List of Most populated Cities in California

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List of Most populated Cities in California

  • Los Angeles – 3,820,914 ( Population)
  • San Diego – 1,388,320 ( Population)
  • San Jose – 969,655 ( Population)
  • San Francisco – 808,988 ( Population)
  • Fresno – 545,716 ( Population)
  • Sacramento – 526,384 ( Population)
  • Long Beach – 449,468 ( Population)
  • Oakland – 436,504 ( Population)
  • Bakersfield – 413,381 ( Population)
  • Anaheim – 340,512 ( Population)

List of 30 Most populated Cities in California & County

Here is the table of the 30 most populated cities in California, based on 2023 estimates from the United States Census Bureau

Rank City Population (2023 est.) County
1 Los Angeles 3,820,914 Los Angeles
2 San Diego 1,388,320 San Diego
3 San Jose 969,655 Santa Clara
4 San Francisco 808,988 San Francisco
5 Fresno 545,716 Fresno
6 Sacramento 526,384 Sacramento
7 Long Beach 449,468 Los Angeles
8 Oakland 436,504 Alameda
9 Bakersfield 413,381 Kern
10 Anaheim 340,512 Orange
11 Stockton 319,543 San Joaquin
12 Riverside 318,858 Riverside
13 Irvine 314,621 Orange
14 Santa Ana 310,539 Orange
15 Chula Vista 274,333 San Diego
16 Fremont 226,208 Alameda
17 Santa Clarita 224,028 Los Angeles
18 San Bernardino 223,728 San Bernardino
19 Modesto 218,915 Stanislaus
20 Fontana 215,465 San Bernardino
21 Moreno Valley 212,392 Riverside
22 Oxnard 202,726 Ventura
23 Huntington Beach 192,129 Orange
24 Glendale 187,050 Los Angeles
25 Ontario 182,457 San Bernardino
26 Elk Grove 179,069 Sacramento
27 Santa Rosa 175,845 Sonoma
28 Rancho Cucamonga 174,405 San Bernardino
29 Oceanside 170,020 San Diego
30 Garden Grove 168,234 Orange

Population distribution among California’s major Cities ( 2024)

 

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