Dallas–Fort Worth Metro Area Counties

11 counties · 8.5 million people (2025) · 8,676 sq mi

The Dallas–Fort Worth metro area (officially the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 11 counties in Texas, with 8,477,157 people in 2025. Dallas County is the most populous.

Map of the 11 counties of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area with county names and major cities
The 11 counties of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 11 counties of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area

Sorted by population. 6 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Dallas CountyDallas2,661,397+1.9%873Central
Tarrant CountyFort Worth2,248,466+6.5%865Central
Collin CountyMcKinney1,297,179+21.7%842Central
Denton CountyDenton1,069,346+18%878Outlying
Ellis CountyWaxahachie240,867+25.2%936Central
Johnson CountyCleburne218,048+21.1%725Central
Kaufman CountyKaufman209,235+44%781Outlying
Parker CountyWeatherford184,767+24.6%904Outlying
Rockwall CountyRockwall140,738+30.5%127Central
Hunt CountyGreenville123,336+23.4%840Outlying
Wise CountyDecatur83,778+22.1%904Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

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County maps of Texas

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