city | 22491 |
| 286 | Millbrae city | 22071 |
| 287 | Cudahy city | 21969 |
| 288 | Duarte city | 21807 |
| 289 | Yucca Valley town | 21662 |
| 290 | American Canyon city | 21432 |
| 291 | Port Hueneme city | 21407 |
| 292 | Shafter city | 21282 |
| 293 | Imperial city | 21233 |
| 294 | South Lake Tahoe city | 21175 |
| 295 | Lomita city | 20053 |
| 296 | Oroville city | 20041 |
| 297 | La Cañada Flintridge city | 19752 |
| 298 | Arvin city | 19611 |
| 299 | South El Monte city | 19602 |
| 300 | Agoura Hills city | 19464 |
| 301 | Albany city | 19415 |
| 302 | Greenfield city | 19359 |
| 303 | Orinda city | 19355 |
| 304 | Dixon city | 19143 |
| 305 | Hermosa Beach city | 18985 |
| 306 | Chowchilla city | 18738 |
| 307 | Coronado city | 18702 |
| 308 | Pinole city | 18582 |
| 309 | Arcata city | 18555 |
| 310 | Santa Fe Springs city | 18439 |
| 311 | Arroyo Grande city | 18380 |
| 312 | Rancho Mirage city | 17633 |
| 313 | Blythe city | 17358 |
| 314 | Laguna Woods city | 17192 |
| 315 | Coalinga city | 17024 |
| 316 | Truckee town | 16850 |
| 317 | Moraga town | 16707 |
| 318 | Clearlake city | 16693 |
| 319 | Fillmore city | 16657 |
| 320 | El Segundo city | 16622 |
| 321 | Ripon city | 16272 |
| 322 | Kerman city | 16208 |
| 323 | Ukiah city | 16144 |
| 324 | Artesia city | 15774 |
| 325 | La Palma city | 15194 |
| 326 | California City city | 15127 |
| 327 | Pacific Grove city | 14791 |
| 328 | Livingston city | 14760 |
| 329 | Parlier city | 14554 |
| 330 | Red Bluff city | 14416 |
| 331 | McFarland city | 14019 |
| 332 | Mill Valley city | 14006 |
| 333 | Grass Valley city | 13930 |
| 334 | King City city | 13738 |
| 335 | Auburn city | 13737 |
| 336 | Susanville city | 13707 |
| 337 | Hawaiian Gardens city | 13593 |
| 338 | Avenal city | 13374 |
| 339 | Grand Terrace city | 13109 |
| 340 | Carpinteria city | 12950 |
| 341 | Emeryville city | 12913 |
| 342 | Solana Beach city | 12802 |
| 343 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 12792 |
| 344 | Larkspur city | 12754 |
| 345 | Marysville city | 12704 |
| 346 | Grover Beach city | 12619 |
| 347 | Mendota city | 12618 |
| 348 | Kingsburg city | 12613 |
| 349 | San Anselmo town | 12569 |
| 350 | Lindsay city | 12537 |
| 351 | Fortuna city | 12516 |
| 352 | Tehachapi city | 12389 |
| 353 | Newman city | 12272 |
| 354 | Scotts Valley city | 12073 |
| 355 | San Marino city | 12039 |
| 356 | Commerce city | 11828 |
| 357 | Healdsburg city | 11709 |
| 358 | Los Alamitos city | 11550 |
| 359 | Signal Hill city | 11381 |
| 360 | Anderson city | 11307 |
| 361 | Half Moon Bay city | 11176 |
| 362 | Canyon Lake city | 11142 |
| 363 | Calimesa city | 11017 |
| 364 | Hillsborough town | 10956 |
| 365 | Clayton city | 10904 |
| 366 | Piedmont city | 10811 |
| 367 | Sierra Madre city | 10809 |
| 368 | Morro Bay city | 10696 |
| 369 | Placerville city | 10664 |
| 370 | Sonoma city | 10466 |
| 371 | Rio Vista city | 10375 |
| 372 | Malibu city | 10370 |
| 373 | Shasta Lake city | 10335 |
| 374 | Farmersville city | 10324 |
| 375 | Exeter city | 10267 |
| 376 | Corte Madera town | 10006 |
| 377 | Capitola city | 9659 |
| 378 | Orange Cove city | 9525 |
| 379 | Live Oak city | 9428 |
| 380 | Waterford city | 9335 |
| 381 | Tiburon town | 8938 |
| 382 | Cloverdale city | 8809 |
| 383 | Guadalupe city | 8657 |
| 384 | Gonzales city | 8439 |
| 385 | Firebaugh city | 8418 |
| 386 | Corning city | 8226 |
| 387 | Orland city | 8217 |
| 388 | Los Altos Hills town | 8168 |
| 389 | Pismo Beach city | 8044 |
| 390 | Rolling Hills Estates city | 8018 |
| 391 | Yreka city | 7827 |
| 392 | Hughson city | 7734 |
| 393 | Westlake Village city | 7694 |
| 394 | Woodlake city | 7590 |
| 395 | Ojai city | 7540 |
| 395 | Winters city | 7540 |
| 396 | Cotati city | 7453 |
| 397 | Escalon city | 7448 |
| 398 | Fairfax town | 7423 |
| 399 | Sebastopol city | 7338 |
| 400 | Gridley city | 7227 |
| 401 | Fowler city | 7154 |
| 402 | Sausalito city | 7095 |
| 403 | Mammoth Lakes town | 7093 |
| 404 | Taft city | 7034 |
| 405 | Atherton town | 6898 |
| 406 | Fort Bragg city | 6881 |
| 407 | Loomis town | 6856 |
| 408 | Paradise town | 6516 |
| 409 | Colusa city | 6368 |
| 410 | Calipatria city | 6322 |
| 411 | Huron city | 6240 |
| 412 | Gustine city | 6181 |
| 413 | Willows city | 6116 |
| 414 | Solvang city | 5986 |
| 415 | Crescent City city | 5983 |
| 416 | Dos Palos city | 5820 |
| 417 | Villa Park city | 5731 |
| 418 | Williams city | 5646 |
| 419 | Holtville city | 5513 |
| 420 | La Habra Heights city | 5447 |
| 421 | Ione city | 5364 |
| 422 | St. Helena city | 5196 |
| 423 | Jackson city | 5113 |
| 424 | Buellton city | 5106 |
| 425 | Woodside town | 5053 |
| 426 | Big Bear Lake city | 5031 |
| 427 | Calistoga city | 5029 |
| 428 | Lakeport city | 5026 |
| 429 | Sonora city | 4956 |
| 430 | Willits city | 4885 |
| 431 | Indian Wells city | 4860 |
| 432 | Needles city | 4858 |
| 433 | Brisbane city | 4597 |
| 434 | Portola Valley town | 4244 |
| 435 | Del Mar city | 3882 |
| 436 | Wheatland city | 3789 |
| 437 | Angels city | 3786 |
| 438 | Bishop city | 3771 |
| 439 | San Joaquin city | 3704 |
| 440 | Rio Dell city | 3358 |
| 441 | Yountville city | 3356 |
| 442 | Monte Sereno city | 3343 |
| 443 | Avalon city | 3313 |
| 444 | Mount Shasta city | 3192 |
| 445 | Carmel-by-the-Sea city | 3146 |
| 446 | Nevada City city | 3112 |
| 447 | Weed city | 2811 |
| 448 | Sutter Creek city | 2705 |
| 449 | Alturas city | 2658 |
| 450 | Ross town | 2300 |
| 451 | San Juan Bautista city | 2124 |
| 452 | Belvedere city | 2080 |
| 453 | Portola city | 2041 |
| 454 | Colfax city | 2021 |
| 455 | Westmorland city | 1990 |
| 456 | Biggs city | 1899 |
| 457 | Hidden Hills city | 1694 |
| 458 | Dunsmuir city | 1687 |
| 459 | Rolling Hills city | 1676 |
| 460 | Del Rey Oaks city | 1553 |
| 461 | Colma town | 1550 |
| 462 | Irwindale city | 1413 |
| 463 | Ferndale city | 1398 |
| 464 | Montague city | 1209 |
| 465 | Blue Lake city | 1183 |
| 466 | Plymouth city | 1112 |
| 467 | Maricopa city | 1020 |
| 468 | Tulelake city | 889 |
| 469 | Bradbury city | 886 |
| 470 | Dorris city | 851 |
| 471 | Isleton city | 782 |
| 472 | Loyalton city | 738 |
| 473 | Fort Jones city | 689 |
| 474 | Etna city | 671 |
| 475 | Point Arena city | 465 |
| 476 | Tehama city | 423 |
| 477 | Trinidad city | 332 |
| 478 | Sand City city | 328 |
| 479 | Industry city | 255 |
| 480 | Vernon city | 212 |
| 481 | Amador City city | 201 |
Ranking of Cities and Places By Population for California Counties
Use the links below to see ranking of cities and places by population for each of the following California counties.