Top 100 Biggest Cities in California

Top 100 Biggest Cities In California

Rank	City	2022 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Beaumont	55,280	3.2%
2	Lincoln	50,649	1.6%
3	Lathrop	30,659	5.3%
4	Imperial	21,017	2.9%
5	Brentwood	64,870	0.6%
6	Menifee	106,401	3.1%
7	Lake Elsinore	71,563	1.6%
8	Vernon	217	-2.3%
9	Dublin	71,674	-0.9%
10	San Jacinto	55,290	2.2%
11	Perris	79,835	1.2%
12	Elk Grove	178,997	0.8%
13	Murrieta	112,991	1.5%
14	American Canyon	21,605	-0.9%
15	Rio Vista	10,217	1.3%
16	Irvine	309,031	0.9%
17	Victorville	135,950	0.9%
18	Adelanto	38,118	0.7%
19	Desert Hot Springs	32,716	0.6%
20	Patterson	23,808	0.1%
21	Rocklin	72,975	1.6%
22	San Ramon	86,947	0.3%
23	Hughson	7,518	0.3%
24	Roseville	151,901	2.3%
25	Coachella	42,554	1.2%
26	Kerman	16,174	0.8%
27	Emeryville	12,870	-0.7%
28	California City	15,098	0.3%
29	Indio	90,416	1.3%
30	Wildomar	37,189	0.7%
31	Los Banos	46,398	2.2%
32	Clovis	122,989	1.9%
33	Fowler	6,934	2.7%
34	Newman	12,328	-0.1%
35	Manteca	85,792	2.2%
36	San Marcos	94,926	-0.0%
37	Oakley	43,771	0.7%
38	West Sacramento	53,637	0.0%
39	Bakersfield	407,615	1.0%
40	Tracy	95,387	1.9%
41	Shafter	20,678	3.0%
42	Temecula	110,846	0.7%
43	Wheatland	3,787	0.5%
44	Mendota	12,735	0.7%
45	Ripon	16,440	2.1%
46	Hesperia	100,971	0.8%
47	Chula Vista	277,220	0.3%
48	Riverbank	24,844	-0.0%
49	Madera	67,944	2.1%
50	La Quinta	38,181	1.4%
51	Tulare	70,733	2.2%
52	Folsom	81,224	2.2%
53	Calimesa	10,893	7.1%
54	Williams	5,615	0.7%
55	Hemet	90,436	0.7%
56	Arvin	19,669	0.9%
57	Guadalupe	8,546	5.0%
58	Rancho Cordova	80,413	0.8%
59	Visalia	142,978	0.8%
60	Live Oak	9,285	1.5%
61	Greenfield	19,076	0.4%
62	Moreno Valley	211,600	1.1%
63	Oakdale	23,235	0.2%
64	McFarland	14,459	2.0%
65	Carlsbad	115,302	0.2%
66	Santa Clarita	224,593	-1.7%
67	Fontana	210,761	0.9%
68	Lancaster	170,150	-1.6%
69	Oroville	19,893	-0.1%
70	Ceres	49,282	–
71	Palmdale	165,761	-2.1%
72	Calexico	38,534	-0.0%
73	Dinuba	25,139	2.0%
74	Santa Maria	109,711	-0.2%
75	Sanger	26,716	0.3%
76	Apple Valley	76,224	0.4%
77	Hanford	58,496	0.8%
78	Gilroy	58,101	-2.3%
79	Merced	89,308	3.2%
80	San Juan Bautista	2,143	2.4%
81	Livingston	14,528	2.5%
82	Lemoore	27,259	0.8%
83	Atwater	31,978	0.6%
84	Porterville	62,742	0.2%
85	Yuba City	69,536	-0.6%
86	Rancho Cucamonga	175,142	0.3%
87	Kingsburg	12,662	1.7%
88	Buellton	5,164	-0.2%
89	Brea	47,589	0.1%
90	Pittsburg	76,544	-0.1%
91	Hercules	26,091	0.3%
92	Colma	1,577	2.2%
93	Morgan Hill	45,342	-0.5%
94	Chino	92,975	1.8%
95	Chico	102,338	0.2%
96	Yucaipa	54,739	0.2%
97	Gridley	7,356	-0.1%
98	Wasco	28,173	2.4%
99	Colfax	2,018	1.1%
100	Stockton	322,120	0.4%

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What is the largest city in California?

The largest city in California is Beaumont, with a population of 55,280. Beaumont is the 721st largest city in the US. The second largest city is Lincoln, with a population of 50,649, and is the 787th largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in California?

The major cities in California are Irvine, Bakersfield, Chula Vista, Moreno Valley, Santa Clarita, Fontana 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 525,041. 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 384.1% since the year 2000.