How many people live in Denton County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1.05 million people living in Denton County, TX. That makes Denton County the 47th-most populous county in the US. It is also the seventh-largest in Texas, accounting for 3.3% of the state’s population.
1.05M
population of Denton County, TX (2024)
3.3%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 1.05 million people lived in Denton County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Denton County, TX’s age demographics?
About 128,000 Denton County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 235,500 Denton County residents, or 22.5% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas's population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Denton County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Denton County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 20.8% of the Denton County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Denton County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (13.2%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, Denton County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 51.2%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 11.9% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Denton County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Denton County, TX is Denton with about 166,000 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Denton County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Denton | 165,998 |
| 2. | Lewisville (pt.) | 134,562 |
| 3. | Frisco (pt.) | 95,501 |
| 4. | Carrollton (pt.) | 83,516 |
| 5. | Flower Mound (pt.) | 79,309 |
| 6. | Little Elm | 61,219 |
| 7. | The Colony | 45,897 |
| 8. | Dallas (pt.) | 29,822 |
| 9. | Corinth | 24,450 |
| 10. | Fort Worth (pt.) | 19,083 |
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