Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX


The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area encompasses a 12 county area in north Texas and is commonly referred to as DFW, or the Metroplex. DFW is home to over 420 diaspora people groups, many are unreached and unengaged. They arrived as refugees, international students, and those who migrated from their indigenous homeland for a better life and education for their children.

Total Population: 7,759,615

(An increase of 1.6 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

  • Foreign Born - 1,206,720
  • Language Spoken at Home - 1,700,000

  • 16.7% of Total Population are Foreign Born
  • 23.5% of Total Population Speak Another Language Other than English at Home

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

  • The population exceeds that of North and South Dakota, Alaska, Delaware, Vermont, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia combined.

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People Group Profiles

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PG Name Country Of Birth Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
SindhiPakistanSouth Asian PeoplesIslam305
SomaliSomaliaHorn of AfricaIslam320
TonganTongaPacific IslandersChristianity - Protestant335
Hmong, NjuaLaosSoutheast Asian PeoplesEthnic Religions360
UdukSudanSub-Saharan AfricanIslam375
Arab, YemeniYemenArab WorldIslam - Shia390
BurundiBurundiSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Roman Catholic400
DanesDenmarkEurasian PeoplesChristianity450
AzandeSouth SudanSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Other / Marginal500
IndonesianIndonesiaMalay PeoplesIslam525
Arab, SaudiSaudi ArabiaArab WorldIslam600
KhmuLaosSoutheast Asian PeoplesBuddhism600
HungarianHungaryEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox665
IvorianIvory CoastSub-Saharan AfricanEthnic Religions700
Kurd, CentralIraqPersian-MedianIslam740
Karen, SgawMyanmar [Burma]Tibetan / Himalayan PeoplesChristianity - Protestant750
ShillukSouth SudanSub-Saharan AfricanEthnic Religions800
KrioSierra LeoneSub-Saharan AfricanEthnic Religions - Ethno-Religion920
CaddoUnited StatesNorth American PeoplesChristianity1,000
Costa RicanCosta RicaLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic1,000
Turk CypriotTurkeyTurkic PeoplesIslam1,010
Filipino, CebuanoPhilippinesMalay PeoplesChristianity1,100
RomanianRomaniaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox1,200
Arab, AlgerianAlgeriaArab WorldIslam - Sunni1,200
ChileanChileLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic1,200