North American Cities with Populations 
exceeding 2 million (1990) 

(ignoring standard pollitical and statistical 
  boundries and using density analazation to 
  determine city area) 

                    1990    GROWTH
 CITY           POPULATION    RATE RANK
 Mexico City    20,207,000   3.37%   1
 New York       14,622,000   0.02%   2
 Los Angeles    10,060,000   0.69%   3
 Chicago         6,526,000   0.05%   4
 Philadelphia    4,007,000  -0.10%   5
 San Francisco   3,958,000   0.72%   6
 Miami           3,421,000   1.45%   7
 Guadalajara     3,262,000   3.25%   8
 Toronto         3,108,000   1.17%   9
 Detroit         2,995,000  -0.89%  10
 Montreal        2,896,000   0.68%  11
 Monterrey       2,837,000   3.53%  12
 Dallas          2,743,000   1.60%  13
 Washington      2,547,000   0.69%  14
 Boston          2,475,000   0.04%  15
 Houston         2,298,000   1.33%  16
 Havana          2,109,000   1.01%  17


SourceL: 1996 World Almanc