Diese Liste enthält alle Städte im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien, sortiert nach ihrer Einwohnerzahl, die mindestens eine Bevölkerung von 100.000 aufweisen. Hauptstadt des Staates ist Sacramento, die von der Einwohnerzahl her sechstgrößte Stadt Kaliforniens.
| Rang | Stadt | County | Einwohnerzahl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 4.000.000 |
| 2 | San Diego | San Diego | 1.419.516 |
| 3 | San José | Santa Clara | 1.035.317 |
| 4 | San Francisco | San Francisco | 884.363 |
| 5 | Fresno | Fresno | 527.438 |
| 6 | Sacramento | Sacramento | 501.901 |
| 7 | Long Beach | Los Angeles | 469.450 |
| 8 | Oakland | Alameda | 425.195 |
| 9 | Bakersfield | Kern | 380.874 |
| 10 | Anaheim | Orange | 352.497 |
| 11 | Santa Ana | Orange | 334.136 |
| 12 | Riverside | Riverside | 327.728 |
| 13 | Stockton | San Joaquin | 310.496 |
| 14 | Irvine | Orange | 277.453 |
| 15 | Chula Vista | San Diego | 270.471 |
| 16 | Fremont | Alameda | 234.962 |
| 17 | San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 216.995 |
| 18 | Modesto | Stanislaus | 214.221 |
| 19 | Fontana | San Bernardino | 211.815 |
| 20 | Santa Clarita | Los Angeles | 210.888 |
| 21 | Oxnard | Ventura | 210.037 |
| 22 | Moreno Valley | Riverside | 207.226 |
| 23 | Glendale | Los Angeles | 203.054 |
| 24 | Huntington Beach | Orange | 201.874 |
| 25 | Rancho Cucamonga | San Bernardino | 177.452 |
| 26 | Oceanside | San Diego | 176.193 |
| 27 | Ontario | San Bernardino | 175.841 |
| 28 | Santa Rosa | Sonoma | 175.269 |
| 29 | Garden Grove | Orange | 174.226 |
| 30 | Elk Grove | Sacramento | 171.844 |
| 31 | Corona | Riverside | 167.836 |
| 32 | Hayward | Alameda | 160.500 |
| 33 | Lancaster | Los Angeles | 160.316 |
| 34 | Salinas | Monterey | 157.596 |
| 35 | Palmdale | Los Angeles | 157.519 |
| 36 | Sunnyvale | Santa Clara | 153.656 |
| 37 | Pomona | Los Angeles | 152.939 |
| 38 | Escondido | San Diego | 151.969 |
| 39 | Torrance | Los Angeles | 146.758 |
| 40 | Pasadena | Los Angeles | 142.647 |
| 41 | Orange | Orange | 140.560 |
| 42 | Fullerton | Orange | 140.392 |
| 43 | Roseville | Placer | 135.329 |
| 44 | Visalia | Tulare | 133.010 |
| 45 | Concord | Contra Costa | 129.783 |
| 46 | East Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 129.500 |
| 47 | Thousand Oaks | Ventura | 128.995 |
| 48 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 127.134 |
| 49 | Simi Valley | Ventura | 126.878 |
| 50 | Victorville | San Bernardino | 122.441 |
| 51 | Berkeley | Alameda | 122.324 |
| 52 | Vallejo | Solano | 122.105 |
| 53 | Fairfield | Solano | 116.266 |
| 54 | El Monte | Los Angeles | 116.109 |
| 55 | Carlsbad | San Diego | 115.330 |
| 56 | Temecula | Riverside | 114.327 |
| 57 | Costa Mesa | Orange | 113.825 |
| 58 | Murrieta | Riverside | 113.326 |
| 59 | Downey | Los Angeles | 113.092 |
| 60 | Antioch | Contra Costa | 111.674 |
| 61 | Ventura | Ventura | 110.790 |
| 62 | Inglewood | Los Angeles | 110.598 |
| 63 | Richmond | Contra Costa | 110.040 |
| 64 | Clovis | Fresno | 109.691 |
| 65 | West Covina | Los Angeles | 107.598 |
| 66 | Daly City | San Mateo | 107.074 |
| 67 | Santa Maria | Santa Barbara | 107.014 |
| 68 | Norwalk | Los Angeles | 106.084 |
| 69 | Jurupa Valley | Riverside | 106.028 |
| 70 | Burbank | Los Angeles | 104.834 |
| 71 | San Mateo | San Mateo | 104.748 |
| 72 | El Cajon | San Diego | 103.894 |
| 73 | Rialto | San Bernardino | 103.562 |
| 74 | Vista | San Diego | 101.568 |
| 75 | Vacaville | Solano | 100.000 |