For the majority of cities in
North America, the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population
within city limits exceeding 500,000 that year. These figures do not reflect the population of the
urban agglomeration or
metropolitan area, which typically does not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. They refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions:
Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by
INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020;[1]
Edmonton, which conducted municipal censuses in April 2019 and April 2021 but has not reported an
intercensal estimate of its 2020 population. The April 2021 census result is given instead.
^Population from municipal census based on a census date of July 1, 2022.[14]
^Population estimate is that of the Ottawa census division, which consists solely of the City of Ottawa.[15]
^The administration of Naucalpan is divided between the municipalities of
Naucalpan and
Huixquilucan. The population projections for each portion of the city have been combined.
^Nashville is a consolidated city-county. The population given is for the entire city-county, excluding other incorporated places lying within the city-county limits. See
Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee.
^Population estimate is that of the Hamilton census division, which consists solely of the City of Hamilton.[22]
^The administration of Veracruz is divided between the municipalities of
Veracruz and
Boca del Río. The population estimates of the two municipalities have been combined.
^"Table 9. Population by Parish: 2011–2015".
Demographic Statistics 2015 (Report). Statistical Institute of Jamaica. April 2016. p. 9. Archived from
the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
For the majority of cities in
North America, the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population
within city limits exceeding 500,000 that year. These figures do not reflect the population of the
urban agglomeration or
metropolitan area, which typically does not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. They refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions:
Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by
INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020;[1]
Edmonton, which conducted municipal censuses in April 2019 and April 2021 but has not reported an
intercensal estimate of its 2020 population. The April 2021 census result is given instead.
^Population from municipal census based on a census date of July 1, 2022.[14]
^Population estimate is that of the Ottawa census division, which consists solely of the City of Ottawa.[15]
^The administration of Naucalpan is divided between the municipalities of
Naucalpan and
Huixquilucan. The population projections for each portion of the city have been combined.
^Nashville is a consolidated city-county. The population given is for the entire city-county, excluding other incorporated places lying within the city-county limits. See
Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee.
^Population estimate is that of the Hamilton census division, which consists solely of the City of Hamilton.[22]
^The administration of Veracruz is divided between the municipalities of
Veracruz and
Boca del Río. The population estimates of the two municipalities have been combined.
^"Table 9. Population by Parish: 2011–2015".
Demographic Statistics 2015 (Report). Statistical Institute of Jamaica. April 2016. p. 9. Archived from
the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.