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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
Washington, D.C.
Toronto
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  USA 2 23,100,000 2 21,396,000
Los Angeles  USA 3 17,700,000 3 15,587,000
Chicago  USA 4 9,900,000 4 8,954,000
Washington  USA 5 8,800,000 5 7,853,000
San Francisco  USA 6 7,950,000 8 6,844,000
Boston  USA 7 7,850,000 6 7,429,000
Dallas  USA 8 7,550,000 7 6,979,000
Philadelphia  USA 9 7,550,000 12 5,795,000
Toronto  Canada 10 7,550,000 9 6,837,000
Houston  USA 11 7,050,000 10 6,703,000
Miami  USA 12 6,450,000 11 6,139,000
Atlanta  USA 13 6,100,000 13 5,702,000
Detroit  USA 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  USA 17 4,825,000 15 4,617,000
Tampa  USA 18 4,750,000 21 3,203,000
Seattle  USA 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  USA 23 3,950,000 30 2,308,000
Orlando  USA 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  USA 27 3,300,000 26 2,796,000
San Diego  USA 28 3,300,000 22 3,078,000
Cleveland  USA 29 3,100,000 25 2,871,000
Vancouver  Canada 30 3,025,000 28 2,484,000
Cincinnati  USA 31 2,825,000 47 1,698,000
Toluca  Mexico 32 2,650,000 49 1,672,000
Salt Lake City  USA 33 2,625,000 29 2,463,000
Charlotte  USA 34 2,575,000 24 2,879,000
Portland  USA 35 2,500,000 33 2,117,000
San José  Costa Rica 36 2,425,000 35 2,106,000
Las Vegas  USA 37 2,375,000 31 2,260,000
Saint Louis  USA 38 2,350,000 32 2,247,000
San Antonio  USA 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  USA 43 2,175,000 39 1,943,000
Sacramento  USA 44 2,175,000 38 1,976,000
Indianapolis  USA 45 2,100,000 44 1,733,000
Kansas City  USA 46 2,100,000 41 1,794,000
Pittsburgh  USA 47 2,075,000 43 1,738,000
Jacksonville  USA 48 2,025,000 56 1,306,000
San Salvador  El Salvador 49 1,930,000 48 1,677,000
San Juan  USA 50 1,910,000 40 1,846,000
Panama City  Panama 57 1,620,000 37 2,067,000
Columbus  USA 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.
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