California Population 1900-2022

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of California from 1900 to 2022.
  • The population of California in 2022 was 39,029,342, a 0.29% decline from 2021.
  • The population of California in 2021 was 39,142,991, a 0.91% decline from 2020.
  • The population of California in 2020 was 39,501,653, a 0.16% increase from 2019.
  • The population of California in 2019 was 39,437,610, a 0% increase from 2018.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 39,029,342
Texas 30,029,572
Florida 22,244,823
New York 19,677,151
Pennsylvania 12,972,008
Illinois 12,582,032
Ohio 11,756,058
Georgia 10,912,876
North Carolina 10,698,973
Michigan 10,034,113
New Jersey 9,261,699
Virginia 8,683,619
Washington 7,785,786
Arizona 7,359,197
Tennessee 7,051,339
Massachusetts 6,981,974
Indiana 6,833,037
Missouri 6,177,957
Maryland 6,164,660
Wisconsin 5,892,539
Colorado 5,839,926
Minnesota 5,717,184
South Carolina 5,282,634
Alabama 5,074,296
Louisiana 4,590,241
Kentucky 4,512,310
Oregon 4,240,137
Oklahoma 4,019,800
Connecticut 3,626,205
Utah 3,380,800
Iowa 3,200,517
Nevada 3,177,772
Arkansas 3,045,637
Mississippi 2,940,057
Kansas 2,937,150
New Mexico 2,113,344
Nebraska 1,967,923
Idaho 1,939,033
West Virginia 1,775,156
Hawaii 1,440,196
New Hampshire 1,395,231
Maine 1,385,340
Montana 1,122,867
Rhode Island 1,093,734
Delaware 1,018,396
North Dakota 779,261
Alaska 733,583
Wyoming 581,381
California - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2022 39,029,342 -0.29%
2021 39,142,991 -0.91%
2020 39,501,653 0.16%
2019 39,437,610 0.00%
2018 39,437,463 0.25%
2017 39,337,785 0.48%
2016 39,149,186 0.63%
2015 38,904,296 0.82%
2014 38,586,706 0.87%
2013 38,253,768 0.81%
2012 37,944,551 0.82%
2011 37,636,311 0.85%
2010 37,319,550 0.97%
2009 36,961,229 0.97%
2008 36,604,337 0.98%
2007 36,250,311 0.64%
2006 36,021,202 0.54%
2005 35,827,943 0.71%
2004 35,574,576 0.91%
2003 35,253,159 1.09%
2002 34,871,843 1.14%
2001 34,479,458 1.45%
2000 33,987,977 2.54%
1999 33,145,121 1.41%
1998 32,682,794 1.44%
1997 32,217,708 1.37%
1996 31,780,829 0.91%
1995 31,493,525 0.56%
1994 31,317,179 0.55%
1993 31,147,208 0.88%
1992 30,875,920 1.52%
1991 30,414,114 1.55%
1990 29,950,111 2.51%
1989 29,218,164 2.65%
1988 28,464,249 2.47%
1987 27,777,158 2.49%
1986 27,102,237 2.50%
1985 26,441,109 2.31%
1984 25,844,393 1.91%
1983 25,360,026 2.18%
1982 24,820,009 2.20%
1981 24,285,933 2.04%
1980 23,800,800 2.34%
1979 23,256,880 1.84%
1978 22,835,958 2.16%
1977 22,352,396 1.90%
1976 21,935,909 1.85%
1975 21,537,849 1.72%
1974 21,173,865 1.46%
1973 20,868,728 1.38%
1972 20,585,469 1.18%
1971 20,345,939 1.88%
1970 19,971,069 1.32%
1969 19,711,000 1.63%
1968 19,394,000 1.14%
1967 19,176,000 1.69%
1966 18,858,000 1.47%
1965 18,585,000 2.39%
1964 18,151,000 2.73%
1963 17,668,000 3.49%
1962 17,072,000 3.49%
1961 16,497,000 3.95%
1960 15,870,000 2.61%
1959 15,467,000 3.94%
1958 14,880,000 4.32%
1957 14,264,000 4.02%
1956 13,713,000 4.42%
1955 13,133,000 3.04%
1954 12,746,000 4.04%
1953 12,251,000 5.29%
1952 11,635,000 4.50%
1951 11,134,000 4.28%
1950 10,677,000 3.29%
1949 10,337,000 2.71%
1948 10,064,000 2.36%
1947 9,832,000 2.86%
1946 9,559,000 2.30%
1945 9,344,000 4.46%
1944 8,945,000 5.16%
1943 8,506,000 9.97%
1942 7,735,000 6.88%
1941 7,237,000 4.13%
1940 6,950,000 2.43%
1939 6,785,000 1.94%
1938 6,656,000 1.96%
1937 6,528,000 2.95%
1936 6,341,000 2.69%
1935 6,175,000 1.90%
1934 6,060,000 1.63%
1933 5,963,000 1.17%
1932 5,894,000 1.20%
1931 5,824,000 1.98%
1930 5,711,000 3.25%
1929 5,531,000 3.50%
1928 5,344,000 3.83%
1927 5,147,000 4.42%
1926 4,929,000 4.21%
1925 4,730,000 4.16%
1924 4,541,000 6.35%
1923 4,270,000 6.99%
1922 3,991,000 5.16%
1921 3,795,000 6.78%
1920 3,554,000 6.44%
1919 3,339,000 2.36%
1918 3,262,000 2.87%
1917 3,171,000 3.26%
1916 3,071,000 2.09%
1915 3,008,000 2.52%
1914 2,934,000 4.38%
1913 2,811,000 5.36%
1912 2,668,000 5.29%
1911 2,534,000 5.32%
1910 2,406,000 5.43%
1909 2,282,000 5.60%
1908 2,161,000 5.21%
1907 2,054,000 3.95%
1906 1,976,000 4.38%
1905 1,893,000 5.64%
1904 1,792,000 5.29%
1903 1,702,000 4.87%
1902 1,623,000 4.71%
1901 1,550,000 4.03%
1900 1,490,000 0.00%