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]

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	3,273,119 [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

See also

• List of North American metropolitan areas by population
• List of the largest urban agglomerations in North America
• List of cities in Canada
• List of cities in Mexico
• List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population
• List of United States cities by population

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. Population estimate is that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
3. Population estimate has a reference date of 2023. ^[1]
4. Population estimate is that of the entire municipio .
5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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