For the majority of cities inNorth America (including theCaribbean ), 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 populationwithin city limits exceeding 500,000 that year. These figures do not reflect the population of theurban agglomeration ormetropolitan 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 byINEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020.[ 1] Bold represents largest city in country,Italic represents capital city.
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] 1910 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
^ Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2020 asCiudad de México and previously as theDistrito Federal .[ 1] ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Population estimate is that of thecabecera municipal ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak Population estimate has a reference date of 2023.[ 1] ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Population estimate is that of the entiremunicipio ^ The administration of Naucalpan is divided between the municipalities ofNaucalpan andHuixquilucan . The population projections for each portion of the city have been combined. ^ TheCity of Indianapolis ,Indiana , andMarion County, Indiana , are separate entities with a singleconsolidated city-county government. The City of Indianapolis comprises all of Marion County except the other incorporated municipalities within the county. SeeIndianapolis (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. SeeNashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee . ^ TheCity of Louisville ,Kentucky , andJefferson 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. SeeLouisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky . ^ The administration of Veracruz is divided between the municipalities ofVeracruz [broken anchor andBoca del Río . The population estimates of the two municipalities have been combined. ^a b c "Encuesta Intercensal 2023: Presentación de resultados" (PDF) .INEGI . p. 5. RetrievedNovember 8, 2016 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Población total por entidad federativa y grupo quinquenal de edad según sexo, serie de años censales de 1990 a 2020" . INEGI. RetrievedNovember 6, 2023 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "City and Town Population Totals: 2023" .United States Census Bureau , Population Division. May 2023. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2023 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l "Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2021 boundaries" .Statistics Canada . 2024-10-10. Retrieved2025-10-11 .^ "3. Población Proyectada al 30 de junio, por edades simples y años simples. AMBOS SEXOS. Período 2015 - 2050" (PDF) .Proyecciones de la Población de Cuba 2015 - 2050 . Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on April 29, 2016. RetrievedApril 24, 2016 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Mexico: Main cities" . GeoHive. Archived fromthe original on October 28, 2016. RetrievedDecember 15, 2016 .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Brinkhoff, Thomas."Mexico: Administrative Division" .City Population . RetrievedNovember 8, 2016 . ^ Citypopulation.de Archived 2021-01-07 at theWayback Machine ^a b Population totale, de 18 ans et plus menages et densites estimes en 2015 (PDF) (Report). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). March 2015. p. 23. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. RetrievedMay 1, 2016 .^a b "El INE te cuenta: principales resultados del censo a nivel departamental y municipios" . Instituto Nacional de Estadística Honduras. RetrievedApril 5, 2016 .^ XII Censo de Población y VIII de Vivienda de Panamá: Año 2023 (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo. Retrieved2024-12-13 .^ "7. POBLACION TOTAL ESTIMADA POR MUNICIPIO 2011-2015".BOLETIN ANUAL DE INDICADORES ESTADISTICOS DE TRANSPORTE 2011 (PDF) (Report). Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura. May 2012. p. 69. RetrievedNovember 20, 2015 . ^ "Distrito Nacional".Población total estimadas y proyectadas por año calendario y sexo, según región y provincia 2000 2030 (Report). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. 2014. Archived fromthe original on January 31, 2016. RetrievedApril 24, 2016 . ^ Población total estimadas y proyectadas por año calendario, región, provincia y municipio según sexo y grupos quinquenales de edad, 2015-2020 (Report). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. May 9, 2015. Archived fromthe original on June 24, 2016. RetrievedJune 16, 2016 .^ "Table 9. Population by Parish: 2011–2015".Demographic Statistics 2015 (Report). Statistical Institute of Jamaica. April 2016. p. 9. Archived fromthe original on September 24, 2015. RetrievedMay 19, 2016 . ^ "Santiago de Cuba (Municipality, Cuba) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location" .www.citypopulation.de . Retrieved2024-02-01 .
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