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

Chinese, Hokkien	Taiwan	East Asian Peoples	East Asian Peoples	Buddhism	1,750
Chinese, Mandarin	China	East Asian Peoples	East Asian Peoples	Buddhism	89,000
Cambodian, Khmer	Cambodia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	8,550
Lao	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	8,550
Sinhalese	Sri Lanka	South Asian Peoples	South Asian Peoples	Buddhism	175
Thai	Thailand	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	5,476
Vietnamese	Vietnam	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	90,000
Khmu	Laos	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism	600
Tibetan	China	East Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Buddhism - Lamaism	100
Burmese, Bhama	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Tibetan / Himalayan Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	210
Thai, Isaan	Thailand	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	100
Mon	Myanmar [Burma]	Southeast Asian Peoples	Southeast Asian Peoples	Buddhism - Theravada	50
Aztec	United States	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	250
Navaho	United States	American Peoples	North American Peoples	Christianity	200
Danes	Denmark	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Christianity	450
Igbo	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	100
Filipino, Ilocano	Philippines	Southeast Asian Peoples	Malay Peoples	Christianity	100
Welsh	United Kingdom	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Christianity	100
Congolese	Congo	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	2,600
Efik	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	105
Garifuna	Guatemala	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Christianity	100
Pidgin		Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	100
Polynesian	French Polynesia	Southeast Asian Peoples	Pacific Islanders	Christianity	100
Portuguese	Portugal	European Peoples	Eurasian Peoples	Christianity	100
Zambian	Zambia	Sub-Saharan African Peoples	Sub-Saharan African	Christianity	6,900

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