Largest cities in Southern California

This is a list of the 60 largest cities in Southern California by population. Official definitions of cities are defined according to the concept of city proper. The list ranks the regions urban municipal units (or well-defined statistical groupings of such units) according to population. Note that the populations listed are for the city proper and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area. Population figures for Southern California cities are based on the reports of the 2010 United States Census.

Largest cities (city proper) in Southern California 1 – Los Angeles 2 - San Diego 3 - Long Beach 4 - Anaheim 5 - Santa Ana 6 - Riverside 7 - Chula Vista 8 - Irvine 9 - San Bernardino 10 - Oxnard 11 - Fontana 12 - Moreno Valley 13 - Glendale 15 - Huntington Beach 15 - Santa Clarita 16 - Garden Grove 16 - Oceanside 17 - Rancho Cucamonga 18 - Ontario 19 - Lancaster 20 - Palmdale 21 - Corona 22 - Pomona 23 - Torrance 24 - Escondido 25 - Pasadena 26 - Orange 27 - Fullerton

Rank	City	County	Population
1	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	3,792,621
2	San Diego	San Diego	1,307,402
3	Long Beach	Los Angeles	462,257
4	Anaheim	Orange	336,265
5	Santa Ana	Orange	324,528
6	Riverside	Riverside	303,871
7	Chula Vista	San Diego	243,916
8	Irvine	Orange	212,375
9	San Bernardino	San Bernardino	209,924
10	Oxnard	Ventura	197,899
11	Fontana	San Bernardino	196,069
12	Moreno Valley	Riverside	193,365
13	Glendale	Los Angeles	191,719
14	Huntington Beach	Orange	189,992
15	Santa Clarita	Los Angeles	176,320
16	Garden Grove	Orange	170,883
17	Oceanside	San Diego	167,086
18	Rancho Cucamonga	San Bernardino	165,269
19	Ontario	San Bernardino	163,924
20	Lancaster	Los Angeles	156,663
21	Palmdale	Los Angeles	152,750
22	Corona	Riverside	152,374
23	Pomona	Los Angeles	163,405
24	Torrance	Los Angeles	145,438
25	Escondido	San Diego	143,911
26	Pasadena	Los Angeles	137,122
27	Orange	Orange	136,416
28	Fullerton	Orange	135,161
29	Thousand Oaks	Ventura	126,683
30	El Monte	Los Angeles	126,053
31	Simi Valley	Ventura	124,327
32	Victorville	San Bernardino	115,903
33	El Monte	Los Angeles	113,475
34	Downey	Los Angeles	111,772
35	Costa Mesa	Orange	109,960
36	Inglewood	Los Angeles	109,673
37	Ventura	Ventura	106,433
38	West Covina	Los Angeles	106,098
39	Norwalk	Los Angeles	105,549
40	Carlsbad	San Diego	105,328
41	Murrieta	Riverside	103,466
42	Burbank	Los Angeles	103,340
43	Temecula	Riverside	100,097
44	El Cajon	San Diego	99,478
45	Compton	Los Angeles	96,455
46	South Gate	Los Angeles	94,396
47	Vista	San Diego	93,834
48	Mission Viejo	Orange	93,305
49	Carson	Los Angeles	91,714
50	Hesperia	San Bernardino	90,173
51	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	89,736
52	Westminster	Orange	89,701
53	Whitter	Los Angeles	85,331
54	Newport Beach	Orange	85,186
55	Hawthore	Los Angeles	84,293
56	San Marcos	San Diego	83,781
57	Alhambra	Los Angeles	83,089
58	Buena Park	Orange	80,530
59	Lakewood	Los Angeles	80,048
60	Hemet	Riverside	78,657
61	Indio	Riverside	est. 78,500

See also

• List of California urban areas
• List of largest California cities by population
• Largest cities in the Americas
• List of incorporated cities and towns in California
• List of largest California cities by area