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Denton County, Texas

Denton County had 1,045,120 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 878.8 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 254 in Texas by population and 171st by land area.

Population
1,045,120
#7 of 254 in Texas · #47 in US
Area
878.8 sq mi
#171 of 254 in Texas · #911 in US
Density
1,189 / sq mi
#7 of 254 in Texas · #134 in US
Median household income
$107,401
#5 of 254 in Texas · #78 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Denton County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Denton County population, land area and income

Denton County had 1,045,120 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 878.8 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 254 in Texas by population and 171st by land area. That works out to 1,189.3 people per square mile, 12.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Denton County is 54.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $107,401 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,045,120

3144th1st

47th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

879 sq mi

3144th1st

911th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,189.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

134th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$107,401

3143rd1st

78th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

1,045,120

254th1st

7th of 254 (TX)

Land area

879 sq mi

254th1st

171st of 254 (TX)

Density

1,189.3 / sq mi

254th1st

7th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$107,401

254th1st

5th of 254 (TX)

How Denton County's population changed since 2020

Denton County gained 130,610 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 14.3%. That ranks 19th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Denton County recorded 46,962 births and 21,649 deaths, a natural change of +25,313. Net international migration added +24,303 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +88,927. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 88,927 people.

914.5k2020944.1k2021980.4k20221.01M20231.05M2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
46,962
Deaths
21,649
Net international migration
+24,303
Net domestic migration
+88,927
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+31,384

Where Denton County is

The Census internal point of Denton County is at 33.205100, -97.121100. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Denton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Denton County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
33.205100, -97.121100
DMS
33°12'18.36"N 97°07'15.96"W
UTM
14N 675124.4E 3675597.6N
Geohash
9vfuvuy9d
Plus code
86546V4H+2H

Towns in Denton County

39 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Denton County, 908,226 people together, or 87% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Denton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Denton with 165,998.

  1. 01Denton165,998
  2. 02Lewisville (part)134,562
  3. 03Frisco (part)95,501
  4. 04Carrollton (part)83,516
  5. 05Flower Mound (part)79,309
  6. 06Little Elm61,219
  7. 07The Colony45,897
  8. 08Dallas (part)29,822
  9. 09Corinth24,450
  10. 10Fort Worth (part)19,083
  11. 11Highland Village16,137
  12. 12Trophy Club (part)13,026
  13. 13Roanoke (part)10,893
  14. 14Northlake10,746
  15. 15Providence Village10,350
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Denton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Denton County. The most populous is Dallas County, TX, with 2,656,028 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 205.8 miles S of Denton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Denton, TX (population 165,998), 1.4 miles away.

Denton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Denton County is 48121: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $107,401.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Denton County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,045,120. That is up 130,610 people (14.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 914,510.

What is the FIPS code of Denton County?

48121. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Denton County?

Denton, with 165,998 residents inside Denton County in 2024.

Which counties border Denton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dallas County, TX; Tarrant County, TX; Collin County, TX; Grayson County, TX; Wise County, TX; Cooke County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.