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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 1 | 320,121 | 315,067 | 0.4% | 3,945 | 81.1 | City |
| Moreno Valley | 2 | 213,566 | 208,868 | 0.55% | 4,162 | 51.3 | City |
| Corona | 3 | 161,161 | 157,468 | 0.58% | 4,040 | 39.9 | City |
| Menifee | 4 | 116,834 | 103,228 | 3% | 2,515 | 46.5 | City |
| Murrieta | 5 | 112,122 | 111,146 | 0.22% | 3,343 | 33.5 | City |
| Temecula | 6 | 110,878 | 110,094 | 0.18% | 2,982 | 37.2 | City |
| Jurupa Valley | 7 | 107,976 | 105,356 | 0.61% | 2,515 | 42.9 | City |
| Indio | 8 | 94,302 | 89,320 | 1.34% | 2,842 | 33.2 | City |
| Hemet | 9 | 93,197 | 89,881 | 0.9% | 3,185 | 29.3 | City |
| Perris | 10 | 81,193 | 78,831 | 0.73% | 2,572 | 31.6 | City |
| Lake Elsinore | 11 | 73,849 | 70,563 | 1.12% | 1,930 | 38.3 | City |
| Eastvale | 12 | 70,666 | 70,041 | 0.22% | 5,573 | 12.7 | City |
| Beaumont | 13 | 60,182 | 53,304 | 2.94% | 1,984 | 30.3 | City |
| San Jacinto | 14 | 55,854 | 54,197 | 0.75% | 2,159 | 25.9 | City |
| Cathedral City | 15 | 52,598 | 51,628 | 0.46% | 2,340 | 22.5 | City |
| Palm Desert | 16 | 52,202 | 51,197 | 0.48% | 1,950 | 26.8 | City |
| Palm Springs | 17 | 45,404 | 44,660 | 0.41% | 480 | 94.5 | City |
| French Valley | 18 | 44,268 | 39,057 | 3.54% | 4,072 | 10.9 | CDP |
| Coachella | 19 | 44,117 | 42,008 | 1.21% | 1,475 | 29.9 | City |
| La Quinta | 20 | 39,525 | 37,749 | 1.14% | 1,120 | 35.3 | City |
| Wildomar | 21 | 37,145 | 36,913 | 0.16% | 1,564 | 23.7 | City |
| Desert Hot Springs | 22 | 33,743 | 32,523 | 0.91% | 1,120 | 30.1 | City |
| Banning | 23 | 32,298 | 29,826 | 1.95% | 1,390 | 23.2 | City |
| Norco | 24 | 25,399 | 25,395 | 0% | 1,833 | 13.9 | City |
| Mead Valley | 25 | 20,926 | 20,817 | 0.83% | 1,096 | 19.1 | CDP |
| East Hemet | 26 | 20,735 | 20,161 | 1.16% | 3,988 | 5.2 | CDP |
| Valle Vista | 27 | 20,031 | 19,072 | 1.98% | 2,905 | 6.9 | CDP |
| Blythe | 28 | 18,055 | 18,013 | 0.06% | 681 | 26.5 | City |
| Rancho Mirage | 29 | 18,048 | 17,036 | 1.42% | 713 | 25.3 | City |
| Woodcrest | 30 | 17,883 | 18,719 | 1.43% | 1,568 | 11.4 | CDP |
| Home Gardens | 31 | 12,396 | 12,027 | 0.48% | 8,097 | 1.5 | CDP |
| Calimesa | 32 | 11,480 | 10,220 | 2.82% | 771 | 14.9 | City |
| Canyon Lake | 33 | 11,100 | 11,084 | 0.04% | 2,855 | 3.9 | City |
| Thousand Palms | 34 | 8,330 | 8,158 | 0.53% | 353 | 23.6 | CDP |
| Good Hope | 35 | 8,141 | 8,431 | -0.91% | 725 | 11.2 | CDP |
| Cherry Valley | 36 | 7,867 | 8,026 | 1.38% | 982 | 8.0 | CDP |
| Highgrove | 37 | 7,582 | 6,201 | 3.49% | 2,357 | 3.2 | CDP |
| Nuevo | 38 | 7,448 | 6,999 | 0.98% | 1,100 | 6.8 | CDP |
| Bermuda Dunes | 39 | 7,310 | 6,626 | 0.03% | 2,478 | 3.0 | CDP |
| Garnet | 40 | 7,292 | 5,567 | -0.25% | 926 | 7.9 | CDP |
| Lake Mathews | 41 | 6,595 | 7,389 | 0.78% | 414 | 15.9 | CDP |
| Desert Palms | 42 | 6,324 | 6,599 | -0.71% | 2,364 | 2.7 | CDP |
| Homeland | 43 | 6,263 | 7,613 | 0.34% | 1,466 | 4.3 | CDP |
| Mecca | 44 | 5,936 | 5,541 | -3.07% | 858 | 6.9 | CDP |
| Indian Wells | 45 | 4,888 | 4,783 | 0.53% | 342 | 14.3 | City |
| Desert Edge | 46 | 3,697 | 3,480 | -0.24% | 1,630 | 2.3 | CDP |
| Meadowbrook | 47 | 3,446 | 4,208 | 0.53% | 510 | 6.8 | CDP |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 48 | 3,427 | 2,963 | -0.92% | 250 | 13.7 | CDP |
| Coronita | 49 | 3,340 | 3,968 | 1.61% | 5,512 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Sage | 50 | 3,288 | 2,814 | 7.7% | 48 | 68.3 | CDP |
| Oasis | 51 | 3,256 | 2,554 | -7.37% | 166 | 19.6 | CDP |
| Green Acres | 52 | 3,226 | 3,855 | 3.26% | 2,299 | 1.4 | CDP |
| Winchester | 53 | 2,981 | 2,957 | 1.08% | 372 | 8.0 | CDP |
| Romoland | 54 | 2,914 | 2,755 | 3.11% | 1,095 | 2.7 | CDP |
| North Shore | 55 | 2,466 | 2,580 | -2.84% | 221 | 11.2 | CDP |
| Lakeview | 56 | 2,364 | 2,452 | 0.77% | 725 | 3.3 | CDP |
| Sky Valley | 57 | 2,290 | 2,274 | -0.39% | 94 | 24.3 | CDP |
| Vista Santa Rosa | 58 | 2,160 | 2,072 | -2.44% | 134 | 16.1 | CDP |
| Cabazon | 59 | 1,848 | 2,271 | -2.58% | 378 | 4.9 | CDP |
| Rainbow | 60 | 1,830 | 2,211 | 0% | 166 | 11.1 | CDP |
| Anza | 61 | 1,783 | 2,101 | -4.7% | 65 | 27.6 | CDP |
| Lake Riverside | 62 | 1,458 | 1,139 | 1.46% | 200 | 7.3 | CDP |
| Whitewater | 63 | 1,393 | 1,166 | 7.65% | 141 | 9.9 | CDP |
| March ARB | 64 | 1,178 | 1,236 | 0.17% | 99 | 11.9 | CDP |
| Thermal | 65 | 1,100 | 1,371 | -10.28% | 117 | 9.4 | CDP |
| Indio Hills | 66 | 544 | 811 | -5.23% | 25 | 21.9 | CDP |
| Aguanga | 67 | 516 | 696 | -7.69% | 38 | 13.6 | CDP |
| Oak Glen | 68 | 324 | 307 | -6.63% | 22 | 15.0 | CDP |
| Desert Center | 69 | 189 | 285 | -0.53% | 6 | 30.4 | CDP |
| Mountain Center | 70 | 51 | 17 | 6.25% | 27 | 1.9 | 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.
Riverside is the largest city in Riverside County.
Mountain Center is the smallest city in Riverside County.
There are 70 cities in Riverside County, California.