List of cities in California (by population)
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The following is list showing the 100 largest incorporated cities in the state of California ranked by population, based on California Department of Finance estimates for January 1, 2006.
Note: These estimates are for the actual incorporated areas of the listed cities, as opposed to metropolitan areas, urban areas, or counties, and will therefore differ from other available population listings. Also, the California State Department of Finance uses different methods for estimating population than the United States Census Bureau, and therefore estimates from the two organizations will differ as well (the Department of Finance, however, does use the Census Bureau's decennial census figures as their base).
| Rank: | City: | Population: | County: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 3,976,071 | Los Angeles |
| 2 | San Diego | 1,311,162 | San Diego |
| 3 | San Jose | 953,679 | Santa Clara |
| 4 | San Francisco | 798,680 | San Francisco |
| 5 | Long Beach | 490,166 | Los Angeles |
| 6 | Fresno | 471,479 | Fresno |
| 7 | Sacramento | 457,514 | Sacramento |
| 8 | Oakland | 411,755 | Alameda |
| 9 | Santa Ana | 351,322 | Orange |
| 10 | Anaheim | 342,410 | Orange |
| 11 | Bakersfield | 311,824 | Kern |
| 12 | Riverside | 287,820 | Riverside |
| 13 | Stockton | 286,041 | San Joaquin |
| 14 | Chula Vista | 223,423 | San Diego |
| 15 | Fremont | 210,158 | Alameda |
| 16 | Modesto | 208,107 | Stanislaus |
| 17 | Glendale | 206,308 | Los Angeles |
| 18 | San Bernardino | 201,823 | San Bernardino |
| 19 | Huntington Beach | 201,000 | Orange |
| 20 | Irvine | 193,785 | Orange |
| 21 | Oxnard | 189,990 | Ventura |
| 22 | Oceanside | 174,925 | San Diego |
| 23 | Moreno Valley | 174,565 | Riverside |
| 24 | Garden Grove | 171,765 | Orange |
| 25 | Ontario | 171,113 | San Bernardino |
| 26 | Rancho Cucamonga | 170,479 | San Bernardino |
| 27 | Santa Clarita | 167,412 | Los Angeles |
| 28 | Fontana | 165,462 | San Bernardino |
| 29 | Pomona | 161,850 | Los Angeles |
| 30 | Santa Rosa | 157,145 | Sonoma |
| 31 | Salinas | 148,350 | Monterey |
| 32 | Torrance | 147,108 | Los Angeles |
| 33 | Hayward | 146,398 | Alameda |
| 34 | Pasadena | 146,138 | Los Angeles |
| 35 | Corona | 144,661 | Riverside |
| 36 | Palmdale | 141,012 | Los Angeles |
| 37 | Escondido | 140,766 | San Diego |
| 38 | Lancaster | 133,392 | Los Angeles |
| 39 | Orange | 137,801 | Orange |
| 40 | Fullerton | 136,428 | Orange |
| 41 | Sunnyvale | 133,544 | Santa Clara |
| 42 | Elk Grove | 130,874 | Sacramento |
| 43 | Thousand Oaks | 127,644 | Ventura |
| 44 | El Monte | 125,352 | Los Angeles |
| 45 | Concord | 124,436 | Contra Costa |
| 46 | Simi Valley | 122,708 | Ventura |
| 47 | Vallejo | 121,099 | Solano |
| 48 | Inglewood | 118,112 | Los Angeles |
| 49 | Costa Mesa | 113,134 | Orange |
| 50 | Downey | 113,063 | Los Angeles |
| 51 | West Covina | 112,459 | Los Angeles |
| 52 | Visalia | 111,168 | Tulare |
| 53 | Santa Clara | 110,771 | Santa Clara |
| 54 | Norwalk | 109,681 | Los Angeles |
| 55 | Burbank | 106,879 | Los Angeles |
| 56 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) | 106,710 | Ventura |
| 57 | Fairfield | 105,601 | Solano |
| 58 | Berkeley | 105,385 | Alameda |
| 59 | Daly City | 104,820 | San Mateo |
| 60 | Roseville | 104,655 | Placer |
| 61 | Richmond | 103,468 | Contra Costa |
| 62 | South Gate | 101,647 | Los Angeles |
| 63 | Antioch | 100,945 | Contra Costa |
| 64 | Rialto | 99,189 | San Bernardino |
| 65 | Compton | 98,948 | Los Angeles |
| 66 | Carlsbad | 98,607 | San Diego |
| 67 | Mission Viejo | 97,997 | Orange |
| 68 | Carson | 97,981 | Los Angeles |
| 69 | El Cajon | 96,867 | San Diego |
| 70 | Vacaville | 96,395 | Solano |
| 71 | Victorville | 95,145 | San Bernardino |
| 72 | Vista | 94,440 | San Diego |
| 73 | San Mateo | 94,315 | San Mateo |
| 74 | Temecula | 93,923 | Riverside |
| 75 | Murrieta | 92,933 | Riverside |
| 76 | Westminster | 92,408 | Orange |
| 77 | Santa Monica | 90,750 | Los Angeles |
| 78 | Santa Maria | 90,204 | Santa Barbara |
| 79 | Redding | 89,973 | Shasta |
| 80 | Clovis | 89,924 | Fresno |
| 81 | Santa Barbara | 89,548 | Santa Barbara |
| 82 | Alhambra | 89,326 | Los Angeles |
| 83 | Hawthorne | 88,458 | Los Angeles |
| 84 | Citrus Heights | 86,883 | Sacramento |
| 85 | Whittier | 86,841 | Los Angeles |
| 86 | Newport Beach | 83,361 | Orange |
| 87 | Lakewood | 83,287 | Los Angeles |
| 88 | Livermore | 81,443 | Alameda |
| 89 | Buena Park | 81,349 | Orange |
| 90 | San Leandro | 81,074 | Alameda |
| 91 | Baldwin Park | 80,986 | Los Angeles |
| 92 | Tracy | 80,461 | San Joaquin |
| 93 | Hesperia | 80,268 | San Bernardino |
| 94 | Chico | 79,091 | Butte |
| 95 | Chino | 78,055 | San Bernardino |
| 96 | Chino Hills | 77,969 | San Bernardino |
| 97 | Lake Forest | 77,859 | Orange |
| 98 | Bellflower | 77,039 | Los Angeles |
| 99 | San Marcos | 76,725 | San Diego |
| 100 | Napa | 76,705 | Napa |
Source: California State Department of Finance http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/ReportsPapers/Estimates/E1/E-1text.asp
