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:

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List of North American cities by population

• Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020.

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List of North American cities by population

Bold represents largest city in country; italic represents capital city.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>City</th><th>Image</th><th>Country</th><th>Population</th><th>Year</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Mexico City</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>9,209,942</td><td>2021</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>New York City</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>8,335,898</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Los Angeles</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>3,822,235</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Toronto</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>3,273,119</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Chicago</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>2,743,329</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Houston</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>2,314,157</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Havana</td><td></td><td>Cuba</td><td>2,137,847</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Montreal</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>1,945,359</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Tijuana</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,810,645</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Phoenix</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>1,644,409</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Ecatepec de Morelos</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,643,623</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>León</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,579,803</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Calgary</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>1,569,133</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>1,567,258</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Puebla</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,542,232</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Juárez</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,501,551</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Zapopan</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,476,491</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>San Antonio</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>1,472,909</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Guadalajara</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,385,621</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>San Diego</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>1,381,162</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Dallas</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>1,299,544</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Guatemala City</td><td></td><td>Guatemala</td><td>1,221,739</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Port-au-Prince</td><td></td><td>Haiti</td><td>1,200,000</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Edmonton</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>1,190,458</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Ottawa</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>1,153,843</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Monterrey</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,142,952</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Tegucigalpa</td><td></td><td>Honduras</td><td>1,132,000</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Panama City</td><td></td><td>Panama</td><td>1,086,990</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Nezahualcóyotl</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>1,072,676</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Managua</td><td></td><td>Nicaragua</td><td>1,051,236</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Santo Domingo</td><td></td><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>1,029,110</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Austin</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>974,447</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Jacksonville</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>971,319</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>San Jose</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>971,233</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Fort Worth</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>956,709</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Chihuahua</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>925,762</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Mérida</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>921,771</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Naucalpan</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>911,168</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Toluca</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>910,608</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Columbus</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>907,971</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Charlotte</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>897,720</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Cancún</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>888,797</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Indianapolis</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>880,621</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Saltillo</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>864,431</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Aguascalientes</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>863,893</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Hermosillo</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>855,563</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Mexicali</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>854,186</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>San Luis Potosí</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>845,941</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>Winnipeg</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>843,640</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>San Francisco</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>808,437</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Culiacán</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>808,416</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>Querétaro</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>794,789</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>Brampton</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>791,486</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Mississauga</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>780,747</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>Vancouver</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>756,008</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Seattle</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>749,256</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>Santiago de los Caballeros</td><td></td><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>744,890</td><td>2019</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Morelia</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>743,275</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Denver</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>713,252</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Chimalhuacán</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>703,215</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>San Pedro Sula</td><td></td><td>Honduras</td><td>701,200</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Surrey</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>700,459</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>Oklahoma City</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>694,800</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>Reynosa</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>691,557</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>Torreón</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>690,193</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>Nashville</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>683,622</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>El Paso</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>677,456</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>Washington, D.C.</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>671,803</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>Tlalnepantla</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>658,907</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>Acapulco</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>658,609</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>Las Vegas</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>656,274</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>Boston</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>650,706</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>Tlaquepaque</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>650,123</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>Guadalupe</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>635,862</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>Portland</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>635,067</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>Hamilton</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>632,111</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>Louisville</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>624,444</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>Memphis</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>621,056</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>Detroit</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>620,376</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>Durango</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>616,068</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>Kingston</td><td></td><td>Jamaica</td><td>597,000</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>Quebec City</td><td></td><td>Canada</td><td>592,884</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>Tuxtla Gutiérrez</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>578,830</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>Baltimore</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>569,931</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>Tonalá</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>569,913</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>Milwaukee</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>563,305</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td>Albuquerque</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>561,008</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>Tucson</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>546,574</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>Fresno</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>545,567</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>Veracruz</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>537,963</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>Apodaca</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>536,436</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>Sacramento</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>528,001</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>Ciudad López Mateos</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>523,065</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>Tultitlán</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>516,341</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>Cuautitlán Izcalli</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>515,353</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>Mesa</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>512,498</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>Carrefour</td><td></td><td>Haiti</td><td>511,345</td><td>2015</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>Matamoros (Heroica Matamoros)</td><td></td><td>Mexico</td><td>510,739</td><td>2020</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>Kansas City</td><td></td><td>United States</td><td>509,297</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>Santiago de Cuba</td><td></td><td>Cuba</td><td>507,167</td><td>2022</td></tr></tbody></table>

List of Largest cities in Northern America (United States and Canada)

List of North American cities by population

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>City</th><th>Subdivision</th><th>Country</th><th>Population</th><th>Year</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>New York City</td><td>NY</td><td>United States</td><td>8,335,898</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>CA</td><td>United States</td><td>3,822,235</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Toronto</td><td>ON</td><td>Canada</td><td>3,273,119</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Chicago</td><td>IL</td><td>United States</td><td>2,743,329</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Houston</td><td>TX</td><td>United States</td><td>2,314,157</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Montreal</td><td>QC</td><td>Canada</td><td>1,945,359</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Phoenix</td><td>AZ</td><td>United States</td><td>1,644,409</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>PA</td><td>United States</td><td>1,573,916</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Calgary</td><td>AB</td><td>Canada</td><td>1,569,133</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>San Antonio</td><td>TX</td><td>United States</td><td>1,526,656</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>San Diego</td><td>CA</td><td>United States</td><td>1,381,162</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Dallas</td><td>TX</td><td>United States</td><td>1,299,544</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Edmonton</td><td>AB</td><td>Canada</td><td>1,190,458</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Ottawa</td><td>ON</td><td>Canada</td><td>1,153,843</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Austin</td><td>TX</td><td>United States</td><td>993,588</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Jacksonville</td><td>FL</td><td>United States</td><td>971,319</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>San Jose</td><td>CA</td><td>United States</td><td>971,233</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Fort Worth</td><td>TX</td><td>United States</td><td>956,709</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Columbus</td><td>OH</td><td>United States</td><td>907,971</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>NC</td><td>United States</td><td>897,720</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Indianapolis</td><td>IN</td><td>United States</td><td>880,621</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Winnipeg</td><td>MB</td><td>Canada</td><td>843,640</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>San Francisco</td><td>CA</td><td>United States</td><td>808,437</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Brampton</td><td>ON</td><td>Canada</td><td>791,486</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Mississauga</td><td>ON</td><td>Canada</td><td>780,747</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Vancouver</td><td>BC</td><td>Canada</td><td>756,008</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Seattle</td><td>WA</td><td>United States</td><td>749,256</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Nashville</td><td>TN</td><td>United States</td><td>729,505</td><td>2026</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Denver</td><td>CO</td><td>United States</td><td>713,252</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Oklahoma City</td><td>OK</td><td>United States</td><td>712,919</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Surrey</td><td>BC</td><td>Canada</td><td>700,459</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Louisville</td><td>KY</td><td>United States</td><td>681,723</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>El Paso</td><td>TX</td><td>United States</td><td>677,456</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Washington, D.C.</td><td>DC</td><td>United States</td><td>671,803</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Las Vegas</td><td>NV</td><td>United States</td><td>656,274</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Boston</td><td>MA</td><td>United States</td><td>650,706</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Portland</td><td>OR</td><td>United States</td><td>635,067</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Hamilton</td><td>ON</td><td>Canada</td><td>632,111</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Memphis</td><td>TN</td><td>United States</td><td>621,056</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Detroit</td><td>MI</td><td>United States</td><td>620,376</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Quebec City</td><td>QC</td><td>Canada</td><td>592,884</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Baltimore</td><td>MD</td><td>United States</td><td>569,931</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Milwaukee</td><td>WI</td><td>United States</td><td>563,305</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Albuquerque</td><td>NM</td><td>United States</td><td>561,008</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Tucson</td><td>AZ</td><td>United States</td><td>546,574</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Fresno</td><td>CA</td><td>United States</td><td>545,567</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Sacramento</td><td>CA</td><td>United States</td><td>528,001</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Mesa</td><td>AZ</td><td>United States</td><td>512,498</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>Kansas City</td><td>MO</td><td>United States</td><td>509,297</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Raleigh</td><td>NC</td><td>United States</td><td>499,825</td><td>2022</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bolded cities are the largest in the subdivision. Italicized cities are subdivision (state/province) or division (US/Canada) capitals.