Top 20 most populous cities · California
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Why these 20
City population from Wikidata's preferred figure (usually the latest census or official estimate). City limits differ a lot between countries, so compare within a country first.
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San Diego
seat of San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
1,386,932 · 🇺🇸 United States
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2
San Jose
city and county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States
1,013,240 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Sacramento
capital city of the U.S. state of California and seat of Sacramento County
524,943 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Oakland
city in and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States
440,646 · 🇺🇸 United States
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8
Bakersfield
city and county seat of Kern County, California, United States
403,455 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Santa Ana
county seat and city of Orange County, California, United States
310,227 · 🇺🇸 United States
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13
How it is measured
Wikidata: cities and big cities with 300,000 people or more.
References
- Wikidata query: cities by population, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 23:23 UTC.
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