List of North American cities by population

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]
  2. Edmonton, which conducted municipal censuses in April 2014 and April 2021 but has not reported an intercensal estimate of its 2020 population. The April 2021 census result is given instead.

List

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 3,025,657[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 Phoenix
 United States 1,644,409[3] 2022
11 Ecatepec de Morelos
 Mexico 1,643,623[d][2][8] 2020[c]
12 León
 Mexico 1,579,803[b][6] 2020[c]
13 Philadelphia
 United States 1,567,258[3] 2022
14 Puebla
 Mexico 1,542,232[b][6] 2020[c]
15 Juárez
 Mexico 1,501,551[b][6] 2020[c]
16 Zapopan
 Mexico 1,476,491[b][6] 2020[c]
17 San Antonio
 United States 1,472,909[3] 2022
18 Calgary
 Canada 1,413,800[9] 2022
19 Guadalajara
 Mexico 1,385,621[d][2][8] 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[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[14] 2023
28 Nezahualcóyotl
 Mexico 1,072,676[d][2][8] 2020[c]
29 Ottawa
 Canada 1,071,868[f][16] 2022
30 Managua
 Nicaragua 1,051,236[17] 2022
31 Santo Domingo
 Dominican Republic 1,029,110[18] 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][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 Cancún
 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 Potosí
 Mexico 845,941[b][6] 2020[c]
49 San Francisco
 United States 808,437[3] 2022
50 Culiacán
 Mexico 808,416[b][6] 2020[c]
51 Querétaro
 Mexico 794,789[d][2][8] 2020[c]
52 Winnipeg
 Canada 783,096[19] 2022
53 Mississauga
 Canada 778,896[20] 2022
54 Seattle
 United States 749,256[3] 2022
55 Brampton
 Canada 745,557[20] 2022
56 Santiago de los Caballeros
 Dominican Republic 744,890[21] 2019
57 Morelia
 Mexico 743,275[b][6] 2020[c]
58 Denver
 United States 713,252[3] 2022
59 Vancouver
 Canada 706,012[22] 2022
60 Chimalhuacán
 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 Torreón
 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[22] 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][16] 2022
81 Kingston
 Jamaica 597,000[24] 2023
82 Tuxtla Gutiérrez
 Mexico 578,830[d][2][8] 2020[c]
83 Baltimore
 United States 569,931[3] 2022
84 Tonalá
 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 López Mateos
 Mexico 523,065[d][2][8] 2022[c]
94 Tultitlán
 Mexico 516,341[d][2][8] 2020[c]
95 Cuautitlán 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

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2020 as Ciudad de México and previously as the Distrito Federal.[1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Population estimate is that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
  3. ^ 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]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Population estimate is that of the entire municipio.
  5. ^ Population from municipal census based on a census date of July 1, 2022.[13]
  6. ^ Population estimate is that of the Ottawa census division, which consists solely of the City of Ottawa.[15]
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Population estimate is that of the Hamilton census division, which consists solely of the City of Hamilton.[23]
  12. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Encuesta Intercensal 2023: Presentación de resultados" (PDF). INEGI. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
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  3. ^ 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. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ^ City of Toronto, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile,". www.toronto.ca. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "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 from the original (PDF) on April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Mexico: Main cities". GeoHive. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Population des municipalités du Québec, décret 2016 (Report). Institut de la statistique du Québec. December 30, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  8. ^ 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. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Calgary Population - Alberta Regional Dashboard". Government of Alberta. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Citypopulation.de Archived 2021-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
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  13. ^ a b "2019 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  14. ^ XII Censo de Población y VIII de Vivienda de Panamá: Año 2023 (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  15. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006: Economic Regions (3510 - Ottawa, census subdivisions)". Statistics Canada. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Table 3.5: Population and demographic factors of growth by census division, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. February 10, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
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  20. ^ a b "Population and Housing Estimates". Peel Data Centre. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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  22. ^ a b "2015 Sub-Provincial Population Estimates: A release from the Province of British Columbia's central statistical agency" (PDF). BC Stats. January 29, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  23. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006: Hamilton [Census division], geographical codes". Statistics Canada. April 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  24. ^ "Table 9. Population by Parish: 2011–2015". Demographic Statistics 2015 (Report). Statistical Institute of Jamaica. April 2016. p. 9. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.