List of North American cities by population
Updated: 11/4/2025, 4:30:05 PM Wikipedia source
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:
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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1
1
Rank
1
City
Mexico City
Country
Mexico
Population
9,209,942
Year
2021
2
2
Rank
2
City
New York City
Country
United States
Population
8,335,898
Year
2022
3
3
Rank
3
City
Los Angeles
Country
United States
Population
3,822,235
Year
2022
4
4
Rank
4
City
Toronto
Country
Canada
Population
3,273,119
Year
2024
5
5
Rank
5
City
Chicago
Country
United States
Population
2,743,329
Year
2024
6
6
Rank
6
City
Houston
Country
United States
Population
2,314,157
Year
2023
7
7
Rank
7
City
Havana
Country
Cuba
Population
2,137,847
Year
2022
8
8
Rank
8
City
Montreal
Country
Canada
Population
1,945,359
Year
2024
9
9
Rank
9
City
Tijuana
Country
Mexico
Population
1,810,645
Year
2020
10
10
Rank
10
City
Phoenix
Country
United States
Population
1,644,409
Year
2022
11
11
Rank
11
City
Ecatepec de Morelos
Country
Mexico
Population
1,643,623
Year
2020
12
12
Rank
12
City
León
Country
Mexico
Population
1,579,803
Year
2020
13
13
Rank
13
City
Calgary
Country
Canada
Population
1,569,133
Year
2024
14
14
Rank
14
City
Philadelphia
Country
United States
Population
1,567,258
Year
2022
15
15
Rank
15
City
Puebla
Country
Mexico
Population
1,542,232
Year
2020
16
16
Rank
16
City
Juárez
Country
Mexico
Population
1,501,551
Year
2020
17
17
Rank
17
City
Zapopan
Country
Mexico
Population
1,476,491
Year
2020
18
18
Rank
18
City
San Antonio
Country
United States
Population
1,472,909
Year
2022
19
19
Rank
19
City
Guadalajara
Country
Mexico
Population
1,385,621
Year
2020
20
20
Rank
20
City
San Diego
Country
United States
Population
1,381,162
Year
2022
21
21
Rank
21
City
Dallas
Country
United States
Population
1,299,544
Year
2022
22
22
Rank
22
City
Guatemala City
Country
Guatemala
Population
1,221,739
Year
1910
23
23
Rank
23
City
Port-au-Prince
Country
Haiti
Population
1,200,000
Year
2022
24
24
Rank
24
City
Edmonton
Country
Canada
Population
1,190,458
Year
2024
25
25
Rank
25
City
Ottawa
Country
Canada
Population
1,153,843
Year
2024
26
26
Rank
26
City
Monterrey
Country
Mexico
Population
1,142,952
Year
2020
27
27
Rank
27
City
Tegucigalpa
Country
Honduras
Population
1,132,000
Year
2023
28
28
Rank
28
City
Panama City
Country
Panama
Population
1,086,990
Year
2023
29
29
Rank
29
City
Nezahualcóyotl
Country
Mexico
Population
1,072,676
Year
2020
30
30
Rank
30
City
Managua
Country
Nicaragua
Population
1,051,236
Year
2022
31
31
Rank
31
City
Santo Domingo
Country
Dominican Republic
Population
1,029,110
Year
2022
32
32
Rank
32
City
Austin
Country
United States
Population
974,447
Year
2022
33
33
Rank
33
City
Jacksonville
Country
United States
Population
971,319
Year
2022
34
34
Rank
34
City
San Jose
Country
United States
Population
971,233
Year
2022
35
35
Rank
35
City
Fort Worth
Country
United States
Population
956,709
Year
2022
36
36
Rank
36
City
Chihuahua
Country
Mexico
Population
925,762
Year
2020
37
37
Rank
37
City
Mérida
Country
Mexico
Population
921,771
Year
2020
38
38
Rank
38
City
Naucalpan
Country
Mexico
Population
911,168
Year
2020
39
39
Rank
39
City
Toluca
Country
Mexico
Population
910,608
Year
2020
40
40
Rank
40
City
Columbus
Country
United States
Population
907,971
Year
2022
41
41
Rank
41
City
Charlotte
Country
United States
Population
897,720
Year
2022
42
42
Rank
42
City
Cancún
Country
Mexico
Population
888,797
Year
2020
43
43
Rank
43
City
Indianapolis
Country
United States
Population
880,621
Year
2022
44
44
Rank
44
City
Saltillo
Country
Mexico
Population
864,431
Year
2020
45
45
Rank
45
City
Aguascalientes
Country
Mexico
Population
863,893
Year
2020
46
46
Rank
46
City
Hermosillo
Country
Mexico
Population
855,563
Year
2020
47
47
Rank
47
City
Mexicali
Country
Mexico
Population
854,186
Year
2020
48
48
Rank
48
City
San Luis Potosí
Country
Mexico
Population
845,941
Year
2020
49
49
Rank
49
City
Winnipeg
Country
Canada
Population
843,640
Year
2024
50
50
Rank
50
City
San Francisco
Country
United States
Population
808,437
Year
2022
51
51
Rank
51
City
Culiacán
Country
Mexico
Population
808,416
Year
2020
52
52
Rank
52
City
Querétaro
Country
Mexico
Population
794,789
Year
2020
53
53
Rank
53
City
Brampton
Country
Canada
Population
791,486
Year
2024
54
54
Rank
54
City
Mississauga
Country
Canada
Population
780,747
Year
2024
55
55
Rank
55
City
Vancouver
Country
Canada
Population
756,008
Year
2024
56
56
Rank
56
City
Seattle
Country
United States
Population
749,256
Year
2022
57
57
Rank
57
City
Santiago de los Caballeros
Country
Dominican Republic
Population
744,890
Year
2019
58
58
Rank
58
City
Morelia
Country
Mexico
Population
743,275
Year
2020
59
59
Rank
59
City
Denver
Country
United States
Population
713,252
Year
2022
60
60
Rank
60
City
Chimalhuacán
Country
Mexico
Population
703,215
Year
2020
61
61
Rank
61
City
San Pedro Sula
Country
Honduras
Population
701,200
Year
2023
62
62
Rank
62
City
Surrey
Country
Canada
Population
700,459
Year
2024
63
63
Rank
63
City
Oklahoma City
Country
United States
Population
694,800
Year
2022
64
64
Rank
64
City
Reynosa
Country
Mexico
Population
691,557
Year
2020
65
65
Rank
65
City
Torreón
Country
Mexico
Population
690,193
Year
2020
66
66
Rank
66
City
Nashville
Country
United States
Population
683,622
Year
2022
67
67
Rank
67
City
El Paso
Country
United States
Population
677,456
Year
2022
68
68
Rank
68
City
Washington, D.C.
Country
United States
Population
671,803
Year
2022
69
69
Rank
69
City
Tlalnepantla
Country
Mexico
Population
658,907
Year
2020
70
70
Rank
70
City
Acapulco
Country
Mexico
Population
658,609
Year
2020
71
71
Rank
71
City
Las Vegas
Country
United States
Population
656,274
Year
2022
72
72
Rank
72
City
Boston
Country
United States
Population
650,706
Year
2022
73
73
Rank
73
City
Tlaquepaque
Country
Mexico
Population
650,123
Year
2020
74
74
Rank
74
City
Guadalupe
Country
Mexico
Population
635,862
Year
2020
75
75
Rank
75
City
Portland
Country
United States
Population
635,067
Year
2022
76
76
Rank
76
City
Hamilton
Country
Canada
Population
632,111
Year
2024
77
77
Rank
77
City
Louisville
Country
United States
Population
624,444
Year
2022
78
78
Rank
78
City
Memphis
Country
United States
Population
621,056
Year
2022
79
79
Rank
79
City
Detroit
Country
United States
Population
620,376
Year
2022
80
80
Rank
80
City
Durango
Country
Mexico
Population
616,068
Year
2020
81
81
Rank
81
City
Kingston
Country
Jamaica
Population
597,000
Year
2023
82
82
Rank
82
City
Quebec City
Country
Canada
Population
592,884
Year
2024
83
83
Rank
83
City
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Country
Mexico
Population
578,830
Year
2020
84
84
Rank
84
City
Baltimore
Country
United States
Population
569,931
Year
2022
85
85
Rank
85
City
Tonalá
Country
Mexico
Population
569,913
Year
2020
86
86
Rank
86
City
Milwaukee
Country
United States
Population
563,305
Year
2022
87
87
Rank
87
City
Albuquerque
Country
United States
Population
561,008
Year
2022
88
88
Rank
88
City
Tucson
Country
United States
Population
546,574
Year
2022
89
89
Rank
89
City
Fresno
Country
United States
Population
545,567
Year
2022
90
90
Rank
90
City
Veracruz
Country
Mexico
Population
537,963
Year
2020
91
91
Rank
91
City
Apodaca
Country
Mexico
Population
536,436
Year
2020
92
92
Rank
92
City
Sacramento
Country
United States
Population
528,001
Year
2022
93
93
Rank
93
City
Ciudad López Mateos
Country
Mexico
Population
523,065
Year
2022
94
94
Rank
94
City
Tultitlán
Country
Mexico
Population
516,341
Year
2020
95
95
Rank
95
City
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Country
Mexico
Population
515,353
Year
2020
96
96
Rank
96
City
Mesa
Country
United States
Population
512,498
Year
2022
97
97
Rank
97
City
Carrefour
Country
Haiti
Population
511,345
Year
2015
98
98
Rank
98
City
Matamoros (Heroica Matamoros)
Country
Mexico
Population
510,739
Year
2020
99
99
Rank
99
City
Kansas City
Country
United States
Population
509,297
Year
2022
100
100
Rank
100
City
Santiago de Cuba
Country
Cuba
Population
507,167
Year
2022
| Rank | City | Image | Country | Population | Year |
| 1 | Mexico City | | Mexico | 9,209,942 | 2021 |
| 2 | New York City | | United States | 8,335,898 | 2022 |
| 3 | Los Angeles | | United States | 3,822,235 | 2022 |
| 4 | Toronto | | Canada | 3,273,119 | 2024 |
| 5 | Chicago | | United States | 2,743,329 | 2024 |
| 6 | Houston | | United States | 2,314,157 | 2023 |
| 7 | Havana | | Cuba | 2,137,847 | 2022 |
| 8 | Montreal | | Canada | 1,945,359 | 2024 |
| 9 | Tijuana | | Mexico | 1,810,645 | 2020 |
| 10 | Phoenix | | United States | 1,644,409 | 2022 |
| 11 | Ecatepec de Morelos | | Mexico | 1,643,623 | 2020 |
| 12 | León | | Mexico | 1,579,803 | 2020 |
| 13 | Calgary | | Canada | 1,569,133 | 2024 |
| 14 | Philadelphia | | United States | 1,567,258 | 2022 |
| 15 | Puebla | | Mexico | 1,542,232 | 2020 |
| 16 | Juárez | | Mexico | 1,501,551 | 2020 |
| 17 | Zapopan | | Mexico | 1,476,491 | 2020 |
| 18 | San Antonio | | United States | 1,472,909 | 2022 |
| 19 | Guadalajara | | Mexico | 1,385,621 | 2020 |
| 20 | San Diego | | United States | 1,381,162 | 2022 |
| 21 | Dallas | | United States | 1,299,544 | 2022 |
| 22 | Guatemala City | | Guatemala | 1,221,739 | 1910 |
| 23 | Port-au-Prince | | Haiti | 1,200,000 | 2022 |
| 24 | Edmonton | | Canada | 1,190,458 | 2024 |
| 25 | Ottawa | | Canada | 1,153,843 | 2024 |
| 26 | Monterrey | | Mexico | 1,142,952 | 2020 |
| 27 | Tegucigalpa | | Honduras | 1,132,000 | 2023 |
| 28 | Panama City | | Panama | 1,086,990 | 2023 |
| 29 | Nezahualcóyotl | | Mexico | 1,072,676 | 2020 |
| 30 | Managua | | Nicaragua | 1,051,236 | 2022 |
| 31 | Santo Domingo | | Dominican Republic | 1,029,110 | 2022 |
| 32 | Austin | | United States | 974,447 | 2022 |
| 33 | Jacksonville | | United States | 971,319 | 2022 |
| 34 | San Jose | | United States | 971,233 | 2022 |
| 35 | Fort Worth | | United States | 956,709 | 2022 |
| 36 | Chihuahua | | Mexico | 925,762 | 2020 |
| 37 | Mérida | | Mexico | 921,771 | 2020 |
| 38 | Naucalpan | | Mexico | 911,168 | 2020 |
| 39 | Toluca | | Mexico | 910,608 | 2020 |
| 40 | Columbus | | United States | 907,971 | 2022 |
| 41 | Charlotte | | United States | 897,720 | 2022 |
| 42 | Cancún | | Mexico | 888,797 | 2020 |
| 43 | Indianapolis | | United States | 880,621 | 2022 |
| 44 | Saltillo | | Mexico | 864,431 | 2020 |
| 45 | Aguascalientes | | Mexico | 863,893 | 2020 |
| 46 | Hermosillo | | Mexico | 855,563 | 2020 |
| 47 | Mexicali | | Mexico | 854,186 | 2020 |
| 48 | San Luis Potosí | | Mexico | 845,941 | 2020 |
| 49 | Winnipeg | | Canada | 843,640 | 2024 |
References
- Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2020 as Ciudad de México and previously as the Distrito Fe
- Population estimate is that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
- Population estimate has a reference date of 2023.
- Population estimate is that of the entire municipio.
- The administration of Naucalpan is divided between the municipalities of Naucalpan and Huixquilucan. The population proj
- The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Marion County, Indiana, are separate entities with a single consolidated city-cou
- Nashville is a consolidated city-county. The population given is for the entire city-county, excluding other incorporate
- The City of Louisville, Kentucky, and Jefferson County, Kentucky, are separate entities with a single consolidated city–
- The administration of Veracruz is divided between the municipalities of Veracruz[broken anchor] and Boca del Río. The po
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