Rank Area State/
Province
Image CSA/CMA
2009 population
Projected[5][6][7]
2025 population
Projected increase
2009–2025
1 Chicago IL-IN-WI 2009-09-18 3060x2040 chicago skyline.jpg 9,804,845 10,935,100 1,130,255
2 Toronto ON Skyline of Toronto viewed from Harbour.jpg 5,741,400 7,408,000 1,666,600
3 Detroit MI DowntownDetroit.jpg 5,327,764 6,191,000 863,236
4 Cleveland OH ClevelandSkyline.jpg 2,891,988 3,172,000 280,012
5 Milwaukee WI Milwaukee skyline.jpg 1,760,268 1,913,000 157,732
6 Ottawa – Gatineau ON-QC Downtown ottawa night.jpg 1,451,415 1,596,556 145,141
7 Grand Rapids MI Grdowntown.jpg 1,327,366 1,530,000 202,634
8 Buffalo NY BuffaloSkyline.jpg 1,203,493 1,040,400 -163,093
9 Rochester NY Skyline Rochester, NY.jpg 1,149,653 1,248,600 98,947
10 Hamilton ON HamiltonOntarioSkylineC.JPG 740,200 954,858 214,658
11 Toledo OH ToledoMorning.JPG 672,220 672,220 0
12 Lansing MI Lansing skyline brobb 11 2009.jpg 523,609 547,325 23,716
13 Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo ON Arial photo of downtown Kitchener Ontario.JPG 492,400 635,196 142,796
14 London ON London, Ontario, Canada- The Forest City from above.jpg 492,200 634,938 142,738
15 Fort Wayne IN Reservoir Park Skyline.JPG 414,315 455,623 39,366
16 St. Catharines – Niagara ON SkylineNiagaraFalls.jpg 404,400 521,676 117,276
17 Windsor ON Windsor Ontario skyline.jpg 330,900 426,861 95,961
18 Erie PA Flagship-Niagara-Dobbins-Landing-Erie-July4-2009.jpg 280,985 N/A N/A