Riverside County, California Cities (2026)

28 cities

City	Rank	2026 Pop. ↓	2020 Pop.	Annual Change	Density (/mi²)	Area (mi²)	Type
Riverside	1	325,034	315,470	0.61%	4,005	81	City
Moreno Valley	2	215,549	208,830	0.6%	4,201	51	City
Corona	3	162,767	157,444	0.64%	4,080	40	City
Menifee	4	121,943	103,211	2.83%	2,624	46	City
Temecula	5	115,617	110,074	0.65%	3,110	37	City
Murrieta	6	114,625	111,164	0.44%	3,238	35	City
Jurupa Valley	7	107,937	105,340	0.58%	2,514	43	City
Indio	8	95,415	89,463	1.22%	2,875	33	City
Hemet	9	94,444	89,846	0.85%	3,228	29	City
Perris	10	84,186	78,804	1.14%	2,667	32	City
Lake Elsinore	11	75,943	70,555	1.17%	1,984	38	City
Eastvale	12	70,783	70,029	0.27%	5,583	13	City
Beaumont	13	62,395	53,308	2.56%	2,057	30	City
San Jacinto	14	56,410	54,192	0.71%	2,180	26	City
Palm Desert	15	53,700	51,193	0.83%	2,005	27	City
Cathedral City	16	52,600	51,623	0.43%	2,340	22	City
Coachella	17	46,134	41,999	1.59%	1,542	30	City
Palm Springs	18	45,508	44,642	0.43%	481	95	City
La Quinta	19	39,890	37,833	1.14%	1,130	35	City
Wildomar	20	38,088	36,923	0.53%	1,604	24	City
Desert Hot Springs	21	34,338	32,547	0.97%	1,140	30	City
Banning	22	32,360	29,815	1.59%	1,393	23	City
Norco	23	25,025	25,395	-0.22%	1,806	14	City
Rancho Mirage	24	18,096	17,039	1.23%	715	25	City
Blythe	25	14,563	17,816	-3.18%	549	27	City
Calimesa	26	11,346	10,214	2.12%	762	15	City
Canyon Lake	27	11,130	11,082	0.15%	2,863	4	City
Indian Wells	28	5,039	4,780	0.94%	352	14	City

Riverside County Cities Summary

Riverside is the largest city in Riverside County, with a population of 325,034.

Indian Wells is the smallest city in Riverside County, with a population of 5,039.