PeopleGroups Initiative

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 Highlights

Displaying 1-25 of 176 results.

PG Name	Country Of Birth	IMB Affinity Group	Affinity Bloc	Primary Religion	Baseline Population Total

Pole		European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Christianity - Orthodox	2,260
Serb		European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Christianity - Orthodox	235
Pidgin		Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	100
Pashtun	Afghanistan	Central Asia Peoples	Persian-Median	Hinduism	100
Afghan	Afghanistan	Central Asia Peoples	Persian-Median	Islam	4,498
Albanian, Tosk	Albania	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Islam - Sunni	2,200
Arab, Algerian	Algeria	North African and Middle Eastern Peoples	Arab World	Islam - Sunni	1,200
Samoan, American	American Samoa	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity - Other / Marginal	130
Armenian	Armenia	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Christianity - Orthodox	2,000
Bengali	Bangladesh	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Islam - Sunni	6,272
Nepali	Bhutan	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Hinduism	5,000
Bolivian	Bolivia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	1,400
Brazilian	Brazil	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	11,000
Bulgar	Bulgaria	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Christianity - Orthodox	1,800
Burundi	Burundi	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity - Roman Catholic	400
Cambodian, Khmer	Cambodia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	8,550
Igbo	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	100
Chilean	Chile	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	1,200
Chinese, Mandarin	China	East Asian Peoples	East Asian Peoples	Buddhism	89,000
Tibetan	China	East Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Buddhism - Lamaism	100
Uyghur	China	Central Asia Peoples	Turkic Peoples	Islam	100
Chinese, Hui	China	East Asian Peoples	East Asian Peoples	Islam	10
Chinese, (Shanghainese) Wu	China	East Asian Peoples	East Asian Peoples	Non-Religious	100
Colombian	Colombia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	100
Congolese	Congo	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	2,600

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