There are 47 cities in Santa Clara County, California.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1 | 956,433 | 1,009,319 | -1.36% | 5,375 | 177.9 | City |
| Sunnyvale | 2 | 150,872 | 155,250 | -0.72% | 6,839 | 22.1 | City |
| Santa Clara | 3 | 131,886 | 128,588 | 0.63% | 7,216 | 18.3 | City |
| Mountain View | 4 | 81,458 | 82,766 | -0.4% | 6,812 | 12.0 | City |
| Livermore | 5 | 81,252 | 87,875 | -2% | 3,058 | 26.6 | City |
| Milpitas | 6 | 76,497 | 79,792 | -1.07% | 5,674 | 13.5 | City |
| Palo Alto | 7 | 65,057 | 68,357 | -1.25% | 2,705 | 24.1 | City |
| Gilroy | 8 | 57,867 | 59,398 | -0.66% | 3,499 | 16.5 | City |
| Cupertino | 9 | 56,343 | 60,111 | -1.64% | 4,969 | 11.3 | City |
| Watsonville | 10 | 50,328 | 52,482 | -1.06% | 7,416 | 6.8 | City |
| Hollister | 11 | 45,583 | 41,882 | 2.07% | 5,725 | 8.0 | City |
| Morgan Hill | 12 | 44,075 | 45,685 | -0.91% | 3,407 | 12.9 | City |
| Campbell | 13 | 41,005 | 43,784 | -1.67% | 6,743 | 6.1 | City |
| Los Gatos | 14 | 31,816 | 33,415 | -1.24% | 2,754 | 11.6 | Town |
| Menlo Park | 15 | 31,023 | 33,690 | -2.1% | 3,105 | 10.0 | City |
| Los Altos | 16 | 29,536 | 31,350 | -1.51% | 4,516 | 6.5 | City |
| Saratoga | 17 | 29,171 | 30,913 | -1.47% | 2,283 | 12.8 | City |
| East Palo Alto | 18 | 27,638 | 29,948 | -2.05% | 10,933 | 2.5 | City |
| Prunedale | 19 | 19,674 | 20,560 | 0.77% | 427 | 46.1 | CDP |
| Stanford | 20 | 17,829 | 16,200 | 1.64% | 6,483 | 2.8 | CDP |
| Alum Rock | 21 | 11,214 | 11,798 | -2.67% | 12,904 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Rio Mar | 22 | 8,972 | 9,713 | -0.2% | 2,991 | 3.0 | CDP |
| East Foothills | 23 | 8,270 | 6,815 | 0% | 3,888 | 2.1 | CDP |
| Interlaken | 24 | 8,159 | 7,596 | 0.74% | 832 | 9.8 | CDP |
| Los Altos Hills | 25 | 8,089 | 8,489 | -1.22% | 892 | 9.1 | Town |
| San Martin | 26 | 6,166 | 6,498 | -1% | 532 | 11.6 | CDP |
| Burbank | 27 | 5,285 | 5,377 | 0.47% | 12,644 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Portola Valley | 28 | 4,123 | 4,447 | -1.93% | 454 | 9.1 | Town |
| Loyola | 29 | 3,911 | 3,404 | 1.22% | 2,814 | 1.4 | CDP |
| Cambrian Park | 30 | 3,596 | 3,015 | 0.64% | 6,221 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Monte Sereno | 31 | 3,455 | 3,471 | -0.12% | 2,114 | 1.6 | City |
| Freedom | 32 | 3,408 | 3,959 | 0.71% | 3,008 | 1.1 | CDP |
| Day Valley | 33 | 3,226 | 3,414 | -0.4% | 174 | 18.5 | CDP |
| Las Lomas | 34 | 3,065 | 3,818 | 0.1% | 2,956 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Ridgemark | 35 | 3,023 | 2,572 | 0.03% | 1,176 | 2.6 | CDP |
| Amesti | 36 | 2,976 | 3,240 | -1.2% | 1,014 | 2.9 | CDP |
| Pajaro | 37 | 2,665 | 3,509 | -1.08% | 2,869 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Lexington Hills | 38 | 2,615 | 2,656 | 0.54% | 554 | 4.7 | CDP |
| La Selva Beach | 39 | 2,233 | 2,544 | -1.89% | 422 | 5.3 | CDP |
| Corralitos | 40 | 2,125 | 2,260 | -0.7% | 239 | 8.9 | CDP |
| Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley | 41 | 1,640 | 1,397 | -3.13% | 177 | 9.3 | CDP |
| Ladera | 42 | 1,427 | 1,385 | 0% | 3,319 | 0.4 | CDP |
| Fruitdale | 43 | 1,266 | 1,184 | 1.85% | 4,742 | 0.3 | CDP |
| Elkhorn | 44 | 1,238 | 998 | -1.9% | 258 | 4.8 | CDP |
| Tres Pinos | 45 | 1,094 | 921 | 4.19% | 304 | 3.6 | CDP |
| Lompico | 46 | 873 | 881 | -2.13% | 258 | 3.4 | CDP |
| Pajaro Dunes | 47 | 84 | 235 | -5.62% | 33 | 2.6 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
San Jose is the largest city in Santa Clara County.
Pajaro Dunes is the smallest city in Santa Clara County.
There are 47 cities in Santa Clara County, California.