70 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 1 | 321,385 | 315,067 | 0.4% | 3,960 | 81.15 | City |
| Moreno Valley | 2 | 214,741 | 208,868 | 0.55% | 4,185 | 51.31 | City |
| Corona | 3 | 162,084 | 157,468 | 0.57% | 4,063 | 39.89 | City |
| Menifee | 4 | 120,236 | 103,228 | 2.91% | 2,588 | 46.46 | City |
| Murrieta | 5 | 112,366 | 111,146 | 0.22% | 3,351 | 33.54 | City |
| Temecula | 6 | 111,074 | 110,094 | 0.18% | 2,988 | 37.18 | City |
| Jurupa Valley | 7 | 108,631 | 105,356 | 0.61% | 2,530 | 42.94 | City |
| Indio | 8 | 95,548 | 89,320 | 1.32% | 2,879 | 33.18 | City |
| Hemet | 9 | 94,026 | 89,881 | 0.89% | 3,213 | 29.26 | City |
| Perris | 10 | 81,784 | 78,831 | 0.73% | 2,591 | 31.56 | City |
| Lake Elsinore | 11 | 74,671 | 70,563 | 1.11% | 1,951 | 38.27 | City |
| Eastvale | 12 | 70,822 | 70,041 | 0.22% | 5,586 | 12.68 | City |
| Beaumont | 13 | 61,902 | 53,304 | 2.86% | 2,041 | 30.33 | City |
| San Jacinto | 14 | 56,268 | 54,197 | 0.74% | 2,175 | 25.87 | City |
| Cathedral City | 15 | 52,841 | 51,628 | 0.46% | 2,351 | 22.48 | City |
| Palm Desert | 16 | 52,453 | 51,197 | 0.48% | 1,959 | 26.78 | City |
| French Valley | 17 | 45,782 | 39,057 | 3.42% | 4,211 | 10.87 | CDP |
| Palm Springs | 18 | 45,590 | 44,660 | 0.41% | 482 | 94.54 | City |
| Coachella | 19 | 44,644 | 42,008 | 1.2% | 1,492 | 29.92 | City |
| La Quinta | 20 | 39,969 | 37,749 | 1.12% | 1,132 | 35.29 | City |
| Wildomar | 21 | 37,203 | 36,913 | 0.16% | 1,567 | 23.74 | City |
| Desert Hot Springs | 22 | 34,048 | 32,523 | 0.9% | 1,130 | 30.13 | City |
| Banning | 23 | 32,916 | 29,826 | 1.91% | 1,417 | 23.24 | City |
| Norco | 24 | 25,400 | 25,395 | 0% | 1,833 | 13.86 | City |
| Mead Valley | 25 | 21,099 | 20,817 | 0.83% | 1,105 | 19.09 | CDP |
| East Hemet | 26 | 20,972 | 20,161 | 1.14% | 4,034 | 5.20 | CDP |
| Valle Vista | 27 | 20,420 | 19,072 | 1.94% | 2,961 | 6.90 | CDP |
| Rancho Mirage | 28 | 18,301 | 17,036 | 1.4% | 723 | 25.30 | City |
| Woodcrest | 29 | 18,136 | 18,719 | 1.42% | 1,590 | 11.40 | CDP |
| Blythe | 30 | 18,066 | 18,013 | 0.06% | 682 | 26.50 | City |
| Home Gardens | 31 | 12,455 | 12,027 | 0.48% | 8,135 | 1.53 | CDP |
| Calimesa | 32 | 11,795 | 10,220 | 2.74% | 792 | 14.89 | City |
| Canyon Lake | 33 | 11,104 | 11,084 | 0.04% | 2,856 | 3.89 | City |
| Thousand Palms | 34 | 8,374 | 8,158 | 0.53% | 355 | 23.62 | CDP |
| Good Hope | 35 | 8,066 | 8,431 | -0.92% | 719 | 11.22 | CDP |
| Cherry Valley | 36 | 7,974 | 8,026 | 1.36% | 995 | 8.01 | CDP |
| Highgrove | 37 | 7,839 | 6,201 | 3.39% | 2,437 | 3.22 | CDP |
| Nuevo | 38 | 7,520 | 6,999 | 0.97% | 1,111 | 6.77 | CDP |
| Bermuda Dunes | 39 | 7,312 | 6,626 | 0.03% | 2,479 | 2.95 | CDP |
| Garnet | 40 | 7,274 | 5,567 | -0.25% | 924 | 7.88 | CDP |
| Lake Mathews | 41 | 6,645 | 7,389 | 0.76% | 417 | 15.93 | CDP |
| Homeland | 42 | 6,284 | 7,613 | 0.34% | 1,471 | 4.27 | CDP |
| Desert Palms | 43 | 6,278 | 6,599 | -0.73% | 2,347 | 2.67 | CDP |
| Mecca | 44 | 5,747 | 5,541 | -3.18% | 831 | 6.92 | CDP |
| Indian Wells | 45 | 4,914 | 4,783 | 0.53% | 344 | 14.30 | City |
| Desert Edge | 46 | 3,688 | 3,480 | -0.24% | 1,626 | 2.27 | CDP |
| Sage | 47 | 3,523 | 2,814 | 7.15% | 52 | 68.26 | CDP |
| Meadowbrook | 48 | 3,465 | 4,208 | 0.55% | 513 | 6.75 | CDP |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 49 | 3,395 | 2,963 | -0.93% | 247 | 13.72 | CDP |
| Coronita | 50 | 3,392 | 3,968 | 1.56% | 5,597 | 0.61 | CDP |
| Green Acres | 51 | 3,328 | 3,855 | 3.16% | 2,372 | 1.40 | CDP |
| Winchester | 52 | 3,013 | 2,957 | 1.07% | 376 | 8.02 | CDP |
| Romoland | 53 | 3,002 | 2,755 | 3.02% | 1,128 | 2.66 | CDP |
| Oasis | 54 | 2,996 | 2,554 | -7.99% | 153 | 19.64 | CDP |
| North Shore | 55 | 2,393 | 2,580 | -2.96% | 214 | 11.18 | CDP |
| Lakeview | 56 | 2,383 | 2,452 | 0.8% | 731 | 3.26 | CDP |
| Sky Valley | 57 | 2,282 | 2,274 | -0.35% | 94 | 24.32 | CDP |
| Vista Santa Rosa | 58 | 2,105 | 2,072 | -2.55% | 131 | 16.08 | CDP |
| Rainbow | 59 | 1,829 | 2,211 | -0.06% | 165 | 11.05 | CDP |
| Cabazon | 60 | 1,799 | 2,271 | -2.65% | 368 | 4.89 | CDP |
| Anza | 61 | 1,695 | 2,101 | -4.94% | 61 | 27.59 | CDP |
| Whitewater | 62 | 1,492 | 1,166 | 7.11% | 151 | 9.88 | CDP |
| Lake Riverside | 63 | 1,478 | 1,139 | 1.37% | 203 | 7.29 | CDP |
| March ARB | 64 | 1,179 | 1,236 | 0.08% | 99 | 11.95 | CDP |
| Thermal | 65 | 974 | 1,371 | -11.46% | 104 | 9.38 | CDP |
| Indio Hills | 66 | 513 | 811 | -5.7% | 23 | 21.86 | CDP |
| Aguanga | 67 | 472 | 696 | -8.53% | 35 | 13.60 | CDP |
| Oak Glen | 68 | 302 | 307 | -6.79% | 20 | 15 | CDP |
| Desert Center | 69 | 188 | 285 | -0.53% | 6 | 30.43 | CDP |
| Mountain Center | 70 | 55 | 17 | 7.84% | 29 | 1.88 | CDP |
Riverside is the largest city in Riverside County, with a population of 321,385.
Mountain Center is the smallest city in Riverside County.
There are 70 cities in Riverside County, California.