| City | Rank | 2026 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1 | 3,863,148 | 3,896,473 | -0.15% | 8,210 | 471 | City |
| Long Beach | 2 | 446,971 | 465,566 | -0.78% | 8,821 | 51 | City |
| Santa Clarita | 3 | 227,668 | 232,406 | -0.33% | 3,093 | 74 | City |
| Glendale | 4 | 185,163 | 195,933 | -1.07% | 6,075 | 30 | City |
| Lancaster | 5 | 169,022 | 173,175 | -0.62% | 1,793 | 94 | City |
| Palmdale | 6 | 160,243 | 168,896 | -0.99% | 1,511 | 106 | City |
| Pomona | 7 | 146,979 | 151,023 | -0.56% | 6,395 | 23 | City |
| Torrance | 8 | 136,656 | 146,426 | -1.25% | 6,661 | 21 | City |
| Pasadena | 9 | 135,063 | 139,360 | -0.55% | 5,883 | 23 | City |
| Downey | 10 | 107,286 | 113,963 | -1.09% | 8,646 | 12 | City |
| West Covina | 11 | 104,579 | 109,153 | -0.69% | 6,522 | 16 | City |
| El Monte | 12 | 104,023 | 109,142 | -1% | 10,884 | 10 | City |
| Burbank | 13 | 102,092 | 107,006 | -0.87% | 5,896 | 17 | City |
| Inglewood | 14 | 100,488 | 107,378 | -1.15% | 11,083 | 9 | City |
| Norwalk | 15 | 96,024 | 102,408 | -1.11% | 9,892 | 10 | City |
| Carson | 16 | 89,804 | 95,408 | -1.11% | 4,794 | 19 | City |
| South Gate | 17 | 89,571 | 92,651 | -0.56% | 12,377 | 7 | City |
| Santa Monica | 18 | 89,478 | 92,921 | -0.67% | 10,641 | 8 | City |
| Compton | 19 | 89,430 | 95,426 | -1.18% | 8,919 | 10 | City |
| Whittier | 20 | 85,226 | 88,719 | -0.69% | 5,818 | 15 | City |
| Hawthorne | 21 | 81,676 | 87,785 | -1.29% | 13,418 | 6 | City |
| Alhambra | 22 | 79,207 | 82,670 | -0.77% | 10,380 | 8 | City |
| Lakewood | 23 | 77,076 | 82,222 | -1.2% | 8,205 | 9 | City |
| Bellflower | 24 | 73,844 | 78,962 | -1.17% | 12,072 | 6 | City |
| Baldwin Park | 25 | 68,193 | 71,962 | -1% | 10,282 | 7 | City |
| Redondo Beach | 26 | 66,426 | 71,387 | -1.27% | 10,717 | 6 | City |
| Lynwood | 27 | 62,709 | 66,775 | -1.26% | 12,954 | 5 | City |
| Montebello | 28 | 60,243 | 62,438 | -0.74% | 7,234 | 8 | City |
| Pico Rivera | 29 | 58,280 | 61,870 | -1.08% | 7,009 | 8 | City |
| Gardena | 30 | 57,951 | 60,820 | -0.87% | 9,942 | 6 | City |
| Monterey Park | 31 | 56,725 | 60,874 | -1.27% | 7,394 | 8 | City |
| Arcadia | 32 | 53,600 | 56,478 | -0.96% | 4,905 | 11 | City |
| Diamond Bar | 33 | 51,204 | 55,006 | -1.31% | 3,442 | 15 | City |
| Huntington Park | 34 | 50,885 | 54,706 | -1.28% | 16,922 | 3 | City |
| Paramount | 35 | 50,146 | 53,578 | -1.2% | 10,611 | 5 | City |
| Glendora | 36 | 49,087 | 52,417 | -1.18% | 2,516 | 20 | City |
| Rosemead | 37 | 49,044 | 51,020 | -0.74% | 9,501 | 5 | City |
| Covina | 38 | 48,944 | 51,167 | -0.93% | 6,957 | 7 | City |
| Azusa | 39 | 46,894 | 50,202 | -1.17% | 4,854 | 10 | City |
| Cerritos | 40 | 45,726 | 49,389 | -1.38% | 5,240 | 9 | City |
| La Mirada | 41 | 45,403 | 48,532 | -1.19% | 5,803 | 8 | City |
| Culver City | 42 | 39,190 | 40,718 | -0.66% | 7,666 | 5 | City |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 43 | 39,129 | 42,134 | -1.32% | 2,904 | 13 | City |
| Monrovia | 44 | 38,220 | 37,991 | -0.11% | 2,804 | 14 | City |
| San Gabriel | 45 | 37,833 | 39,475 | -0.92% | 9,130 | 4 | City |
| Bell Gardens | 46 | 36,922 | 39,379 | -1.19% | 15,015 | 2 | City |
| La Puente | 47 | 36,102 | 37,931 | -0.88% | 10,380 | 3 | City |
| Claremont | 48 | 35,488 | 37,418 | -0.98% | 2,661 | 13 | City |
| Temple City | 49 | 34,804 | 36,364 | -0.91% | 8,690 | 4 | City |
| West Hollywood | 50 | 33,906 | 35,738 | -0.95% | 17,959 | 2 | City |
| Manhattan Beach | 51 | 32,639 | 35,348 | -1.46% | 8,297 | 4 | City |
| San Dimas | 52 | 32,582 | 34,800 | -1.2% | 2,167 | 15 | City |
| Bell | 53 | 31,237 | 33,447 | -1.23% | 12,455 | 3 | City |
| Beverly Hills | 54 | 30,374 | 32,581 | -1.27% | 5,321 | 6 | City |
| La Verne | 55 | 29,859 | 31,477 | -1.06% | 3,545 | 8 | City |
| Lawndale | 56 | 29,499 | 31,733 | -1.31% | 14,959 | 2 | City |
| Walnut | 57 | 27,056 | 28,347 | -0.95% | 3,010 | 9 | City |
| South Pasadena | 58 | 25,209 | 26,843 | -1.15% | 7,395 | 3 | City |
| San Fernando | 59 | 23,337 | 23,948 | -0.48% | 9,830 | 2 | City |
| Maywood | 60 | 23,295 | 25,035 | -1.29% | 19,876 | 1 | City |
| Duarte | 61 | 23,220 | 21,671 | 1.55% | 3,461 | 7 | City |
| Calabasas | 62 | 21,777 | 23,242 | -1.13% | 1,589 | 14 | City |
| Cudahy | 63 | 21,183 | 22,719 | -1.22% | 18,013 | 1 | City |
| Lomita | 64 | 19,466 | 20,886 | -1.31% | 10,181 | 2 | City |
| La Cañada Flintridge | 65 | 19,257 | 20,500 | -1.14% | 2,231 | 9 | City |
| Agoura Hills | 66 | 19,040 | 20,224 | -1.05% | 2,442 | 8 | City |
| South El Monte | 67 | 18,852 | 19,543 | -0.59% | 6,629 | 3 | City |
| Santa Fe Springs | 68 | 18,696 | 19,144 | -0.52% | 2,111 | 9 | City |
| Hermosa Beach | 69 | 18,265 | 19,677 | -1.34% | 12,809 | 1 | City |
| El Segundo | 70 | 16,203 | 17,214 | -1.07% | 2,974 | 5 | City |
| Artesia | 71 | 15,643 | 16,339 | -0.92% | 9,656 | 2 | City |
| Hawaiian Gardens | 72 | 13,213 | 14,095 | -1.2% | 13,982 | 1 | City |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 73 | 12,397 | 13,310 | -1.29% | 2,596 | 5 | City |
| San Marino | 74 | 11,861 | 12,471 | -0.86% | 3,149 | 4 | City |
| Commerce | 75 | 11,560 | 12,319 | -1.1% | 1,769 | 7 | City |
| Signal Hill | 76 | 11,015 | 11,815 | -1.24% | 5,032 | 2 | City |
| Sierra Madre | 77 | 10,497 | 11,235 | -1.16% | 3,557 | 3 | City |
| Malibu | 78 | 9,488 | 10,628 | -0.9% | 478 | 20 | City |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 79 | 7,883 | 8,273 | -0.82% | 2,204 | 4 | City |
| Westlake Village | 80 | 7,401 | 7,998 | -1.39% | 1,427 | 5 | City |
| La Habra Heights | 81 | 5,256 | 5,654 | -1.33% | 853 | 6 | City |
| Avalon | 82 | 3,193 | 3,442 | -1.36% | 1,106 | 3 | City |
| Hidden Hills | 83 | 1,665 | 1,719 | -0.6% | 986 | 2 | City |
| Rolling Hills | 84 | 1,619 | 1,734 | -1.34% | 541 | 3 | City |
| Irwindale | 85 | 1,435 | 1,465 | -0.28% | 163 | 9 | City |
| Bradbury | 86 | 879 | 922 | -1.01% | 448 | 2 | City |
| Vernon | 87 | 204 | 221 | -1.45% | 41 | 5 | City |
| Industry | 88 | 182 | 263 | -8.54% | 15 | 12 | City |
Los Angeles is the largest city in Los Angeles County, with a population of 3,863,148.
Industry is the smallest city in Los Angeles County, with a population of 182.
There are 88 cities in Los Angeles County, California.