There are 29 cities in Santa Barbara County, California.
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 | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria | 1 | California | 110,508 | 109,742 | 0.17% | 4,845 | 22.81 |
| Santa Barbara | 2 | California | 86,390 | 88,676 | -0.66% | 4,433 | 19.49 |
| Lompoc | 3 | California | 43,069 | 44,403 | -0.77% | 3,705 | 11.62 |
| Goleta | 4 | California | 32,126 | 32,738 | -0.47% | 4,091 | 7.85 |
| Orcutt | 5 | California | 30,921 | 31,353 | -0.35% | 2,857 | 10.82 |
| Eastern Goleta Valley | 6 | California | 29,303 | 29,823 | -0.44% | 1,767 | 16.59 |
| Isla Vista | 7 | California | 13,711 | 15,733 | -3.55% | 24,884 | 0.55 |
| Carpinteria | 8 | California | 12,661 | 13,239 | -1.13% | 4,892 | 2.59 |
| University California-Santa Barbara | 9 | California | 11,211 | 11,671 | -1.01% | 8,624 | 1.30 |
| Guadalupe | 10 | California | 9,190 | 8,124 | 2.99% | 7,015 | 1.31 |
| Montecito | 11 | California | 8,599 | 8,210 | 0.41% | 936 | 9.18 |
| Vandenberg Village | 12 | California | 5,936 | 7,945 | -6.06% | 1,126 | 5.27 |
| Solvang | 13 | California | 5,855 | 6,117 | -1.1% | 2,414 | 2.42 |
| Buellton | 14 | California | 5,044 | 5,168 | -0.61% | 3,188 | 1.58 |
| Santa Ynez | 15 | California | 4,704 | 4,728 | -0.13% | 974 | 4.83 |
| Vandenberg AFB | 16 | California | 3,716 | 3,646 | 0.49% | 166 | 22.39 |
| Mission Hills | 17 | California | 3,504 | 3,509 | 0.66% | 2,898 | 1.21 |
| Mission Canyon | 18 | California | 2,351 | 2,649 | -3.05% | 1,300 | 1.81 |
| Summerland | 19 | California | 1,803 | 745 | 17.23% | 1,291 | 1.40 |
| Toro Canyon | 20 | California | 1,648 | 1,918 | -1.32% | 176 | 9.39 |
| Los Olivos | 21 | California | 1,094 | 838 | 3.5% | 418 | 2.62 |
| Maricopa | 22 | California | 1,017 | 1,023 | -0.1% | 650 | 1.56 |
| Ballard | 23 | California | 678 | 764 | -3% | 243 | 2.79 |
| New Cuyama | 24 | California | 585 | 550 | -6.7% | 926 | 0.63 |
| Los Alamos | 25 | California | 393 | 1,275 | -35.89% | 435 | 0.90 |
| Sisquoc | 26 | California | 141 | 169 | -4.73% | 63 | 2.23 |
| Casmalia | 27 | California | 82 | 88 | 12.33% | 488 | 0.17 |
| Garey | 28 | California | 57 | 47 | 5.56% | 45 | 1.26 |
| Cuyama | 29 | California | 7 | 11 | -12.5% | 15 | 0.45 |
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.
Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County.
Cuyama is the smallest city in Santa Barbara County.
There are 29 cities in Santa Barbara County, California.