Editing West Coast of the United States (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900=2634285
|1910=4448534
|1920=5877788
|1930=8622011
|1940=10228556
|1950=15114964
|1960=21198044
|1970=26524131
|1980=31799705
|1990=39127306
|2000=45025637
|2010=49880102
|2020=53669422
|estimate=53848093
|estyear=2024
|align-fn=center
|footnote=Source: 1910–2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Change in Resident Population of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: 1910 to 2020 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/population-change-data-table.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Ethnic Origins in the Pacific United States.png|thumb|330x330px|Ethnic origins in Pacific states]]

According to the results of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], 16 of the 20 largest cities on the West Coast are in California. The cities of [[Los Angeles]], [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] are all among the ten most populous in the U.S. and each has more than a million residents. Los Angeles is nearly three times more populous than San Diego. Behind these three cities, [[San Francisco]], [[Seattle]] and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] are respectively fourth, fifth, and sixth in population for West Coast cities. Hawaii's capital and largest city, [[Honolulu]], is the 13th largest city, and Alaska's largest city, [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], is 17th on the West Coast.<ref name="2019 city estimates">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2019 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2019-ANNRNK.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Top 10 largest cities on the West Coast
|-
! '''City'''
! '''Population (2020)'''
|-
|[[File:LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Los Angeles]]
| 3,898,747
|-
|[[File:San_Diego,_CA_USA_-_View_from_Coronado_-_panoramio.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[San Diego]]
| 1,386,932
|- 
|[[File:SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA BAYAREA01 (cropped).jpg|120px]] <br/> [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]
| 1,013,240
|- 
|[[File:SanFranciscoFinancialDistrict.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[San Francisco]]
| 873,965
|- 
|[[File:Seattle skyline from Kerry Park, March 2019.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Seattle]]
| 737,015
|-
|[[File:Portland_and_Mt._Hood_from_Pittock_Mansion.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]
| 652,503
|-
|[[File:Downtown Fresno Skyline.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Fresno]]
| 542,107
|-
|[[File:Sacramento_Skyline_(cropped).jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
| 524,943
|-
|[[File:Long Beach 07.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]
| 466,742
|-
|[[File:OAKLAND,_CA,_USA_-_Skyline_and_Bridge.JPG|120px]] <br/> [[Oakland, California|Oakland]]
| 440,646
|-
|+  align="bottom" style="caption-side: bottom" | Source: U.S. Census Bureau;<ref>{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 3, 2025}}</ref> U.S. Department of Energy<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/reps/maps/us_census.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817024001/http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/reps/maps/us_census.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |title=U.S. Census Region Map |date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref>
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