Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | 1 | 416,081 | 405,280 | 0.65% | 2,769 | 150.3 | City |
| Delano | 2 | 52,046 | 49,860 | 1.06% | 3,537 | 14.7 | City |
| Oildale | 3 | 35,148 | 35,520 | 0.5% | 4,444 | 7.9 | CDP |
| East Niles | 4 | 34,978 | 29,885 | 7.69% | 6,409 | 5.5 | CDP |
| Ridgecrest | 5 | 28,110 | 28,022 | 0.08% | 1,347 | 20.9 | City |
| Wasco | 6 | 27,430 | 25,376 | 1.91% | 2,922 | 9.4 | City |
| Shafter | 7 | 22,531 | 20,067 | 2.81% | 582 | 38.7 | City |
| Rosamond | 8 | 21,071 | 20,255 | 1% | 404 | 52.1 | CDP |
| Rosedale | 9 | 20,027 | 19,003 | 2.18% | 684 | 29.3 | CDP |
| Arvin | 10 | 19,319 | 19,498 | -0.23% | 4,009 | 4.8 | City |
| McFarland | 11 | 14,007 | 14,173 | -0.3% | 2,209 | 6.3 | City |
| Lamont | 12 | 13,481 | 14,724 | -0.86% | 2,810 | 4.8 | CDP |
| California City | 13 | 13,379 | 15,070 | -3.06% | 66 | 203.6 | City |
| East Bakersfield | 14 | 12,546 | 10,254 | 7.69% | 15,942 | 0.8 | CDP |
| Potomac Park | 15 | 12,480 | 10,833 | 7.7% | 8,752 | 1.4 | CDP |
| Hillcrest | 16 | 12,244 | 11,801 | 7.69% | 8,885 | 1.4 | CDP |
| Tehachapi | 17 | 10,180 | 12,982 | -6.44% | 993 | 10.3 | City |
| Golden Hills | 18 | 10,098 | 10,234 | 1.03% | 925 | 10.9 | CDP |
| Quartz Hill | 19 | 9,952 | 10,405 | -0.68% | 2,645 | 3.8 | CDP |
| La Cresta | 20 | 9,879 | 9,990 | 7.69% | 9,445 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Benton Park | 21 | 6,809 | 5,212 | 7.7% | 9,079 | 0.8 | CDP |
| Taft | 22 | 6,791 | 7,471 | -2.44% | 445 | 15.3 | City |
| Bear Valley Springs | 23 | 5,669 | 5,291 | 0.62% | 146 | 38.9 | CDP |
| Rexland Acres | 24 | 4,419 | 3,487 | 7.67% | 8,498 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Greenacres | 25 | 4,395 | 5,255 | -1.85% | 2,308 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Ford City | 26 | 4,370 | 4,909 | 0.14% | 2,847 | 1.5 | CDP |
| Old Stine | 27 | 4,214 | 3,477 | 7.69% | 6,830 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Mojave | 28 | 3,803 | 3,780 | -0.81% | 65 | 58.4 | CDP |
| Lake Isabella | 29 | 3,522 | 3,621 | 0.11% | 162 | 21.7 | CDP |
| Weedpatch | 30 | 2,810 | 2,879 | 0.39% | 790 | 3.6 | CDP |
| Edwards AFB | 31 | 2,799 | 2,676 | 1.89% | 163 | 17.1 | CDP |
| Frazier Park | 32 | 2,724 | 3,121 | 0.11% | 522 | 5.2 | CDP |
| Weldon | 33 | 2,595 | 2,160 | -0.15% | 97 | 26.7 | CDP |
| Boron | 34 | 2,505 | 2,280 | 0.72% | 183 | 13.7 | CDP |
| China Lake Acres | 35 | 2,470 | 2,450 | 1.77% | 474 | 5.2 | CDP |
| South Taft | 36 | 2,404 | 2,120 | 0.71% | 2,234 | 1.1 | CDP |
| Bodfish | 37 | 2,381 | 2,164 | 1.32% | 290 | 8.2 | CDP |
| Stallion Springs | 38 | 2,381 | 2,996 | -0.29% | 175 | 13.6 | CDP |
| Wofford Heights | 39 | 2,278 | 1,870 | 0.22% | 356 | 6.4 | CDP |
| Pine Mountain Club | 40 | 2,175 | 2,011 | -0.46% | 129 | 16.9 | CDP |
| Bakersfield Country Club | 41 | 1,911 | 1,486 | 7.72% | 2,521 | 0.8 | CDP |
| Casa Loma | 42 | 1,670 | 1,404 | 7.74% | 4,293 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Lost Hills | 43 | 1,644 | 1,742 | -3.24% | 296 | 5.6 | CDP |
| Taft Heights | 44 | 1,586 | 1,509 | -1.61% | 5,358 | 0.3 | CDP |
| Squirrel Mountain Valley | 45 | 1,158 | 1,146 | 3.86% | 643 | 1.8 | CDP |
| North Edwards | 46 | 1,091 | 906 | 0.28% | 86 | 12.7 | CDP |
| Buttonwillow | 47 | 1,088 | 1,339 | -2.68% | 157 | 6.9 | CDP |
| Stebbins | 48 | 1,077 | 963 | 7.7% | 1,078 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Maricopa | 49 | 1,004 | 1,023 | -0.5% | 642 | 1.6 | City |
| Inyokern | 50 | 892 | 645 | -1.65% | 82 | 10.9 | CDP |
| Lebec | 51 | 820 | 1,474 | -5.42% | 54 | 15.3 | CDP |
| Kernville | 52 | 743 | 791 | -5.83% | 59 | 12.6 | CDP |
| Lake Woods | 53 | 698 | 757 | -2.1% | 197 | 3.5 | CDP |
| Onyx | 54 | 673 | 576 | 2.12% | 59 | 11.5 | CDP |
| Fuller Acres | 55 | 671 | 634 | -3.31% | 890 | 0.8 | CDP |
| Olde Stockdale | 56 | 634 | 839 | 7.82% | 1,558 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Valley Acres | 57 | 624 | 641 | 1.14% | 151 | 4.1 | CDP |
| Edison | 58 | 572 | 109 | 7.72% | 565 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Mountain Mesa | 59 | 538 | 1,011 | -3.06% | 621 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Dustin Acres | 60 | 508 | 568 | -2.12% | 138 | 3.7 | CDP |
| Derby Acres | 61 | 432 | 288 | 1.89% | 121 | 3.6 | CDP |
| Ridgecrest Heights | 62 | 411 | 193 | 7.87% | 680 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Keene | 63 | 400 | 257 | -0.5% | 42 | 9.4 | CDP |
| Di Giorgio | 64 | 368 | 398 | 7.92% | 4,329 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Edmundson Acres | 65 | 344 | 341 | 1.18% | 5,212 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Mexican Colony | 66 | 306 | 337 | 0.66% | 9,563 | 0.0 | CDP |
| Pumpkin Center | 67 | 301 | 169 | 7.5% | 645 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Mountain Meadows | 68 | 296 | 251 | 7.64% | 72 | 4.1 | CDP |
| Smith Corner | 69 | 281 | 413 | -6.02% | 1,277 | 0.2 | CDP |
| El Adobe | 70 | 280 | 118 | 7.69% | 279 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Cherokee Strip | 71 | 164 | 289 | -2.38% | 1,802 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Tupman | 72 | 148 | 134 | -0.67% | 280 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Old River | 73 | 124 | 76 | 7.83% | 126 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Mettler | 74 | 120 | 115 | -0.83% | 515 | 0.2 | CDP |
| Woody | 75 | 112 | 67 | 7.69% | 28 | 4.0 | CDP |
| McKittrick | 76 | 89 | 130 | -2.2% | 34 | 2.6 | CDP |
| Rivergrove | 77 | 86 | 51 | 7.5% | 131 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Johannesburg | 78 | 81 | 48 | -7.95% | 33 | 2.5 | CDP |
| Randsburg | 79 | 76 | 99 | 8.57% | 40 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Choctaw Valley | 80 | 65 | 252 | 6.56% | 29 | 2.3 | CDP |
| Fellows | 81 | 55 | 54 | -5.17% | 79 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Goodmanville | 82 | 50 | 84 | 6.38% | 74 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Jovista | 83 | 50 | 93 | 6.38% | 495 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Glennville | 84 | 38 | 54 | 5.56% | 20 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Alta Sierra | 85 | 30 | 111 | 7.14% | 30 | 1.0 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Bakersfield is the largest city in Kern County.
Alta Sierra is the smallest city in Kern County.
There are 85 cities in Kern County, California.