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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | 1 | 526,669 | 525,528 | 0.05% | 5,339 | 98.6 | City |
| Elk Grove | 2 | 179,069 | 176,569 | 0.35% | 4,203 | 42.6 | City |
| Arden-Arcade | 3 | 96,724 | 93,719 | 0.34% | 6,085 | 15.9 | CDP |
| Folsom | 4 | 86,108 | 80,804 | 1.56% | 3,088 | 27.9 | City |
| Citrus Heights | 5 | 85,804 | 87,544 | -0.5% | 6,036 | 14.2 | City |
| Rancho Cordova | 6 | 83,597 | 79,628 | 1.2% | 2,418 | 34.6 | City |
| Carmichael | 7 | 80,874 | 75,642 | 1.72% | 5,274 | 15.3 | CDP |
| Florin | 8 | 50,405 | 48,839 | 0.41% | 5,802 | 8.7 | CDP |
| North Highlands | 9 | 48,981 | 48,660 | 0.92% | 5,561 | 8.8 | CDP |
| Antelope | 10 | 47,939 | 48,468 | 0.32% | 7,013 | 6.8 | CDP |
| Vineyard | 11 | 45,627 | 39,800 | 3.36% | 2,434 | 18.7 | CDP |
| Foothill Farms | 12 | 38,387 | 35,711 | 0.99% | 9,140 | 4.2 | CDP |
| Orangevale | 13 | 36,167 | 35,030 | 0.44% | 3,158 | 11.5 | CDP |
| Fair Oaks | 14 | 33,061 | 30,882 | 0.46% | 3,040 | 10.9 | CDP |
| Galt | 15 | 25,805 | 25,652 | 0.15% | 3,297 | 7.8 | City |
| Rosemont | 16 | 24,039 | 23,755 | 0.4% | 5,480 | 4.4 | CDP |
| Rio Linda | 17 | 16,844 | 16,115 | 0.74% | 1,697 | 9.9 | CDP |
| Parkway | 18 | 16,504 | 16,282 | 0.8% | 6,851 | 2.4 | CDP |
| Lemon Hill | 19 | 15,006 | 15,104 | 0.61% | 9,150 | 1.6 | CDP |
| La Riviera | 20 | 11,794 | 11,570 | 0.61% | 6,207 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Gold River | 21 | 7,910 | 7,930 | 0% | 2,976 | 2.7 | CDP |
| Wilton | 22 | 6,880 | 5,224 | 1.61% | 237 | 29.0 | CDP |
| Rancho Murieta | 23 | 5,768 | 5,682 | 0.35% | 485 | 11.9 | CDP |
| Fruitridge Pocket | 24 | 5,562 | 5,771 | -0.3% | 9,395 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Elverta | 25 | 5,037 | 5,235 | -0.65% | 570 | 8.8 | CDP |
| Mather | 26 | 4,756 | 4,304 | 0.46% | 474 | 10.0 | CDP |
| McClellan Park | 27 | 1,268 | 843 | 3.09% | 312 | 4.1 | CDP |
| Clay | 28 | 1,109 | 1,130 | -0.54% | 164 | 6.8 | CDP |
| Herald | 29 | 1,028 | 1,049 | -1.06% | 130 | 7.9 | CDP |
| Isleton | 30 | 770 | 798 | -0.9% | 1,750 | 0.4 | City |
| Courtland | 31 | 704 | 473 | 3.68% | 391 | 1.8 | CDP |
| Walnut Grove | 32 | 693 | 1,288 | -7.97% | 68 | 10.2 | CDP |
| Hood | 33 | 321 | 289 | 0.94% | 1,019 | 0.3 | CDP |
| Franklin | 34 | 3 | 26 | -78.57% | 1 | 2.1 | 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.
Sacramento is the largest city in Sacramento County.
Franklin is the smallest city in Sacramento County.
There are 34 cities in Sacramento County, California.