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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merced | 1 | 95,958 | 86,893 | 2.42% | 4,127 | 23.3 | City |
| Los Banos | 2 | 49,508 | 45,687 | 1.97% | 4,952 | 10.0 | City |
| Atwater | 3 | 32,092 | 31,931 | 0.13% | 4,887 | 6.6 | City |
| Livingston | 4 | 14,782 | 14,225 | 0.95% | 4,022 | 3.7 | City |
| Winton | 5 | 12,215 | 11,619 | 0.95% | 4,017 | 3.0 | CDP |
| Delhi | 6 | 10,920 | 11,837 | 0.11% | 3,111 | 3.5 | CDP |
| Franklin | 7 | 7,820 | 7,709 | 1.56% | 3,862 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Hilmar-Irwin | 8 | 6,698 | 5,937 | 1.62% | 1,706 | 3.9 | CDP |
| Gustine | 9 | 6,086 | 6,138 | -0.21% | 3,237 | 1.9 | City |
| Dos Palos | 10 | 5,682 | 5,785 | -0.46% | 4,212 | 1.3 | City |
| McSwain | 11 | 5,187 | 4,429 | 1.41% | 861 | 6.0 | CDP |
| Planada | 12 | 3,312 | 3,984 | -2.67% | 1,902 | 1.7 | CDP |
| Santa Nella | 13 | 2,168 | 1,981 | 2.7% | 463 | 4.7 | CDP |
| Le Grand | 14 | 1,682 | 1,597 | 0.06% | 1,475 | 1.1 | CDP |
| South Dos Palos | 15 | 1,452 | 1,167 | -0.82% | 944 | 1.5 | CDP |
| University California-Merced | 16 | 1,259 | 0 | 7.7% | 1,931 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Ballico | 17 | 556 | 508 | 1.83% | 184 | 3.0 | CDP |
| El Nido | 18 | 480 | 283 | 2.13% | 146 | 3.3 | CDP |
| Cressey | 19 | 354 | 243 | -0.84% | 201 | 1.8 | CDP |
| Volta | 20 | 300 | 133 | 1.35% | 69 | 4.4 | CDP |
| Bear Creek | 21 | 244 | 95 | -1.61% | 4,281 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Snelling | 22 | 169 | 115 | -2.87% | 313 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Stevinson | 23 | 102 | 196 | -12.82% | 90 | 1.1 | CDP |
| Tuttle | 24 | 59 | 97 | -4.84% | 34 | 1.8 | 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.
Merced is the largest city in Merced County.
Tuttle is the smallest city in Merced County.
There are 24 cities in Merced County, California.