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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | 1 | 100,816 | 102,755 | -0.48% | 2,920 | 34.5 | City |
| Linda | 2 | 24,177 | 21,842 | 1.93% | 2,816 | 8.6 | CDP |
| Oroville | 3 | 19,267 | 19,995 | -0.94% | 1,386 | 13.9 | City |
| Paradise | 4 | 9,380 | 4,998 | 13.22% | 512 | 18.3 | Town |
| Magalia | 5 | 8,901 | 11,444 | -1.9% | 635 | 14.0 | CDP |
| Oroville East | 6 | 7,533 | 8,093 | -0.71% | 349 | 21.6 | CDP |
| Gridley | 7 | 7,230 | 7,385 | -0.54% | 3,464 | 2.1 | City |
| Thermalito | 8 | 6,814 | 6,495 | 0.18% | 537 | 12.7 | CDP |
| Durham | 9 | 6,474 | 6,255 | 1.08% | 79 | 81.7 | CDP |
| Palermo | 10 | 5,538 | 5,204 | 0.2% | 190 | 29.2 | CDP |
| Kelly Ridge | 11 | 3,272 | 2,932 | 1.62% | 1,677 | 2.0 | CDP |
| Loma Rica | 12 | 2,644 | 2,909 | 0.72% | 143 | 18.5 | CDP |
| Biggs | 13 | 1,909 | 1,955 | -0.63% | 2,133 | 0.9 | City |
| Forest Ranch | 14 | 1,770 | 1,551 | 2.43% | 127 | 13.9 | CDP |
| South Oroville | 15 | 1,716 | 2,606 | -14.33% | 651 | 2.6 | CDP |
| Berry Creek | 16 | 936 | 1,278 | -3.6% | 16 | 57.1 | CDP |
| Butte Valley | 17 | 796 | 907 | -1% | 44 | 18.3 | CDP |
| Butte Creek Canyon | 18 | 624 | 677 | -5.02% | 30 | 20.5 | CDP |
| Stirling City | 19 | 535 | 300 | 3.28% | 455 | 1.2 | CDP |
| Forbestown | 20 | 381 | 369 | 1.33% | 61 | 6.3 | CDP |
| Bangor | 21 | 358 | 407 | -5.29% | 27 | 13.4 | CDP |
| Clipper Mills | 22 | 343 | 451 | 4.57% | 197 | 1.7 | CDP |
| Cohasset | 23 | 316 | 497 | -10.73% | 13 | 25.0 | CDP |
| Yankee Hill | 24 | 316 | 256 | -0.32% | 52 | 6.0 | CDP |
| Honcut | 25 | 304 | 172 | -1.3% | 72 | 4.2 | CDP |
| Richvale | 26 | 249 | 157 | 0.4% | 269 | 0.9 | CDP |
| Cherokee | 27 | 239 | 100 | 7.66% | 136 | 1.8 | CDP |
| Paradise | 28 | 188 | 168 | 1.07% | 43 | 4.4 | CDP |
| Concow | 29 | 166 | 472 | -19.02% | 6 | 27.4 | CDP |
| Nord | 30 | 118 | 368 | -11.28% | 56 | 2.1 | CDP |
| Robinson Mill | 31 | 43 | 48 | 7.5% | 33 | 1.3 | 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.
Chico is the largest city in Butte County.
Robinson Mill is the smallest city in Butte County.
There are 31 cities in Butte County, California.