Tarrant County’s population grew 1.5%, well above the national average of 0.4%.
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The county centered on Fort Worth continues to see some of the most explosive growth in the nation, according to recent numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau .
Tarrant County, which includes cities such as Fort Worth and Arlington, added an estimated 32,793 people from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024 — about 89 people per day, including both natural increase and migration. That’s more than the prior year, which saw the addition of about 82 people a day.
The raw increase in population ranked No. 4 in Texas as the population reached an estimated 2.23 million.
On a percentage basis, Tarrant County’s population grew 1.5%, well above the national average of 0.4%. It was also significantly higher than the 0.8% growth in Dallas County.
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