Biggest Cities in California - 2012 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In California (2012 Census)

Rank	City	2013 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Lincoln	44,390	1.8%
2	Beaumont	39,455	3.4%
3	Brentwood	53,673	2.1%
4	Murrieta	106,810	1.6%
5	Imperial	15,665	3.0%
6	American Canyon	19,933	1.2%
7	Perris	71,326	2.1%
8	Elk Grove	159,038	1.9%
9	Menifee	81,474	2.5%
10	San Jacinto	45,384	1.3%
11	Lake Elsinore	55,288	3.3%
12	Coachella	42,734	2.5%
13	Victorville	120,336	1.9%
14	Patterson	20,659	0.6%
15	Adelanto	31,239	-0.8%
16	Hughson	6,836	1.5%
17	Lathrop	19,141	3.1%
18	Desert Hot Springs	27,745	3.4%
19	San Ramon	73,927	1.2%
20	Kerman	14,306	2.8%
21	Rio Vista	7,563	1.4%
22	California City	13,364	-2.7%
23	Dublin	48,775	2.9%
24	Rocklin	59,030	1.8%
25	La Quinta	38,783	1.7%
26	Indio	79,302	2.1%
27	Wildomar	33,192	1.6%
28	Irvine	229,985	4.1%
29	San Marcos	86,752	1.8%
30	Arvin	20,127	2.1%
31	West Sacramento	49,523	0.8%
32	Roseville	124,519	2.4%
33	Temecula	105,208	2.5%
34	Wheatland	3,514	0.8%
35	Fowler	5,939	3.3%
36	Newman	10,576	1.7%
37	Emeryville	10,335	1.3%
38	Riverbank	23,298	1.4%
39	Bakersfield	358,597	1.6%
40	Hesperia	92,062	1.0%
41	Tracy	84,669	1.0%
42	Oakley	37,278	2.6%
43	Calexico	39,310	1.0%
44	Chula Vista	252,422	1.7%
45	Mendota	11,398	1.7%
46	Madera	62,624	1.0%
47	Ripon	14,686	1.4%
48	Clovis	98,632	1.6%
49	Manteca	71,067	2.9%
50	Williams	5,166	0.4%
51	Los Banos	36,747	1.1%
52	Folsom	73,384	0.8%
53	Moreno Valley	199,552	1.6%
54	Carlsbad	109,318	1.9%
55	Fontana	201,812	1.5%
56	Live Oak	8,514	0.7%
57	Hemet	81,046	1.5%
58	Oakdale	21,194	1.2%
59	Shafter	17,117	0.4%
60	Lancaster	159,055	0.8%
61	Visalia	127,081	1.1%
62	Tulare	60,933	1.4%
63	Palmdale	155,650	0.9%
64	Rancho Mirage	17,687	1.4%
65	Rancho Cucamonga	170,746	1.6%
66	Delano	52,426	-0.6%
67	Ceres	45,719	0.3%
68	Colfax	2,006	1.1%
69	Greenfield	16,793	1.4%
70	Sand City	342	1.2%
71	Santa Maria	101,459	1.0%
72	Parlier	14,777	1.0%
73	Apple Valley	70,700	1.1%
74	Hanford	54,324	0.3%
75	Sanger	24,567	0.6%
76	Dinuba	22,955	3.4%
77	Livingston	13,538	1.8%
78	San Clemente	64,882	1.1%
79	Banning	30,310	1.2%
80	Buellton	4,904	0.8%
81	Yuba City	65,105	0.1%
82	Indian Wells	5,126	1.7%
83	Guadalupe	7,176	0.7%
84	Hercules	24,660	1.2%
85	Yucaipa	52,265	0.9%
86	McFarland	12,393	-1.2%
87	Cloverdale	8,695	0.4%
88	Fort Jones	827	-0.7%
89	Vernon	114	0.9%
90	Lemoore	24,738	0.4%
91	Merced	80,793	1.2%
92	Rancho Cordova	66,997	1.7%
93	Bradbury	1,072	1.1%
94	Yucca Valley	21,098	1.0%
95	Kingsburg	11,588	0.9%
96	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	30,556	1.3%
97	Colma	1,470	-9.4%
98	Tehachapi	13,784	-2.2%
99	Aliso Viejo	49,493	1.7%
100	Atwater	28,742	1.0%

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