List of North American metropolitan areas by population

This is a list of the fifty most populous metropolitan areas in North America as of 2015, the most recent year for which official census results, estimates or projections are available for every major metropolitan area in North America. Where available, it uses official definitions of metropolitan areas based on the concept of a single urban core and its immediate surroundings, as opposed to polycentric conurbations. These definitions vary from country to country. Figures refer to mid-2015 populations except in the case of Mexican metropolitan areas, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of 15 March 2015. Havana has no official definition of its metropolitan area; the population within its city limits is given instead.

Rank Metropolitan area Country Population

(2022)

1 Mexico City Mexico Mexico 20,892,724
2 New York City United States United States 20,182,305
3 Los Angeles United States United States 13,340,068
4 Chicago United States United States 9,551,031
5 Dallas–Fort Worth United States United States 7,102,796
6 Toronto Canada Canada 6,711,985
7 Houston United States United States 6,656,747
8 Washington, D.C. United States United States 6,097,684
9 Philadelphia United States United States 6,069,875
10 Miami United States United States 6,012,331
11 Atlanta United States United States 5,710,795
12 Guadalajara Mexico Mexico 4,887,383
13 Boston United States United States 4,774,321
14 Monterrey Mexico Mexico 4,689,601
15 San Francisco United States United States 4,656,132
16 Phoenix United States United States 4,574,531
17 Inland Empire United States United States 4,489,159
18 Detroit United States United States 4,302,043
19 Montreal Canada Canada 4,291,732
20 Seattle United States United States 4,102,400
21 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 3,658,648
22 Minneapolis–St. Paul United States United States 3,524,583
23 San Diego United States United States 3,299,521
24 Tampa Bay Area United States United States 2,975,225
25 Puebla Mexico Mexico 2,941,988
26 Denver United States United States 2,814,330
27 St. Louis United States United States 2,811,588
28 Baltimore United States United States 2,797,407
29 Guatemala City Guatemala Guatemala 2,749,161
30 Vancouver Canada Canada 2,642,825
31 Port-au-Prince Haiti Haiti 2,618,894
32 Charlotte United States United States 2,426,363
33 Portland United States United States 2,389,228
34 Orlando United States United States 2,387,138
35 San Antonio United States United States 2,384,075
36 Pittsburgh United States United States 2,353,045
37 Sacramento United States United States 2,274,194
38 Toluca Mexico Mexico 2,202,886
39 San Juan Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 2,196,538
40 Cincinnati United States United States 2,157,719
41 Havana Cuba Cuba 2,117,625
42 Las Vegas United States United States 2,114,801
43 Kansas City United States United States 2,087,471
44 Cleveland United States United States 2,060,810
45 Columbus United States United States 2,021,632
46 Austin United States United States 2,000,860
47 Indianapolis United States United States 1,988,817
48 San Jose United States United States 1,976,836
49 Panama City Panama Panama 1,910,328

Sources:

  • Mexico
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Dominican Republic
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Cuba
  • Panama

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