Population Centers
| Rank | Area | State/ Province |
Image | CSA/CMA 2009 population |
Projected 2025 population |
Projected increase 2009-2025 |
Projected % increase 2009-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | IL-IN-WI | 9,804,845 | 10,746,109 | 941,264 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | Toronto | ON | 5,741,400 | 7,787,000 | 2,045,600 | 35.6 | |
| 3 | Detroit | MI | 5,318,744 | 5,199,608 | -119,136 | -0.14 | |
| 4 | Montreal | QC | 3,859,300 | 4,246,931 | 387,631 | 10.1 | |
| 5 | Minneapolis – Saint Paul | MN-WI | 3,604,460 | 4,031,000 | 426,540 | 11.8 | |
| 6 | St. Louis | MO-IL | 2,892,874 | 3,049,000 | 156,126 | 5.4 | |
| 7 | Cleveland — Akron | OH | 2,891,988 | 3,172,000 | 280,012 | 9.7 | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | PA | 2,445,117 | 2,868,818 | 367,299 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | Cincinnati | OH-KY-IN | 2,214,954 | 2,448,000 | 233,046 | 10.5 | |
| 10 | Indianapolis | IN | 1,928,982 | 2,270,112 | 341,130 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | Kansas City | MO-KS | 2,038,724 | 2,293,564 | 254,840 | 12.5 | |
| 12 | Columbus | OH | 2,031,229 | 2,446,450 | 415,221 | 20.4 | |
| 13 | Milwaukee | WI | 2,025,898 | 2,035,900 | 9.0 | ||
| 14 | Ottawa – Gatineau | ON-QC | 1,451,415 | 1,596,556 | 145,141 | 10.0 | |
| 15 | Louisville | KY-IN | 1,395,634 | 1,602,456 | 206,822 | 14.8 | |
| 16 | Grand Rapids | MI | 1,327,366 | 1,530,000 | 202,634 | 15.3 | |
| 17 | Buffalo | NY | 1,203,493 | 1,040,400 | -163,093 | -13.5 | |
| 18 | Rochester | NY | 1,149,653 | 1,078,600 | -71,053 | -6.2 | |
| 19 | Dayton | OH | 1,066,261 | 1,066,261 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Hamilton | ON | 740,200 | 954,858 | 214,658 | 29.1 | |
| 21 | Toledo | OH-MI | 672,220 | 672,220 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Madison | WI | 628,947 | 820,483 | 191,563 | 30.5 | |
| 23 | Lansing | MI | 523,609 | 547,325 | 23,716 | 4.6 | |
| 24 | Kitchener – Waterloo | ON | 492,400 | 635,196 | 142,796 | 29.1 | |
| 25 | London | ON | 492,200 | 634,938 | 142,738 | 29.1 | |
| 26 | Rockford | IL | 455,595 | 499,400 | 43,805 | 9.9 | |
| 27 | Fort Wayne | IN | 414,315 | 414,315 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | St. Catharines – Niagara | ON | 404,400 | 521,676 | 117,276 | 29.0 | |
| 29 | Davenport-Rock Island-Moline | IA-IL | 379,690 | 452,565 | 72,875 | 26.1 | |
| 30 | Oshawa | ON | 356,177 | 419,067 | 62,890 | 17.7 | |
| 31 | Windsor | ON | 330,900 | 426,861 | 95,961 | 29 | |
| 32 | Erie | PA | 280,985 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Total CSA/CMA of major metro areas | US-Canada | 59,781,623 | 65,735,336 | 6,234,698 |
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