California (USA)
State
The population development of California.
| Name | Status | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | 33,871,648 | 37,253,956 | 39,538,223 | → |
| USA [United States of America] | Federal Republic | 281,424,600 | 308,758,105 | 331,449,281 |
Contents: Urban Areas
The population development of the urban areas in California.
| Name | Status | State(s) | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 13,307 | → |
| Antioch | Urban Area | California | 220,407 | 277,634 | 326,205 | → |
| Arcata | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 19,714 | → |
| Arroyo Grande - Grover Beach - Pismo Beach | Urban Area | California | 47,550 | 52,000 | 50,885 | → |
| Arvin | Urban Area | California | 13,234 | 19,573 | 19,385 | → |
| Auburn | Urban Area | California | ... | 33,157 | 31,371 | → |
| Avalon | Urban Area | California | 3,096 | 3,652 | 3,362 | → |
| Avenal | Urban Area | California | 14,641 | 15,486 | 13,304 | → |
| Bakersfield | Urban Area | California | 396,125 | 523,994 | 570,235 | → |
| Barstow | Urban Area | California | 28,234 | 28,973 | 30,522 | → |
| Big Bear | Urban Area | California | 15,123 | 15,873 | 16,498 | → |
| Bishop | Urban Area | California | 10,359 | 9,935 | 11,013 | → |
| Blythe | Urban Area | California / Arizona | 12,355 | 12,967 | 11,780 | → |
| Brawley | Urban Area | California | 22,035 | 25,032 | 26,270 | → |
| Buellton | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 5,161 | → |
| Calexico | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 38,491 | → |
| Calistoga | Urban Area | California | 5,190 | 5,155 | 5,173 | → |
| Camarillo | Urban Area | California | 62,798 | 71,772 | 76,338 | → |
| Cambria | Urban Area | California | 5,746 | 5,865 | 5,478 | → |
| Castroville - Prunedale | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 12,334 | → |
| Chico | Urban Area | California | 89,221 | 98,176 | 111,411 | → |
| Chowchilla | Urban Area | California | 7,592 | 11,843 | 13,196 | → |
| Clearlake | Urban Area | California | 13,873 | 15,944 | 17,351 | → |
| Clearlake Riviera | Urban Area | California | ... | 2,806 | 5,461 | → |
| Cloverdale | Urban Area | California | 7,488 | 9,166 | 9,451 | → |
| Coalinga | Urban Area | California | 11,724 | 12,702 | 13,049 | → |
| Colusa | Urban Area | California | 6,066 | 6,791 | 6,955 | → |
| Concord - Walnut Creek | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 538,583 | → |
| Corcoran | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 22,377 | → |
| Corning | Urban Area | California | 7,671 | 8,553 | 8,459 | → |
| Crescent City | Urban Area | California | 18,812 | 18,976 | 15,620 | → |
| Crestline - Lake Arrowhead | Urban Area | California | 21,531 | 22,175 | 22,272 | → |
| Davis | Urban Area | California | 66,022 | 72,794 | 77,034 | → |
| Delano | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 44,410 | → |
| Delhi | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 10,274 | → |
| Desert Hot Springs | Urban Area | California | 24,333 | 39,445 | 45,767 | → |
| Discovery Bay | Urban Area | California | 9,087 | 14,044 | 15,939 | → |
| Dixon | Urban Area | California | 16,085 | 18,445 | 18,876 | → |
| Dos Palos | Urban Area | California | 6,327 | 6,713 | 7,721 | → |
| Earlimart | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 7,470 | → |
| El Centro | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 74,376 | → |
| El Paso de Robles - Atascadero (Paso Robles) | Urban Area | California | 54,762 | 65,088 | 67,804 | → |
| Escalon | Urban Area | California | 6,267 | 7,157 | 7,480 | → |
| Eureka | Urban Area | California | 43,452 | 45,034 | 45,951 | → |
| Exeter | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 10,973 | → |
| Fairfield | Urban Area | California | 121,542 | 133,683 | 150,122 | → |
| Fallbrook | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 41,305 | → |
| Fillmore | Urban Area | California | 13,631 | 15,081 | 16,397 | → |
| Firebaugh | Urban Area | California | 6,483 | 7,281 | 8,117 | → |
| Fort Bragg | Urban Area | California | 9,325 | 10,348 | 10,668 | → |
| Fort Irwin | Urban Area | California | 9,315 | 8,845 | 8,096 | → |
| Fortuna | Urban Area | California | 10,483 | 13,084 | 12,784 | → |
| Fresno | Urban Area | California | 554,923 | 654,628 | 717,589 | → |
| Galt | Urban Area | California | ... | 24,912 | 26,618 | → |
| Gilroy - Morgan Hill | Urban Area | California | 84,620 | 98,413 | 114,833 | → |
| Gonzales | Urban Area | California | 7,695 | 8,174 | 8,682 | → |
| Grass Valley | Urban Area | California | 34,019 | 34,308 | 36,720 | → |
| Greenfield | Urban Area | California | 13,220 | 16,451 | 18,858 | → |
| Gridley | Urban Area | California | 7,512 | 8,393 | 8,653 | → |
| Guadalupe | Urban Area | California | 5,651 | 7,080 | 8,046 | → |
| Gustine | Urban Area | California | 4,681 | 5,521 | 6,128 | → |
| Half Moon Bay | Urban Area | California | 22,037 | 20,713 | 21,688 | → |
| Hanford | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 66,638 | → |
| Hemet | Urban Area | California | 117,200 | 163,379 | 173,194 | → |
| Hidden Meadows | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 4,884 | → |
| Hollister | Urban Area | California | 39,923 | 42,002 | 49,611 | → |
| Holtville | Urban Area | California | 6,727 | 6,876 | 6,230 | → |
| Huron | Urban Area | California | 6,306 | 6,754 | 6,129 | → |
| Incline Village | Urban Area | Nevada / California | 17,107 | 13,022 | 19,441 | → |
| Indio - Palm Desert - Palm Springs | Urban Area | California | 258,095 | 345,580 | 361,075 | → |
| Ione | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 4,673 | → |
| Jackson | Urban Area | California | 6,227 | 7,255 | 7,781 | → |
| Joshua Tree | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 4,370 | → |
| Kerman | Urban Area | California | 8,539 | 13,487 | 16,002 | → |
| King City | Urban Area | California | 12,054 | 14,529 | 13,760 | → |
| Kingsburg | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 12,602 | → |
| Lake Isabella | Urban Area | California | 3,727 | 3,271 | 3,698 | → |
| Lake of the Pines | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 4,261 | → |
| Lakeport | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 8,994 | → |
| Lamont | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 15,271 | → |
| Lemoore | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 26,957 | → |
| Lemoore Station | Urban Area | California | 5,749 | 7,438 | 6,568 | → |
| Lindsay | Urban Area | California | 12,644 | 14,610 | 13,942 | → |
| Live Oak | Urban Area | California | 6,471 | 8,547 | 9,080 | → |
| Livermore - Pleasanton - Dublin | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 240,381 | → |
| Livingston | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 14,255 | → |
| Lodi | Urban Area | California | ... | 68,738 | 73,090 | → |
| Lompoc | Urban Area | California | 55,667 | 51,509 | 54,287 | → |
| Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim | Urban Area | California | 11,789,487 | 12,150,996 | 12,237,376 | → |
| Los Banos | Urban Area | California | 26,036 | 35,917 | 45,533 | → |
| Los Osos | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 13,978 | → |
| Madera | Urban Area | California | 58,027 | 78,413 | 81,635 | → |
| Magalia | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 6,900 | → |
| Mammoth Lakes | Urban Area | California | 5,800 | 7,693 | 7,045 | → |
| Manteca | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 86,674 | → |
| McFarland | Urban Area | California | 10,071 | 12,826 | 14,149 | → |
| McKinleyville | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 14,981 | → |
| Mecca | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 6,875 | → |
| Mendota | Urban Area | California | 7,870 | 11,211 | 13,382 | → |
| Merced | Urban Area | California | 110,483 | 136,969 | 150,052 | → |
| Mission Viejo - Lake Forest - Laguna Niguel | Urban Area | California | 533,015 | 583,681 | 646,843 | → |
| Modesto | Urban Area | California | 328,891 | 358,172 | 357,301 | → |
| Morro Bay | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 13,163 | → |
| Mount Shasta | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 5,203 | → |
| Napa | Urban Area | California | 79,867 | 83,913 | 84,619 | → |
| Needles | Urban Area | California / Arizona | ... | ... | 6,739 | → |
| Newman | Urban Area | California | 7,408 | 10,223 | 12,387 | → |
| Nice | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 8,555 | → |
| Nipomo | Urban Area | California | ... | 15,882 | 20,303 | → |
| Oakdale | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 25,408 | → |
| Orange Cove | Urban Area | California | 7,720 | 9,774 | 9,716 | → |
| Orland | Urban Area | California | 7,575 | 9,282 | 9,422 | → |
| Orosi | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 12,795 | → |
| Oroville | Urban Area | California | 34,474 | 37,122 | 40,190 | → |
| Oxnard - San Buenaventura | Urban Area | California | 337,591 | 367,260 | 376,117 | → |
| Palmdale - Lancaster | Urban Area | California | 263,532 | 341,219 | 359,559 | → |
| Parker | Urban Area | Arizona / California | 4,627 | 4,768 | 5,329 | → |
| Parlier | Urban Area | California | 11,138 | 14,490 | 14,522 | → |
| Patterson | Urban Area | California | 12,121 | 20,781 | 23,660 | → |
| Petaluma | Urban Area | California | 59,958 | 64,078 | 65,227 | → |
| Placerville - Diamond Springs | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 23,291 | → |
| Plumas Lake | Urban Area | California | ... | 5,252 | 7,337 | → |
| Porterville | Urban Area | California | 60,261 | 70,272 | 69,862 | → |
| Ramona | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 14,837 | → |
| Rancho Calaveras | Urban Area | California | 4,142 | 7,457 | 8,164 | → |
| Red Bluff | Urban Area | California | 17,633 | 18,434 | 19,826 | → |
| Redding | Urban Area | California | 105,267 | 117,731 | 120,602 | → |
| Reedley - Dinuba | Urban Area | California | 38,662 | 46,247 | 49,614 | → |
| Reno | Urban Area | Nevada / California | 306,440 | 392,141 | 446,529 | → |
| Ridgecrest | Urban Area | California | 27,274 | 31,155 | 29,307 | → |
| Rio Vista | Urban Area | California | 4,064 | 7,097 | 9,942 | → |
| Ripon | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 15,829 | → |
| Riverside - San Bernardino | Urban Area | California | 1,511,713 | 1,932,666 | 2,276,703 | → |
| Rosamond | Urban Area | California | 12,077 | 16,000 | 17,538 | → |
| Running Springs | Urban Area | California | 4,941 | 4,811 | 5,313 | → |
| Sacramento | Urban Area | California | 1,425,794 | 1,723,634 | 1,946,618 | → |
| Salinas | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 177,532 | → |
| San Diego | Urban Area | California | 2,681,237 | 2,956,746 | 3,070,300 | → |
| San Diego Country Estates | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 7,002 | → |
| San Francisco - Oakland | Urban Area | California | 3,228,605 | 3,281,212 | 3,269,385 | → |
| Sanger | Urban Area | California | 20,541 | 26,604 | 27,325 | → |
| San Jose | Urban Area | California | 1,538,312 | 1,664,496 | 1,837,446 | → |
| San Luis Obispo | Urban Area | California | 53,498 | 59,219 | 56,904 | → |
| San Rafael - Novato | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 246,548 | → |
| Santa Barbara | Urban Area | California | 196,263 | 195,861 | 202,197 | → |
| Santa Clarita | Urban Area | California | 189,233 | 258,653 | 278,031 | → |
| Santa Cruz | Urban Area | California | 157,348 | 163,703 | 169,038 | → |
| Santa Maria | Urban Area | California | ... | 130,447 | 143,609 | → |
| Santa Paula | Urban Area | California | 29,070 | 29,742 | 30,675 | → |
| Santa Rosa | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 297,329 | → |
| Seaside - Monterey - Pacific Grove | Urban Area | California | 125,503 | 114,237 | 123,495 | → |
| Sebastopol | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 18,734 | → |
| Selma | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 32,546 | → |
| Shafter | Urban Area | California | 13,668 | 18,098 | 19,278 | → |
| Silver Lakes | Urban Area | California | 3,980 | 5,394 | 5,908 | → |
| Simi Valley | Urban Area | California | 112,345 | 125,206 | 127,364 | → |
| Soledad | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 18,946 | → |
| Solvang - Santa Ynez | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 10,295 | → |
| Sonoma | Urban Area | California | 31,487 | 32,678 | 31,479 | → |
| Sonora - Twain Harte | Urban Area | California | 25,033 | 28,255 | 29,013 | → |
| South Lake Tahoe | Urban Area | California / Nevada | 35,262 | 29,107 | 31,363 | → |
| St. Helena | Urban Area | California | 6,793 | 6,727 | 6,086 | → |
| Stockton | Urban Area | California | 313,392 | 370,583 | 414,847 | → |
| Susanville | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 8,995 | → |
| Taft | Urban Area | California | 13,302 | 14,985 | 15,022 | → |
| Tehachapi - Golden Hills | Urban Area | California | 12,990 | 16,540 | 17,298 | → |
| Temecula - Murrieta - Menifee | Urban Area | California | 229,810 | 441,546 | 528,991 | → |
| Thousand Oaks | Urban Area | California | 210,990 | 214,811 | 213,986 | → |
| Tracy - Mountain House | Urban Area | California | 59,020 | 97,185 | 120,912 | → |
| Truckee | Urban Area | California | 8,018 | 12,139 | 12,756 | → |
| Tulare | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 70,628 | → |
| Turlock | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 79,203 | → |
| Twentynine Palms | Urban Area | California | 12,496 | 12,895 | 12,881 | → |
| Twentynine Palms North (Twentynine Palms Base) | Urban Area | California | 14,090 | 8,384 | 11,665 | → |
| Ukiah | Urban Area | California | 28,871 | 29,709 | 28,987 | → |
| Vacaville | Urban Area | California | 90,264 | 93,141 | 101,027 | → |
| Vallejo | Urban Area | California | 158,967 | 165,074 | 175,132 | → |
| Victorville - Hesperia - Apple Valley | Urban Area | California | 209,444 | 328,454 | 355,816 | → |
| Visalia | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 160,578 | → |
| Wasco | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 22,235 | → |
| Waterford | Urban Area | California | 7,016 | 9,104 | 9,746 | → |
| Watsonville | Urban Area | California | 66,500 | 73,534 | 68,668 | → |
| Williams | Urban Area | California | 3,537 | 5,181 | 5,558 | → |
| Willits | Urban Area | California | 8,053 | 8,053 | 7,552 | → |
| Willows | Urban Area | California | 7,410 | 7,346 | 7,578 | → |
| Winters | Urban Area | California | 6,496 | 7,082 | 7,073 | → |
| Woodlake | Urban Area | California | 6,895 | 7,465 | 7,514 | → |
| Woodland | Urban Area | California | 49,168 | 55,513 | 61,133 | → |
| Wrightwood | Urban Area | California | 3,705 | 4,096 | 3,927 | → |
| Yreka | Urban Area | California | 7,327 | 7,598 | 7,617 | → |
| Yuba City | Urban Area | California | 97,645 | 116,719 | 125,706 | → |
| Yucca Valley | Urban Area | California | ... | ... | 18,293 | → |
| Yuma | Urban Area | Arizona / California | 119,906 | 135,267 | 135,717 | → |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (web).
Explanation: Urban areas are defined every 10 years using the previous census results; no later official population estimates are available.