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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:
- Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by
INEGI
with a reference date of March 15, 2020;
[1]
- Edmonton
, which conducted municipal censuses in April 2019 and April 2021 but has not reported an
intercensal estimate
of its 2020 population. The April 2021 census result is given instead.
List
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edit
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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
|
8,335,897
[3]
|
2022
|
3
|
Los Angeles
|
|
United States
|
3,822,235
[3]
|
2022
|
4
|
Toronto
|
|
Canada
|
3,025,657
[4]
|
2021
|
5
|
Chicago
|
|
United States
|
2,665,039
[3]
|
2022
|
6
|
Houston
|
|
United States
|
2,314,157
[3]
|
2023
|
7
|
Havana
|
|
Cuba
|
2,137,847
[5]
|
2022
|
8
|
Tijuana
|
|
Mexico
|
1,810,645
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
9
|
Montreal
|
|
Canada
|
1,791,512
[7]
|
2022
|
10
|
Ecatepec de Morelos
|
|
Mexico
|
1,643,623
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
11
|
Leon
|
|
Mexico
|
1,579,803
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
12
|
Phoenix
|
|
United States
|
1,644,409
[3]
|
2022
|
13
|
Philadelphia
|
|
United States
|
1,567,258
[3]
|
2022
|
14
|
Puebla
|
|
Mexico
|
1,542,232
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
15
|
Juarez
|
|
Mexico
|
1,501,551
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
16
|
San Antonio
|
|
United States
|
1,472,909
[3]
|
2022
|
17
|
Calgary
|
|
Canada
|
1,413,800
[9]
|
2022
|
18
|
Guadalajara
|
|
Mexico
|
1,385,621
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
19
|
San Diego
|
|
United States
|
1,381,162
[3]
|
2022
|
20
|
Dallas
|
|
United States
|
1,299,544
[3]
|
2022
|
21
|
Zapopan
|
|
Mexico
|
1,257,547
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
22
|
Guatemala City
|
|
Guatemala
|
1,221,739
[10]
|
2023
|
23
|
Port-au-Prince
|
|
Haiti
|
1,200,000
[11]
|
2022
|
24
|
Monterrey
|
|
Mexico
|
1,142,952
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
25
|
Tegucigalpa
|
|
Honduras
|
1,132,000
[12]
|
2023
|
26
|
Edmonton
|
|
Canada
|
1,087,172
[13]
|
2022
[e]
|
27
|
Panama City
|
|
Panama
|
1,086,990
|
2023
|
28
|
Nezahualcoyotl
|
|
Mexico
|
1,072,676
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
29
|
Ottawa
|
|
Canada
|
1,071,868
[f]
[15]
|
2022
|
30
|
Managua
|
|
Nicaragua
|
1,051,236
[16]
|
2022
|
31
|
Santo Domingo
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
1,029,110
[17]
|
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
|
Merida
|
|
Mexico
|
921,771
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
38
|
Naucalpan
|
|
Mexico
|
911,168
[g]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
39
|
Toluca
|
|
Mexico
|
910,608
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
40
|
Columbus
|
|
United States
|
907,971
[3]
|
2022
|
41
|
Charlotte
|
|
United States
|
897,720
[3]
|
2022
|
42
|
Cancun
|
|
Mexico
|
888,797
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
43
|
Indianapolis
|
|
United States
|
880,621
[h]
[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 Potosi
|
|
Mexico
|
845,941
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
49
|
San Francisco
|
|
United States
|
808,437
[3]
|
2022
|
50
|
Culiacan
|
|
Mexico
|
808,416
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
51
|
Queretaro
|
|
Mexico
|
794,789
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
52
|
Winnipeg
|
|
Canada
|
783,096
[18]
|
2022
|
53
|
Mississauga
|
|
Canada
|
778,896
[19]
|
2022
|
54
|
Seattle
|
|
United States
|
749,256
[3]
|
2022
|
55
|
Brampton
|
|
Canada
|
745,557
[19]
|
2022
|
56
|
Santiago de los Caballeros
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
744,890
[20]
|
2019
|
57
|
Morelia
|
|
Mexico
|
743,275
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
58
|
Denver
|
|
United States
|
713,252
[3]
|
2022
|
59
|
Vancouver
|
|
Canada
|
706,012
[21]
|
2022
|
60
|
Chimalhuacan
|
|
Mexico
|
703,215
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
61
|
San Pedro Sula
|
|
Honduras
|
701,200
[12]
|
2023
|
62
|
Oklahoma City
|
|
United States
|
694,800
[3]
|
2022
|
63
|
Reynosa
|
|
Mexico
|
691,557
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
64
|
Torreon
|
|
Mexico
|
690,193
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
65
|
Nashville
|
|
United States
|
683,622
[i]
[3]
|
2022
|
66
|
El Paso
|
|
United States
|
677,456
[3]
|
2022
|
67
|
Washington, D.C.
|
|
United States
|
671,803
[3]
|
2022
|
68
|
Tlalnepantla
|
|
Mexico
|
658,907
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
69
|
Acapulco
|
|
Mexico
|
658,609
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
70
|
Las Vegas
|
|
United States
|
656,274
[3]
|
2022
|
71
|
Boston
|
|
United States
|
650,706
[3]
|
2022
|
72
|
Tlaquepaque
|
|
Mexico
|
650,123
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
73
|
Guadalupe
|
|
Mexico
|
635,862
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
74
|
Portland
|
|
United States
|
635,067
[3]
|
2022
|
75
|
Surrey
|
|
Canada
|
633,234
[21]
|
2022
|
76
|
Louisville
|
|
United States
|
624,444
[j]
[3]
|
2022
|
77
|
Memphis
|
|
United States
|
621,056
[3]
|
2022
|
78
|
Detroit
|
|
United States
|
620,376
[3]
|
2022
|
79
|
Durango
|
|
Mexico
|
616,068
[b]
[6]
|
2020
[c]
|
80
|
Hamilton
|
|
Canada
|
597,010
[k]
[15]
|
2022
|
81
|
Kingston
|
|
Jamaica
|
597,000
[23]
|
2023
|
82
|
Tuxtla Gutierrez
|
|
Mexico
|
578,830
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
83
|
Baltimore
|
|
United States
|
569,931
[3]
|
2022
|
84
|
Tonala
|
|
Mexico
|
569,913
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
85
|
Milwaukee
|
|
United States
|
563,305
[3]
|
2022
|
86
|
Albuquerque
|
|
United States
|
561,008
[3]
|
2022
|
87
|
Quebec City
|
|
Canada
|
557,390
[7]
|
2022
|
88
|
Tucson
|
|
United States
|
546,574
[3]
|
2022
|
89
|
Fresno
|
|
United States
|
545,567
[3]
|
2022
|
90
|
Veracruz
|
|
Mexico
|
537,963
[l]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
91
|
Apodaca
|
|
Mexico
|
536,436
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
92
|
Sacramento
|
|
United States
|
528,001
[3]
|
2022
|
93
|
Ciudad Lopez Mateos
|
|
Mexico
|
523,065
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2022
[c]
|
94
|
Tultitlan
|
|
Mexico
|
516,341
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
95
|
Cuautitlan Izcalli
|
|
Mexico
|
515,353
[d]
[2]
[8]
|
2020
[c]
|
96
|
Mesa
|
|
United States
|
512,498
[3]
|
2022
|
97
|
Carrefour
|
|
Haiti
|
511,345
[11]
|
2015
|
98
|
Matamoros (Heroica Matamoros)
|
|
Mexico
|
510,739
|
2020
|
99
|
Kansas City
|
|
United States
|
509,297
[3]
|
2022
|
See also
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edit
]
Explanatory notes
[
edit
]
- ^
Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2020 as
Ciudad de Mexico
and previously as the
Distrito Federal
.
[1]
- ^
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Population estimate is that of the
cabecera municipal
(municipal seat).
- ^
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n
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Population estimate has a reference date of 2023.
[1]
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
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m
n
o
p
q
Population estimate is that of the entire
municipio
.
- ^
Population from municipal census based on a census date of July 1, 2022.
[13]
- ^
Population estimate is that of the Ottawa census division, which consists solely of the City of Ottawa.
[14]
- ^
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.
- ^
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)
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
Population estimate is that of the Hamilton census division, which consists solely of the City of Hamilton.
[22]
- ^
The administration of Veracruz is divided between the municipalities of
Veracruz
and
Boca del Rio
. The population estimates of the two municipalities have been combined.
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.
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.
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