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
(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 8,984,000 2024 Chicago Metro Area Population 2024[2]
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]
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 2,809,299 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.[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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