Biggest Cities in California - 2002 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In California (2002 Census)

Rank	City	2003 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Lincoln	19,843	30.0%
2	California City	10,800	13.5%
3	Brentwood	31,095	12.1%
4	La Quinta	29,950	10.4%
5	American Canyon	11,975	9.9%
6	Rio Vista	5,641	9.3%
7	Murrieta	60,436	8.0%
8	Rocklin	43,183	7.7%
9	Tracy	67,331	7.7%
10	Hughson	4,610	7.4%
11	Folsom	60,675	7.3%
12	Beaumont	13,123	7.2%
13	West Sacramento	36,418	6.6%
14	Patterson	13,561	6.4%
15	Coachella	25,794	6.2%
16	Temecula	77,387	6.1%
17	Roseville	91,389	6.0%
18	Galt	22,237	6.0%
19	Manteca	56,590	6.0%
20	Dublin	34,245	5.7%
21	San Marcos	62,261	5.6%
22	Los Banos	29,264	5.5%
23	Calexico	30,423	5.5%
24	Chula Vista	194,167	5.2%
25	Angels	3,367	5.1%
26	Irvine	162,205	5.2%
27	Rancho Cucamonga	142,688	5.1%
28	Ripon	11,308	5.0%
29	San Clemente	55,576	4.8%
30	Orange Cove	8,607	4.7%
31	Victorville	70,639	4.6%
32	Lathrop	12,260	4.6%
33	Wheatland	2,569	4.6%
34	Carlsbad	86,878	4.6%
35	Indian Wells	4,398	4.4%
36	Riverbank	17,191	4.3%
37	Rancho Mirage	14,540	4.3%
38	Gustine	5,180	4.2%
39	Fontana	158,916	4.1%
40	Escalon	6,608	4.0%
41	Turlock	61,588	4.0%
42	Indio	54,405	4.0%
43	Lake Elsinore	31,647	4.0%
44	Corona	139,423	4.0%
45	Huron	6,839	3.9%
46	Sand City	284	3.9%
47	Antioch	98,736	3.9%
48	Moorpark	34,270	3.8%
49	Elk Grove	87,836	3.7%
50	Kingsburg	10,044	3.7%
51	Gonzales	8,273	3.7%
52	Amador City	213	3.7%
53	Waterford	7,521	3.7%
54	Colfax	1,645	3.6%
55	Kerman	9,375	3.5%
56	Parlier	12,231	3.5%
57	Fillmore	14,743	3.5%
58	Oakdale	16,920	3.5%
59	Cathedral City	45,983	3.5%
60	Banning	25,280	3.4%
61	Clovis	74,619	3.3%
62	Shasta Lake	9,638	3.2%
63	Chino Hills	71,808	3.2%
64	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	26,290	3.2%
65	Stockton	259,864	3.1%
66	San Jacinto	25,384	3.1%
67	Fowler	4,267	3.0%
68	Modesto	201,620	3.0%
69	Winters	6,539	3.0%
70	Palm Desert	47,303	3.0%
71	Bradbury	911	2.9%
72	Williams	3,905	2.9%
73	Barstow	23,894	2.8%
74	Bakersfield	259,146	2.9%
75	Sacramento	432,942	2.9%
76	Hemet	62,816	2.8%
77	Hesperia	66,672	2.8%
78	Signal Hill	9,934	2.8%
79	Livingston	11,124	2.8%
80	Riverside	272,814	2.7%
81	Atwater	24,555	2.7%
82	Davis	62,450	2.7%
83	Needles	5,189	2.7%
84	Lemoore	20,879	2.7%
85	Big Bear Lake	5,768	2.7%
86	Sutter Creek	2,429	2.7%
87	Apple Valley	57,516	2.6%
88	Emeryville	7,369	2.6%
89	Perris	38,300	2.6%
90	Canyon Lake	10,482	2.6%
91	Merced	68,048	2.6%
92	Madera	45,888	2.5%
93	Lodi	60,329	2.4%
94	Hanford	44,016	2.4%
95	San Joaquin	3,455	2.5%
96	McFarland	10,319	2.4%
97	Norco	25,540	2.4%
98	East Palo Alto	31,439	2.4%
99	Clearlake	13,846	2.5%
100	Redding	85,305	2.4%

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