85 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | 1 | 418,781 | 405,280 | 0.65% | 2,787 | 150.27 | City |
| Delano | 2 | 52,593 | 49,860 | 1.05% | 3,574 | 14.72 | City |
| East Niles | 3 | 37,476 | 29,885 | 7.14% | 6,866 | 5.46 | CDP |
| Oildale | 4 | 35,324 | 35,520 | 0.5% | 4,466 | 7.91 | CDP |
| Ridgecrest | 5 | 28,132 | 28,022 | 0.08% | 1,349 | 20.86 | City |
| Wasco | 6 | 27,944 | 25,376 | 1.87% | 2,977 | 9.39 | City |
| Shafter | 7 | 23,147 | 20,067 | 2.73% | 598 | 38.70 | City |
| Rosamond | 8 | 21,280 | 20,255 | 0.99% | 408 | 52.12 | CDP |
| Rosedale | 9 | 20,453 | 19,003 | 2.13% | 699 | 29.27 | CDP |
| Arvin | 10 | 19,274 | 19,498 | -0.23% | 4,000 | 4.82 | City |
| McFarland | 11 | 13,966 | 14,173 | -0.29% | 2,202 | 6.34 | City |
| East Bakersfield | 12 | 13,442 | 10,254 | 7.14% | 17,080 | 0.79 | CDP |
| Potomac Park | 13 | 13,371 | 10,833 | 7.14% | 9,377 | 1.43 | CDP |
| Lamont | 14 | 13,364 | 14,724 | -0.87% | 2,786 | 4.80 | CDP |
| Hillcrest | 15 | 13,119 | 11,801 | 7.15% | 9,520 | 1.38 | CDP |
| California City | 16 | 12,956 | 15,070 | -3.16% | 64 | 203.63 | City |
| La Cresta | 17 | 10,585 | 9,990 | 7.15% | 10,120 | 1.05 | CDP |
| Golden Hills | 18 | 10,201 | 10,234 | 1.02% | 935 | 10.91 | CDP |
| Quartz Hill | 19 | 9,883 | 10,405 | -0.69% | 2,627 | 3.76 | CDP |
| Tehachapi | 20 | 9,480 | 12,982 | -6.88% | 924 | 10.26 | City |
| Benton Park | 21 | 7,295 | 5,212 | 7.14% | 9,727 | 0.75 | CDP |
| Taft | 22 | 6,621 | 7,471 | -2.5% | 434 | 15.27 | City |
| Bear Valley Springs | 23 | 5,704 | 5,291 | 0.62% | 147 | 38.88 | CDP |
| Rexland Acres | 24 | 4,735 | 3,487 | 7.15% | 9,106 | 0.52 | CDP |
| Old Stine | 25 | 4,515 | 3,477 | 7.14% | 7,318 | 0.62 | CDP |
| Ford City | 26 | 4,377 | 4,909 | 0.16% | 2,851 | 1.53 | CDP |
| Greenacres | 27 | 4,311 | 5,255 | -1.91% | 2,264 | 1.90 | CDP |
| Mojave | 28 | 3,772 | 3,780 | -0.82% | 65 | 58.37 | CDP |
| Lake Isabella | 29 | 3,526 | 3,621 | 0.11% | 162 | 21.71 | CDP |
| Edwards AFB | 30 | 2,852 | 2,676 | 1.89% | 166 | 17.13 | CDP |
| Weedpatch | 31 | 2,821 | 2,879 | 0.39% | 793 | 3.56 | CDP |
| Frazier Park | 32 | 2,726 | 3,121 | 0.07% | 523 | 5.22 | CDP |
| Weldon | 33 | 2,592 | 2,160 | -0.12% | 97 | 26.66 | CDP |
| Boron | 34 | 2,523 | 2,280 | 0.72% | 184 | 13.71 | CDP |
| China Lake Acres | 35 | 2,512 | 2,450 | 1.7% | 482 | 5.21 | CDP |
| South Taft | 36 | 2,420 | 2,120 | 0.67% | 2,249 | 1.08 | CDP |
| Bodfish | 37 | 2,411 | 2,164 | 1.26% | 294 | 8.21 | CDP |
| Stallion Springs | 38 | 2,373 | 2,996 | -0.34% | 175 | 13.58 | CDP |
| Wofford Heights | 39 | 2,284 | 1,870 | 0.26% | 357 | 6.40 | CDP |
| Pine Mountain Club | 40 | 2,165 | 2,011 | -0.46% | 128 | 16.85 | CDP |
| Bakersfield Country Club | 41 | 2,048 | 1,486 | 7.17% | 2,702 | 0.76 | CDP |
| Casa Loma | 42 | 1,789 | 1,404 | 7.13% | 4,599 | 0.39 | CDP |
| Lost Hills | 43 | 1,590 | 1,742 | -3.28% | 286 | 5.55 | CDP |
| Taft Heights | 44 | 1,560 | 1,509 | -1.64% | 5,270 | 0.30 | CDP |
| Squirrel Mountain Valley | 45 | 1,202 | 1,146 | 3.8% | 667 | 1.80 | CDP |
| Stebbins | 46 | 1,154 | 963 | 7.15% | 1,155 | 1 | CDP |
| North Edwards | 47 | 1,093 | 906 | 0.18% | 86 | 12.75 | CDP |
| Buttonwillow | 48 | 1,058 | 1,339 | -2.76% | 153 | 6.93 | CDP |
| Maricopa | 49 | 999 | 1,023 | -0.5% | 638 | 1.56 | City |
| Inyokern | 50 | 878 | 645 | -1.57% | 80 | 10.93 | CDP |
| Lebec | 51 | 774 | 1,474 | -5.61% | 51 | 15.32 | CDP |
| Kernville | 52 | 696 | 791 | -6.33% | 55 | 12.64 | CDP |
| Onyx | 53 | 687 | 576 | 2.08% | 60 | 11.45 | CDP |
| Lake Woods | 54 | 682 | 757 | -2.29% | 193 | 3.54 | CDP |
| Olde Stockdale | 55 | 679 | 839 | 7.1% | 1,668 | 0.41 | CDP |
| Fuller Acres | 56 | 648 | 634 | -3.43% | 859 | 0.75 | CDP |
| Valley Acres | 57 | 631 | 641 | 1.12% | 153 | 4.12 | CDP |
| Edison | 58 | 613 | 109 | 7.17% | 606 | 1.01 | CDP |
| Mountain Mesa | 59 | 521 | 1,011 | -3.16% | 601 | 0.87 | CDP |
| Dustin Acres | 60 | 498 | 568 | -1.97% | 135 | 3.68 | CDP |
| Ridgecrest Heights | 61 | 440 | 193 | 7.06% | 728 | 0.60 | CDP |
| Derby Acres | 62 | 439 | 288 | 1.62% | 123 | 3.58 | CDP |
| Keene | 63 | 397 | 257 | -0.75% | 42 | 9.44 | CDP |
| Di Giorgio | 64 | 394 | 398 | 7.07% | 4,635 | 0.09 | CDP |
| Edmundson Acres | 65 | 349 | 341 | 1.45% | 5,288 | 0.07 | CDP |
| Pumpkin Center | 66 | 322 | 169 | 6.98% | 690 | 0.47 | CDP |
| Mountain Meadows | 67 | 318 | 251 | 7.43% | 77 | 4.11 | CDP |
| Mexican Colony | 68 | 307 | 337 | 0.33% | 9,594 | 0.03 | CDP |
| El Adobe | 69 | 300 | 118 | 7.14% | 299 | 1 | CDP |
| Smith Corner | 70 | 264 | 413 | -6.05% | 1,200 | 0.22 | CDP |
| Cherokee Strip | 71 | 160 | 289 | -2.44% | 1,758 | 0.09 | CDP |
| Tupman | 72 | 147 | 134 | -0.68% | 278 | 0.53 | CDP |
| Old River | 73 | 132 | 76 | 6.45% | 134 | 0.98 | CDP |
| Woody | 74 | 120 | 67 | 7.14% | 30 | 4.04 | CDP |
| Mettler | 75 | 118 | 115 | -1.67% | 506 | 0.23 | CDP |
| Rivergrove | 76 | 93 | 51 | 8.14% | 141 | 0.66 | CDP |
| McKittrick | 77 | 88 | 130 | -1.12% | 34 | 2.62 | CDP |
| Randsburg | 78 | 81 | 99 | 6.58% | 42 | 1.91 | CDP |
| Johannesburg | 79 | 74 | 48 | -8.64% | 30 | 2.45 | CDP |
| Choctaw Valley | 80 | 70 | 252 | 7.69% | 31 | 2.27 | CDP |
| Goodmanville | 81 | 54 | 84 | 8% | 80 | 0.68 | CDP |
| Jovista | 82 | 54 | 93 | 8% | 535 | 0.10 | CDP |
| Fellows | 83 | 51 | 54 | -7.27% | 73 | 0.69 | CDP |
| Glennville | 84 | 41 | 54 | 7.89% | 22 | 1.89 | CDP |
| Alta Sierra | 85 | 32 | 111 | 6.67% | 31 | 1.02 | CDP |
Bakersfield is the largest city in Kern County, with a population of 418,781.
Alta Sierra is the smallest city in Kern County.
There are 85 cities in Kern County, California.