Global InformationList of North American metropolitan areas by population information
This is a list of the fifty most populous metropolitan areas in North America as of 2024, 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. Havana has no official definition of its metropolitan area; the population within its city limits is given instead.
| Metropolitan area |
Country | Population (2022) |
Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City |  Mexico
|
21,804,515 | 2020 | [1] |
| New York City |  United States
|
19,557,311 | 2022 | [2] |
| Los Angeles | United States
|
12,872,322 | 2022 | [2] |
| Chicago | United States
|
9,274,140 | 2022 | [2] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth | United States
|
7,943,685 | 2022 | [2] |
| Houston | United States
|
7,368,466 | 2022 | [2] |
| Washington, D.C. | United States
|
6,265,183 | 2022 | [2] |
| Philadelphia | United States
|
6,241,164 | 2022 | [2] |
| Atlanta | United States
|
6,237,435 | 2022 | [2] |
| Toronto |  Canada
|
6,202,225 | 2021 | [3] |
| Miami | United States
|
6,139,340 | 2022 | [2] |
| Detroit-Windsor | United States Canada
|
5,976,595 | 2009 | [4] |
| San Diego-Tijuana | United States Mexico
|
5,434,061 | 2020 | Combined San Diego and Tijuana metropolitan areas.[1][2] |
| Monterrey | Mexico
|
5,341,171 | 2020 | [1] |
| Guadalajara | Mexico
|
5,286,642 | 2020 | [1] |
| Phoenix | United States
|
5,015,678 | 2022 | [2] |
| Boston | United States
|
4,900,550 | 2022 | [2] |
| Inland Empire | United States
|
4,667,558 | 2022 | [2] |
| San Francisco | United States
|
4,579,599 | 2022 | [2] |
| Montreal | Canada
|
4,291,732 | 2021 | [3] |
| Santo Domingo |  Dominican Republic
|
4,274,651 | 2022 | [5] |
| Seattle | United States
|
4,034,248 | 2022 | [2] |
| Minneapolis–St. Paul | United States
|
3,693,729 | 2022 | [2] |
| Tampa Bay Area | United States
|
3,290,730 | 2022 | [2] |
| Puebla | Mexico
|
3,199,530 | 2020 | [1] |
| San Jose |  Costa Rica
|
3,160,000 | 2021 | [6] |
| Guatemala City |  Guatemala
|
3,160,000 | 2024 | In 2005, Guatemala City's metropolitan area was defined by its government as consisting of the municipalities of Amatitlán, Chinautla, Guatemala City proper, Mixco, San Miguel Petapa, Santa Catarina Pinula, Villa Canales and Villa Nueva.[7] |
| Denver | United States
|
2,985,871 | 2022 | [2] |
| Baltimore | United States
|
2,835,672 | 2022 | [2] |
| St. Louis | United States
|
2,801,319 | 2022 | [2] |
| Orlando | United States
|
2,764,182 | 2022 | [2] |
| Charlotte | United States
|
2,756,069 | 2022 | [2] |
| San Antonio | United States
|
2,655,342 | 2022 | [2] |
| Vancouver | Canada
|
2,642,825 | 2021 | Does not include Whatcom County.[3] |
| Port-au-Prince |  Haiti
|
2,618,894 | 2015 | [8] |
| Portland | United States
|
2,509,489 | 2022 | [2] |
| Pittsburgh | United States
|
2,434,021 | 2022 | [2] |
| Austin | United States
|
2,421,115 | 2022 | [2] |
| Sacramento | United States
|
2,416,702 | 2022 | [2] |
| San Salvador |  El Salvador
|
2,404,097 | 2022 | [9] |
| El Paso–Juárez | Mexico United States
|
2,384,645 | 2020 | Combined Juárez and El Paso metropolitan areas.[1][2] |
| Toluca | Mexico
|
2,353,924 | 2020 | [1] |
| Las Vegas | United States
|
2,322,985 | 2022 | [2] |
| Cincinnati | United States
|
2,258,099 | 2022 | [2] |
| Kansas City | United States
|
2,209,494 | 2022 | [2] |
| Columbus | United States
|
2,161,511 | 2022 | [2] |
| Cleveland | United States
|
2,160,146 | 2022 | [2] |
| Havana |  Cuba
|
2,137,847 | 2012 | [10] |
| Indianapolis | United States
|
2,119,839 | 2022 | [2] |
| Nashville | United States
|
2,072,283 | 2022 | [2] |
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