70 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 1 | 325,812 | 315,534 | 0.63% | 4,015 | 81 | City |
| Moreno Valley | 2 | 215,183 | 208,862 | 0.59% | 4,194 | 51 | City |
| Corona | 3 | 162,587 | 157,349 | 0.65% | 4,076 | 40 | City |
| Menifee | 4 | 120,496 | 103,218 | 2.95% | 2,593 | 46 | City |
| Temecula | 5 | 113,017 | 110,084 | 0.52% | 3,040 | 37 | City |
| Murrieta | 6 | 112,888 | 111,142 | 0.31% | 3,366 | 34 | City |
| Jurupa Valley | 7 | 108,853 | 105,356 | 0.65% | 2,535 | 43 | City |
| Indio | 8 | 95,474 | 89,477 | 1.27% | 2,877 | 33 | City |
| Hemet | 9 | 93,672 | 89,870 | 0.82% | 3,201 | 29 | City |
| Perris | 10 | 84,083 | 78,828 | 1.27% | 2,664 | 32 | City |
| Lake Elsinore | 11 | 74,352 | 70,564 | 1.03% | 1,943 | 38 | City |
| Eastvale | 12 | 70,929 | 70,039 | 0.25% | 5,594 | 13 | City |
| Beaumont | 13 | 61,049 | 53,311 | 2.6% | 2,013 | 30 | City |
| San Jacinto | 14 | 55,844 | 54,196 | 0.59% | 2,158 | 26 | City |
| Palm Desert | 15 | 53,634 | 51,196 | 0.92% | 2,003 | 27 | City |
| Cathedral City | 16 | 52,739 | 51,629 | 0.42% | 2,346 | 22 | City |
| Coachella | 17 | 45,954 | 42,007 | 1.75% | 1,536 | 30 | City |
| French Valley | 18 | 45,782 | 39,057 | 3.42% | 4,211 | 11 | CDP |
| Palm Springs | 19 | 45,654 | 44,646 | 0.44% | 483 | 95 | City |
| La Quinta | 20 | 40,448 | 37,741 | 1.36% | 1,146 | 35 | City |
| Wildomar | 21 | 37,938 | 36,926 | 0.54% | 1,598 | 24 | City |
| Desert Hot Springs | 22 | 34,257 | 32,554 | 1% | 1,137 | 30 | City |
| Banning | 23 | 32,456 | 29,820 | 1.65% | 1,397 | 23 | City |
| Norco | 24 | 25,400 | 25,398 | 0% | 1,833 | 14 | City |
| Mead Valley | 25 | 21,099 | 20,817 | 0.83% | 1,105 | 19 | CDP |
| East Hemet | 26 | 20,972 | 20,161 | 1.14% | 4,034 | 5 | CDP |
| Valle Vista | 27 | 20,420 | 19,072 | 1.94% | 2,961 | 7 | CDP |
| Rancho Mirage | 28 | 18,240 | 17,043 | 1.33% | 721 | 25 | City |
| Woodcrest | 29 | 18,136 | 18,719 | 1.41% | 1,590 | 11 | CDP |
| Blythe | 30 | 17,201 | 17,793 | -0.69% | 649 | 27 | City |
| Home Gardens | 31 | 12,455 | 12,027 | 0.48% | 8,135 | 2 | CDP |
| Calimesa | 32 | 11,383 | 10,215 | 2.09% | 764 | 15 | City |
| Canyon Lake | 33 | 11,180 | 11,084 | 0.17% | 2,876 | 4 | City |
| Thousand Palms | 34 | 8,374 | 8,158 | 0.53% | 355 | 24 | CDP |
| Good Hope | 35 | 8,066 | 8,431 | -0.92% | 719 | 11 | CDP |
| Cherry Valley | 36 | 7,974 | 8,026 | 1.36% | 995 | 8 | CDP |
| Highgrove | 37 | 7,839 | 6,201 | 3.39% | 2,437 | 3 | CDP |
| Nuevo | 38 | 7,520 | 6,999 | 0.97% | 1,111 | 7 | CDP |
| Bermuda Dunes | 39 | 7,312 | 6,626 | 0.03% | 2,479 | 3 | CDP |
| Garnet | 40 | 7,274 | 5,567 | -0.25% | 924 | 8 | CDP |
| Lake Mathews | 41 | 6,645 | 7,389 | 0.76% | 417 | 16 | CDP |
| Homeland | 42 | 6,284 | 7,613 | 0.34% | 1,471 | 4 | CDP |
| Desert Palms | 43 | 6,278 | 6,599 | -0.73% | 2,347 | 3 | CDP |
| Mecca | 44 | 5,747 | 5,541 | -3.18% | 831 | 7 | CDP |
| Indian Wells | 45 | 5,041 | 4,781 | 1.04% | 352 | 14 | City |
| Desert Edge | 46 | 3,688 | 3,480 | -0.24% | 1,626 | 2 | CDP |
| Sage | 47 | 3,523 | 2,814 | 7.15% | 52 | 68 | CDP |
| Meadowbrook | 48 | 3,465 | 4,208 | 0.55% | 513 | 7 | CDP |
| Idyllwild-Pine Cove | 49 | 3,395 | 2,963 | -0.93% | 247 | 14 | CDP |
| Coronita | 50 | 3,392 | 3,968 | 1.56% | 5,597 | 1 | CDP |
| Green Acres | 51 | 3,328 | 3,855 | 3.16% | 2,372 | 1 | CDP |
| Winchester | 52 | 3,013 | 2,957 | 1.07% | 376 | 8 | CDP |
| Romoland | 53 | 3,002 | 2,755 | 3.02% | 1,128 | 3 | CDP |
| Oasis | 54 | 2,996 | 2,554 | -7.99% | 153 | 20 | CDP |
| North Shore | 55 | 2,393 | 2,580 | -2.96% | 214 | 11 | CDP |
| Lakeview | 56 | 2,383 | 2,452 | 0.8% | 731 | 3 | CDP |
| Sky Valley | 57 | 2,282 | 2,274 | -0.35% | 94 | 24 | CDP |
| Vista Santa Rosa | 58 | 2,105 | 2,072 | -2.55% | 131 | 16 | CDP |
| Rainbow | 59 | 1,829 | 2,211 | -0.05% | 165 | 11 | CDP |
| Cabazon | 60 | 1,799 | 2,271 | -2.65% | 368 | 5 | CDP |
| Anza | 61 | 1,695 | 2,101 | -4.94% | 61 | 28 | CDP |
| Whitewater | 62 | 1,492 | 1,166 | 7.11% | 151 | 10 | CDP |
| Lake Riverside | 63 | 1,478 | 1,139 | 1.37% | 203 | 7 | CDP |
| March ARB | 64 | 1,179 | 1,236 | 0.08% | 99 | 12 | CDP |
| Thermal | 65 | 974 | 1,371 | -11.45% | 104 | 9 | CDP |
| Indio Hills | 66 | 513 | 811 | -5.7% | 23 | 22 | CDP |
| Aguanga | 67 | 472 | 696 | -8.53% | 35 | 14 | CDP |
| Oak Glen | 68 | 302 | 307 | -6.79% | 20 | 15 | CDP |
| Desert Center | 69 | 188 | 285 | -0.53% | 6 | 30 | CDP |
| Mountain Center | 70 | 55 | 17 | 7.84% | 29 | 2 | CDP |
Riverside is the largest city in Riverside County, with a population of 325,812.
Mountain Center is the smallest city in Riverside County, with a population of 55.
There are 70 cities in Riverside County, California.