Top 100 Biggest Cities In California

Rank City 2024 Pop (Est.) Growth Rate (Ann)
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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