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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

Aztec	United States	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	250
Brazilian	Brazil	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	11,000
Cherokee	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity - Roman Catholic	4,500
Choctaw	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity - Roman Catholic	3,000
Jamaican	Jamaica	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity - Roman Catholic	85
Mexican	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	582,243
Navaho	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity	200
Dakota, Sioux	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Ethnic Religions	100
Colombian	Colombia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	100
Garifuna	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	100
Nicaraguan	Nicaragua	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	100
Purepecha	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	100
Quechua	Peru	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	100
Salvadoran	El Salvador	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Other / Marginal	48,000
Mam	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	25
Quiche	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Ethnic Religions	25
Peruvian	Peru	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	7,895
Alabama	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity	100
Apache, Western	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Ethnic Religions	100
Bolivian	Bolivia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	1,400
Caddo	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity	1,000
Cheyenne	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Ethnic Religions	100
Chickasaw	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity	100
Koasati	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity	100
Costa Rican	Costa Rica	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity - Roman Catholic	1,000

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