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.
List Bold represents largest city in country; italic represents capital city. Rank City Image Country Population Year1 Mexico City 9,209,942 20212 New York City 8,584,629 20253 Los Angeles 3,869,089 20254 Toronto 3,273,119 20245 Chicago 2,731,585 20256 Houston 2,397,315 20257 Havana 2,137,847 20228 Montreal 1,945,359 20249 Tijuana 1,810,645 202010 Phoenix 1,665,481 202511 Ecatepec de Morelos 1,643,623 202012 León 1,579,803 202013 Philadelphia 1,574,281 202514 Calgary 1,569,133 202415 San Antonio 1,548,422 202516 Puebla 1,542,232 202017 Juárez 1,501,551 202018 Zapopan 1,476,491 202019 San Diego 1,406,106 202520 Guadalajara 1,385,621 202021 Dallas 1,329,491 202522 Guatemala City 1,221,739Citypopulation.de 202323 Port-au-Prince 1,200,000 202224 Edmonton 1,190,458 202425 Ottawa 1,153,843 202426 Monterrey 1,142,952 202027 Tegucigalpa 1,132,000 202328 Panama City 1,086,990 202329 Nezahualcóyotl 1,072,676 202030 Managua 1,051,236 202231 Santo Domingo 1,029,110 202232 Fort Worth 1,028,117 202533 Jacksonville 1,017,689 202534 Austin 1,002,632 202535 San Jose 971,233 202236 Chihuahua 925,762 202037 Mérida 921,771 202038 Naucalpan 911,168 202039 Toluca 910,608 202040 Columbus 907,971 202241 Charlotte 897,720 202242 Cancún 888,797 202043 Indianapolis 880,621 202244 Saltillo 864,431 202045 Aguascalientes 863,893 202046 Hermosillo 855,563 202047 Mexicali 854,186 202048 San Luis Potosí 845,941 202049 Winnipeg 843,640 202450 San Francisco 808,437 202251 Culiacán 808,416 202052 Querétaro 794,789 202053 Brampton 791,486 202454 Seattle 784,777 202555 Mississauga 780,747 202456 Vancouver 756,008 202457 Santiago de los Caballeros 744,890 201958 Morelia 743,275 202059 Denver 713,252 202260 Chimalhuacán 703,215 202061 San Pedro Sula 701,200 202362 Surrey 700,459 202463 Oklahoma City 694,800 202264 Reynosa 691,557 202065 Torreón 690,193 202066 Nashville 683,622 202267 El Paso 677,456 202268 Washington, D.C. 671,803 202269 Tlalnepantla 658,907 202070 Acapulco 658,609 202071 Las Vegas 656,274 202272 Boston 650,706 202273 Tlaquepaque 650,123 202074 Guadalupe 635,862 202075 Portland 635,067 202276 Hamilton 632,111 202477 Louisville 624,444 202278 Memphis 621,056 202279 Detroit 620,376 202280 Durango 616,068 202081 Kingston 597,000 202382 Quebec City 592,884 202483 Tuxtla Gutiérrez 578,830 202084 Baltimore 569,931 202285 Tonalá 569,913 202086 Milwaukee 563,305 202287 Albuquerque 561,008 202288 Tucson 546,574 202289 Fresno 545,567 202290 Veracruz 537,963 202091 Apodaca 536,436 202092 Sacramento 528,001 202293 Ciudad López Mateos 523,065 202294 Tultitlán 516,341 202095 Cuautitlán Izcalli 515,353 202096 Mesa 512,498 202297 Carrefour 511,345 201598 Matamoros (Heroica Matamoros) 510,739 202099 Kansas City, MO 509,297 2022100 Santiago de Cuba 507,167 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
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