# List of metropolitan areas in the Americas

The list of metropolitan areas in the Americas has the top 50 most populous as of the most recent census results or projections. It is impossible to definitively compare and rank areas because each country may set its own definition of metropolitan area. Where available, it uses official definitions of metropolitan areas based on one urban core and immediate surroundings, as opposed to polycentric conurbations. Population data are the most recent census results or projections from the authoritative national agency responsible for demographics.

## List

| | Metropolitan area | Country | Population | Year |
| 1 | São Paulo | Brazil | 23,443,587 | 2022 |
| 2 | Mexico City | Mexico | 21,804,515 | 2020 |
| 3 | New York | United States | 19,498,249 | 2023 |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 13,985,794 | 2022 |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 13,191,031 | 2022 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | United States | 12,799,100 | 2023 |
| 7 | Bogotá | Colombia | 12,772,828 | 2022 |
| 8 | Lima | Peru | 11,283,787 | 2022 |
| 9 | Toronto | Canada | 9,765,188 | 2022 |
| 10 | Chicago | United States | 9,262,825 | 2023 |
| 11 | Dallas–Fort Worth | United States | 8,100,037 | 2023 |
| 12 | Houston | United States | 7,510,253 | 2023 |
| 13 | Santiago | Chile | 6,903,479 | 2017 |
| 14 | Atlanta | United States | 6,307,261 | 2023 |
| 15 | Washington | United States | 6,304,975 | 2023 |
| 16 | Philadelphia | United States | 6,246,160 | 2023 |
| 17 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 6,194,000 | 2022 |
| 18 | Miami | United States | 6,183,199 | 2023 |
| 19 | Detroit–Windsor | United States Canada | 5,976,595 | 2009 |
| 20 | San Diego–Tijuana | United States Mexico | 5,434,061 | 2020 |
| 21 | Monterrey | Mexico | 5,341,171 | 2015 |
| 22 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 5,286,642 | 2015 |
| 23 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 5,278,448 | 2010 |
| 24 | Caracas | Venezuela | 5,243,301 | 2011 |
| 25 | Phoenix | United States | 5,070,110 | 2023 |
| 26 | Boston | United States | 4,919,179 | 2023 |
| 27 | San Francisco | United States | 4,566,961 | 2023 |
| 28 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 4,405,769 | 2022 |
| 29 | Montreal | Canada | 4,291,732 | 2021 |
| 30 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 4,274,651 | 2022 |
| 31 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 4,167,996 | 2015 |
| 32 | Medellín | Colombia | 4,068,000 | 2022 |
| 33 | Seattle | United States | 4,044,837 | 2023 |
| 34 | Salvador | Brazil | 3,919,864 | 2022 |
| 35 | Recife | Brazil | 3,743,854 | 2022 |
| 36 | Curitiba | Brazil | 3,731,769 | 2022 |
| 37 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | United States | 3,712,020 | 2023 |
| 38 | Campinas | Brazil | 3,656,363 | 2022 |
| 39 | Brasília | Brazil | 3,548,438 | 2015 |
| 40 | Tampa–St. Petersburg | United States | 3,342,963 | 2023 |
| 41 | Puebla–Tlaxcala | Mexico | 3,199,530 | 2020 |
| 42 | San Jose | Costa Rica | 3,160,000 | 2011 |
| 43 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 3,160,000 | 2024 |
| 44 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 3,092,000 | 2022 |
| 45 | Denver | United States | 3,005,131 | 2023 |
| 46 | Port-au-Prince | Haiti | 2,915,000 | 2022 |
| 47 | Quito | Ecuador | 2,889,703 | 2022 |
| 48 | Cali | Colombia | 2,837,000 | 2022 |
| 49 | Baltimore | United States | 2,834,316 | 2023 |
| 50 | Orlando | United States | 2,817,933 | 2023 |