List of North American cities by population

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For the majority of cities in North America (including the Caribbean), the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000 that year. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area, which typically does not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. They refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions:

  1. Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020.[1]

List

Bold represents largest city in country; italic represents capital city.

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Rank City Image Country Population Year
1 Mexico City
Mexico 9,209,942[a][2] 2021
2 New York City
United States 8,335,898[3] 2022
3 Los Angeles
United States 3,822,235[3] 2022
4 Toronto
Canada 3,273,119[4] 2024
5 Chicago
United States 2,743,329[3] 2024
6 Houston
United States 2,314,157[3] 2023
7 Havana
Cuba 2,137,847[5] 2022
8 Montreal
Canada 1,945,359[4] 2024
9 Tijuana
Mexico 1,810,645[b][6] 2020[c]
10 Phoenix
United States 1,644,409[3] 2022
11 Ecatepec de Morelos
Mexico 1,643,623[d][2][7] 2020[c]
12 León
Mexico 1,579,803[b][6] 2020[c]
13 Calgary
Canada 1,569,133[4] 2024
14 Philadelphia
United States 1,567,258[3] 2022
15 Puebla
Mexico 1,542,232[b][6] 2020[c]
16 Juárez
Mexico 1,501,551[b][6] 2020[c]
17 Zapopan
Mexico 1,476,491[b][6] 2020[c]
18 San Antonio
United States 1,472,909[3] 2022
19 Guadalajara
Mexico 1,385,621[d][2][7] 2020[c]
20 San Diego
United States 1,381,162[3] 2022
21 Dallas
United States 1,299,544[3] 2022
22 Guatemala City
Guatemala 1,221,739[8] 2023
23 Port-au-Prince
Haiti 1,200,000[9] 2022
24 Edmonton
Canada 1,190,458[4] 2024
25 Ottawa
Canada 1,153,843[4] 2024
26 Monterrey
Mexico 1,142,952[d][2][7] 2020[c]
27 Tegucigalpa
Honduras 1,132,000[10] 2023
28 Panama City
Panama 1,086,990[11] 2023
29 Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico 1,072,676[d][2][7] 2020[c]
30 Managua
Nicaragua 1,051,236[12] 2022
31 Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic 1,029,110[13] 2022
32 Austin
United States 974,447[3] 2022
33 Jacksonville
United States 971,319[3] 2022
34 San Jose
United States 971,233[3] 2022
35 Fort Worth
United States 956,709[3] 2022
36 Chihuahua
Mexico 925,762[b][6] 2020[c]
37 Mérida
Mexico 921,771[d][2][7] 2020[c]
38 Naucalpan
Mexico 911,168[e][6] 2020[c]
39 Toluca
Mexico 910,608[d][2][7] 2020[c]
40 Columbus
United States 907,971[3] 2022
41 Charlotte
United States 897,720[3] 2022
42 Cancún
Mexico 888,797[b][6] 2020[c]
43 Indianapolis
United States 880,621[f][3] 2022
44 Saltillo
Mexico 864,431[b][6] 2020[c]
45 Aguascalientes
Mexico 863,893[b][2] 2020[c]
46 Hermosillo
Mexico 855,563[b][6] 2020[c]
47 Mexicali
Mexico 854,186[b][6] 2020[c]
48 San Luis Potosí
Mexico 845,941[b][6] 2020[c]
49 Winnipeg
Canada 843,640[4] 2024
50 San Francisco
United States 808,437[3] 2022
51 Culiacán
Mexico 808,416[b][6] 2020[c]
52 Querétaro
Mexico 794,789[d][2][7] 2020[c]
53 Brampton
Canada 791,486[4] 2024
54 Mississauga
Canada 780,747[4] 2024
55 Vancouver
Canada 756,008[4] 2024
56 Seattle
United States 749,256[3] 2022
57 Santiago de los Caballeros
Dominican Republic 744,890[14] 2019
58 Morelia
Mexico 743,275[b][6] 2020[c]
59 Denver
United States 713,252[3] 2022
60 Chimalhuacán
Mexico 703,215[d][2][7] 2020[c]
61 San Pedro Sula
Honduras 701,200[10] 2023
62 Surrey Canada 700,459[4] 2024
63 Oklahoma City
United States 694,800[3] 2022
64 Reynosa
Mexico 691,557[b][6] 2020[c]
65 Torreón
Mexico 690,193[b][6] 2020[c]
66 Nashville
United States 683,622[g][3] 2022
67 El Paso
United States 677,456[3] 2022
68 Washington, D.C.
United States 671,803[3] 2022
69 Tlalnepantla
Mexico 658,907[d][2][7] 2020[c]
70 Acapulco
Mexico 658,609[b][6] 2020[c]
71 Las Vegas
United States 656,274[3] 2022
72 Boston
United States 650,706[3] 2022
73 Tlaquepaque
Mexico 650,123[d][2][7] 2020[c]
74 Guadalupe
Mexico 635,862[d][2][7] 2020[c]
75 Portland
United States 635,067[3] 2022
76 Hamilton Canada 632,111[4] 2024
77 Louisville
United States 624,444[h][3] 2022
78 Memphis
United States 621,056[3] 2022
79 Detroit
United States 620,376[3] 2022
80 Durango
Mexico 616,068[b][6] 2020[c]
81 Kingston
Jamaica 597,000[15] 2023
82 Quebec City Canada 592,884[4] 2024
83 Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Mexico 578,830[d][2][7] 2020[c]
84 Baltimore
United States 569,931[3] 2022
85 Tonalá
Mexico 569,913[d][2][7] 2020[c]
86 Milwaukee
United States 563,305[3] 2022
87 Albuquerque
United States 561,008[3] 2022
88 Tucson United States 546,574[3] 2022
89 Fresno
United States 545,567[3] 2022
90 Veracruz
Mexico 537,963[i][2][7] 2020[c]
91 Apodaca Mexico 536,436[d][2][7] 2020[c]
92 Sacramento United States 528,001[3] 2022
93 Ciudad López Mateos Mexico 523,065[d][2][7] 2022[c]
94 Tultitlán
Mexico 516,341[d][2][7] 2020[c]
95 Cuautitlán Izcalli
Mexico 515,353[d][2][7] 2020[c]
96 Mesa
United States 512,498[3] 2022
97 Carrefour
Haiti 511,345[9] 2015
98 Matamoros (Heroica Matamoros)
Mexico 510,739 2020
99 Kansas City
United States 509,297[3] 2022
100 Santiago de Cuba
Cuba 507,167[16] 2022
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Explanatory notes

  1. [a]
    Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2020 as Ciudad de México and previously as the Distrito Federal.[1]
  2. [b]
    Population estimate is that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
  3. [c]
    Population estimate has a reference date of 2023.[1]
  4. [d]
    Population estimate is that of the entire municipio.
  5. [e]
    The administration of Naucalpan is divided between the municipalities of Naucalpan and Huixquilucan. The population projections for each portion of the city have been combined.
  6. [f]
    The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Marion County, Indiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city-county government. The City of Indianapolis comprises all of Marion County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Indianapolis (balance).
  7. [g]
    Nashville is a consolidated city-county. The population given is for the entire city-county, excluding other incorporated places lying within the city-county limits. See Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee.
  8. [h]
    The City of Louisville, Kentucky, and Jefferson County, Kentucky, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–county government. The City of Louisville comprises all of Jefferson County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. See Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky.
  9. [i]
    The administration of Veracruz is divided between the municipalities of Veracruz[broken anchor] and Boca del Río. The population estimates of the two municipalities have been combined.

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