List of North American metropolitan areas by population

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	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	8,984,000	2024	Chicago Metro Area Population 2024[2]
Toronto, Hamilton and Oshawa areas	Canada	8,110,389	2023	[3]
Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	8,100,037	2023	Dallas-Fort Worth leads all metro areas in population growth[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]
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	4,502,177	2023	[5]
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	4,274,651	2022	[6]
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	[7]
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.[8]
Denver	United States	2,985,871	2022	[2]
Baltimore	United States	2,835,672	2022	[2]
St. Louis	United States	2,809,299	2022	Population of the St. Louis metro area[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.[9]
Port-au-Prince	Haiti	2,618,894	2015	[10]
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	[11]
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	[12]
Indianapolis	United States	2,119,839	2022	[2]
Nashville	United States	2,072,283	2022	[2]

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