How many people live in Tarrant County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 2.23 million people living in Tarrant County, TX. That makes Tarrant County the 14th-most populous county in the US. It is also the third-largest in Texas, accounting for 7% of the state’s population.
2.23M
population of Tarrant County, TX (2024)
7%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 2.23 million people lived in Tarrant County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Tarrant County, TX’s age demographics?
About 288,100 Tarrant County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 12.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 551,300 Tarrant County residents, or 24.7% 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 Tarrant County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Tarrant County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 31% of the Tarrant County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Tarrant County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (18.5%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Tarrant County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 40.9%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population makes up 0.35% of the county, compared with 0.72% 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.
Tarrant County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Tarrant County, TX is Fort Worth with about 987,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Tarrant County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fort Worth (pt.) | 987,436 |
| 2. | Arlington | 403,672 |
| 3. | Grand Prairie (pt.) | 75,695 |
| 4. | Mansfield (pt.) | 74,747 |
| 5. | North Richland Hills | 71,436 |
| 6. | Euless | 60,010 |
| 7. | Grapevine (pt.) | 51,320 |
| 8. | Bedford | 48,728 |
| 9. | Keller | 46,643 |
| 10. | Haltom City | 45,786 |
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