Fastest Growing Cities in California (2025)

468 cities

City	Rank	Annual Change ↓	2025 Pop.	2020 Pop.
Paradise	1	11.04%	10,120	5,089
Lathrop	2	7.18%	43,794	29,123
Shafter	3	2.95%	23,426	20,063
Menifee	4	2.95%	120,496	103,218
Lincoln	5	2.8%	57,842	49,972
Manteca	6	2.71%	96,849	84,061
Beaumont	7	2.6%	61,049	53,311
Greenfield	8	2.48%	21,564	18,951
Fowler	9	2.41%	7,650	6,750
Wheatland	10	2.38%	4,208	3,716
Merced	11	2.36%	98,336	87,019
Roseville	12	2.26%	167,000	148,520
Calimesa	13	2.09%	11,383	10,215
Kerman	14	2.07%	17,860	16,043
Folsom	15	2.05%	89,898	80,863
Winters	16	2.02%	7,983	7,191
Oakley	17	1.95%	48,077	43,482
Duarte	18	1.94%	23,949	21,668
Stanton	19	1.88%	41,964	38,083
Imperial	20	1.85%	22,510	20,469
Wasco	21	1.84%	27,912	25,397
Emeryville	22	1.78%	14,159	12,921
Hollister	23	1.75%	45,820	41,883
Coachella	24	1.75%	45,954	42,007
Banning	25	1.65%	32,456	29,820
Patterson	26	1.64%	25,912	23,827
Tracy	27	1.63%	101,765	93,618
Delano	28	1.55%	54,024	49,893
Los Banos	29	1.52%	49,425	45,719
Brawley	30	1.49%	28,607	26,510
Guadalupe	31	1.45%	8,862	8,226
Clovis	32	1.41%	129,795	120,785
La Quinta	33	1.36%	40,448	37,741
Kingsburg	34	1.33%	13,303	12,427
Rancho Cordova	35	1.33%	85,233	79,631
Rancho Mirage	36	1.33%	18,240	17,043
Mountain View	37	1.3%	88,451	82,773
Hughson	38	1.29%	8,005	7,495
Ontario	39	1.29%	187,675	175,723
Ione	40	1.29%	9,532	8,926
San Luis Obispo	41	1.27%	50,363	47,191
Indio	42	1.27%	95,474	89,477
Perris	43	1.27%	84,083	78,828
Plymouth	44	1.23%	1,151	1,079
Huron	45	1.2%	6,818	6,411
Dixon	46	1.16%	20,532	19,352
Avenal	47	1.15%	14,270	13,458
Tulare	48	1.12%	73,417	69,334
Rocklin	49	1.12%	75,968	71,772
Victorville	50	1.07%	142,221	134,721
Fontana	51	1.06%	220,772	209,186
Indian Wells	52	1.04%	5,041	4,781
Fillmore	53	1.03%	17,394	16,503
Lake Elsinore	54	1.03%	74,352	70,564
King City	55	1.01%	14,061	13,354
Dinuba	56	1%	26,092	24,796
Desert Hot Springs	57	1%	34,257	32,554
West Sacramento	58	0.97%	56,534	53,819
Live Oak	59	0.97%	9,595	9,134
Madera	60	0.93%	69,737	66,521
Woodlake	61	0.93%	7,846	7,486
Livingston	62	0.92%	14,903	14,221
Palm Desert	63	0.92%	53,634	51,196
Galt	64	0.87%	26,821	25,659
Reedley	65	0.86%	26,362	25,239
Elk Grove	66	0.85%	184,351	176,579
Santa Clara	67	0.85%	134,263	128,606
Firebaugh	68	0.84%	8,495	8,137
Hemet	69	0.82%	93,672	89,870
Irvine	70	0.8%	321,241	308,450
Lodi	71	0.8%	69,192	66,440
Woodland	72	0.8%	63,487	60,967
Santa Paula	73	0.79%	32,037	30,780
Chino	74	0.79%	94,751	91,046
Colfax	75	0.78%	2,074	1,991
Visalia	76	0.77%	147,392	141,787
Orland	77	0.76%	8,670	8,343
Bakersfield	78	0.73%	420,530	405,220
Marina	79	0.73%	23,215	22,375
Brentwood	80	0.69%	66,744	64,454
Truckee	81	0.68%	17,357	16,769
Colusa	82	0.65%	6,632	6,416
Riverbank	83	0.65%	25,792	24,957
Corona	84	0.65%	162,587	157,349
Antioch	85	0.65%	119,220	115,382
Jurupa Valley	86	0.65%	108,853	105,356
Monte Sereno	87	0.65%	3,586	3,470
Riverside	88	0.63%	325,812	315,534
Hanford	89	0.6%	60,956	59,144
San Jacinto	90	0.59%	55,844	54,196
Moreno Valley	91	0.59%	215,183	208,862
Rio Vista	92	0.59%	10,308	10,008
Fairfield	93	0.56%	123,335	119,890
Wildomar	94	0.54%	37,938	36,926
Temecula	95	0.52%	113,017	110,084
Fort Bragg	96	0.49%	7,152	6,975
Sutter Creek	97	0.48%	2,722	2,656
Sacramento	98	0.48%	538,352	525,579
Hesperia	99	0.46%	102,303	99,966
Vacaville	100	0.44%	104,455	102,147
Palm Springs	101	0.44%	45,654	44,646
El Cerrito	102	0.44%	26,525	25,944
San Marcos	103	0.43%	97,040	94,938
Cathedral City	104	0.42%	52,739	51,629
Jackson	105	0.41%	5,100	4,994
Gilroy	106	0.41%	60,637	59,399
Loomis	107	0.4%	6,967	6,826
Angels	108	0.4%	3,743	3,665
Santa Ana	109	0.39%	317,423	311,226
Hercules	110	0.36%	26,594	26,117
Waterford	111	0.36%	9,304	9,137
Lake Forest	112	0.35%	87,467	85,926
Santa Maria	113	0.35%	111,737	109,782
San Diego	114	0.35%	1,409,359	1,384,824
Redlands	115	0.35%	74,537	73,244
Westmorland	116	0.34%	2,052	2,014
Placentia	117	0.34%	53,577	52,666
Fresno	118	0.34%	551,952	542,714
Chowchilla	119	0.33%	19,255	18,935
Lakeport	120	0.33%	5,121	5,035
Ridgecrest	121	0.33%	28,467	27,994
Poway	122	0.33%	49,597	48,785
McFarland	123	0.33%	14,412	14,175
Brea	124	0.31%	47,994	47,242
Nevada City	125	0.31%	3,205	3,152
Murrieta	126	0.31%	112,888	111,142
Stockton	127	0.31%	325,976	320,971
San Bernardino	128	0.3%	225,439	222,119
San Juan Bautista	129	0.28%	2,124	2,091
Rancho Cucamonga	130	0.28%	177,174	174,678
Loma Linda	131	0.27%	25,266	24,918
Eastvale	132	0.25%	70,929	70,039
Pittsburg	133	0.25%	77,325	76,355
Farmersville	134	0.25%	10,527	10,396
Chula Vista	135	0.25%	279,230	275,808
Sunnyvale	136	0.24%	157,174	155,261
Atwater	137	0.24%	32,325	31,939
Rohnert Park	138	0.24%	45,001	44,465
Williams	139	0.23%	5,611	5,546
Rialto	140	0.23%	105,156	103,963
San Juan Capistrano	141	0.22%	35,546	35,159
Alameda	142	0.21%	78,964	78,117
Modesto	143	0.21%	221,060	218,717
Walnut Creek	144	0.21%	70,966	70,218
Porterville	145	0.2%	63,645	63,004
Upland	146	0.2%	79,843	79,047
Ripon	147	0.2%	16,284	16,121
Millbrae	148	0.19%	23,366	23,138
Arvin	149	0.19%	19,698	19,513
Canyon Lake	150	0.17%	11,180	11,084
Oakland	151	0.14%	444,196	440,983
Morgan Hill	152	0.14%	46,018	45,687
Los Alamitos	153	0.14%	11,863	11,777
Vista	154	0.12%	99,444	98,833
Suisun City	155	0.11%	29,648	29,478
Yucca Valley	156	0.11%	21,881	21,766
Calexico	157	0.1%	38,784	38,582
Lemon Grove	158	0.1%	27,895	27,752
Davis	159	0.08%	67,180	66,903
Orinda	160	0.08%	19,588	19,512
Garden Grove	161	0.07%	172,484	171,866
Holtville	162	0.07%	5,616	5,596
Lindsay	163	0.07%	12,715	12,668
Mendota	164	0.06%	12,631	12,591
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	165	0.06%	31,587	31,489
Turlock	166	0.04%	72,918	72,768
Grass Valley	167	0.01%	14,086	14,079
Big Bear Lake	168	0%	5,044	5,042
Gustine	169	0%	6,138	6,136
Norco	170	0%	25,400	25,398
Oakdale	171	0%	23,209	23,208
Atascadero	172	0%	29,742	29,746
Milpitas	173	-0.01%	79,736	79,786
Lafayette	174	-0.02%	25,367	25,386
Auburn	175	-0.03%	13,776	13,794
Lemoore	176	-0.06%	27,041	27,121
Santa Rosa	177	-0.06%	177,412	177,972
American Canyon	178	-0.06%	21,728	21,798
Yucaipa	179	-0.07%	54,429	54,607
Escalon	180	-0.07%	7,448	7,471
Redding	181	-0.08%	93,427	93,799
Placerville	182	-0.08%	10,686	10,731
Corcoran	183	-0.09%	22,607	22,707
Danville	184	-0.09%	43,371	43,563
Clearlake	185	-0.09%	16,621	16,695
Chico	186	-0.09%	102,816	103,289
Orange Cove	187	-0.09%	9,699	9,744
South Lake Tahoe	188	-0.09%	21,205	21,303
Portola	189	-0.1%	2,084	2,093
Adelanto	190	-0.11%	37,898	38,110
Los Angeles	191	-0.11%	3,874,297	3,896,329
Simi Valley	192	-0.11%	125,635	126,347
Goleta	193	-0.12%	32,573	32,762
Solana Beach	194	-0.12%	12,853	12,925
El Centro	195	-0.12%	44,177	44,441
Arcata	196	-0.12%	18,725	18,837
Martinez	197	-0.12%	36,960	37,187
La Mesa	198	-0.13%	60,685	61,094
San Ramon	199	-0.14%	85,808	86,385
Irwindale	200	-0.14%	1,457	1,467
Laguna Niguel	201	-0.14%	64,096	64,538
Dos Palos	202	-0.14%	5,751	5,789
Sanger	203	-0.14%	26,611	26,799
Monrovia	204	-0.14%	37,733	38,000
Petaluma	205	-0.15%	59,304	59,749
Anaheim	206	-0.15%	344,035	346,665
Biggs	207	-0.15%	1,938	1,953
Oxnard	208	-0.16%	200,293	201,908
Los Altos Hills	209	-0.17%	8,421	8,490
Richmond	210	-0.18%	115,147	116,177
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	211	-0.18%	109,630	110,632
Citrus Heights	212	-0.18%	86,749	87,548
Gridley	213	-0.19%	7,341	7,410
Montclair	214	-0.2%	37,576	37,946
Newman	215	-0.2%	12,267	12,391
Colton	216	-0.21%	53,416	53,974
Highland	217	-0.21%	56,380	56,975
Ceres	218	-0.23%	49,142	49,694
Fremont	219	-0.25%	227,628	230,445
Pismo Beach	220	-0.25%	7,964	8,063
Ojai	221	-0.25%	7,544	7,636
Concord	222	-0.26%	123,699	125,284
Parlier	223	-0.26%	14,392	14,577
Arroyo Grande	224	-0.26%	18,202	18,436
Palo Alto	225	-0.26%	67,483	68,356
Selma	226	-0.27%	24,439	24,769
Redwood City	227	-0.27%	82,758	83,875
Corning	228	-0.27%	8,109	8,219
Grover Beach	229	-0.27%	12,500	12,668
Marysville	230	-0.28%	12,679	12,851
Healdsburg	231	-0.28%	11,200	11,353
Apple Valley	232	-0.28%	74,821	75,858
Orange	233	-0.28%	137,556	139,481
Moraga	234	-0.28%	16,651	16,886
Del Mar	235	-0.28%	3,891	3,945
Sonoma	236	-0.28%	10,576	10,726
Shasta Lake	237	-0.28%	10,215	10,359
Clayton	238	-0.29%	10,901	11,061
Maricopa	239	-0.3%	1,009	1,023
Carlsbad	240	-0.3%	113,236	114,930
Camarillo	241	-0.3%	69,671	70,721
Pleasant Hill	242	-0.31%	34,064	34,589
San Jose	243	-0.31%	994,288	1,009,686
Santee	244	-0.32%	58,915	59,859
Burlingame	245	-0.32%	30,786	31,279
Tustin	246	-0.32%	78,607	79,885
Soledad	247	-0.33%	26,258	26,692
Yuba City	248	-0.33%	68,917	70,072
Chino Hills	249	-0.34%	77,158	78,457
Grand Terrace	250	-0.34%	12,935	13,155
San Anselmo	251	-0.34%	12,602	12,815
Exeter	252	-0.34%	10,151	10,323
Lompoc	253	-0.34%	43,444	44,193
Westminster	254	-0.35%	89,227	90,775
Anderson	255	-0.35%	11,132	11,325
Encinitas	256	-0.35%	60,921	61,999
Saratoga	257	-0.35%	30,378	30,918
Los Gatos	258	-0.36%	32,835	33,418
Santa Clarita	259	-0.36%	228,343	232,422
Escondido	260	-0.37%	148,297	151,045
Dana Point	261	-0.37%	32,464	33,067
Buena Park	262	-0.38%	82,296	83,870
Cypress	263	-0.39%	49,094	50,053
Yreka	264	-0.39%	7,656	7,805
Ross	265	-0.39%	2,288	2,331
Mammoth Lakes	266	-0.39%	7,096	7,236
Los Altos	267	-0.4%	30,742	31,351
Pasadena	268	-0.4%	136,650	139,373
Novato	269	-0.4%	52,102	53,146
Fairfax	270	-0.4%	7,446	7,593
Pacific Grove	271	-0.4%	14,791	15,089
Morro Bay	272	-0.41%	10,548	10,761
Salinas	273	-0.41%	160,130	163,393
Oroville	274	-0.42%	19,630	20,039
Fountain Valley	275	-0.42%	55,802	56,972
Santa Barbara	276	-0.42%	86,921	88,768
San Pablo	277	-0.43%	31,427	32,099
Hillsborough	278	-0.43%	11,123	11,360
Moorpark	279	-0.44%	35,464	36,247
Larkspur	280	-0.45%	12,750	13,035
Sebastopol	281	-0.45%	7,355	7,519
Alturas	282	-0.45%	2,640	2,700
Pinole	283	-0.46%	18,578	19,003
Oceanside	284	-0.46%	170,158	174,071
South San Francisco	285	-0.48%	64,349	65,903
Windsor	286	-0.48%	25,721	26,344
San Joaquin	287	-0.49%	3,661	3,748
San Fernando	288	-0.49%	23,373	23,948
Laguna Beach	289	-0.49%	22,453	23,005
Menlo Park	290	-0.49%	32,877	33,689
San Rafael	291	-0.49%	59,665	61,143
Needles	292	-0.5%	4,815	4,932
Vallejo	293	-0.5%	122,861	125,930
Corte Madera	294	-0.5%	9,956	10,206
Berkeley	295	-0.51%	121,131	124,219
Mission Viejo	296	-0.51%	91,135	93,463
South Gate	297	-0.51%	90,342	92,656
Del Rey Oaks	298	-0.52%	1,545	1,582
Solvang	299	-0.52%	5,957	6,111
Barstow	300	-0.52%	24,768	25,411
Campbell	301	-0.52%	42,672	43,787
Thousand Oaks	302	-0.52%	123,582	126,814
West Covina	303	-0.52%	106,361	109,155
Pomona	304	-0.52%	147,191	151,065
Imperial Beach	305	-0.52%	25,434	26,101
Culver City	306	-0.53%	39,673	40,720
Hidden Hills	307	-0.53%	1,680	1,725
Bishop	308	-0.53%	3,726	3,825
Mill Valley	309	-0.54%	13,829	14,203
Cupertino	310	-0.54%	58,393	59,978
Atherton	311	-0.54%	6,984	7,173
East Palo Alto	312	-0.55%	29,134	29,944
South El Monte	313	-0.56%	19,014	19,549
Watsonville	314	-0.56%	51,032	52,471
Belvedere	315	-0.58%	2,068	2,126
Gonzales	316	-0.58%	8,382	8,627
Tiburon	317	-0.58%	8,881	9,138
Villa Park	318	-0.6%	5,664	5,832
Benicia	319	-0.6%	26,319	27,107
Fullerton	320	-0.6%	139,218	143,398
Santa Monica	321	-0.6%	90,181	92,919
Whittier	322	-0.6%	85,072	87,654
Dublin	323	-0.62%	70,109	72,281
Santa Fe Springs	324	-0.63%	18,565	19,152
San Clemente	325	-0.64%	62,229	64,217
San Mateo	326	-0.64%	102,343	105,658
Seaside	327	-0.64%	31,321	32,335
Cotati	328	-0.65%	7,355	7,592
Sausalito	329	-0.65%	7,029	7,257
Santa Cruz	330	-0.66%	62,171	64,218
Yorba Linda	331	-0.66%	66,053	68,232
La Habra	332	-0.66%	60,986	63,009
Newport Beach	333	-0.66%	82,421	85,163
Costa Mesa	334	-0.67%	108,401	112,050
Cloverdale	335	-0.67%	8,725	9,018
Hayward	336	-0.68%	157,368	162,726
El Cajon	337	-0.68%	102,592	106,087
Huntington Beach	338	-0.68%	191,833	198,422
Newark	339	-0.68%	45,938	47,516
Blythe	340	-0.69%	17,201	17,793
Buellton	341	-0.7%	4,988	5,162
Willits	342	-0.7%	4,810	4,977
Carmel-by-the-Sea	343	-0.7%	3,102	3,210
Carpinteria	344	-0.71%	12,784	13,242
Port Hueneme	345	-0.72%	21,171	21,940
Rosemead	346	-0.73%	49,218	51,036
Ferndale	347	-0.73%	1,351	1,399
Alhambra	348	-0.74%	79,686	82,650
Sonora	349	-0.74%	4,819	4,999
Montebello	350	-0.75%	60,161	62,441
Ukiah	351	-0.75%	15,946	16,551
Laguna Hills	352	-0.77%	30,145	31,310
Mount Shasta	353	-0.77%	3,100	3,220
San Marino	354	-0.77%	12,012	12,475
La Palma	355	-0.78%	14,974	15,561
Napa	356	-0.79%	76,316	79,341
Seal Beach	357	-0.79%	24,228	25,191
Fortuna	358	-0.79%	12,018	12,495
Malibu	359	-0.8%	10,216	10,624
Red Bluff	360	-0.8%	14,172	14,741
St. Helena	361	-0.8%	5,215	5,423
Aliso Viejo	362	-0.8%	50,052	52,076
Willows	363	-0.81%	6,030	6,273
Gardena	364	-0.81%	58,444	60,828
Long Beach	365	-0.81%	447,228	465,593
Laguna Woods	366	-0.81%	16,919	17,612
Rancho Santa Margarita	367	-0.82%	45,974	47,868
Woodside	368	-0.82%	5,081	5,290
Foster City	369	-0.83%	32,387	33,737
Rolling Hills Estates	370	-0.84%	7,940	8,274
Scotts Valley	371	-0.84%	11,729	12,223
Burbank	372	-0.84%	102,663	107,012
Lancaster	373	-0.86%	165,984	173,192
La Puente	374	-0.86%	36,353	37,938
Daly City	375	-0.87%	100,536	104,945
Livermore	376	-0.89%	84,115	87,875
Claremont	377	-0.89%	35,817	37,427
Commerce	378	-0.93%	11,772	12,320
Arcadia	379	-0.94%	53,961	56,513
Azusa	380	-0.94%	47,927	50,204
Brisbane	381	-0.94%	4,623	4,841
Portola Valley	382	-0.96%	4,241	4,446
West Hollywood	383	-0.97%	34,039	35,696
Covina	384	-0.98%	48,764	51,168
Palmdale	385	-0.98%	160,943	168,907
Half Moon Bay	386	-0.98%	11,213	11,767
Baldwin Park	387	-0.98%	68,567	71,965
Temple City	388	-0.98%	34,645	36,365
Calistoga	389	-1%	4,972	5,222
Pacifica	390	-1%	36,684	38,541
Walnut	391	-1.01%	26,975	28,350
Rio Dell	392	-1.01%	3,226	3,388
Albany	393	-1.01%	19,242	20,226
San Gabriel	394	-1.02%	37,540	39,470
Monterey	395	-1.02%	28,719	30,196
San Bruno	396	-1.02%	41,606	43,750
El Segundo	397	-1.02%	16,375	17,217
Piedmont	398	-1.03%	10,705	11,258
Agoura Hills	399	-1.03%	19,228	20,230
Eureka	400	-1.04%	25,147	26,471
Belmont	401	-1.05%	26,848	28,265
Downey	402	-1.05%	108,218	113,966
San Carlos	403	-1.06%	29,091	30,648
Pico Rivera	404	-1.06%	58,732	61,887
Norwalk	405	-1.06%	97,184	102,413
La Verne	406	-1.07%	29,870	31,480
El Monte	407	-1.07%	103,519	109,119
Capitola	408	-1.07%	9,401	9,910
Bellflower	409	-1.08%	74,902	78,970
Sierra Madre	410	-1.08%	10,659	11,236
Glendale	411	-1.08%	185,792	195,947
Artesia	412	-1.09%	15,492	16,340
Calabasas	413	-1.11%	22,009	23,243
Montague	414	-1.11%	1,157	1,220
Carson	415	-1.11%	90,342	95,422
La Cañada Flintridge	416	-1.12%	19,401	20,501
Blue Lake	417	-1.12%	1,146	1,211
Inglewood	418	-1.12%	101,618	107,398
Yountville	419	-1.13%	3,243	3,426
Glendora	420	-1.15%	49,524	52,409
South Pasadena	421	-1.15%	25,360	26,837
La Mirada	422	-1.17%	45,824	48,537
Compton	423	-1.17%	90,059	95,406
Paramount	424	-1.18%	50,567	53,575
San Dimas	425	-1.18%	32,833	34,795
Cudahy	426	-1.18%	21,437	22,722
Signal Hill	427	-1.19%	11,145	11,814
Lakewood	428	-1.19%	77,561	82,225
Hawaiian Gardens	429	-1.19%	13,297	14,097
Bell	430	-1.19%	31,550	33,449
San Leandro	431	-1.2%	85,532	90,727
Redondo Beach	432	-1.21%	67,254	71,358
Bell Gardens	433	-1.21%	37,110	39,383
Huntington Park	434	-1.22%	51,531	54,703
Torrance	435	-1.23%	137,860	146,440
Hawthorne	436	-1.24%	82,593	87,791
Monterey Park	437	-1.25%	57,270	60,899
Beverly Hills	438	-1.25%	30,638	32,580
Lynwood	439	-1.26%	62,797	66,791
Colma	440	-1.26%	1,410	1,497
Maywood	441	-1.27%	23,536	25,044
Palos Verdes Estates	442	-1.27%	12,507	13,311
Calipatria	443	-1.29%	6,438	6,858
National City	444	-1.29%	57,706	61,476
Rancho Palos Verdes	445	-1.29%	39,546	42,133
Diamond Bar	446	-1.3%	51,612	55,010
Lawndale	447	-1.3%	29,767	31,730
Crescent City	448	-1.3%	6,128	6,531
Lomita	449	-1.31%	19,582	20,876
Hermosa Beach	450	-1.31%	18,443	19,663
La Habra Heights	451	-1.32%	5,311	5,665
Pleasanton	452	-1.32%	74,662	79,671
Westlake Village	453	-1.34%	7,491	7,999
Avalon	454	-1.35%	3,223	3,443
Cerritos	455	-1.36%	46,215	49,394
Dunsmuir	456	-1.36%	1,596	1,703
Rolling Hills	457	-1.4%	1,622	1,734
Twentynine Palms	458	-1.41%	26,188	28,060
Union City	459	-1.41%	65,261	69,933
San Francisco	460	-1.43%	815,701	874,826
Coalinga	461	-1.44%	16,482	17,680
Manhattan Beach	462	-1.44%	32,971	35,380
Taft	463	-2.16%	6,837	7,589
Weed	464	-2.16%	2,576	2,859
Coronado	465	-2.98%	17,493	20,180
California City	466	-3.61%	12,698	15,076
Tehachapi	467	-4.28%	10,638	13,016
Susanville	468	-8.17%	11,349	16,396

California Growth Overview

California's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Paradise leads with 11.04% annualized growth, followed by Lathrop (7.18%) and Shafter (2.95%). The largest population centers are Los Angeles (3,874,297), San Diego (1,409,359), and San Jose (994,288). Of the 468 cities over 1,000 population, 171 are growing while 297 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.12% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -0.14% annually.

Fastest Growing Cities in California (2025)

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