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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 286,520
  equals Births 486,851
  less Deaths 200,331
Net Migration 361,327
  equals net International Migration 127,219
  plus net Domestic Migration 234,108

The population of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA changed from 6,452,614 on 2010 to 7,102,796 in 2015 -- a change of 650,182 (10.08%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (361,327) exceeded natural change (286,520); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Collin County, TX48085P0000001 788,629 814,698 837,480 858,717 886,052 914,127 125,498 15.91
Dallas County, TX48113P0000001 2,373,464 2,409,778 2,456,444 2,485,781 2,519,625 2,553,385 179,921 7.58
Denton County, TX48121P0000001 666,962 685,861 708,300 729,690 754,792 780,612 113,650 17.04
Ellis County, TX48139P0000001 150,376 152,406 153,779 156,110 159,365 163,632 13,256 8.82
Hood County, TX48221P0000001 51,282 51,489 52,149 52,889 53,904 55,423 4,141 8.07
Hunt County, TX48231P0000001 86,337 86,768 87,266 87,562 88,822 89,844 3,507 4.06
Johnson County, TX48251P0000001 151,259 151,955 153,394 154,699 157,213 159,990 8,731 5.77
Kaufman County, TX48257P0000001 103,882 105,293 106,675 108,490 111,295 114,690 10,808 10.40
Parker County, TX48367P0000001 117,328 118,526 119,790 120,169 122,565 126,042 8,714 7.43
Rockwall County, TX48397P0000001 78,960 81,100 82,928 85,154 87,635 90,861 11,901 15.07
Somervell County, TX48425P0000001 8,499 8,444 8,586 8,607 8,665 8,739 240 2.82
Tarrant County, TX48439P0000001 1,816,528 1,848,011 1,882,338 1,913,437 1,946,346 1,982,498 165,970 9.14
Wise County, TX48497P0000001 59,108 59,969 60,430 61,048 61,813 62,953 3,845 6.51
Total P0000001 6,452,614 6,574,298 6,709,559 6,822,353 6,958,092 7,102,796 650,182 10.08
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Collin County, TX48085B0000001 10,464 10,537 10,327 10,431 10,714 10,948 52,957 
Dallas County, TX48113B0000001 38,964 39,082 38,618 38,870 39,087 39,555 195,212 
Denton County, TX48121B0000001 8,740 9,191 9,091 9,491 9,788 10,063 47,624 
Ellis County, TX48139B0000001 1,924 1,997 1,889 1,915 2,123 2,137 10,061 
Hood County, TX48221B0000001 516 566 525 601 620 632 2,944 
Hunt County, TX48231B0000001 1,136 1,093 1,052 1,055 1,092 1,096 5,388 
Johnson County, TX48251B0000001 1,928 1,908 1,953 1,939 2,057 2,069 9,926 
Kaufman County, TX48257B0000001 1,432 1,392 1,413 1,473 1,537 1,574 7,389 
Parker County, TX48367B0000001 1,408 1,264 1,285 1,315 1,349 1,357 6,570 
Rockwall County, TX48397B0000001 864 954 988 952 998 1,016 4,908 
Somervell County, TX48425B0000001 76 79 98 83 94 95 449 
Tarrant County, TX48439B0000001 26,796 27,497 27,723 27,484 28,286 28,572 139,562 
Wise County, TX48497B0000001 772 778 723 776 792 792 3,861 
Total B0000001 95,020 96,338 95,685 96,385 98,537 99,906 486,851 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Collin County, TX48085D0000001 2,940 3,256 3,294 3,525 3,879 4,071 18,025 
Dallas County, TX48113D0000001 13,660 14,313 14,308 15,065 15,619 15,695 75,000 
Denton County, TX48121D0000001 2,760 2,733 2,884 3,032 3,390 3,499 15,538 
Ellis County, TX48139D0000001 776 980 1,111 1,099 1,153 1,172 5,515 
Hood County, TX48221D0000001 440 571 622 615 629 601 3,038 
Hunt County, TX48231D0000001 968 822 814 853 860 896 4,245 
Johnson County, TX48251D0000001 912 1,282 1,172 1,269 1,245 1,244 6,212 
Kaufman County, TX48257D0000001 980 787 780 855 885 902 4,209 
Parker County, TX48367D0000001 1,060 954 913 984 1,005 1,010 4,866 
Rockwall County, TX48397D0000001 376 434 530 505 505 507 2,481 
Somervell County, TX48425D0000001 80 75 80 81 98 91 425 
Tarrant County, TX48439D0000001 10,376 11,081 11,053 11,715 12,142 12,277 58,268 
Wise County, TX48497D0000001 512 447 516 501 496 549 2,509 
Total D0000001 35,840 37,735 38,077 40,099 41,906 42,514 200,331 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Collin County, TX48085NC000001 7,524 7,281 7,033 6,906 6,835 6,877 34,932 
Dallas County, TX48113NC000001 25,304 24,769 24,310 23,805 23,468 23,860 120,212 
Denton County, TX48121NC000001 5,980 6,458 6,207 6,459 6,398 6,564 32,086 
Ellis County, TX48139NC000001 1,148 1,017 778 816 970 965 4,546 
Hood County, TX48221NC000001 76 -5 -97 -14 -9 31 -94 
Hunt County, TX48231NC000001 168 271 238 202 232 200 1,143 
Johnson County, TX48251NC000001 1,016 626 781 670 812 825 3,714 
Kaufman County, TX48257NC000001 452 605 633 618 652 672 3,180 
Parker County, TX48367NC000001 348 310 372 331 344 347 1,704 
Rockwall County, TX48397NC000001 488 520 458 447 493 509 2,427 
Somervell County, TX48425NC000001 -4 4 18 2 -4 4 24 
Tarrant County, TX48439NC000001 16,420 16,416 16,670 15,769 16,144 16,295 81,294 
Wise County, TX48497NC000001 260 331 207 275 296 243 1,352 
Total NC000001 59,180 58,603 57,608 56,286 56,631 57,392 286,520 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Collin County, TX48085MI000001 2,792 3,404 3,486 3,823 4,380 4,379 19,472 
Dallas County, TX48113MI000001 8,068 10,970 10,334 11,593 13,501 13,645 60,043 
Denton County, TX48121MI000001 1,720 2,339 2,361 2,591 2,997 3,010 13,298 
Ellis County, TX48139MI000001 16 85 75 88 109 113 470 
Hood County, TX48221MI000001 36 66 46 49 66 67 294 
Hunt County, TX48231MI000001 116 121 122 131 158 158 690 
Johnson County, TX48251MI000001 116 115 88 98 122 127 550 
Kaufman County, TX48257MI000001 76 78 63 77 99 105 422 
Parker County, TX48367MI000001 64 55 55 64 72 75 321 
Rockwall County, TX48397MI000001 124 109 99 116 136 137 597 
Somervell County, TX48425MI000001 4 2 1 1 3 4 11 
Tarrant County, TX48439MI000001 3,672 5,347 5,454 5,968 6,999 7,102 30,870 
Wise County, TX48497MI000001 8 36 31 35 39 40 181 
Total MI000001 16,812 22,727 22,215 24,634 28,681 28,962 127,219 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Collin County, TX48085MD000001 14,224 14,306 12,168 10,807 15,230 16,482 68,993 
Dallas County, TX48113MD000001 -10,280 1,546 11,808 -5,232 -1,889 -2,490 3,743 
Denton County, TX48121MD000001 9,396 9,695 13,651 12,431 14,721 16,126 66,624 
Ellis County, TX48139MD000001 1,852 877 549 1,490 2,093 3,151 8,160 
Hood County, TX48221MD000001 336 147 718 741 890 1,339 3,835 
Hunt County, TX48231MD000001 532 34 146 -47 912 602 1,647 
Johnson County, TX48251MD000001 136 38 588 520 1,596 1,680 4,422 
Kaufman County, TX48257MD000001 1,556 670 691 1,121 1,923 2,554 6,959 
Parker County, TX48367MD000001 1,208 726 855 -18 1,868 2,982 6,413 
Rockwall County, TX48397MD000001 1,836 1,375 1,283 1,806 1,683 2,616 8,763 
Somervell County, TX48425MD000001 44 -82 123 27 47 64 179 
Tarrant County, TX48439MD000001 7,768 9,331 12,108 9,097 9,786 11,834 52,156 
Wise County, TX48497MD000001 -324 480 226 291 418 799 2,214 
Total MD000001 28,284 39,143 54,914 33,034 49,278 57,739 234,108 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Collin County, TX48085MN000001 17,016 17,710 15,654 14,630 19,610 20,861 88,465 
Dallas County, TX48113MN000001 -2,212 12,516 22,142 6,361 11,612 11,155 63,786 
Denton County, TX48121MN000001 11,116 12,034 16,012 15,022 17,718 19,136 79,922 
Ellis County, TX48139MN000001 1,868 962 624 1,578 2,202 3,264 8,630 
Hood County, TX48221MN000001 372 213 764 790 956 1,406 4,129 
Hunt County, TX48231MN000001 648 155 268 84 1,070 760 2,337 
Johnson County, TX48251MN000001 252 153 676 618 1,718 1,807 4,972 
Kaufman County, TX48257MN000001 1,632 748 754 1,198 2,022 2,659 7,381 
Parker County, TX48367MN000001 1,272 781 910 46 1,940 3,057 6,734 
Rockwall County, TX48397MN000001 1,960 1,484 1,382 1,922 1,819 2,753 9,360 
Somervell County, TX48425MN000001 48 -80 124 28 50 68 190 
Tarrant County, TX48439MN000001 11,440 14,678 17,562 15,065 16,785 18,936 83,026 
Wise County, TX48497MN000001 -316 516 257 326 457 839 2,395 
Total MN000001 45,096 61,870 77,129 57,668 77,959 86,701 361,327 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Collin County, TX48085GQ000001 3,905 4,046 4,094 4,360 4,495 4,500 595 15.24
Dallas County, TX48113GQ000001 30,411 31,249 31,988 32,728 32,159 32,145 1,734 5.70
Denton County, TX48121GQ000001 10,346 10,261 10,710 10,677 10,852 10,861 515 4.98
Ellis County, TX48139GQ000001 1,610 1,646 1,629 1,765 1,737 1,739 129 8.01
Hood County, TX48221GQ000001 701 708 800 791 761 759 58 8.27
Hunt County, TX48231GQ000001 1,869 1,960 2,022 2,269 2,493 2,490 621 33.23
Johnson County, TX48251GQ000001 2,645 2,642 2,655 2,677 2,693 2,694 49 1.85
Kaufman County, TX48257GQ000001 1,336 1,353 1,366 1,285 1,346 1,348 12 0.90
Parker County, TX48367GQ000001 3,121 3,149 3,109 1,682 1,152 1,148 -1,973 -63.22
Rockwall County, TX48397GQ000001 659 674 694 776 757 758 99 15.02
Somervell County, TX48425GQ000001 287 290 295 294 294 294 7 2.44
Tarrant County, TX48439GQ000001 20,638 20,945 22,077 22,084 22,504 22,485 1,847 8.95
Wise County, TX48497GQ000001 980 985 961 980 1,062 1,063 83 8.47
Total GQ000001 78,508 79,908 82,400 82,368 82,305 82,284 3,776 4.81

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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