2,230,708 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.4% since 2020)
865 square miles of land · 2,578 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.
77 active community water systems list Tarrant County in the area they serve, reporting 2,121,117 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF FORT WORTH surface water · local government · TX2200012 | 955,900 served |
| CITY OF ARLINGTON surface water · local government · TX2200001 | 413,955 served |
| CITY OF MANSFIELD surface water · local government · TX2200018 | 89,227 served |
| CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS buys surface water · local government · TX2200063 | 74,859 served |
| CITY OF EULESS buys surface water · local government · TX2200031 | 61,601 served |
| CITY OF GRAPEVINE surface water · local government · TX2200013 | 52,346 served |
| CITY OF BEDFORD buys surface water · local government · TX2200003 | 49,941 served |
| CITY OF HALTOM CITY buys surface water · local government · TX2200014 | 47,014 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 4,484 people were held in Tarrant County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 4,071.
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.
17 school districts have their office in Tarrant County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $1.2 billion — $996.4 million to run schools, about $13,690 per student, plus $137.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $711.9 million local (mostly property tax), $272.8 million state, $259 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.2 billion.
Spent $834.1 million — $659.7 million to run schools, about $11,746 per student, plus $118.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $538 million local (mostly property tax), $185.6 million state, $153.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.2 billion.
Spent $441.5 million — $381.4 million to run schools, about $10,678 per student, plus $25.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $281 million local (mostly property tax), $153.9 million state, $44 million federal. Long-term debt: $822.2 million.
Spent $505.1 million — $372.3 million to run schools, about $10,925 per student, plus $94.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $329.4 million local (mostly property tax), $89.3 million state, $27.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $836.6 million.
Spent $501.2 million — $245.7 million to run schools, about $10,593 per student, plus $214 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $228.9 million local (mostly property tax), $91.5 million state, $28.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.1 billion.
Spent $301.7 million — $235.4 million to run schools, about $10,260 per student, plus $50.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $227.9 million local (mostly property tax), $41.8 million state, $37.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $322 million.
Spent $299.5 million — $247.7 million to run schools, about $10,940 per student, plus $30.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $192.6 million local (mostly property tax), $87.1 million state, $44.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $409 million.
Spent $280.9 million — $206.1 million to run schools, about $12,317 per student, plus $40.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $152.6 million local (mostly property tax), $66 million state, $37.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $523.1 million.
And 9 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 Tarrant County about $608.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
2,618 bridges in Tarrant County: 1,490 in good condition, 1,119 fair, and 9 poor (0.3%). “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.
| US 287 NB over CAREY STREET · built 1965 | 41,339 vehicles a day |
| SPUR 347 EB over IH 35W SB · built 1960 | 35,634 vehicles a day |
| SH 121 WB over IH 35W SBL · built 1961 | 35,634 vehicles a day |
| SH 180 WB over IH 820 · built 1963 | 18,215 vehicles a day |
| SH183WB to SH360SB over SH 183 & SH 360 · built 1979 | 12,869 vehicles a day |
| RIVERSIDE DRIVE SB over W FORK TRINITY RIVER · built 1931 | 10,672 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $377.1 million of work in Tarrant County in fiscal 2025, about $179 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: Johnson County (27 mi) · Dallas County (30 mi) · Parker County (30 mi) · Denton County (31 mi) · Wise County (37 mi) · Hood County (39 mi).