Top 100 Biggest Cities in California

Top 100 Biggest Cities In California

Rank	City	2024 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Beaumont	58,463	3.0%
2	Lincoln	54,538	3.0%
3	Lathrop	39,857	11.0%
4	Imperial	21,591	1.9%
5	Menifee	113,433	3.2%
6	Brentwood	65,126	0.3%
7	Lake Elsinore	73,028	1.2%
8	San Jacinto	55,440	0.8%
9	Vernon	209	-2.0%
10	Dublin	69,128	-1.5%
11	Perris	80,603	0.7%
12	Elk Grove	178,444	0.2%
13	Murrieta	111,878	0.2%
14	American Canyon	21,347	-0.7%
15	Victorville	138,869	1.0%
16	Rio Vista	10,145	0.2%
17	Irvine	314,621	0.9%
18	Adelanto	38,187	0.3%
19	Patterson	25,063	1.8%
20	Desert Hot Springs	33,438	0.9%
21	Rocklin	73,472	0.8%
22	Kerman	17,238	2.4%
23	Roseville	159,135	2.3%
24	Hughson	7,683	0.8%
25	Coachella	43,590	1.2%
26	San Ramon	84,929	-0.7%
27	Indio	93,057	1.4%
28	Los Banos	48,553	2.2%
29	Emeryville	12,732	-0.6%
30	Fowler	7,274	2.5%
31	Manteca	91,059	2.7%
32	Clovis	125,826	1.4%
33	Oakley	45,761	1.7%
34	Wildomar	37,087	0.2%
35	West Sacramento	55,842	1.4%
36	Wheatland	4,022	2.2%
37	Shafter	21,915	3.0%
38	Newman	12,207	-0.4%
39	Tracy	98,010	1.6%
40	Bakersfield	413,381	0.8%
41	San Marcos	94,188	-0.3%
42	California City	13,802	-2.9%
43	Temecula	110,682	0.2%
44	Folsom	84,782	2.2%
45	Greenfield	20,634	2.8%
46	Hesperia	100,633	0.1%
47	La Quinta	39,081	1.2%
48	Riverbank	25,001	0.2%
49	Mendota	12,530	-0.3%
50	Calimesa	11,165	3.2%
51	Ripon	16,068	-0.1%
52	Chula Vista	274,333	-0.3%
53	Madera	68,079	0.8%
54	Hemet	92,368	0.9%
55	Tulare	71,092	0.9%
56	Rancho Cordova	82,605	1.2%
57	Guadalupe	8,622	1.9%
58	Williams	5,617	0.3%
59	Visalia	144,998	0.7%
60	Live Oak	9,443	1.1%
61	Arvin	19,364	-0.2%
62	Moreno Valley	212,392	0.5%
63	Fontana	215,465	1.1%
64	Oakdale	23,045	-0.2%
65	Merced	93,692	2.7%
66	Dinuba	25,863	1.6%
67	Santa Clarita	224,028	-0.7%
68	Carlsbad	113,495	-0.5%
69	Hanford	59,938	1.1%
70	McFarland	14,049	-0.3%
71	Santa Maria	109,987	0.0%
72	Calexico	38,224	-0.3%
73	Gilroy	58,250	-0.7%
74	Lancaster	166,236	-1.3%
75	Kingsburg	13,013	1.5%
76	Oroville	19,449	-0.8%
77	Livingston	14,643	1.1%
78	Ceres	48,397	-0.6%
79	Sanger	26,343	-0.4%
80	Atwater	32,052	0.3%
81	Apple Valley	75,036	-0.4%
82	Palmdale	161,404	-1.6%
83	Porterville	62,876	0.1%
84	Brea	48,479	0.6%
85	Hercules	26,582	0.7%
86	San Juan Bautista	2,106	0.2%
87	Lemoore	26,809	-0.3%
88	Rancho Cucamonga	174,405	-0.0%
89	Yuba City	68,666	-0.6%
90	Banning	31,680	2.4%
91	Colfax	2,050	0.9%
92	Waterford	9,323	0.7%
93	Rancho Mirage	17,795	1.5%
94	Chino	93,114	0.6%
95	Chowchilla	19,328	0.9%
96	Pittsburg	75,803	-0.3%
97	Firebaugh	8,547	1.8%
98	Chico	101,301	-0.3%
99	Stockton	319,543	-0.1%
100	Gridley	7,269	-0.4%

What is the largest city in California?

The largest city in California is Beaumont, with a population of 58,463. Beaumont is the 677th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Lincoln, with a population of 54,538, and is the 739th largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in California?

The major cities in California are Irvine, Bakersfield, Chula Vista, Moreno Valley, Fontana, Santa Clarita and Stockton. There are 7 major cities in California, which are cities with a population greater than 200,000.

What is the capital of California?

The capital of California is Sacramento, whose most recent population was 526,384. Sacramento is the 100th largest city in the state of California.

What is the fastest growing city in California?

Among the 100 largest cities in California, the fastest growing city is Beaumont, whose population has grown 411.9% since the year 2000.

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