1,045,120 people (2024 Census estimate, +14.3% since 2020)
879 square miles of land · 1,189 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
82 active community water systems list Denton County in the area they serve, reporting 817,420 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF DENTON surface water · local government · TX0610002 | 150,037 served |
| CITY OF LEWISVILLE surface water · local government · TX0610004 | 140,880 served |
| MUSTANG SUD buys surface water · local government · TX0610036 | 127,911 served |
| TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND buys surface water · local government · TX0610023 | 80,000 served |
| CITY OF THE COLONY buys surface water · local government · TX0610081 | 45,367 served |
| TOWN OF LITTLE ELM buys surface water · local government · TX0610035 | 43,348 served |
| CITY OF CORINTH buys surface water · local government · TX0610065 | 23,213 served |
| LAKE CITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITY AUTHORITY buys surface water · local government · TX0610029 | 17,826 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 1,220 people were held in Denton County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 992.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
11 school districts have their office in Denton County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $778.6 million — $603.4 million to run schools, about $12,299 per student, plus $58.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $639.5 million local (mostly property tax), $60.2 million state, $63.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.2 billion.
Spent $654.1 million — $373.5 million to run schools, about $11,484 per student, plus $210.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $396.5 million local (mostly property tax), $70.4 million state, $42.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.3 billion.
Spent $735.3 million — $299.4 million to run schools, about $10,236 per student, plus $353.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $399.3 million local (mostly property tax), $33.8 million state, $25.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.4 billion.
Spent $130 million — $95.7 million to run schools, about $11,462 per student, plus $16.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $109.5 million local (mostly property tax), $11.6 million state, $13.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $323.2 million.
Spent $95.2 million — $53.9 million to run schools, about $10,845 per student, plus $27.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $68.7 million local (mostly property tax), $12 million state, $2.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $325 million.
Spent $55.9 million — $43.9 million to run schools, about $11,251 per student, plus $3.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $45.2 million local (mostly property tax), $11.8 million state, $4 million federal. Long-term debt: $141.5 million.
Spent $75.9 million — $36.7 million to run schools, about $10,369 per student, plus $26.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $42.7 million local (mostly property tax), $14.6 million state, $3 million federal. Long-term debt: $285.1 million.
Spent $63.1 million — $39.4 million to run schools, about $14,081 per student, plus $16 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $33.8 million local (mostly property tax), $12.3 million state, $3.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $142.8 million.
And 3 more.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Denton County about $354.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
987 bridges in Denton County: 580 in good condition, 396 fair, and 11 poor (1.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| IH 35 NBML over CLEAR CREEK · built 1958 | 36,220 vehicles a day |
| SH 114 EB over WEST SLOUGH · built 1930 | 27,805 vehicles a day |
| SH 114 EB over EAST SLOUGH · built 1930 | 27,805 vehicles a day |
| SH 114 EB over HENRIETTA CR · built 1930 | 27,805 vehicles a day |
| US 377 over DENTON CRK · built 1952 | 16,242 vehicles a day |
| IH 35E SBFR over UP RAILROAD · built 1958 | 7,290 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $266.6 million of work in Denton County in fiscal 2025, about $294 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Cooke County (30 mi) · Wise County (31 mi) · Collin County (31 mi) · Tarrant County (31 mi) · Dallas County (36 mi) · Grayson County (39 mi).