This is a list of urban areas in the California as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, ordered according to their 2010 estimated Census populations. In the table, UA refers to "urbanized area" (urban areas with population over 50,000) and UC refers to "urban cluster" (urban areas with population less than 50,000). The list includes urban areas with a population of at least 10,000. Rows in green indicate that part of the area lies outside of California. Rows without a rank indicate that the center of the area is outside of California.

1 - Los Angeles
2 - San Francisco
3 - San Diego
4 - San Bernardino
5 - Sacramento
6 - San Jose
7 - Fresno
8 - Concord
9 - Mission Viejo
10 - Bakersfield
Rank Name[Note 1] Type
(UA/UC)
Population
(2010 census est.)[1]
1 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim UA 12,150,996
2 San Francisco-Oakland UA 3,281,212
3 San Diego UA 2,956,746
4 Riverside-San Bernardino UA 1,932,666
5 Sacramento UA 1,723,634
6 San Jose UA 1,664,496
7 Fresno UA 654,628
8 Concord UA 615,968
9 Mission Viejo-Lake Forest-San Clemente UA 583,681
10 Bakersfield UA 523,994
11 Murrieta-Temecula-Menifee UA 441,546
- Reno, NV-CA UA 392,141
12 Stockton UA 370,583
13 Oxnard UA 367,260
14 Modesto UA 358,172
15 Indio-Cathedral City UA 345,580
16 Lancaster-Palmdale UA 341,219
17 Victorville-Hesperia UA 328,454
18 Santa Rosa UA 308,231
19 Antioch UA 277,634
20 Santa Clarita UA 258,653
21 Visalia UA 219,454
22 Thousand Oaks UA 214,811
23 Santa Barbara UA 195,861
24 Salinas UA 184,809
25 Vallejo UA 165,074
26 Santa Cruz UA 163,703
27 Hemet UA 163,379
28 Merced UA 136,969
- Yuma, AZ-CA UA 135,267
29 Fairfield UA 133,683
30 Santa Maria UA 130,447
31 Simi Valley UA 125,206
32 Redding UA 117,731
33 Yuba City UA 116,719
34 Seaside-Monterey UA 114,237
35 Porterville UA 111,804
36 El Centro-Calexico UA 107,672
37 Turlock UA 99,904
38 Gilroy-Morgan Hill UA 98,413
39 Chico UA 98,176
40 Vacaville UA 93,141
41 Hanford UA 87,941
42 Tracy UA 87,569
43 Napa UA 83,913
44 Manteca UA 83,578
45 Livermore UA 81,624
46 Madera UA 78,413
47 Watsonville UA 73,534
48 Davis UA 72,794
49 Camarillo UA 71,772
50 Lodi UA 68,738
51 Paso Robles-Atascadero UA 65,088
52 Petaluma UA 64,078
53 San Luis Obispo UA 59,219
54 Woodland UA 55,513
55 Delano UA 54,372
56 Arroyo Grande--Grover Beach UA 52,000
57 Lompoc UA 51,509
58 Reedley--Dinuba UC 46,247
59 Eureka UC 45,034
60 Hollister UC 42,002
61 Selma UC 41,810
62 Desert Hot Springs UC 39,445
63 Oroville UC 37,122
64 Los Banos UC 35,917
65 Paradise UC 34,725
66 Grass Valley UC 34,308
67 Auburn-North Auburn UC 33,157
68 Sonoma UC 32,678
69 Arcata-McKinleyville UC 32,364
70 Ridgecrest UC 31,155
71 Santa Paula UC 29,742
72 Ukiah UC 29,709
73 Placerville-Diamond Springs UC 29,700
74 South Lake Tahoe, CA-NV UC 29,107
75 Barstow UC 28,973
76 Sonora-Jamestown-Phoenix Lake UC 28,255
77 Morro Bay-Los Osos UC 26,772
78 Sanger UC 26,604
79 Lemoore UC 26,193
80 Soledad UC 25,943
81 Ramona UC 25,913
82 Corcoran UC 25,516
83 Wasco UC 25,489
84 Brawley UC 25,032
85 Galt UC 24,912
86 Yucca Valley UC 23,805
87 Lake Arrowhead-Crestline UC 22,175
88 Patterson UC 20,781
89 Half Moon Bay UC 20,713
90 Arvin UC 19,573
91 Crescent City UC 18,976
92 Dixon UC 18,445
93 Red Bluff UC 18,434
94 Shafter UC 18,098
95 Lakeport UC 16,583
96 Tehachapi-Golden Hills UC 16,540
97 Greenfield UC 16,451
98 Rosamond UC 16,000
99 Clearlake UC 15,944
100 Nipomo UC 15,882
101 Big Bear City UC 15,873
102 Avenal UC 15,486
103 Orosi UC 15,150
104 Fillmore UC 15,081
105 Taft UC 14,985
106 Solvang-Buellton-Santa Ynez UC 14,862
107 Lindsay UC 14,610
108 King City UC 14,529
109 Parlier UC 14,490
110 Discovery Bay UC 14,044
111 Kerman UC 13,487
112 Earlimart UC 13,211
113 Fortuna UC 13,084
- Incline Village, NV-CA UC 13,022
113 Blythe, CA-AZ UC 12,967
114 Twentynine Palms UC 12,895
115 McFarland UC 12,826
116 Coalinga UC 12,702
117 Truckee UC 12,139
118 Chowchilla UC 11,843
119 Lake Los Angeles UC 11,808
120 Mecca UC 11,253
121 Mendota UC 11,211
122 California City UC 10,908
123 Fort Bragg UC 10,348
124 Susanville UC 10,285
125 Newman UC 10,223

References

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  1. ^ In order to match the official lists from the U.S. Census Bureau and provide less clutter in the table, postal code abbreviations for the names of states are used in this column. For a list of the states and abbreviations used, please see the table below the map at this list of US States.
  1. ^ Federal Register | Qualifying Urban Areas for the 2010 Census. Federalregister.gov (2012-03-27). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.
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