List of North American cities by population

Summary

For the majority of cities in North America, 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 2019 and April 2021 but has not reported an intercensal estimate of its 2020 population. The April 2021 census result is given instead.

List edit

Rank City Image Country Population Year
1 Mexico City
 
Mexico 9,209,944[a][2] 2020
2 New York City
 
United States 8,335,897[3] 2022
3 Los Angeles
 
United States 3,822,238[3] 2022
4 Toronto
 
Canada 3,025,647[4] 2022
5 Chicago
 
United States 2,665,039[3] 2022
6 Santo Domingo
 
Dominican Republic 2,581,827[5] 2019
7 Houston
 
United States 2,302,878[3] 2022
8 Havana
 
Cuba 2,137,847[6] 2022
9 Tijuana
 
Mexico 1,810,645[b][7] 2020[c]
10 Montreal
 
Canada 1,791,508[8] 2022
11 Ecatepec de Morelos
 
Mexico 1,643,623[d][2][9] 2020[c]
12 León
 
Mexico 1,579,803[b][7] 2020[c]
13 Phoenix
 
United States 1,644,409[3] 2022
14 Philadelphia
 
United States 1,567,258[3] 2022
15 Puebla
 
Mexico 1,542,232[b][7] 2020[c]
16 Juárez
 
Mexico 1,501,551[b][7] 2020[c]
17 San Antonio
 
United States 1,472,909[3] 2022
18 Calgary
 
Canada 1,413,800[10] 2022
19 Guadalajara
 
Mexico 1,385,621[d][2][9] 2020[c]
20 San Diego
 
United States 1,381,162[3] 2022
21 Dallas
 
United States 1,299,544[3] 2022
22 Zapopan
 
Mexico 1,257,547[b][7] 2020[c]
23 Guatemala City
 
Guatemala 1,221,739[11] 2023
24 Port-au-Prince
 
Haiti 1,200,000[12] 2022
25 Monterrey
 
Mexico 1,142,952[d][2][9] 2020[c]
26 Tegucigalpa
 
Honduras 1,132,000[13] 2023
27 Edmonton
 
Canada 1,087,172[14] 2022[e]
28 Nezahualcóyotl
 
Mexico 1,072,676[d][2][9] 2020[c]
29 Ottawa
 
Canada 1,071,868[f][16] 2022
30 Managua
 
Nicaragua 1,051,236[17] 2022
31 Austin
 
United States 974,447[3] 2022
32 Jacksonville
 
United States 971,319[3] 2022
33 San Jose
 
United States 971,233[3] 2022
34 Fort Worth
 
United States 956,709[3] 2022
35 Chihuahua
 
Mexico 925,762[b][7] 2020[c]
36 Mérida
 
Mexico 921,771[d][2][9] 2020[c]
37 Naucalpan
 
Mexico 911,168[g][7] 2020[c]
38 Toluca
 
Mexico 910,608[d][2][9] 2020[c]
39 Columbus
 
United States 907,971[3] 2022
40 Charlotte
 
United States 897,720[3] 2022
41 Cancún
 
Mexico 888,797[b][7] 2020[c]
42 Indianapolis
 
United States 880,621[h][3] 2022
43 Saltillo
 
Mexico 864,431[b][7] 2020[c]
44 Aguascalientes
 
Mexico 863,893[b][2] 2020[c]
45 Hermosillo
 
Mexico 855,563[b][7] 2020[c]
46 Mexicali
 
Mexico 854,186[b][7] 2020[c]
47 San Luis Potosí
 
Mexico 845,941[b][7] 2020[c]
48 San Francisco
 
United States 808,437[3] 2022
49 Culiacán
 
Mexico 808,416[b][7] 2020[c]
50 Querétaro
 
Mexico 794,789[d][2][9] 2020[c]
51 Winnipeg
 
Canada 783,096[18] 2022
52 Mississauga
 
Canada 771,891[19] 2022
53 Seattle
 
United States 749,256[3] 2022
54 Brampton
 
Canada 745,557[19] 2022
55 Santiago de los Caballeros
 
Dominican Republic 744,890[20] 2019
56 Morelia
 
Mexico 743,275[b][7] 2020[c]
57 Denver
 
United States 713,252[3] 2022
58 Vancouver
 
Canada 706,012[21] 2022
59 Chimalhuacán Mexico 703,215[d][2][9] 2020[c]
60 San Pedro Sula
 
Honduras 701,200[13] 2023
61 Oklahoma City
 
United States 694,800[3] 2022
62 Reynosa
 
Mexico 691,557[b][7] 2020[c]
63 Torreón
 
Mexico 690,193[b][7] 2020[c]
64 Nashville
 
United States 683,622[i][3] 2022
65 El Paso
 
United States 677,456[3] 2022
66 Washington, D.C.
 
United States 671,803[3] 2022
67 Tlalnepantla Mexico 658,907[d][2][9] 2020[c]
68 Acapulco
 
Mexico 658,609[b][7] 2020[c]
69 Las Vegas
 
United States 656,274[3] 2022
70 Boston
 
United States 650,706[3] 2022
71 Tlaquepaque
 
Mexico 650,123[d][2][9] 2020[c]
72 Guadalupe Mexico 635,862[d][2][9] 2020[c]
73 Portland
 
United States 635,067[3] 2022
74 Surrey   Canada 633,234[21] 2022
75 Louisville
 
United States 624,444[j][3] 2022
76 Memphis
 
United States 621,056[3] 2022
77 Detroit
 
United States 620,376[3] 2022
78 Durango Mexico 616,068[b][7] 2020[c]
79 Hamilton   Canada 597,010[k][16] 2022
80 Kingston
 
Jamaica 597,000[23] 2023
81 Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico 578,830[d][2][9] 2020[c]
82 Baltimore
 
United States 569,931[3] 2022
83 Tonalá Mexico 569,913[d][2][9] 2020[c]
84 Milwaukee
 
United States 563,305[3] 2022
85 Albuquerque
 
United States 561,008[3] 2022
86 Quebec City   Canada 557,390[8] 2022
87 Tucson   United States 546,574[3] 2022
88 Fresno
 
United States 545,567[3] 2022
89 Veracruz
 
Mexico 537,963[l][2][9] 2020[c]
90 Apodaca   Mexico 536,436[d][2][9] 2020[c]
91 Sacramento United States 528,001[3] 2022
92 Ciudad López Mateos Mexico 523,065[d][2][9] 2022[c]
93 Tultitlán Mexico 516,341[d][2][9] 2020[c]
94 Cuautitlán Izcalli Mexico 515,353[d][2][9] 2020[c]
95 Mesa United States 512,498[3] 2022
96 Carrefour
 
Haiti 511,345[12] 2015
97 Matamoros (Heroica Matamoros) Mexico 510,739 2020
98 Kansas City United States 509,297[3] 2022

See also edit

Explanatory notes edit

  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.[14]
  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.[22]
  12. ^ The administration of Veracruz is divided between the municipalities of Veracruz and Boca del Río. The population estimates of the two municipalities have been combined.

References edit

  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. ^ "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 from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
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  14. ^ a b "2019 Municipal Census Results". City of Edmonton. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  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.
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  23. ^ "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.