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. 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.
RankMetropolitan areaCountryPopulation
1Mexico City Mexico20,892,724
2New York City United States20,182,305
3Los Angeles United States13,340,068
4Chicago United States9,551,031
5Dallas–Fort Worth United States7,102,796
6Houston United States6,656,947
7Toronto Canada6,116,725
8Washington, D.C. United States6,097,684
9Philadelphia United States6,069,875
10Miami United States6,012,331
11Atlanta United States5,710,795
12Guadalajara Mexico4,796,603
13Boston United States4,774,321
14San Francisco United States4,656,132
15Phoenix United States4,574,531
16Inland Empire United States4,489,159
17Monterrey Mexico4,475,949
18Detroit United States4,302,043
19Montreal Canada4,045,877
20Seattle United States3,733,580
21Santo Domingo Dominican Republic3,658,648
22Minneapolis–St. Paul United States3,524,583
23San Diego United States3,299,521
24Tampa Bay Area United States2,975,225
25Puebla Mexico2,941,988
26Denver United States2,814,330
27St. Louis United States2,811,588
28Baltimore United States2,797,407
29Guatemala City Guatemala2,749,161
30Port-au-Prince Haiti2,618,894
31Vancouver Canada2,509,942
32Charlotte United States2,426,363
33Portland United States2,389,228
34Orlando United States2,387,138
35San Antonio United States2,384,075
36Pittsburgh United States2,353,045
37Sacramento United States2,274,194
38San Juan Puerto Rico2,196,538
39Cincinnati United States2,157,719
40Havana Cuba2,117,625
41Toluca Mexico2,116,506
42Las Vegas United States2,114,801
43Kansas City United States2,087,471
44Cleveland United States2,060,810
45Columbus United States2,021,632
46Austin United States2,000,860
47Indianapolis United States1,988,817
48San Jose United States1,976,836
49Panama City Panama1,910,328
50Tijuana Mexico1,840,710

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