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 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
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Riverside | 1 | 320,121 | 315,067 | 0.4% | 3,945 | 81.1 | City |
San Bernardino | 2 | 224,274 | 222,090 | 0.24% | 3,611 | 62.1 | City |
Moreno Valley | 3 | 213,566 | 208,868 | 0.55% | 4,162 | 51.3 | City |
Oceanside | 4 | 168,705 | 173,965 | -0.77% | 4,088 | 41.3 | City |
Corona | 5 | 161,161 | 157,468 | 0.58% | 4,040 | 39.9 | City |
Menifee | 6 | 116,834 | 103,228 | 3% | 2,515 | 46.5 | City |
Murrieta | 7 | 112,122 | 111,146 | 0.22% | 3,343 | 33.5 | City |
Temecula | 8 | 110,878 | 110,094 | 0.18% | 2,982 | 37.2 | City |
Jurupa Valley | 9 | 107,976 | 105,356 | 0.61% | 2,515 | 42.9 | City |
Rialto | 10 | 103,162 | 104,077 | -0.22% | 4,282 | 24.1 | City |
Indio | 11 | 94,302 | 89,320 | 1.34% | 2,842 | 33.2 | City |
Chino | 12 | 93,806 | 91,038 | 0.74% | 3,172 | 29.6 | City |
Hemet | 13 | 93,197 | 89,881 | 0.9% | 3,185 | 29.3 | City |
Perris | 14 | 81,193 | 78,831 | 0.73% | 2,572 | 31.6 | City |
Lake Elsinore | 15 | 73,849 | 70,563 | 1.12% | 1,930 | 38.3 | City |
Redlands | 16 | 72,329 | 73,235 | -0.31% | 2,009 | 36.0 | City |
Eastvale | 17 | 70,666 | 70,041 | 0.22% | 5,573 | 12.7 | City |
Beaumont | 18 | 60,182 | 53,304 | 2.94% | 1,984 | 30.3 | City |
San Jacinto | 19 | 55,854 | 54,197 | 0.75% | 2,159 | 25.9 | City |
Yucaipa | 20 | 53,733 | 54,589 | -0.4% | 1,902 | 28.3 | City |
Colton | 21 | 53,151 | 53,975 | -0.39% | 3,401 | 15.6 | City |
Cathedral City | 22 | 52,598 | 51,628 | 0.46% | 2,340 | 22.5 | City |
Palm Desert | 23 | 52,202 | 51,197 | 0.48% | 1,950 | 26.8 | City |
Palm Springs | 24 | 45,404 | 44,660 | 0.41% | 480 | 94.5 | City |
French Valley | 25 | 44,268 | 39,057 | 3.54% | 4,072 | 10.9 | CDP |
Coachella | 26 | 44,117 | 42,008 | 1.21% | 1,475 | 29.9 | City |
La Quinta | 27 | 39,525 | 37,749 | 1.14% | 1,120 | 35.3 | City |
Wildomar | 28 | 37,145 | 36,913 | 0.16% | 1,564 | 23.7 | City |
Fallbrook | 29 | 34,239 | 32,359 | 0.78% | 1,952 | 17.5 | CDP |
Desert Hot Springs | 30 | 33,743 | 32,523 | 0.91% | 1,120 | 30.1 | City |
Temescal Valley | 31 | 32,932 | 28,420 | 7.7% | 1,703 | 19.3 | CDP |
Banning | 32 | 32,298 | 29,826 | 1.95% | 1,390 | 23.2 | City |
Twentynine Palms | 33 | 28,956 | 28,067 | 0.77% | 493 | 58.7 | City |
Norco | 34 | 25,399 | 25,395 | 0% | 1,833 | 13.9 | City |
Loma Linda | 35 | 25,185 | 24,887 | 0.29% | 2,882 | 8.7 | City |
Mead Valley | 36 | 20,926 | 20,817 | 0.83% | 1,096 | 19.1 | CDP |
East Hemet | 37 | 20,735 | 20,161 | 1.16% | 3,988 | 5.2 | CDP |
Valle Vista | 38 | 20,031 | 19,072 | 1.98% | 2,905 | 6.9 | CDP |
Blythe | 39 | 18,055 | 18,013 | 0.06% | 681 | 26.5 | City |
Rancho Mirage | 40 | 18,048 | 17,036 | 1.42% | 713 | 25.3 | City |
Woodcrest | 41 | 17,883 | 18,719 | 1.43% | 1,568 | 11.4 | CDP |
Home Gardens | 42 | 12,396 | 12,027 | 0.48% | 8,097 | 1.5 | CDP |
El Sobrante | 43 | 12,028 | 13,096 | -0.41% | 1,663 | 7.2 | CDP |
Calimesa | 44 | 11,480 | 10,220 | 2.82% | 771 | 14.9 | City |
Canyon Lake | 45 | 11,100 | 11,084 | 0.04% | 2,855 | 3.9 | City |
Lakeland Village | 46 | 10,402 | 12,362 | -0.78% | 1,186 | 8.8 | CDP |
Thousand Palms | 47 | 8,330 | 8,158 | 0.53% | 353 | 23.6 | CDP |
Good Hope | 48 | 8,141 | 8,431 | -0.91% | 725 | 11.2 | CDP |
Cherry Valley | 49 | 7,867 | 8,026 | 1.38% | 982 | 8.0 | CDP |
Highgrove | 50 | 7,582 | 6,201 | 3.49% | 2,357 | 3.2 | CDP |
Nuevo | 51 | 7,448 | 6,999 | 0.98% | 1,100 | 6.8 | CDP |
Bermuda Dunes | 52 | 7,310 | 6,626 | 0.03% | 2,478 | 3.0 | CDP |
Garnet | 53 | 7,292 | 5,567 | -0.25% | 926 | 7.9 | CDP |
Salton City | 54 | 6,608 | 5,975 | 3.17% | 308 | 21.4 | CDP |
Lake Mathews | 55 | 6,595 | 7,389 | 0.78% | 414 | 15.9 | CDP |
Desert Palms | 56 | 6,324 | 6,599 | -0.71% | 2,364 | 2.7 | CDP |
Homeland | 57 | 6,263 | 7,613 | 0.34% | 1,466 | 4.3 | CDP |
Mecca | 58 | 5,936 | 5,541 | -3.07% | 858 | 6.9 | CDP |
El Cerrito | 59 | 5,366 | 5,269 | 0.36% | 2,062 | 2.6 | CDP |
Indian Wells | 60 | 4,888 | 4,783 | 0.53% | 342 | 14.3 | City |
Desert Edge | 61 | 3,697 | 3,480 | -0.24% | 1,630 | 2.3 | CDP |
Meadowbrook | 62 | 3,446 | 4,208 | 0.53% | 510 | 6.8 | CDP |
Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 63 | 3,427 | 2,963 | -0.92% | 250 | 13.7 | CDP |
Coronita | 64 | 3,340 | 3,968 | 1.61% | 5,512 | 0.6 | CDP |
Sage | 65 | 3,288 | 2,814 | 7.7% | 48 | 68.3 | CDP |
Oasis | 66 | 3,256 | 2,554 | -7.37% | 166 | 19.6 | CDP |
Green Acres | 67 | 3,226 | 3,855 | 3.26% | 2,299 | 1.4 | CDP |
Winchester | 68 | 2,981 | 2,957 | 1.08% | 372 | 8.0 | CDP |
Romoland | 69 | 2,914 | 2,755 | 3.11% | 1,095 | 2.7 | CDP |
North Shore | 70 | 2,466 | 2,580 | -2.84% | 221 | 11.2 | CDP |
Lakeview | 71 | 2,364 | 2,452 | 0.77% | 725 | 3.3 | CDP |
Sky Valley | 72 | 2,290 | 2,274 | -0.39% | 94 | 24.3 | CDP |
Vista Santa Rosa | 73 | 2,160 | 2,072 | -2.44% | 134 | 16.1 | CDP |
Cabazon | 74 | 1,848 | 2,271 | -2.58% | 378 | 4.9 | CDP |
Rainbow | 75 | 1,830 | 2,211 | 0% | 166 | 11.1 | CDP |
Anza | 76 | 1,783 | 2,101 | -4.7% | 65 | 27.6 | CDP |
Warm Springs | 77 | 1,743 | 1,445 | -3.65% | 1,244 | 1.4 | CDP |
Lake Riverside | 78 | 1,458 | 1,139 | 1.46% | 200 | 7.3 | CDP |
Whitewater | 79 | 1,393 | 1,166 | 7.65% | 141 | 9.9 | CDP |
March ARB | 80 | 1,178 | 1,236 | 0.17% | 99 | 11.9 | CDP |
Thermal | 81 | 1,100 | 1,371 | -10.28% | 117 | 9.4 | CDP |
Mesa Verde | 82 | 910 | 753 | -0.87% | 212 | 4.3 | CDP |
Ripley | 83 | 601 | 460 | -1.15% | 353 | 1.7 | CDP |
Indio Hills | 84 | 544 | 811 | -5.23% | 25 | 21.9 | CDP |
Aguanga | 85 | 516 | 696 | -7.69% | 38 | 13.6 | CDP |
Oak Glen | 86 | 324 | 307 | -6.63% | 22 | 15.0 | CDP |
Desert Shores | 87 | 236 | 411 | -20.8% | 338 | 0.7 | CDP |
Desert Center | 88 | 189 | 285 | -0.53% | 6 | 30.4 | CDP |
Salton Sea Beach | 89 | 147 | 299 | -11.45% | 477 | 0.3 | CDP |
Mountain Center | 90 | 51 | 17 | 6.25% | 27 | 1.9 | 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.
Riverside is the largest city in Riverside County.
Mountain Center is the smallest city in Riverside County.
There are 90 cities in Riverside County, California.