There are 93 cities in Kern 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 | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | 1 | California | 416,081 | 405,280 | 0.65% | 2,769 | 150.27 |
| Lancaster | 2 | California | 163,950 | 173,094 | -1.38% | 1,739 | 94.28 |
| Delano | 3 | California | 52,046 | 49,860 | 1.06% | 3,537 | 14.72 |
| Oildale | 4 | California | 34,072 | 35,520 | -1.05% | 4,308 | 7.91 |
| East Niles | 5 | California | 30,077 | 29,885 | 0.16% | 5,511 | 5.46 |
| Ridgecrest | 6 | California | 28,110 | 28,022 | 0.08% | 1,347 | 20.86 |
| Wasco | 7 | California | 27,430 | 25,376 | 1.91% | 2,922 | 9.39 |
| Shafter | 8 | California | 22,531 | 20,067 | 2.81% | 582 | 38.70 |
| Rosamond | 9 | California | 20,814 | 20,255 | 0.39% | 399 | 52.12 |
| Rosedale | 10 | California | 19,345 | 19,003 | 0.45% | 661 | 29.27 |
| Arvin | 11 | California | 19,319 | 19,498 | -0.23% | 4,009 | 4.82 |
| McFarland | 12 | California | 14,007 | 14,173 | -0.3% | 2,209 | 6.34 |
| California City | 13 | California | 13,379 | 15,070 | -3.06% | 66 | 203.63 |
| Lamont | 14 | California | 12,706 | 14,724 | -3.82% | 2,649 | 4.80 |
| East Bakersfield | 15 | California | 11,254 | 10,254 | 2.27% | 14,300 | 0.79 |
| Potomac Park | 16 | California | 10,561 | 10,833 | -0.64% | 7,406 | 1.43 |
| Tehachapi | 17 | California | 10,180 | 12,982 | -6.44% | 993 | 10.26 |
| Quartz Hill | 18 | California | 10,109 | 10,405 | 0.1% | 2,687 | 3.76 |
| Golden Hills | 19 | California | 9,574 | 10,234 | -1.63% | 877 | 10.91 |
| Hillcrest | 20 | California | 9,189 | 11,801 | -6.64% | 6,668 | 1.38 |
| La Cresta | 21 | California | 7,952 | 9,990 | -3.14% | 7,602 | 1.05 |
| Taft | 22 | California | 6,791 | 7,471 | -2.44% | 445 | 15.27 |
| Benton Park | 23 | California | 6,460 | 5,212 | 5.08% | 8,613 | 0.75 |
| Bear Valley Springs | 24 | California | 5,905 | 5,291 | 2.68% | 152 | 38.88 |
| Greenfield | 25 | California | 5,057 | 3,777 | 6.75% | 3,814 | 1.33 |
| Ford City | 26 | California | 4,417 | 4,909 | 0.68% | 2,878 | 1.53 |
| Greenacres | 27 | California | 4,284 | 5,255 | -3.14% | 2,250 | 1.90 |
| Mojave | 28 | California | 3,950 | 3,780 | 1.1% | 68 | 58.37 |
| Rexland Acres | 29 | California | 3,908 | 3,487 | 1.56% | 7,515 | 0.52 |
| Old Stine | 30 | California | 3,747 | 3,477 | 1.85% | 6,073 | 0.62 |
| Lake Isabella | 31 | California | 3,436 | 3,621 | -1.12% | 158 | 21.71 |
| Weldon | 32 | California | 3,044 | 2,160 | 7.83% | 114 | 26.66 |
| Edwards AFB | 33 | California | 2,712 | 2,676 | 0.33% | 158 | 17.13 |
| Weedpatch | 34 | California | 2,698 | 2,879 | -1.64% | 759 | 3.56 |
| Wofford Heights | 35 | California | 2,664 | 1,870 | 8.07% | 416 | 6.40 |
| Boron | 36 | California | 2,571 | 2,280 | 2.02% | 187 | 13.71 |
| Cottonwood | 37 | California | 2,483 | 3,121 | -6.02% | 6,318 | 0.39 |
| South Taft | 38 | California | 2,356 | 2,120 | -0.3% | 2,190 | 1.08 |
| Pine Mountain Club | 39 | California | 2,337 | 2,011 | 3.13% | 139 | 16.85 |
| China Lake Acres | 40 | California | 2,320 | 2,450 | -1.36% | 445 | 5.21 |
| Frazier Park | 41 | California | 2,317 | 3,121 | -7.98% | 444 | 5.22 |
| Bodfish | 42 | California | 2,276 | 2,164 | -0.96% | 277 | 8.21 |
| Stallion Springs | 43 | California | 1,796 | 2,996 | -14.31% | 132 | 13.58 |
| Fairfax | 44 | California | 1,774 | 1,778 | -0.06% | 1,863 | 0.95 |
| Taft Heights | 45 | California | 1,767 | 1,509 | 3.82% | 5,970 | 0.30 |
| Lost Hills | 46 | California | 1,766 | 1,742 | 0.34% | 318 | 5.55 |
| Bakersfield Country Club | 47 | California | 1,700 | 1,486 | 1.86% | 2,243 | 0.76 |
| Casa Loma | 48 | California | 1,458 | 1,404 | 0.97% | 3,748 | 0.39 |
| Lakeside | 49 | California | 1,375 | 969 | -1.08% | 762 | 1.80 |
| Buttonwillow | 50 | California | 1,232 | 1,339 | 3.53% | 178 | 6.93 |
| North Edwards | 51 | California | 1,184 | 906 | 4.32% | 93 | 12.75 |
| Lake Hughes | 52 | California | 1,074 | 660 | 10.72% | 101 | 10.62 |
| Inyokern | 53 | California | 1,052 | 645 | 6.59% | 96 | 10.93 |
| Shandon | 54 | California | 1,008 | 1,054 | -1.08% | 342 | 2.95 |
| Maricopa | 55 | California | 1,004 | 1,023 | -0.5% | 642 | 1.56 |
| Lebec | 56 | California | 1,003 | 1,474 | 4.7% | 65 | 15.32 |
| Squirrel Mountain Valley | 57 | California | 996 | 1,146 | -3.58% | 553 | 1.80 |
| Stebbins | 58 | California | 883 | 963 | -2.21% | 884 | 1 |
| Kernville | 59 | California | 881 | 791 | 2.68% | 70 | 12.64 |
| Edison | 60 | California | 818 | 109 | 25.08% | 808 | 1.01 |
| Fuller Acres | 61 | California | 800 | 634 | 5.54% | 1,061 | 0.75 |
| Lake Woods | 62 | California | 743 | 757 | 0.95% | 210 | 3.54 |
| Valley Acres | 63 | California | 620 | 641 | 0.81% | 150 | 4.12 |
| Onyx | 64 | California | 613 | 576 | -2.54% | 54 | 11.45 |
| Keene | 65 | California | 551 | 257 | 15.51% | 58 | 9.44 |
| Derby Acres | 66 | California | 524 | 288 | 11.49% | 146 | 3.58 |
| Ridgecrest Heights | 67 | California | 511 | 193 | 18.56% | 846 | 0.60 |
| Dustin Acres | 68 | California | 490 | 568 | -3.73% | 133 | 3.68 |
| Smith Corner | 69 | California | 398 | 413 | 11.48% | 1,809 | 0.22 |
| El Adobe | 70 | California | 362 | 118 | 20.27% | 361 | 1 |
| Pumpkin Center | 71 | California | 347 | 169 | 14.9% | 743 | 0.47 |
| Edmundson Acres | 72 | California | 329 | 341 | -0.9% | 4,985 | 0.07 |
| Mexican Colony | 73 | California | 267 | 337 | -5.99% | 8,344 | 0.03 |
| Mountain Meadows | 74 | California | 257 | 251 | 0.78% | 63 | 4.11 |
| Olde Stockdale | 75 | California | 247 | 839 | -37.47% | 607 | 0.41 |
| Di Giorgio | 76 | California | 232 | 398 | -15.02% | 2,729 | 0.09 |
| Tupman | 77 | California | 162 | 134 | 3.85% | 307 | 0.53 |
| Old River | 78 | California | 136 | 76 | 12.4% | 138 | 0.98 |
| Mountain Mesa | 79 | California | 133 | 1,011 | -62.22% | 153 | 0.87 |
| Mettler | 80 | California | 129 | 115 | 3.2% | 554 | 0.23 |
| Woody | 81 | California | 125 | 67 | 13.64% | 31 | 4.04 |
| Johannesburg | 82 | California | 102 | 48 | 4.08% | 42 | 2.45 |
| Rivergrove | 83 | California | 97 | 51 | 14.12% | 147 | 0.66 |
| Kennedy Meadows | 84 | California | 93 | 143 | 0% | 16 | 5.82 |
| Fellows | 85 | California | 70 | 54 | 6.06% | 101 | 0.69 |
| Cherokee Strip | 86 | California | 57 | 289 | -50.43% | 626 | 0.09 |
| McKittrick | 87 | California | 56 | 130 | -24.32% | 21 | 2.62 |
| Randsburg | 88 | California | 39 | 99 | -25% | 20 | 1.91 |
| Alta Sierra | 89 | California | 26 | 111 | 0% | 26 | 1.02 |
| Glennville | 90 | California | 23 | 54 | -17.86% | 12 | 1.89 |
| Goodmanville | 91 | California | 2 | 84 | -90.91% | 3 | 0.68 |
| Choctaw Valley | 92 | California | 0 | 252 | 0% | 0 | 2.27 |
| Jovista | 93 | California | 0 | 93 | 0% | 0 | 0.10 |
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.
Bakersfield is the largest city in Kern County.
Jovista is the smallest city in Kern County.
There are 93 cities in Kern County, California.