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 Highlights

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PG Name Country Of Birth IMB Affinity Group Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
AztecUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity250
BrazilianBrazilAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic11,000
CherokeeUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic4,500
ChoctawUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic3,000
JamaicanJamaicaAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic85
MexicanMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic582,243
NavahoUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity200
Dakota, SiouxUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesEthnic Religions100
ColombianColombiaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic100
GarifunaGuatemalaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity100
NicaraguanNicaraguaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic100
PurepechaMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic100
QuechuaPeruAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansEthnic Religions100
SalvadoranEl SalvadorAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Other / Marginal48,000
MamGuatemalaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansEthnic Religions25
QuicheGuatemalaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansEthnic Religions25
PeruvianPeruAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic7,895
AlabamaUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity100
Apache, WesternUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesEthnic Religions100
BolivianBoliviaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic1,400
CaddoUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity1,000
CheyenneUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesEthnic Religions100
ChickasawUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity100
KoasatiUnited StatesAmerican PeoplesNorth American PeoplesChristianity100
Costa RicanCosta RicaAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic1,000