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Mexico City and New York compete for the role of the most populous city in North and Central America, with the first one prevailing both considering the entire urban area or taking into account only the city limits; the difference is however slight in both cases.Los Angeles is the only other city to exceed 10 million inhabitants, always taking into account the urban agglomeration; 65% of the cities in the ranking are located in the United States of America, which is the most populated country on this continent.
Mexico and Canada, the other two most important countries of North and Central America, are present with some cities; some capitals of the most populous remaining nations complete the ranking.
| City | Urban aggl. | Population | Urban area | Country | Other cities in urban area |
| Mexico City | 21,905,000 | 8,844,000 | 2,530 Km² | Mexico | Ecatepec de Morelos, Nezahualcóyotl, Naucalpan |
| New York | 21,396,000 | 8,336,000 | 11,344 Km² | United States | Hempstead, Brookhaven Islip, Oyster Bay, Newark |
| Los Angeles | 15,587,000 | 3,822,000 | 6,918 Km² | United States | Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Riverside |
| Chicago | 8,954,000 | 2,665,000 | 6,532 Km² | United States | Aurora, Naperville, Joliet |
| Washington | 7,853,000 | 672,000 | 5,600 Km² | United States | Baltimora, Arlington |
| Boston | 7,429,000 | 651,000 | 8,847 Km² | United States | Worcester, Providence |
| Dallas | 6,979,000 | 1,300,000 | 5,307 Km² | United States | Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano |
| San Jose | 6,844,000 | 971,000 | 3,634 Km² | United States | San Francisco, Oakland |
| Toronto | 6,837,000 | 2,794,000 | 2,344 Km² | Canada | Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton |
| Houston | 6,703,000 | 2,303,000 | 5,390 Km² | United States | Cypress, Pasadena |
| Miami | 6,139,000 | 450,000 | 3,222 Km² | United States | Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale |
| Philadelphia | 5,795,000 | 1,567,000 | 4,916 Km² | United States | |
| Atlanta | 5,702,000 | 499,000 | 7,402 Km² | United States | Sandy Springs |
| Monterrey | 4,674,000 | 1,143,000 | 1,251 Km² | Mexico | Guadalupe, Apodaca |
| Phoenix | 4,617,000 | 1,644,000 | 3,235 Km² | United States | Mesa, Chandler Scottsdale, Glendale |
| Guadalajara | 4,401,000 | 1,386,000 | 816 Km² | Mexico | Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá |
| Santo Domingo | 4,345,000 | 1,029,000 | 430 Km² | Dominican Rep. | Los Alcarrizos |
| Detroit | 4,258,000 | 620,000 | 4,082 Km² | United States | Warren, Sterling Heights |
| Seattle | 4,001,000 | 749,000 | 3,131 Km² | United States | Tacoma |
| Montreal | 3,750,000 | 1,763,000 | 1,383 Km² | Canada | Laval, Longueuil |
| Tampa | 3,203,000 | 398,000 | 2,997 Km² | United States | St. Petersburg |
| San Diego | 3,078,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,748 Km² | United States | Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido |
| Orlando | 3,075,000 | 316,000 | 3,144 Km² | United States | |
| Charlotte | 2,879,000 | 898,000 | 3,631 Km² | United States | |
| Cleveland | 2,871,000 | 362,000 | 3,608 Km² | United States | Akron |
| Minneapolis | 2,796,000 | 425,000 | 2,510 Km² | United States | Saint Paul |
| Guatemala City | 2,765,000 | 965,000 | 409 Km² | Guatemala | Mixco, Villa Nueva |
| Vancouver | 2,484,000 | 662,000 | 912 Km² | Canada | Surrey, Burnaby |
| Salt Lake City | 2,463,000 | 205,000 | 1,746 Km² | United States | West Valley City |
| Denver | 2,308,000 | 713,000 | 1,577 Km² | United States | Aurora, Lakewood |
| Las Vegas | 2,260,000 | 656,000 | 1,127 Km² | United States | Henderson, Spring Valley, Paradise, North Las Vegas |
| St. Louis | 2,247,000 | 287,000 | 2,512 Km² | United States | |
| Havana | 2,138,000 | 2,138,000 | 319 Km² | Cuba | |
| Portland | 2,117,000 | 635,000 | 1,344 Km² | United States | Vancouver |
| Puebla | 2,106,000 | 1,542,000 | 445 Km² | Mexico | Cholula de Rivadavia |
| San José | 2,106,000 | 352,000 | 420 Km² | Costa Rica | San Francisco, Alajuela |
| San Antonio | 2,088,000 | 1,473,000 | 1,588 Km² | United States | |
| Panamá City | 2,067,000 | 1,133,000 | 316 Km² | Panamá | San Miguelito |
| Sacramento | 1,976,000 | 528,000 | 1,212 Km² | United States | Elk Grove, Roseville |
| Austin | 1,943,000 | 974,000 | 1,606 Km² | United States | Round Rock |
| San Juan | 1,846,000 | 316,000 | 2,269 Km² | Puerto Rico (United States) |
Bayamón, Carolina |
| Tijuana | 1,811,000 | 1,811,000 | 414 Km² | Mexico | |
| Kansas City | 1,794,000 | 509,000 | 1,948 Km² | United States | Overland Park, Olathe |
| Pittsburgh | 1,738,000 | 303,000 | 2,349 Km² | United States | |
| Indianapolis | 1,733,000 | 881,000 | 1,873 Km² | United States | |
| Port-au-Prince | 1,712,000 | 978,000 | 267 Km² | Haiti | Carrefour, Delmas, Pétion-Ville, Cité Soleil |
| Cincinnati | 1,698,000 | 310,000 | 1,948 Km² | United States | |
| San Salvadòr | 1,677,000 | 210,000 | 256 Km² | El Salvador | Soyapango, Apopa |
| Toluca de Lerdo | 1,672,000 | 224,000 | 433 Km² | Mexico | Metepec |
| Columbus | 1,599,000 | 908,000 | 1,336 Km² | United States | |
| Tegucigalpa | 1,599,000 | 1,212,000 | 171 Km² | Honduras | |
| Raleigh | 1,588,000 | 477,000 | 1911 Km² | United States | Durham, Cary |
| León | 1,580,000 | 1,580,000 | 368 Km² | Mexico | |
| Ciudad Juárez | 1,502,000 | 1,502,000 | 373 Km² | Mexico |
* data on urban agglomerations updated to 2023 (estimates), those on population according to official data or more recent estimates of the national statistical services, when different from urban agglomerations.