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List of the largest urban agglomerations in North America

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Mexico City
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Toronto
Washington, D.C.
San Francisco
Dallas
Houston
Boston

This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in North America. It includes the 50 most populated urban agglomerations as determined by either CityPopulation.de or Demographia. Please note that Demographia's analytical tool is the "urban area" which may be considered as a narrower construct than the "urban agglomeration" which often include more peripheral suburbs.

Name Main Country Rank City Population estimate[1] Rank Demographia estimate[2]
Mexico City Mexico 1 24,900,000 1 21,905,000
New York City United States 2 23,100,000 2 21,396,000
Los Angeles United States 3 17,700,000 3 15,587,000
Chicago United States 4 9,900,000 4 8,954,000
Toronto Canada 5 9,765,188[3] 9 6,837,000
Washington United States 6 8,800,000 5 7,853,000
San Francisco United States 7 7,950,000 8 6,844,000
Boston United States 8 7,850,000 6 7,429,000
Dallas United States 9 7,550,000 7 6,979,000
Philadelphia United States 10 7,550,000 12 5,795,000
Houston United States 11 7,050,000 10 6,703,000
Miami United States 12 6,450,000 11 6,139,000
Atlanta United States 13 6,100,000 13 5,702,000
Detroit United States 14 5,850,000 18 4,258,000
Monterrey Mexico 15 5,850,000 14 4,674,000
Guadalajara Mexico 16 5,750,000 16 4,401,000
Phoenix United States 17 4,825,000 15 4,617,000
Tampa United States 18 4,750,000 21 3,203,000
Seattle United States 19 4,625,000 19 4,001,000
Montréal Canada 20 4,325,000 20 3,750,000
Puebla Mexico 21 4,175,000 34 2,106,000
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 22 4,175,000 17 4,345,000
Denver United States 23 3,950,000 30 2,308,000
Orlando United States 24 3,725,000 23 3,075,000
Port-au-Prince Haiti 25 3,525,000 45 1,712,000
Guatemala City Guatemala 26 3,325,000 27 2,765,000
Minneapolis United States 27 3,300,000 26 2,796,000
San Diego United States 28 3,300,000 22 3,078,000
Cleveland United States 29 3,100,000 25 2,871,000
Vancouver Canada 30 3,025,000 28 2,484,000
Cincinnati United States 31 2,825,000 47 1,698,000
Toluca Mexico 32 2,650,000 49 1,672,000
Salt Lake City United States 33 2,625,000 29 2,463,000
Charlotte United States 34 2,575,000 24 2,879,000
Portland United States 35 2,500,000 33 2,117,000
San José Costa Rica 36 2,425,000 35 2,106,000
Las Vegas United States 37 2,375,000 31 2,260,000
Saint Louis United States 38 2,350,000 32 2,247,000
San Antonio United States 39 2,325,000 36 2,088,000
Havana Cuba 40 2,225,000 42 1,752,000
León Mexico 41 2,225,000 53 1,568,000
Tijuana Mexico 42 2,200,000 46 1,712,000
Austin United States 43 2,175,000 39 1,943,000
Sacramento United States 44 2,175,000 38 1,976,000
Indianapolis United States 45 2,100,000 44 1,733,000
Kansas City United States 46 2,100,000 41 1,794,000
Pittsburgh United States 47 2,075,000 43 1,738,000
Jacksonville United States 48 2,025,000 56 1,306,000
San Salvador El Salvador 49 1,930,000 48 1,677,000
San Juan United States 50 1,910,000 40 1,846,000
Panama City Panama 57 1,620,000 37 2,067,000
Columbus United States 51 1,840,000 50 1,599,000


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Major Agglomerations of the World". CityPopulation. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "World Urban Areas" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2024-05-22). "Population estimates, July 1, by census division, 2021 boundaries". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
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