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This list of the largest cities on the United States West Coast includes the largest cities by population within the West Coast states of Alaska , Washington , Oregon , and California . Historically, the largest population hubs along the West Coast have been centered along the coastal regions and port cities such as Los Angeles , San Francisco , Seattle , Portland , San Diego , and Anchorage .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The majority of the West Coast's largest cities are located within the state of California, with Los Angeles being the largest.
2017 Rank
city
state
County / borough
Population (2017 est. )[ 4]
Metro
Notes
1
Los Angeles †
California
Los Angeles
3,999,759
13,131,431
Largest city in California
2
San Diego †
California
San Diego
1,419,516
3,317,749
3
San Jose †
California
Santa Clara
1,035,317
1,998,463
Located within the San Francisco Bay Area
4
San Francisco †
California
San Francisco
884,363
4,727,357
5
Seattle †
Washington
King
724,745
3,733,580
Largest city in Washington
6
Portland †
Oregon
Multnomah
647,805
2,389,228
Largest city in Oregon
7
Fresno †
California
Fresno
527,438
972,297
8
Sacramento †
California
Sacramento
501,901
2,149,127
9
Long Beach
California
Los Angeles
469,450
13,131,431
Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
10
Oakland †
California
Alameda
425,195
—
11
Bakersfield †
California
Kern
380,874
839,631
12
Anaheim
California
Orange
352,497
—
Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
13
Santa Ana †
California
Orange
334,136
—
Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
14
Riverside †
California
Riverside
327,728
—
15
Stockton †
California
San Joaquin
310,496
726,126
16
Anchorage †
Alaska
Anchorage
294,356
401,635
Largest city in Alaska
17
Irvine
California
Orange
277,453
—
Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
18
Chula Vista
California
San Diego
270,471
—
Located within San Diego metropolitan area
19
Fremont
California
Alameda
234,962
—
20
Spokane †
Washington
Spokane
217,300
556,634
21
San Bernardino †
California
San Bernardino
216,995
4,224,851
22
Modesto †
California
Stanislaus
547,899
—
23
Tacoma †
Washington
Pierce
213,418
3,733,580
24
Fontana
California
San Bernardino
211,815
—
25
Santa Clarita
California
Los Angeles
210,888
13,155,788
26
Oxnard
California
Ventura
210,037
—
27
Moreno Valley
California
Riverside
207,226
—
28
Glendale
California
Los Angeles
203,054
—
29
Huntington Beach
California
Orange
201,874
—
30
Rancho Cucamonga
California
San Bernardino
177,452
—
31
Oceanside
California
San Diego
176,193
—
32
Ontario
California
San Bernardino
216,995
—
33
Vancouver †
Washington
Clark
176,400
2,389,228
Located within Portland metropolitan area [ 5]
34
Santa Rosa †
California
Sonoma
175,269
—
35
Garden Grove
California
Orange
174,226
—
Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
36
Elk Grove
California
Sacramento
171,844
—
Located within Sacramento metropolitan area
37
Salem †
Oregon
Marion
169,798
400,408
Capital city of Oregon
38
Eugene †
Oregon
Lane
168,916
369,519
39
Corona
California
Riverside
167,836
4,224,851
Located within Riverside metropolitan area
40
Hayward
California
Alameda
160,500
7,468,390
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
41
Lancaster
California
Los Angeles
160,316
—
42
Salinas †
California
Monterey
157,596
—
43
Palmdale
California
Los Angeles
157,519
12,828,837
Charter city
44
Sunnyvale
California
Santa Clara
153,656
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
45
Pomona
California
Los Angeles
152,939
46
Escondido
California
San Diego
151,969
47
Torrance
California
Los Angeles
146,758
—
Located within Los Angeles Metropolitan area
48
Bellevue
Washington
King
144,444
3,733,580
Located within Seattle metropolitan area
49
Pasadena
California
Los Angeles
142,647
—
Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
50
Orange
California
Orange
140,560
—
51
Fullerton
California
Orange
140,392
—
52
Roseville
California
Placer
135,329
—
Located within Sacramento metropolitan area
53
Visalia †
California
Tulare
133,010
—
Located within San Joaquin Valley
54
Concord
California
Contra Costa
129,783
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
55
Thousand Oaks
California
Ventura
128,995
—
Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
56
Kent
Washington
King
128,458
—
Located within Seattle metropolitan area
57
Santa Clara
California
Santa Clara
127,134
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
58
Simi Valley
California
Ventura
126,878
—
Located within Greater Los Angeles
59
Victorville
California
San Bernardino
122,441
—
60
Berkeley
California
Alameda
122,324
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
61
Vallejo
California
Solano
122,105
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
62
Fairfield †
California
Solano
116,266
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
63
El Monte
California
Los Angeles
116,109
—
64
Carlsbad
California
San Diego
115,330
—
Located within San Diego metropolitan area
65
Temecula
California
Riverside
114,327
—
66
Costa Mesa
California
Orange
113,825
—
67
Murrieta
California
Riverside
113,326
—
68
Downey
California
Los Angeles
113,092
—
69
Antioch
California
Contra Costa
111,674
—
70
Gresham
Oregon
Multnomah
111,053
2,314,554
Located within Portland metropolitan area [ 6]
71
Ventura
California
Ventura
110,790
—
Officially the City of San Buenaventura[ 7]
72
Inglewood
California
Los Angeles
110,598
—
Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
73
Everett †
Washington
Snohomish
110,079
3,733,580
Located within Seattle metropolitan area
74
Richmond
California
Contra Costa
110,040
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
75
Clovis
California
Fresno
109,691
—
76
West Covina
California
Los Angeles
107,598
—
Located within Greater Los Angeles
77
Daly City
California
San Mateo
107,074
—
78
Santa Maria
California
Santa Barbara
107,014
—
79
Hillsboro †
Oregon
Washington
106,894
—
Located within Portland metropolitan area [ 6]
80
Norwalk
California
Los Angeles
106,084
—
Located within Greater Los Angeles
81
Jurupa Valley
California
Riverside
106,028
—
82
Burbank
California
Los Angeles
104,834
—
Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
83
San Mateo
California
San Mateo
104,748
—
84
El Cajon
California
San Diego
103,894
—
85
Rialto
California
San Bernardino
103,562
—
86
Vista
California
San Diego
101,568
—
Located within San Diego metropolitan area
87
Renton
Washington
King
101,379
—
Located within Seattle metropolitan area
88
Vacaville
California
Solano
100,032
—
89
Compton
California
Los Angeles
97,612
—
Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
90
Spokane Valley
Washington
Spokane
97,847
547,924
Located within Spokane metropolitan area
91
Beaverton
Oregon
Washington
97,514
—
Located within Portland metropolitan area [ 6]
92
Federal Way
Washington
King
96,690
—
Located within Seattle metropolitan area
93
San Marcos
California
San Diego
96,198
—
94
Mission Viejo
California
Orange
96,016
—
95
South Gate
California
Los Angeles
95,430
—
96
Hesperia
California
San Bernardino
94,859
—
97
Bend †
Oregon
Deschutes
94,520
—
98
Yakima †
Washington
Yakima
93,667
—
99
Chico
California
Butte
93,293
—
100
Carson
California
Los Angeles
92,735
—
101
Santa Monica
California
Los Angeles
92,306
—
102
Santa Barbara †
California
Santa Barbara
92,101
—
103
Redding †
California
Shasta
91,794
—
104
Westminster
California
Orange
91,564
—
105
Tracy
California
San Joaquin
90,889
—
106
San Leandro
California
Alameda
90,553
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
107
Livermore
California
Alameda
90,295
—
Located within San Francisco Bay Area
108
Indio
California
Riverside
89,793
—
109
Bellingham †
Washington
Whatcom
89,045
221,404
110
Kirkland
Washington
King
88,630
—
Located within Seattle metropolitan area
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