List of the largest urban agglomerations in North America

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Mexico City
New York City NYC wideangle south from Top of the Rock.jpg
New York City
Los Angeles DowntownLosAngeles.jpg
Los Angeles
Chicago John Hancock Center pano view.jpg
Chicago
Toronto 126 - Toronto - Panorama - Septembre 2009.JPG
Toronto
Washington, D.C. WashMonument WhiteHouse.jpg
Washington, D.C.
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San Francisco
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Boston
Dallas Downtown Dallas from the Trinity River.jpg
Dallas
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Houston

This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in North America . It includes the 50 most populated urban agglomerations as determined by either CityPopulation.de or Demographia. Demographia's analytical tool is the "urban area" which may be considered as a narrower construct than the "urban agglomeration" which often include more peripheral suburbs.

NameMain CountryRankCity Population estimate [1] RankDemographia estimate [2]
Mexico City Mexico124,900,000121,905,000
New York City United States223,100,000221,396,000
Los Angeles United States317,700,000315,587,000
Chicago United States49,900,00048,954,000
Toronto Canada59,765,188 [3] 96,837,000
Washington United States68,800,00057,853,000
San Francisco United States77,950,00086,844,000
Boston United States87,850,00067,429,000
Dallas United States97,550,00076,979,000
Philadelphia United States107,550,000125,795,000
Houston United States117,050,000106,703,000
Miami United States126,450,000116,139,000
Atlanta United States136,100,000135,702,000
Detroit United States145,850,000184,258,000
Monterrey Mexico155,850,000144,674,000
Guadalajara Mexico165,750,000164,401,000
Phoenix United States174,825,000154,617,000
Tampa United States184,750,000213,203,000
Seattle United States194,625,000194,001,000
Montréal Canada204,325,000203,750,000
Puebla Mexico214,175,000342,106,000
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 224,175,000174,345,000
Denver United States233,950,000302,308,000
Orlando United States243,725,000233,075,000
Port-au-Prince Haiti 253,525,000451,712,000
Guatemala City Guatemala 263,325,000272,765,000
Minneapolis United States273,300,000262,796,000
San Diego United States283,300,000223,078,000
Cleveland United States293,100,000252,871,000
Vancouver Canada303,025,000282,484,000
Cincinnati United States312,825,000471,698,000
Toluca Mexico322,650,000491,672,000
Salt Lake City United States332,625,000292,463,000
Charlotte United States342,575,000242,879,000
Portland United States352,500,000332,117,000
San José Costa Rica 362,425,000352,106,000
Las Vegas United States372,375,000312,260,000
Saint Louis United States382,350,000322,247,000
San Antonio United States392,325,000362,088,000
Havana Cuba 402,225,000421,752,000
León Mexico412,225,000531,568,000
Tijuana Mexico422,200,000461,712,000
Austin United States432,175,000391,943,000
Sacramento United States442,175,000381,976,000
Indianapolis United States452,100,000441,733,000
Kansas City United States462,100,000411,794,000
Pittsburgh United States472,075,000431,738,000
Jacksonville United States482,025,000561,306,000
San Salvador El Salvador 491,930,000481,677,000
San Juan United States501,910,000401,846,000
Panama City Panama 571,620,000372,067,000
Columbus United States511,840,000501,599,000


See also

References

  1. Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Major Agglomerations of the World". CityPopulation. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "World Urban Areas" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2024-05-22). "Population estimates, July 1, by census division, 2021 boundaries". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-31.