Riverside County, California Cities (2026)

28 cities

City	Rank	2026 Pop. ↓	2020 Pop.	Annual Change	Density	Area (mi²)	Type
Riverside	1	327,868	315,534	0.63%	4,040	81	City
Moreno Valley	2	216,447	208,862	0.59%	4,218	51	City
Corona	3	163,635	157,349	0.64%	4,102	40	City
Menifee	4	123,952	103,218	2.87%	2,668	46	City
Temecula	5	113,604	110,084	0.52%	3,056	37	City
Murrieta	6	113,237	111,142	0.31%	3,199	35	City
Jurupa Valley	7	109,553	105,356	0.64%	2,551	43	City
Indio	8	96,674	89,477	1.26%	2,913	33	City
Hemet	9	94,433	89,870	0.81%	3,227	29	City
Perris	10	85,134	78,828	1.25%	2,697	32	City
Lake Elsinore	11	75,110	70,564	1.02%	1,963	38	City
Eastvale	12	71,107	70,039	0.25%	5,608	13	City
Beaumont	13	62,597	53,311	2.54%	2,064	30	City
San Jacinto	14	56,174	54,196	0.59%	2,171	26	City
Palm Desert	15	54,122	51,196	0.91%	2,021	27	City
Cathedral City	16	52,961	51,629	0.42%	2,356	22	City
Coachella	17	46,744	42,007	1.72%	1,562	30	City
Palm Springs	18	45,856	44,646	0.44%	485	95	City
La Quinta	19	40,990	37,741	1.34%	1,161	35	City
Wildomar	20	38,141	36,926	0.54%	1,606	24	City
Desert Hot Springs	21	34,598	32,554	1%	1,148	30	City
Banning	22	32,983	29,820	1.62%	1,419	23	City
Norco	23	25,401	25,398	0%	1,833	14	City
Rancho Mirage	24	18,480	17,043	1.32%	731	25	City
Blythe	25	17,083	17,793	-0.69%	645	27	City
Calimesa	26	11,617	10,215	2.06%	780	15	City
Canyon Lake	27	11,199	11,084	0.17%	2,880	4	City
Indian Wells	28	5,093	4,781	1.03%	356	14	City

Riverside County Cities Summary

Riverside is the largest city in Riverside County, with a population of 327,868.

Indian Wells is the smallest city in Riverside County, with a population of 5,093.