This is a list of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. state of California ranked by population, based on estimates for July 1, 2022, by the United States Census Bureau.^[1]

Note: The population figures are for the incorporated areas of the listed cities, as opposed to metropolitan areas, urban areas, or counties. Also, the United States Census Bureau and the California Department of Finance use different methods for estimating population, so state estimates will differ from those given here.

2022 rank[1]	City	Population (2022 est.)[1]	County	Image	Description
1	Los Angeles	3,822,238	Los Angeles County		Los Angeles is the largest city in California and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Los Angeles is a global city and famed worldwide as home to the Hollywood film industry and for its influence in popular culture. LA is the largest economic hub on the West Coast and a global center for international trade and finance. Los Angeles is home to world famous institutions such as UCLA, USC, the Getty Center, and the Oscars, among numerous others.
2	San Diego	1,381,162	San Diego County		San Diego is California's second largest city and its southernmost major city. It is the hub of the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area, the largest transborder agglomeration in the Californias. Known as the "birthplace of California", San Diego is famous for its historical landmarks, such as Mission San Diego de Alcalá or Balboa Park. It is home to important institutions like San Diego State University, UC San Diego, Naval Base San Diego, and the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
3	San Jose	971,233	Santa Clara County		San Jose is the largest city in Northern California. San Jose is known as a global hub for the high tech industry of Silicon Valley, for hosting the annual conferences, such as Facebook F8 and the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, and as home to organizations like the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and San Jose State University.
4	San Francisco	808,437	San Francisco County		San Francisco is a major economic, political, and cultural hub for Northern California, located in the Bay Area. One of the most visited cities in the world, it is famous for landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge, the Palace of Fine Arts, and the Transamerica Pyramid. SF is known as a bastion for liberal politics and for its diverse communities like Japantown, the Mission District, and The Castro. It is the second most densely populated major city in the country, after New York City.
5	Fresno	545,567	Fresno County		Fresno, located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, is the most populous city in Central California. Fresno is an important economic hub for one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. It is the closest major city to Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park, as well as the home of California State University, Fresno.
6	Sacramento	528,001	Sacramento County		Sacramento is the capital of California, as home to the Government of California. The city grew as an important hub for the California Gold Rush. The city is the center of the Sacramento Valley metropolitan area and the northernmost large city in California. Apart from government, Sacramento is home to notable institutions like the NBA's Sacramento Kings, University of California, Davis (in nearby Davis, CA) and California State University, Sacramento.
7	Long Beach	451,307	Los Angeles County		Long Beach is a coastal city in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Port of Long Beach is one of the largest in the world. Long Beach is home to the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the RMS Queen Mary docked in Long Beach Harbor, and California State University, Long Beach, as well as the headquarters of the California State University System.
8	Oakland	430,553	Alameda County		Oakland is the third-largest city in the Bay Area and one of the largest ports on the West Coast. It is the political, cultural, and economic hub of the East Bay and home to notable institutions like the Oakland Museum of California, the Chabot Space and Science Center, the Oakland Athletics, and the headquarters of Kaiser Permanente and Clorox, among others.
9	Bakersfield	410,647	Kern County		Bakersfield is an important economic, political, and cultural hub for the southern San Joaquin Valley, as home to institutions like the California Living Museum, the Bakersfield Museum of Art, and California State University, Bakersfield. Bakersfield is the origin of the Bakersfield sound genre of country music and in close proximity to the Sequoia National Forest.
10	Anaheim	344,461	Orange County		Anaheim is the most populous city in Orange County and second-largest in terms of land area. It is known for the Disneyland Resort, sports teams (such as the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), the Honda Center and the Anaheim Convention Center.
11	Stockton	321,819	San Joaquin County		Stockton is at the heart of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is sometimes considered the boundary between the Sacramento Valley and the San Joaquin Valley. With a sea port on the San Joaquin River, it is an important agricultural and shipping center. Stockton is the home of the University of the Pacific.
12	Riverside	320,764	Riverside County		Riverside is the most populous city of Southern California's Inland Empire region and the county seat of Riverside County. Riverside is the birthplace of California's citrus industry and home to California Baptist University and the University of California, Riverside (UCR). Its downtown is home to the Mission Inn, one of two historic landmark hotels in California.
13	Irvine	313,685	Orange County		Irvine is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Irvine is home to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and other educational institutions as well as several corporations, particularly in the technology sector.
14	Santa Ana	308,189	Orange County		Santa Ana is the county seat of Orange County and home to the famous Bowers Museum, MainPlace Mall, and Discovery Science Center.
15	Chula Vista	279,170	San Diego County		A South Bay suburb of San Diego, Chula Vista is located 7 miles (11 km) north of the Mexican border. It is one of the most economically and culturally diverse cities in Southern California. It is home to institutions and attractions such as Southwestern College, the Sesame Place San Diego theme park, and the Living Coast Discovery Center.
16	Fremont	223,871	Alameda County		Fremont was created as a single city in 1956, from the unification of several unincorporated communities that had historically been small but grew rapidly in the years after World War II. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area just north of San Jose in the East Bay. Fremont is home to the Tesla Factory, producing electric cars.
17	Santa Clarita	221,345	Los Angeles County		Santa Clarita was incorporated in 1987 as the union of the unincorporated communities of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia. The city is home to places of higher education such as California Institute of the Arts, The Master's University and College of the Canyons, and the corporate headquarters of Princess Cruises. Six Flags Magic Mountain lies immediately west of the city.
18	San Bernardino	220,328	San Bernardino County		San Bernardino is the second-largest city in the Inland Empire metropolitan area of California, and the county seat of San Bernardino County, the largest county in geographic area in the 48 contiguous states. San Bernardino is home to California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) and a number of corporations in addition to the San Bernardino International Airport. San Bernardino is the gateway to the San Bernardino Mountains, including its ski resorts and numerous lakes.
19	Modesto	218,069	Stanislaus County		Modesto is in the center of the Central Valley east of San Francisco and south of the capital Sacramento. The city is surrounded by fertile farmland. The city is growing rapidly due to affordable housing in the area and is quickly becoming a bedroom community for commuters to Sacramento, Fresno, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
20	Fontana	212,475	San Bernardino County		Founded in 1913, Fontana remained rural until a Kaiser Steel mill was built during World War II. The city is now a regional hub of the trucking industry, and home of the California Speedway.
21	Moreno Valley	211,924	Riverside County		Incorporated in 1984, Moreno Valley lies 65 miles (105 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, just north of Lake Perris. The city is adjacent to the March Air Reserve Base and is a regional center for the warehousing and distribution industries.
22	Oxnard	200,415	Ventura County		Oxnard is one of only a few cities in the state that is the largest in its county, but not the county seat. It is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the strawberry and lima bean capital of California. Oxnard has a scenic, relatively uncrowded coastline.
23	Huntington Beach	194,310	Orange County		Huntington Beach is an Orange County coastal city best known for its 8.5-mile (13.7 km) beach. It is often referred to as "Surf City" due to its long association with the sport of surfing.
24	Glendale	189,221	Los Angeles County		Glendale is the focal point of the Verdugo Mountains subregion and has a large Armenian-American community. Glendale is home to institutions such as DreamWorks Animation, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, and Glendale Community College, as well as two large shopping centers: the Americana at Brand and the Glendale Galleria.
25	Ontario	179,061	San Bernardino County		Ontario is a principal city of the Inland Empire area of California, home to Ontario International Airport and the region's largest shopping mall, Ontario Mills. It is also home to Toyota Arena, the largest indoor arena in the Inland Empire.
26	Elk Grove	177,558	Sacramento County		Elk Grove was a small rural suburb of Sacramento until the housing boom of the 1990s and 2000s. Between the decades, the population has increased from around 50,000 to more than 175,000 inhabitants, resulting in the city becoming the most populous suburb of the Sacramento region. About 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Sacramento, Elk Grove has emerged as a popular place for young families to live and commute to the job centers of the area.
27	Santa Rosa	177,181	Sonoma County		Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and the Redwood Empire. The county seat of Sonoma County since 1854, it grew as a center of agriculture, shipping, and industry. It is still an important local center of business and tourism. The city actually suffered the most destruction of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which destroyed Santa Rosa's entire downtown. Notable residents have included famed horticulturalist Luther Burbank and Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz.
28	Rancho Cucamonga	176,336	San Bernardino County		Rancho Cucamonga was incorporated in 1977, as a result of a vote among the residents of the unincorporated communities of Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda.[2] The city was ranked #42 in Money's "Best Places to Live in America 2006".[3] It is home to Chaffey College and the Victoria Gardens shopping and civic center.
29	Oceanside	172,199	San Diego County		The largest city in San Diego's North San Diego County subregion, Oceanside is home to the longest wooden pier on the West Coast and is directly south of Camp Pendleton, the busiest military base in the United States. It is also the home of the Mission San Luis Rey.
30	Garden Grove	169,254	Orange County		Garden Grove is home to the second-largest Vietnamese-American community, as well as the Crystal Cathedral.
31	Lancaster	169,185	Los Angeles County		Lancaster started as a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad, and has grown into the fifth-largest city in Los Angeles County. It began as a small farming community, and has since acquired a large and prosperous technology-driven sub-culture. Located in "Aerospace Valley", it has always been on the cutting edge of technology, and is now aiming to become the nation's first net-zero city.[citation needed]
32	Palmdale	163,463	Los Angeles County		Commonly referred to as the "Aerospace Capital of America", Palmdale is the birthplace of the Space Shuttle, X-15, B-2 Spirit, F-117 Nighthawk, F-35 Lightning II, SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, and many other aircraft that have been used in the United States Air Force, NASA and air forces and airlines around the world. It is the sixth largest city in Los Angeles County and one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.
33	Salinas	161,020	Monterey County		Salinas is the most populous city in the Monterey Bay Area, in the northern part of the Central Coast. It is an agricultural center and the hometown of famed writer and Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck.
34	Corona	159,567	Riverside County		Corona, located in the western part of Southern California's Inland Empire, is known as the "Circle City" due to Grand Boulevard's 3-mile (5 km) circular layout. It is primarily residential and commercial, but also has a large industrial portion on the northern half. It is the headquarters of companies such as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Monster Beverage Corporation, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and West Coast Customs (featured on MTV's Pimp My Ride).
35	Hayward	156,754	Alameda County		Hayward was an historic salt and agricultural processing center. Sea salt brands produced in Hayward were Oliver Brothers and Leslie Salt. In food processing, Hunt Brothers' Cannery (later Hunt-Wesson Foods) produced canned and bottled tomato products, as well as canned peaches, apricots, and fruit cocktail. Since 1957, it has been the home of California State University, East Bay.
36	Roseville	154,817	Placer County		Roseville is a suburb of Sacramento. It is very family oriented with many parks, bike trails, and water parks, and in 2006 it was named the healthiest city in America. Roseville is known for its high-end shopping including the Fountains at Roseville and the Westfield Galleria at Roseville (one of the biggest malls in northern California).
37	Sunnyvale	153,091	Santa Clara County		Part of Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale is home to several large tech company headquarters such as AMD and Yahoo!.
38	Escondido	150,270	San Diego County		Escondido is situated in San Diego's North County region, bordering the cities of San Diego and San Marcos. The city is home to Dixon Lake, Stone Brewing Co., the North County Mall, and the Queen Califia's Magical Circle sculpture garden.
39	Pomona	146,017	Los Angeles County		Pomona is located between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. The city is home of the Fairplex, which hosts the Los Angeles County Fair, the largest county fair in the United States. It is home to the second-largest polytechnic university in the United States, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
40	Visalia	143,966	Tulare County		Visalia is the county seat of Tulare County and the oldest city between Stockton and Los Angeles. It is located at the gateway to Sequoia National Park.
41	Torrance	141,126	Los Angeles County		Torrance is situated 11 miles (18 km) south of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 8 miles (13 km) north of the Port of Los Angeles, 30 miles (48 km) west of Disneyland and bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west with 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of beach. Incorporated in 1921, it is the eighth largest city in Los Angeles County.[4]
42	Fullerton	140,541	Orange County		Historically, Fullerton was a center of agriculture, petroleum extraction, transportation, and manufacturing. It is home to several educational institutions, notably the California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College. It is also home to St. Jude Medical Center.
43	Victorville	137,221	San Bernardino County		Victorville is located in the Victor Valley, at the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert. It is the site of the Southern California Logistics Airport, formerly George Air Force Base before it was converted to civilian use.
44	Orange	136,178	Orange County		Unusual for cities in Orange County, Orange preserved many of its homes that were built prior to the 1960s, now located in the city's Old Towne District. Orange is the home of Chapman University. It is also the home of Children's Hospital of Orange County, Santiago Canyon College, and The Outlets at Orange.
45	Pasadena	134,211	Los Angeles County		Pasadena is famous for hosting the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football game. The city is home to many scientific and cultural institutions such as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Art Center College of Design, and the California Institute of Technology.
46	Santa Clara	126,930	Santa Clara County		Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of Intel, Applied Materials, Sun Microsystems, NVIDIA, Agilent Technologies, and many other high-tech companies. It also is home to one of the largest theme parks in northern California, California's Great America, and to Levi's Stadium, a football stadium that currently serves as the home of the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers.
47	Clovis	124,556	Fresno County		Clovis is the second-largest city in Fresno County. Lying at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which includes Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia national parks, Clovis has been known as the "Gateway to the Sierras".
48	Simi Valley	124,398	Ventura County		Simi Valley is a bedroom community located in a valley of the same name. It is the site of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The city is also home to the Brandeis-Bardin Institute, and various parks and hiking trails are located in the Simi Hills nearby.
49	Thousand Oaks	124,265	Ventura County		Thousand Oaks is the largest city in the Conejo Valley and an important economic hub for Ventura County. The city was built as a master-planned community with balance of housing, shopping, businesses, and higher education, all surrounded by thousands of acres of open space. It is home to California Lutheran University. Thousand Oaks has consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in America.[5]
50	Vallejo	123,564	Solano County		Vallejo was home of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, one of the most important naval shipyards in the country, from the 1850s until its closure in the 1990s. It was very briefly the capital of California in 1852. It is the largest city in Solano County, and the home of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
51	Concord	122,625	Contra Costa County		Concord is a major regional suburban East Bay center within the San Francisco Bay Area. The former Concord Naval Weapons Station was located to the north of the city.
52	Fairfield	119,338	Solano County		Fairfield is the county seat of Solano County, but not the largest city in the county, which is Vallejo. It is the home of Travis Air Force Base and the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory.
53	Berkeley	118,950	Alameda County		Noted as one of the most politically liberal cities in the nation, Berkeley is home to the University of California, Berkeley, the oldest campus of the University of California system.
54	Antioch	115,264	Contra Costa County		Located along the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and known as "The Gateway to the Delta", Antioch is a suburb of San Francisco, Oakland, and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area. The town has seen an enormous amount of growth in the last 30 years, as the population of the Bay Area continues to grow, and real estate prices force families to move towards the outskirts of the Bay Area. In fact, it is located close enough to the Sacramento Metropolitan area that it can be seen to serve as a suburb of both Sacramento and the Bay Area.
55	Richmond	114,301	Contra Costa County		Richmond is located in western Contra Costa County along the eastern shores of San Francisco Bay. It has been called a company town based on its relationship with the Chevron Corporation, and it is the site of the Chevron Richmond Refinery.
56	Carlsbad	114,160	San Diego County		Carlsbad is an affluent, coastal resort city in the North San Diego County region. The city is mainly known for shopping, tourism, a booming high-tech industry, and resort living. It is home to the McClellan-Palomar Airport, the Gemological Institute of America, and the Legoland California theme park.
57	Murrieta	113,783	Riverside County		Murrieta has become one of the fastest-growing cities in the Inland Empire. It is largely a bedroom community, with many of its residents commuting to jobs in the neighboring city of Temecula as well as San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles counties. The city lies just beneath the Santa Rosa Plateau.
58	Temecula	111,752	Riverside County		Forming the southwestern anchor of the Inland Empire region, Temecula is home to the Pechanga Resort & Casino and the Temecula Valley wine region, featuring more than 40 wineries.
59	Santa Maria	110,125	Santa Barbara County		Santa Maria, the largest city in Santa Barbara County, is in the heart of the Santa Maria Valley wine region and is known for its Santa Maria-style barbecue. The Santa Maria Inn and the Santa Maria Public Airport are landmarks found in the city. Allan Hancock College is a public community college located in the city.
60	Downey	109,934	Los Angeles County		Located southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Downey is the birthplace of the Apollo space program and the site of the oldest surviving McDonald's restaurant.
61	Ventura	109,527	Ventura County		Ventura, officially the City of San Buenaventura, is the county seat of Ventura County. The city is home to the Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura College, and the Patagonia headquarters. Ventura Harbor is home to the headquarters of Channel Islands National Park, and boats to the Channel Islands depart from there daily.
62	Costa Mesa	109,521	Orange County		Since its incorporation in 1953, Costa Mesa has grown from a semi-rural farming community to a primarily suburban city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. Costa Mesa is home to South Coast Plaza, one of the largest shopping malls in the United States, as well as the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
63	Menifee	109,399	Riverside County		Menifee, located in southwestern Riverside County, incorporated in 2008. Largely residential in character, it is home to the Sun City retirement community and also encompasses the communities of Quail Valley, Paloma Valley, and portions of Romoland.
64	Jurupa Valley	107,609	Riverside County		Jurupa Valley, California's newest city to date, was incorporated July 1, 2011, formed from several unincorporated communities including Mira Loma, Glen Avon, Pedley, Rubidoux, and Sunnyslope. The city is home to the Jensen Alvarado Ranch historic park and museum.
65	El Monte	105,312	Los Angeles County		El Monte lies in the San Gabriel Valley region and was formerly a crossroad along the Old Spanish Trail. It is home to Penske Motor Group, one of the largest car dealerships in the world.
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