List of largest cities on the United States West Coast explained

This list of the largest cities on the United States West Coast includes the largest cities by population within the West Coast states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. Historically, the largest population hubs along the West Coast have been centered along the coastal regions and port cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, and Anchorage.^{[1] [2] [3]} The majority of the West Coast's largest cities are located within the state of California, with Los Angeles being the largest.

Cities

	County seat

2017 Rank	city	state	County / borough	Population (2017 )^[4]	Metro	Notes
1	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Los Angeles	3,999,759	13,131,431	Largest city in California
2	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	San Diego	1,419,516	3,317,749
3	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Santa Clara	1,035,317	1,998,463	Located within the San Francisco Bay Area
4	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California		884,363	4,727,357
5	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Washington	King	724,745	3,733,580	Largest city in Washington
6	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Oregon	Multnomah	647,805	2,389,228	Largest city in Oregon
7	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Fresno	527,438	972,297
8	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Sacramento	501,901	2,149,127
9	Long Beach	California	Los Angeles	469,450	13,131,431	Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
10	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Alameda	425,195
11	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Kern	380,874	839,631
12	Anaheim	California	Orange	352,497		Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
13	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Orange	334,136		Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
14	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Riverside	327,728
15	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	San Joaquin	310,496	726,126
16	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Alaska	Anchorage	294,356	401,635	Largest city in Alaska
17	Irvine	California	Orange	277,453		Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
18	Chula Vista	California	San Diego	270,471		Located within San Diego metropolitan area
19	Fremont	California	Alameda	234,962
20	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Washington		217,300	556,634
21		California	San Bernardino	216,995	4,224,851
22		California	Stanislaus	547,899
23		Washington	Pierce	213,418	3,733,580
24	Fontana	California	San Bernardino	211,815
25	Santa Clarita	California	Los Angeles	210,888	13,155,788
26	Oxnard	California	Ventura	210,037
27	Moreno Valley	California	Riverside	207,226
28	Glendale	California	Los Angeles	203,054
29	Huntington Beach	California	Orange	201,874
30	Rancho Cucamonga	California	San Bernardino	177,452
31	Oceanside	California	San Diego	176,193
32	Ontario	California	San Bernardino	216,995
33	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Washington	Clark	176,400	2,389,228	Located within Portland metropolitan area^[5]
34	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Sonoma	175,269
35	Garden Grove	California	Orange	174,226		Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
36	Elk Grove	California	Sacramento	171,844		Located within Sacramento metropolitan area
37	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Oregon	Marion	169,798	400,408	Capital city of Oregon
38	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Oregon	Lane	168,916	369,519
39	Corona	California	Riverside	167,836	4,224,851	Located within Riverside metropolitan area
40	Hayward	California	Alameda	160,500	7,468,390	Located within San Francisco Bay Area
41	Lancaster	California	Los Angeles	160,316
42	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Monterey	157,596
43	Palmdale	California	Los Angeles	157,519	12,828,837	Charter city
44	Sunnyvale	California	Santa Clara	153,656		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
45	Pomona	California	Los Angeles	152,939
46	Escondido	California	San Diego	151,969
47	Torrance	California	Los Angeles	146,758		Located within Los Angeles Metropolitan area
48	Bellevue	Washington	King	144,444	3,733,580	Located within Seattle metropolitan area
49	Pasadena	California	Los Angeles	142,647		Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
50	Orange	California	Orange	140,560
51	Fullerton	California	Orange	140,392
52	Roseville	California	Placer	135,329		Located within Sacramento metropolitan area
53	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Tulare	133,010		Located within San Joaquin Valley
54	Concord	California	Contra Costa	129,783		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
55	Thousand Oaks	California	Ventura	128,995		Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
56	Kent	Washington	King	128,458		Located within Seattle metropolitan area
57	Santa Clara	California	Santa Clara	127,134		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
58	Simi Valley	California	Ventura	126,878		Located within Greater Los Angeles
59	Victorville	California	San Bernardino	122,441
60	Berkeley	California	Alameda	122,324		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
61	Vallejo	California	Solano	122,105		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
62	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Solano	116,266		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
63	El Monte	California	Los Angeles	116,109
64	Carlsbad	California	San Diego	115,330		Located within San Diego metropolitan area
65	Temecula	California	Riverside	114,327
66	Costa Mesa	California	Orange	113,825
67	Murrieta	California	Riverside	113,326
68	Downey	California	Los Angeles	113,092
69	Antioch	California	Contra Costa	111,674
70	Gresham	Oregon	Multnomah	111,053	2,314,554	Located within Portland metropolitan area^[6]
71	Ventura	California	Ventura	110,790		Officially the City of San Buenaventura^[7]
72	Inglewood	California	Los Angeles	110,598		Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
73	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Washington	Snohomish	110,079	3,733,580	Located within Seattle metropolitan area
74	Richmond	California	Contra Costa	110,040		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
75	Clovis	California	Fresno	109,691
76	West Covina	California	Los Angeles	107,598		Located within Greater Los Angeles
77	Daly City	California	San Mateo	107,074
78	Santa Maria	California	Santa Barbara	107,014
79		Oregon	Washington	106,894		Located within Portland metropolitan area
80	Norwalk	California	Los Angeles	106,084		Located within Greater Los Angeles
81	Jurupa Valley	California	Riverside	106,028
82	Burbank	California	Los Angeles	104,834		Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
83	San Mateo	California	San Mateo	104,748
84	El Cajon	California	San Diego	103,894
85	Rialto	California	San Bernardino	103,562
86	Vista	California	San Diego	101,568		Located within San Diego metropolitan area
87	Renton	Washington	King	101,379		Located within Seattle metropolitan area
88	Vacaville	California	Solano	100,032
89	Compton	California	Los Angeles	97,612		Located within Los Angeles metropolitan area
90	Spokane Valley	Washington	Spokane	97,847	547,924	Located within Spokane metropolitan area
91	Beaverton	Oregon	Washington	97,514		Located within Portland metropolitan area
92	Federal Way	Washington	King	96,690		Located within Seattle metropolitan area
93	San Marcos	California	San Diego	96,198
94	Mission Viejo	California	Orange	96,016
95	South Gate	California	Los Angeles	95,430
96	Hesperia	California	San Bernardino	94,859
97	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Oregon	Deschutes	94,520
98	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Washington	Yakima	93,667
99	Chico	California	Butte	93,293
100	Carson	California	Los Angeles	92,735
101	Santa Monica	California	Los Angeles	92,306
102		California	Santa Barbara	92,101
103	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		California	Shasta	91,794
104	Westminster	California	Orange	91,564
105	Tracy	California	San Joaquin	90,889
106	San Leandro	California	Alameda	90,553		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
107	Livermore	California	Alameda	90,295		Located within San Francisco Bay Area
108	Indio	California	Riverside	89,793
109	! scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Washington	Whatcom	89,045	221,404
110	Kirkland	Washington	King	88,630		Located within Seattle metropolitan area

Notes and References

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3. Book: Fodor's ... Cruises and Ports of Call. Fodor's Travel Publications. 1995. 239. 978-0-679-02939-7. New York.
4. Web site: Community Facts. United States Census Bureau. January 18, 2019. .
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