Biggest Cities in California - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In California (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Los Angeles	3,485,499	1.6%
2	San Diego	1,111,031	2.4%
3	San Jose	783,324	2.2%
4	San Francisco	723,959	0.6%
5	Long Beach	429,870	1.8%
6	Oakland	399,886	1.7%
7	Sacramento	395,100	3.7%
8	Fresno	355,444	5.0%
9	Santa Ana	294,309	3.7%
10	Anaheim	266,625	2.0%
11	Riverside	226,582	2.9%
12	Stockton	211,495	–
13	Bakersfield	183,959	–
14	Huntington Beach	182,899	0.7%
15	Glendale	180,060	–
16	Fremont	173,359	–
17	San Bernardino	171,209	–
18	Modesto	166,430	–
19	Garden Grove	143,660	–
20	Oxnard	142,458	–
21	Chula Vista	135,243	–
22	Ontario	133,270	–
23	Torrance	133,243	–
24	Pomona	132,328	–
25	Pasadena	131,735	–
26	Oceanside	128,579	–
27	Santa Clarita	123,610	–
28	Santa Rosa	120,499	–
29	Moreno Valley	118,756	–
30	Sunnyvale	117,311	–
31	Hayward	114,640	–
32	Fullerton	113,419	–
33	Irvine	111,416	–
34	Concord	111,197	–
35	Vallejo	110,835	–
36	Orange	110,641	–
37	Inglewood	110,454	–
38	Escondido	109,026	–
39	Salinas	108,863	–
40	El Monte	106,154	–
41	Thousand Oaks	104,000	–
42	Berkeley	102,847	–
43	Rancho Cucamonga	101,385	–
44	Simi Valley	100,311	–
45	Lancaster	98,445	–
46	Costa Mesa	96,849	–
47	West Covina	95,915	–
48	Norwalk	94,195	–
49	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	93,628	–
50	Burbank	93,626	–
51	Santa Clara	93,349	–
52	Daly City	92,213	–
53	Downey	91,478	–
54	Compton	90,298	–
55	El Cajon	88,983	–
56	Fontana	87,868	–
57	Santa Monica	86,916	–
58	South Gate	86,249	–
59	Richmond	85,926	–
60	San Mateo	85,866	–
61	Santa Barbara	85,489	–
62	Carson	84,097	–
63	Alhambra	82,090	–
64	Citrus Heights	81,989	–
65	Mission Viejo	80,313	–
66	Westminster	79,190	–
67	Fairfield	78,763	–
68	Whittier	77,761	–
69	Palmdale	77,296	–
70	Visalia	76,522	–
71	Corona	76,181	–
72	Alameda	73,888	–
73	Lakewood	73,565	–
74	Rialto	72,791	–
75	Vista	71,872	–
76	Vacaville	71,564	–
77	Hawthorne	71,349	–
78	Baldwin Park	69,373	–
79	Buena Park	68,555	–
80	San Leandro	68,202	–
81	Redding	67,697	–
82	Newport Beach	66,761	–
83	Mountain View	66,731	–
84	Redwood City	66,126	–
85	Upland	63,335	–
86	Redlands	63,161	–
87	Carlsbad	62,995	–
88	Napa	62,447	–
89	Antioch	62,179	–
90	Lynwood	61,971	–
91	Santa Maria	61,907	–
92	Bellflower	61,824	–
93	Walnut Creek	61,114	–
94	Redondo Beach	60,640	–
95	Monterey Park	60,582	–
96	Chino	59,652	–
97	Montebello	59,563	–
98	Pico Rivera	59,186	–
99	Livermore	57,352	–
100	Merced	56,673	–

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What was the largest city in California in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in California was Los Angeles, with a population of 3,485,499. The second largest city is San Diego, with a population of 1,111,031.