Editing San Mateo County, California (section)

===Population ranking===

The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census]] of San Mateo County.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2020.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=2020 U.S. Census website |access-date=December 7, 2021 }}</ref>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)

|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 1
|'''[[San Mateo, California|San Mateo]]''' 
| City
| 105,661
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 2
|'''[[Daly City, California|Daly City]]''' 
| City
| 104,901
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 3
|'''†''' '''[[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]]''' 
| City
| 84,292
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 4
|'''[[South San Francisco, California|South San Francisco]]''' 
| City
| 66,105
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 5
|'''[[San Bruno, California|San Bruno]]''' 
| City
| 43,908
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 6
|'''[[Pacifica, California|Pacifica]]''' 
| City
| 38,640
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 7
|'''[[Foster City, California|Foster City]]''' 
| City
| 33,805
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 8
|'''[[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]]''' 
| City
| 33,780
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 9
|'''[[Burlingame, California|Burlingame]]''' 
| City
| 31,386
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 10
|'''[[San Carlos, California|San Carlos]]''' 
| City
| 30,722
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 11
|'''[[East Palo Alto, California|East Palo Alto]]''' 
| City
| 30,034
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| 12
|'''[[Belmont, California|Belmont]]''' 
| City
| 28,335
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|13
|'''[[Millbrae, California|Millbrae]]''' 
| City
| 23,216
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|14
|'''[[North Fair Oaks, California|North Fair Oaks]]''' 
| CDP
| 14,027
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|15
|'''[[Half Moon Bay, California|Half Moon Bay]]''' 
| City
| 11,795
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
|16
|'''[[Hillsborough, California|Hillsborough]]''' 
| Town
| 11,387
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
|17
|'''[[Atherton, California|Atherton]]''' 
| Town
| 7,188
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|18
|'''[[El Granada, California|El Granada]]''' 
| CDP
| 5,481
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
|19
|'''[[Woodside, California|Woodside]]''' 
| Town
| 5,309
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|20
|'''[[Brisbane, California|Brisbane]]''' 
| City
| 4,851
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
|21
|'''[[Portola Valley, California|Portola Valley]]''' 
| Town
| 4,456
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|22
|'''[[Broadmoor, California|Broadmoor]]''' 
| CDP
| 4,411
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|23
|'''[[Emerald Lake Hills, California|Emerald Lake Hills]]''' 
| CDP
| 4,406
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|24
|'''[[Highlands-Baywood Park, California|Highlands-Baywood Park]]''' 
| CDP
| 4,027
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|25
|'''[[West Menlo Park, California|West Menlo Park]]''' 
| CDP
| 3,930
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|26
|'''[[Moss Beach, California|Moss Beach]]''' 
| CDP
| 3,214
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|27
|'''[[Montara, California|Montara]]''' 
| CDP
| 2,833
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|28
|'''[[Ladera, California|Ladera]]''' 
| CDP
| 1,557
|- style="background-color:#F0F8FF;"
|29
|'''[[Colma, California|Colma]]''' 
| Town
| 1,507
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|30
|'''[[La Honda, California|La Honda]]''' 
| CDP
| 979
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|31
|'''[[Pescadero, California|Pescadero]]''' 
| CDP
| 595
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
|32
|'''[[Loma Mar, California|Loma Mar]]''' 
| CDP
| 134
|}