List of populated cities in california

The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of California was 39,368,078 on July 1, 2020, a 5.67% increase since the 2010 United States Census.

The Greater Los Angeles Area is the 2nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, after the New York metropolitan area, while Los Angeles, with nearly half the population of New York City, is the second-largest city in the United States.

Conversely, San Francisco, with nearly one-quarter the population density of Manhattan, is the most densely populated city in California and one of the most densely populated cities in the United States.

Including Los Angeles, four of the top 15 most populous cities in the U.S. are in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco.

Cities and towns See also: List of cities and towns in California and List of largest California cities by population The state has 482 incorporated cities and towns, of which 460 are cities and 22 are towns.

Under California law, the terms "City" and "Town" are explicitly interchangeable; the name of an incorporated municipality in the state can either be "City of" or "Town of".

Here are the list of the most populated cities in california 

Los Angeles    3,979,576 

San Diego    1,423,851 

San Jose    1,021,795 

San Francisco    881,549 

Fresno    531,576 

Sacramento    513,624 

Long Beach    462,628 

Oakland    433,031 

Bakersfield    384,145 

Anaheim    350,365 

Santa Ana    332,318 

Riverside    331,360 

Stockton    312,697 

Irvine    287,401 

Chula Vista    274,492 

Fremont    241,110 

San Bernardino    215,784 

Modesto    215,196 

Fontana    214,547 

Moreno Valley    213,055 

Santa Clarita    212,979 

Oxnard    208,881 

Glendale    199,303 

Huntington Beach    199,223 

Ontario    185,010 

Rancho Cucamonga    177,603 

Santa Rosa    176,753 

Oceanside    175,742 

Elk Grove    174,775 

Garden Grove    171,644 

Corona    169,868 

Hayward    159,203 

Lancaster    157,601 

Salinas    155,465 

Palmdale    155,079 

Sunnyvale    152,703 

Pomona    151,691 

Escondido    151,625 

Torrance    143,592 

Roseville    141,500 

Pasadena    141,029 

Orange    138,669 

Fullerton    138,632 

Visalia    134,605 

Santa Clara    130,365 

Concord    129,295 

Thousand Oaks    126,813 

Simi Valley    125,613 

Victorville    122,385 

Vallejo    121,692 

Berkeley    121,363