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List of largest cities on the United States West Coast

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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

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County seat
2017 Rank city state County /
borough
Population
(2017 est.)[4]
Metro Notes
1 Los Angeles California Los Angeles 3,999,759 13,131,431 Largest city in California
2 San Diego California San Diego 1,419,516 3,317,749
3 San Jose California Santa Clara 1,035,317 1,998,463 Located within the San Francisco Bay Area
4 San Francisco California San Francisco 884,363 4,727,357
5 Seattle Washington King 724,745 3,733,580 Largest city in Washington
6 Portland Oregon Multnomah 647,805 2,389,228 Largest city in Oregon
7 Fresno California Fresno 527,438 972,297
8 Sacramento 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 Oakland California Alameda 425,195 Located within the San Francisco Bay Area
11 Bakersfield California Kern 380,874 839,631
12 Anaheim California Orange 352,497 Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
13 Santa Ana California Orange 334,136 Located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
14 Riverside California Riverside 327,728
15 Stockton California San Joaquin 310,496 726,126
16 Anchorage 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 Located within the San Francisco Bay Area
20 Spokane Washington Spokane 217,300 556,634
21 San Bernardino California San Bernardino 216,995 4,224,851
22 Modesto California Stanislaus 547,899
23 Tacoma 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 Vancouver Washington Clark 176,400 2,389,228 Located within Portland metropolitan area[5]
34 Santa Rosa 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 Salem Oregon Marion 169,798 400,408 Capital city of Oregon
38 Eugene 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 Salinas 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 Visalia 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 Fairfield 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 Everett 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 Hillsboro Oregon Washington 106,894 Located within Portland metropolitan area[6]
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[6]
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 Bend Oregon Deschutes 94,520
98 Yakima 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 Santa Barbara California Santa Barbara 92,101
103 Redding 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 Bellingham Washington Whatcom 89,045 221,404
110 Kirkland Washington King 88,630 Located within Seattle metropolitan area

References

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  4. ^ "Community Facts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2019. (Requires manual search of cities).
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