Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2023
Updated on August 14, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population (3.82M), followed by San Diego city (1.39M), and San Jose city (969.66K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population in 2023
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 3820914 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 1388320 |
| 3 | San Jose city | 969655 |
| 4 | San Francisco city | 808988 |
| 5 | Fresno city | 545716 |
| 6 | Sacramento city | 526384 |
| 7 | Long Beach city | 449468 |
| 8 | Oakland city | 436504 |
| 9 | Bakersfield city | 413381 |
| 10 | Anaheim city | 340512 |
| 11 | Stockton city | 319543 |
| 12 | Riverside city | 318858 |
| 13 | Irvine city | 314621 |
| 14 | Santa Ana city | 310539 |
| 15 | Chula Vista city | 274333 |
| 16 | Fremont city | 226208 |
| 17 | Santa Clarita city | 224028 |
| 18 | San Bernardino city | 223728 |
| 19 | Modesto city | 218915 |
| 20 | Fontana city | 215465 |
| 21 | Moreno Valley city | 212392 |
| 22 | Oxnard city | 198488 |
| 23 | Huntington Beach city | 192129 |
| 24 | Glendale city | 187050 |
| 25 | Ontario city | 182457 |
| 26 | Elk Grove city | 178444 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa city | 175845 |
| 28 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 174405 |
| 29 | Oceanside city | 170020 |
| 30 | Garden Grove city | 168234 |
| 31 | Lancaster city | 166236 |
| 32 | Palmdale city | 161404 |
| 33 | Corona city | 160238 |
| 34 | Salinas city | 159506 |
| 35 | Roseville city | 159135 |
| 36 | Hayward city | 155675 |
| 37 | Sunnyvale city | 151967 |
| 38 | Escondido city | 148122 |
| 39 | Pomona city | 145502 |
| 40 | Visalia city | 144998 |
| 41 | Fullerton city | 139250 |
| 42 | Torrance city | 139224 |
| 43 | Victorville city | 138869 |
| 44 | Orange city | 138337 |
| 45 | Pasadena city | 133560 |
| 46 | Santa Clara city | 131062 |
| 47 | Clovis city | 125826 |
| 48 | Simi Valley city | 125113 |
| 49 | Thousand Oaks city | 123463 |
| 50 | Vallejo city | 122807 |
| 51 | Concord city | 122315 |
| 52 | Fairfield city | 120768 |
| 53 | Berkeley city | 118962 |
| 54 | Antioch city | 117096 |
| 55 | Richmond city | 114106 |
| 56 | Carlsbad city | 113495 |
| 57 | Menifee city | 113433 |
| 58 | Murrieta city | 111878 |
| 59 | Temecula city | 110682 |
| 60 | Santa Maria city | 109987 |
| 61 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 109058 |
| 62 | Downey city | 108816 |
| 63 | Costa Mesa city | 108354 |
| 64 | Jurupa Valley city | 107321 |
| 65 | West Covina city | 105617 |
| 66 | El Monte city | 103794 |
| 67 | Rialto city | 103391 |
| 68 | El Cajon city | 102991 |
| 69 | Inglewood city | 102865 |
| 70 | Burbank city | 102755 |
| 71 | Vacaville city | 102526 |
| 72 | San Mateo city | 101327 |
| 73 | Chico city | 101301 |
| 74 | Hesperia city | 100633 |
| 75 | Daly City city | 99833 |
| 76 | Vista city | 98344 |
| 77 | Norwalk city | 98078 |
| 78 | Tracy city | 98010 |
| 79 | San Marcos city | 94188 |
| 80 | Merced city | 93692 |
| 81 | Chino city | 93114 |
| 82 | Indio city | 93057 |
| 83 | Redding city | 92727 |
| 84 | Hemet city | 92368 |
| 85 | Carson city | 91139 |
| 86 | Manteca city | 91059 |
| 87 | Compton city | 90986 |
| 88 | Mission Viejo city | 90624 |
| 89 | South Gate city | 90070 |
| 90 | Santa Monica city | 89922 |
| 91 | Westminster city | 88729 |
| 92 | Santa Barbara city | 86499 |
| 93 | Citrus Heights city | 86239 |
| 94 | Lake Forest city | 85840 |
| 95 | San Leandro city | 85784 |
| 96 | San Ramon city | 84929 |
| 97 | Folsom city | 84782 |
| 98 | Whittier city | 84143 |
| 99 | Hawthorne city | 83364 |
| 100 | Livermore city | 82908 |
| 101 | Newport Beach city | 82637 |
| 102 | Rancho Cordova city | 82605 |
| 103 | Buena Park city | 81958 |
| 104 | Mountain View city | 81785 |
| 105 | Redwood City city | 80996 |
| 106 | Perris city | 80603 |
| 107 | Alhambra city | 79776 |
| 108 | Upland city | 78699 |
| 109 | Lakewood city | 78135 |
| 110 | Tustin city | 77704 |
| 111 | Napa city | 77492 |
| 112 | Milpitas city | 77321 |
| 113 | Chino Hills city | 77212 |
| 114 | Pittsburg city | 75803 |
| 115 | Alameda city | 75353 |
| 116 | Bellflower city | 75122 |
| 117 | Apple Valley town | 75036 |
| 118 | Pleasanton city | 74653 |
| 119 | Rocklin city | 73472 |
| 120 | Lake Elsinore city | 73028 |
| 121 | Redlands city | 72556 |
| 122 | Turlock city | 72100 |
| 123 | Tulare city | 71092 |
| 124 | Eastvale city | 70510 |
| 125 | Camarillo city | 69514 |
| 126 | Walnut Creek city | 69152 |
| 127 | Dublin city | 69128 |
| 128 | Baldwin Park city | 68806 |
| 129 | Yuba City city | 68666 |
| 130 | Madera city | 68079 |
| 131 | Redondo Beach city | 67749 |
| 132 | Lodi city | 67679 |
| 133 | Yorba Linda city | 66147 |
| 134 | Palo Alto city | 65882 |
| 135 | Davis city | 65832 |
| 136 | Union City city | 65414 |
| 137 | Brentwood city | 65126 |
| 138 | Lynwood city | 63234 |
| 139 | South San Francisco city | 63123 |
| 140 | Laguna Niguel city | 62899 |
| 141 | Porterville city | 62876 |
| 142 | San Clemente city | 62313 |
| 143 | Santa Cruz city | 61501 |
| 144 | Woodland city | 61123 |
| 145 | La Habra city | 60991 |
| 146 | Encinitas city | 60841 |
| 147 | La Mesa city | 60537 |
| 148 | Montebello city | 60015 |
| 149 | Hanford city | 59938 |
| 150 | San Rafael city | 59555 |
| 151 | Santee city | 59478 |
| 152 | Pico Rivera city | 59189 |
| 153 | Petaluma city | 58800 |
| 154 | Beaumont city | 58463 |
| 155 | Gardena city | 58377 |
| 156 | Gilroy city | 58250 |
| 157 | Monterey Park city | 57877 |
| 158 | Cupertino city | 57285 |
| 159 | Highland city | 56202 |
| 160 | West Sacramento city | 55842 |
| 161 | Fountain Valley city | 55468 |
| 162 | San Jacinto city | 55440 |
| 163 | National City city | 55236 |
| 164 | Lincoln city | 54538 |
| 165 | Arcadia city | 54157 |
| 166 | Yucaipa city | 53947 |
| 167 | Colton city | 53357 |
| 168 | Cathedral City city | 52356 |
| 169 | Placentia city | 52192 |
| 170 | Diamond Bar city | 52041 |
| 171 | Palm Desert city | 51951 |
| 172 | Huntington Park city | 51942 |
| 173 | Novato city | 51722 |
| 174 | Delano city | 51500 |
| 175 | Paramount city | 51072 |
| 176 | Watsonville city | 50867 |
| 177 | Aliso Viejo city | 50263 |
| 178 | Glendora city | 49934 |
| 179 | Rosemead city | 49305 |
| 180 | San Luis Obispo city | 49244 |
| 181 | Cypress city | 48782 |
| 182 | Covina city | 48728 |
| 183 | Los Banos city | 48553 |
| 184 | Brea city | 48479 |
| 185 | Ceres city | 48397 |
| 186 | Azusa city | 48272 |
| 187 | Poway city | 48051 |
| 188 | Newark city | 46929 |
| 189 | Cerritos city | 46797 |
| 190 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 46182 |
| 191 | Oakley city | 45761 |
| 192 | La Mirada city | 45505 |
| 193 | Palm Springs city | 45218 |
| 194 | Hollister city | 44658 |
| 195 | Rohnert Park city | 44546 |
| 196 | Morgan Hill city | 44478 |
| 197 | El Centro city | 43772 |
| 198 | Coachella city | 43590 |
| 199 | Lompoc city | 43045 |
| 200 | Danville town | 42999 |
| 201 | Campbell city | 41700 |
| 202 | San Bruno city | 41327 |
| 203 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 39980 |
| 204 | Lathrop city | 39857 |
| 205 | La Quinta city | 39081 |
| 206 | Culver City city | 39041 |
| 207 | Stanton city | 38815 |
| 208 | Calexico city | 38224 |
| 209 | Adelanto city | 38187 |
| 210 | San Gabriel city | 37732 |
| 211 | Montclair city | 37545 |
| 212 | Bell Gardens city | 37467 |
| 213 | Wildomar city | 37087 |
| 214 | Monrovia city | 36768 |
| 215 | La Puente city | 36516 |
| 216 | Pacifica city | 36426 |
| 217 | Martinez city | 36395 |
| 218 | Claremont city | 35640 |
| 219 | Moorpark city | 35543 |
| 220 | Temple City city | 34854 |
| 221 | San Juan Capistrano city | 34754 |
| 222 | West Hollywood city | 34349 |
| 223 | Pleasant Hill city | 33802 |
| 224 | Desert Hot Springs city | 33438 |
| 225 | Manhattan Beach city | 33369 |
| 226 | San Dimas city | 33105 |
| 227 | Goleta city | 32665 |
| 228 | Dana Point city | 32567 |
| 229 | Los Gatos town | 32216 |
| 230 | Foster City city | 32180 |
| 231 | Atwater city | 32052 |
| 232 | Bell city | 31864 |
| 233 | Santa Paula city | 31792 |
| 234 | Menlo Park city | 31690 |
| 235 | Banning city | 31680 |
| 236 | Seaside city | 31317 |
| 237 | San Pablo city | 31249 |
| 238 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 31134 |
| 239 | Beverly Hills city | 30974 |
| 240 | Laguna Hills city | 30243 |
| 241 | Lawndale city | 30155 |
| 242 | Los Altos city | 29990 |
| 243 | Burlingame city | 29910 |
| 244 | La Verne city | 29898 |
| 245 | Atascadero city | 29700 |
| 246 | Saratoga city | 29607 |
| 247 | Monterey city | 29116 |
| 248 | San Carlos city | 28862 |
| 249 | Suisun City city | 28743 |
| 250 | Twentynine Palms city | 28734 |
| 251 | East Palo Alto city | 28216 |
| 252 | Ridgecrest city | 28088 |
| 253 | Brawley city | 27849 |
| 254 | Lemon Grove city | 27569 |
| 255 | Walnut city | 27104 |
| 256 | Wasco city | 26917 |
| 257 | Lemoore city | 26809 |
| 258 | Belmont city | 26622 |
| 259 | Hercules city | 26582 |
| 260 | Benicia city | 26429 |
| 261 | Sanger city | 26343 |
| 262 | Reedley city | 25958 |
| 263 | Dinuba city | 25863 |
| 264 | Windsor town | 25828 |
| 265 | Galt city | 25767 |
| 266 | Eureka city | 25734 |
| 267 | South Pasadena city | 25623 |
| 268 | El Cerrito city | 25552 |
| 269 | Imperial Beach city | 25458 |
| 270 | Norco city | 25398 |
| 271 | Loma Linda city | 25111 |
| 272 | Patterson city | 25063 |
| 273 | Lafayette city | 25048 |
| 274 | Riverbank city | 25001 |
| 275 | Barstow city | 24964 |
| 276 | Selma city | 24467 |
| 277 | Seal Beach city | 24352 |
| 278 | Soledad city | 23947 |
| 279 | Maywood city | 23824 |
| 280 | San Fernando city | 23364 |
| 281 | Duarte city | 23131 |
| 282 | Oakdale city | 23045 |
| 283 | Marina city | 22833 |
| 284 | Laguna Beach city | 22332 |
| 285 | Calabasas city | 22227 |
| 286 | Millbrae city | 22087 |
| 287 | Corcoran city | 22044 |
| 288 | Shafter city | 21915 |
| 289 | Cudahy city | 21723 |
| 290 | Yucca Valley town | 21664 |
| 291 | Imperial city | 21591 |
| 292 | American Canyon city | 21347 |
| 293 | Port Hueneme city | 21217 |
| 294 | South Lake Tahoe city | 21079 |
| 295 | Greenfield city | 20634 |
| 296 | Santa Fe Springs city | 20174 |
| 297 | Lomita city | 19782 |
| 298 | La Ca�ada Flintridge city | 19538 |
| 299 | Agoura Hills city | 19474 |
| 300 | Oroville city | 19449 |
| 301 | Arvin city | 19364 |
| 301 | Orinda city | 19364 |
| 302 | Chowchilla city | 19328 |
| 303 | Dixon city | 19309 |
| 304 | Albany city | 19097 |
| 305 | South El Monte city | 19032 |
| 306 | Arcata city | 19012 |
| 307 | Hermosa Beach city | 18641 |
| 308 | Pinole city | 18481 |
| 309 | Coronado city | 18437 |
| 310 | Arroyo Grande city | 18243 |
| 311 | Blythe city | 18045 |
| 312 | Rancho Mirage city | 17795 |
| 313 | Coalinga city | 17369 |
| 314 | Kerman city | 17238 |
| 315 | Fillmore city | 17190 |
| 316 | Truckee town | 17039 |
| 317 | Laguna Woods city | 16998 |
| 318 | Moraga town | 16547 |
| 319 | Clearlake city | 16481 |
| 320 | El Segundo city | 16445 |
| 321 | Ukiah city | 16072 |
| 322 | Ripon city | 16068 |
| 323 | Artesia city | 15597 |
| 324 | La Palma city | 15029 |
| 325 | Pacific Grove city | 14757 |
| 326 | Livingston city | 14643 |
| 327 | Parlier city | 14426 |
| 328 | Red Bluff city | 14413 |
| 329 | Avenal city | 14075 |
| 330 | Grass Valley city | 14074 |
| 331 | McFarland city | 14049 |
| 332 | King City city | 13917 |
| 333 | California City city | 13802 |
| 334 | Mill Valley city | 13792 |
| 335 | Auburn city | 13658 |
| 336 | Hawaiian Gardens city | 13396 |
| 337 | Kingsburg city | 13013 |
| 338 | Grand Terrace city | 12939 |
| 339 | Carpinteria city | 12828 |
| 340 | Emeryville city | 12732 |
| 341 | Susanville city | 12689 |
| 342 | Solana Beach city | 12675 |
| 343 | Marysville city | 12674 |
| 344 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 12646 |
| 345 | Larkspur city | 12589 |
| 346 | Grover Beach city | 12547 |
| 347 | Mendota city | 12530 |
| 348 | San Anselmo town | 12498 |
| 349 | Lindsay city | 12496 |
| 350 | Fortuna city | 12285 |
| 351 | Newman city | 12207 |
| 352 | San Marino city | 11977 |
| 353 | Los Alamitos city | 11901 |
| 354 | Scotts Valley city | 11879 |
| 355 | Commerce city | 11672 |
| 356 | Signal Hill city | 11249 |
| 357 | Anderson city | 11210 |
| 358 | Calimesa city | 11165 |
| 359 | Healdsburg city | 11137 |
| 360 | Half Moon Bay city | 11105 |
| 361 | Canyon Lake city | 11096 |
| 362 | Hillsborough town | 10883 |
| 363 | Tehachapi city | 10881 |
| 364 | Clayton city | 10754 |
| 365 | Sierra Madre city | 10713 |
| 366 | Placerville city | 10656 |
| 367 | Piedmont city | 10635 |
| 368 | Sonoma city | 10619 |
| 369 | Morro Bay city | 10589 |
| 370 | Malibu city | 10277 |
| 371 | Shasta Lake city | 10262 |
| 372 | Farmersville city | 10243 |
| 373 | Exeter city | 10206 |
| 374 | Rio Vista city | 10145 |
| 375 | Corte Madera town | 9947 |
| 376 | Capitola city | 9572 |
| 377 | Orange Cove city | 9497 |
| 378 | Live Oak city | 9443 |
| 379 | Waterford city | 9323 |
| 380 | Tiburon town | 8846 |
| 381 | Cloverdale city | 8825 |
| 382 | Guadalupe city | 8622 |
| 383 | Firebaugh city | 8547 |
| 384 | Gonzales city | 8327 |
| 385 | Paradise town | 8285 |
| 386 | Los Altos Hills town | 8189 |
| 387 | Orland city | 8132 |
| 388 | Corning city | 8069 |
| 389 | Rolling Hills Estates city | 8033 |
| 390 | Pismo Beach city | 7948 |
| 391 | Woodlake city | 7846 |
| 392 | Yreka city | 7808 |
| 393 | Winters city | 7694 |
| 394 | Hughson city | 7683 |
| 395 | Westlake Village city | 7573 |
| 396 | Ojai city | 7466 |
| 397 | Cotati city | 7430 |
| 398 | Fairfax town | 7417 |
| 399 | Sebastopol city | 7380 |
| 400 | Escalon city | 7355 |
| 401 | Fowler city | 7274 |
| 402 | Gridley city | 7269 |
| 403 | Mammoth Lakes town | 7187 |
| 404 | Sausalito city | 7021 |
| 405 | Taft city | 6961 |
| 406 | Fort Bragg city | 6919 |
| 407 | Atherton town | 6823 |
| 408 | Loomis town | 6779 |
| 409 | Colusa city | 6527 |
| 410 | Huron city | 6377 |
| 411 | Calipatria city | 6188 |
| 412 | Willows city | 6160 |
| 413 | Gustine city | 6099 |
| 414 | Solvang city | 5970 |
| 415 | Dos Palos city | 5708 |
| 416 | Villa Park city | 5664 |
| 417 | Williams city | 5617 |
| 418 | Crescent City city | 5611 |
| 419 | Holtville city | 5555 |
| 420 | Ione city | 5431 |
| 421 | La Habra Heights city | 5368 |
| 422 | St. Helena city | 5272 |
| 423 | Lakeport city | 5135 |
| 424 | Jackson city | 5132 |
| 425 | Calistoga city | 5058 |
| 426 | Woodside town | 5037 |
| 427 | Big Bear Lake city | 5007 |
| 428 | Buellton city | 4990 |
| 429 | Sonora city | 4917 |
| 430 | Indian Wells city | 4862 |
| 431 | Willits city | 4843 |
| 432 | Needles city | 4824 |
| 433 | Brisbane city | 4577 |
| 434 | Portola Valley town | 4204 |
| 435 | Wheatland city | 4022 |
| 436 | Del Mar city | 3867 |
| 437 | Angels city | 3752 |
| 438 | Bishop city | 3742 |
| 439 | San Joaquin city | 3679 |
| 440 | Monte Sereno city | 3459 |
| 441 | Yountville city | 3356 |
| 442 | Rio Dell city | 3308 |
| 443 | Avalon city | 3261 |
| 444 | Nevada City city | 3224 |
| 445 | Mount Shasta city | 3179 |
| 446 | Carmel-by-the-Sea city | 3104 |
| 447 | Sutter Creek city | 2718 |
| 448 | Alturas city | 2657 |
| 449 | Weed city | 2574 |
| 450 | Ross town | 2290 |
| 451 | Portola city | 2124 |
| 452 | San Juan Bautista city | 2106 |
| 453 | Belvedere city | 2050 |
| 453 | Colfax city | 2050 |
| 454 | Westmorland city | 1981 |
| 455 | Biggs city | 1921 |
| 456 | Hidden Hills city | 1685 |
| 457 | Rolling Hills city | 1644 |
| 458 | Dunsmuir city | 1642 |
| 459 | Del Rey Oaks city | 1550 |
| 460 | Irwindale city | 1426 |
| 461 | Colma town | 1407 |
| 462 | Ferndale city | 1389 |
| 463 | Montague city | 1182 |
| 464 | Blue Lake city | 1172 |
| 465 | Plymouth city | 1131 |
| 466 | Maricopa city | 1009 |
| 467 | Bradbury city | 892 |
| 468 | Tulelake city | 867 |
| 469 | Dorris city | 832 |
| 470 | Isleton city | 777 |
| 471 | Loyalton city | 728 |
| 472 | Fort Jones city | 673 |
| 473 | Etna city | 653 |
| 474 | Point Arena city | 451 |
| 475 | Tehama city | 424 |
| 476 | Sand City city | 328 |
| 477 | Trinidad city | 325 |
| 478 | Industry city | 257 |
| 479 | Vernon city | 209 |
| 480 | Amador City city | 204 |
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.