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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modesto | 1 | 218,989 | 218,691 | 0.03% | 5,051 | 43.4 | City |
| Turlock | 2 | 71,884 | 72,747 | -0.3% | 4,280 | 16.8 | City |
| Ceres | 3 | 48,103 | 49,279 | -0.61% | 5,064 | 9.5 | City |
| Patterson | 4 | 25,476 | 23,823 | 1.65% | 3,272 | 7.8 | City |
| Riverbank | 5 | 25,042 | 24,876 | 0.16% | 5,317 | 4.7 | City |
| Oakdale | 6 | 22,988 | 23,216 | -0.25% | 3,693 | 6.2 | City |
| Salida | 7 | 15,037 | 15,269 | 0.63% | 6,783 | 2.2 | CDP |
| Newman | 8 | 12,145 | 12,391 | -0.51% | 5,665 | 2.1 | City |
| Waterford | 9 | 9,385 | 9,135 | 0.66% | 3,980 | 2.4 | City |
| Hughson | 10 | 7,746 | 7,493 | 0.82% | 4,064 | 1.9 | City |
| Keyes | 11 | 5,865 | 5,691 | 0.33% | 3,740 | 1.6 | CDP |
| West Modesto | 12 | 5,397 | 5,557 | -0.39% | 3,908 | 1.4 | CDP |
| Bret Harte | 13 | 4,888 | 5,020 | -0.39% | 8,887 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Denair | 14 | 4,270 | 5,702 | -0.21% | 2,600 | 1.6 | CDP |
| Bystrom | 15 | 3,930 | 3,763 | -0.13% | 7,224 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Empire | 16 | 3,649 | 3,285 | -1.03% | 3,124 | 1.2 | CDP |
| Grayson | 17 | 1,700 | 1,582 | 3.28% | 9,239 | 0.2 | CDP |
| Parklawn | 18 | 1,577 | 1,844 | 1.09% | 11,857 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Diablo Grande | 19 | 1,329 | 892 | 2.78% | 309 | 4.3 | CDP |
| Airport | 20 | 1,291 | 1,276 | -3.58% | 7,420 | 0.2 | CDP |
| Del Rio | 21 | 1,125 | 1,241 | -0.97% | 563 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Hickman | 22 | 838 | 751 | 1.7% | 2,387 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Rouse | 23 | 836 | 1,684 | -9.13% | 3,513 | 0.2 | CDP |
| Riverdale Park | 24 | 740 | 1,393 | -3.52% | 509 | 1.5 | CDP |
| Westley | 25 | 602 | 689 | 0% | 1,771 | 0.3 | CDP |
| Cowan | 26 | 254 | 472 | -1.55% | 1,801 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Crows Landing | 27 | 188 | 346 | -6% | 114 | 1.7 | CDP |
| La Grange | 28 | 167 | 143 | 7.74% | 1,796 | 0.1 | CDP |
| Monterey Park Tract | 29 | 139 | 293 | 0.73% | 2,957 | 0.0 | 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.
Modesto is the largest city in Stanislaus County.
Monterey Park Tract is the smallest city in Stanislaus County.
There are 29 cities in Stanislaus County, California.