| Decade | Population | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,610 | Los Angeles | 99%
|
| 1850 | 25,000 | San Francisco | 99%
|
| 1890 | 16,159 | San Diego | 98%
|
| 1850 | 6,820 | Sacramento | 97%
|
| 1850 | 1,000 | San Jose | 93%
|
| 1870 | 10,500 | Oakland | 85%
|
| 1890 | 10,818 | Fresno | 83%
|
| 2010 | 347,483 | Bakersfield | 75%
|
| 1920 | 55,593 | Long Beach | 74%
|
| 1970 | 166,701 | Anaheim | 72%
|
| 1860 | 3,679 | Stockton | 60%
|
| 1970 | 156,601 | Santa Ana | 55%
|
| 1900 | 13,214 | Berkeley | 44%
|
| 1910 | 30,291 | Pasadena | 41%
|
| 1850 | 1,092 | Monterey | 37%
|
| 1930 | 62,736 | Glendale | 25%
|
| 1870 | 6,391 | Vallejo | 22%
|
| 1950 | 99,545 | Richmond | 21%
|
| 1880 | 5,708 | Alameda | 18%
|
| 1850 | 5,623 | Placerville | 12%
|
| 1850 | 1,302 | Auburn | 9%
|
| 1850 | 2,683 | Nevada City | 8%
|
| 1870 | 4,588 | Petaluma | 7%
|
| 1860 | 3,840 | Grass Valley | 6%
|
| 1860 | 4,740 | Marysville | 6%
|
| 1880 | 6,001 | Bodie | 3%
|
| 1860 | 4,027 | Columbia | 2%
|
| 1860 | 4,348 | Lewiston | 2%
|
| 1850 | 714 | Kelsey | 1%
|
| 1850 | 966 | Weberville | 1%
|