Editing Dallas County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{distinguish|Dallam County, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county             = Dallas County
 | state              = Texas
 | ex image           = {{multiple image |total_width=300 |border=infobox |image_style=border:1; |perrow=1/2/1/2 |caption_align=center |image1=Dallas 2015 skyline.jpg |caption1=Dallas panorama |image2=Dallas Hall on the campus of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas LCCN2015630915.jpg |caption2=[[Dallas Hall]] in [[University Park, Texas|University Park]] |image3=Dallas County Courthouse with Texas Flag.jpg |caption3=former [[Dallas County Courthouse (Texas)|Dallas County Courthouse]] with the Texas flag in 2017 |image4=Irving Convention Center View of Las Colinas.jpg |caption4=[[Las Colinas]] in [[Irving, Texas|Irving]]}}
 | ex image size      = 
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 | type               = [[County (United States)|County]]
 | flag               = Flag of Dallas County, Texas.svg
 | seal               = 
 | logo               = 
 | coordinates        = {{Coord|32.766987|-96.778424|region:US-TX_type:county|display=inline,title}}
 | founded year       = 1846
 | founded date       = March 30
 | named for          = [[George M. Dallas]]
 | seat wl            = Dallas
 | largest city wl    = Dallas
 | leader_title       = [[County judge]]
 | leader_name        = [[Clay Jenkins]]
 | area_total_sq_mi   = 908.644
 | area_land_sq_mi    = 873.160
 | area_water_sq_mi   = 35.484
 | area percentage    = 3.91%
 | population_as_of   = 2020
 | population_total   = 2613539
 | pop_est_as_of      = 2024
 | population_est     = 2656028 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi      = 3043.236
 | time zone          = Central
 | district           = 5th
 | district2          = 6th
 | district3          = 24th
 | district4          = 30th
 | district5          = 32nd
 | district6          = 33rd
 | website            = {{URL|https://www.dallascounty.org/|dallascounty.org}}
 | footnote           = 
}}

'''Dallas County''' is a county located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 2,613,539,<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Dallas_County,_Texas?g=050XX00US48113 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> and was estimated to be 2,656,028 in 2024,<ref name="QF"/> making it the [[List of counties in Texas|second-most populous county]] in Texas and the [[List of the most populous counties in the United States|eighth-most populous county]] in the United States. Its [[county seat]] is [[Dallas]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Find a County |url=https://ce.naco.org/?find=true |publisher=[[National Association of Counties]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> the [[List of municipalities in Texas|third-most populous city]] in Texas and the [[List of United States cities by population|ninth-most populous city]] in the United States. The county was founded on March 30, 1846<ref name="tsha">{{cite Handbook of Texas|title=Dallas County |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/dallas-county |first=Lisa C. |last=Maxwell |publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] |date=June 18, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dallas County |url=https://www.texasalmanac.com/places/dallas-county |publisher=[[Texas Almanac]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> and was [[History of Dallas, Texas (1839-1855)#Establishment|possibly]] named for [[George M. Dallas|George Mifflin Dallas]], the 11th [[Vice President of the United States]] under [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[James K. Polk]]. Dallas County is included in the eleven-county [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington]] metropolitan statistical area, which is the [[Metropolitan statistical area|fourth-most populous metropolitan area]] in the United States.

Municipal expansion within Dallas County has blurred the geographic lines between cities and between neighboring counties.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dallas County: A 21st Century Mosaic |first1=Jan |last1=Almon |others=Photography by Mary Ann Sherman |url=https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/plandev/englishdcbook.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=HPNbooks |date=2014 |isbn=978-1-939300-59-1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114071458/https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/plandev/englishdcbook.pdf |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:USGS Reconnaissance Map of Dallas County, Texas 1893 (1909) UTA.jpg|thumb|1893 [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] map of Dallas County]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|908.644|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|873.160|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|35.484|sqmi}} (3.91%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 County Gazetteer Files – Texas|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_counties_48.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> It is the 177th largest county in Texas by total area. 3,519 acres of the county is contained within 21 county-owned nature preserves, which were acquired through the county's Open Space Program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parks & Open Space Program |url=https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/plandev/openspaces/ |publisher=Dallas County, Texas |date=October 27, 2015 |access-date=November 15, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dallas County Parks and Open Space Board Collection James Pratt, Board Papers |first=James |last=Pratt |url=https://txarchives.org/dalpub/finding_aids/00002.xml |publisher=Texas Archival Resources Online |website=txarchives.org |access-date=April 7, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

===Lake===
* [[Lake Ray Hubbard]]
* [[White Rock Lake]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]] (northwest)
* [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]] (northeast)
* [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall County]] (east)
* [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]] (southeast)
* [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]] (south)
* [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]] (west)

==Climate==
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|4 |13 |107
|5 |18 |53
|8 |22 |91
|14 |27 |88
|20 |31 |126
|24 |32 |68
|25 |34 |47
|27 |35 |62
|21 |32 |107
|15 |28 |95
|11 |21 |62
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==Communities==
===Cities (multiple counties)===
{{div col}}
* [[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]] (partly in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]] and a small part in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]])
* [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill]] (small part in [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]])
* [[Combine, Texas|Combine]] (partly in [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]])
* [[Coppell, Texas|Coppell]] (small part in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]])
* [[Dallas]] (county seat) (small parts in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin]], [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]], [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]] and [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall]] counties)
* [[Ferris, Texas|Ferris]] (mostly in [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]])
* [[Garland, Texas|Garland]] (small parts in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin]] and [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall]] counties)
* [[Glenn Heights, Texas|Glenn Heights]] (partly in [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]])
* [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]] (partly in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]] and a small part in [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]])
* [[Grapevine, Texas|Grapevine]] (mostly in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]] and a small part in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]])
* [[Lewisville, Texas|Lewisville]] (mostly in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]])
* [[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]] (small part in [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]])
* [[Ovilla, Texas|Ovilla]] (mostly in [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]])
* [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]] (small part in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]])
* [[Rowlett, Texas|Rowlett]] (small part in [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall County]])
* [[Sachse, Texas|Sachse]] (small part in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]])
* [[Seagoville, Texas|Seagoville]] (small part in [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]])
* [[Wylie, Texas|Wylie]] (mostly in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]] and a small part in [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall County]])
{{div col end}}

===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Balch Springs, Texas|Balch Springs]]
* [[Cockrell Hill, Texas|Cockrell Hill]]
* [[DeSoto, Texas|DeSoto]]
* [[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville]]
* [[Farmers Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch]]
* [[Hutchins, Texas|Hutchins]]
* [[Irving, Texas|Irving]]
* [[Lancaster, Texas|Lancaster]]
* [[University Park, Texas|University Park]]
* [[Wilmer, Texas|Wilmer]]
{{div col end}}

===Towns===
* [[Addison, Texas|Addison]]
* [[Highland Park, Texas|Highland Park]]
* [[Sunnyvale, Texas|Sunnyvale]]

===Unincorporated areas===
====Census-designated places====
* [[Bear Creek Ranch, Texas|Bear Creek Ranch]]

====Other communities====
* [[Sand Branch, Dallas County, Texas|Sand Branch]]

===Historical communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Alpha, Texas|Alpha]] (not incorporated)
* [[Buckingham, Texas|Buckingham]] (Annexed by [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]] in 1996)
* [[Cedar Springs, Texas|Cedar Springs]] (First settled in February 1841. In 1929 the community was annexed by the city of Dallas.<ref>{{cite web|title=TSHA &#124; Cedar Springs, TX (Dallas County) |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvc34}}</ref>)
* [[Duck Creek, Garland, Texas|Duck Creek]] (merged into [[Garland, Texas|Garland]] in 1887)
* [[Old East Dallas, Dallas|East Dallas]] (annexed by the city of Dallas in 1890 but was once a city of its own)
* [[Embree, Garland, Texas|Embree]] (merged into [[Garland, Texas|Garland]] in 1887)
* [[Fruitdale, Dallas, Texas|Fruitdale]] (annexed by Dallas in 1964)
* [[Hatterville, Texas|Hatterville]] (Merged into [[Sunnyvale, Texas|Sunnyvale]] in 1953)
* [[Hord's Ridge, Texas|Hord's Ridge]] (Merged into [[Oak Cliff, Texas|Oak Cliff]] in 1887<ref>{{cite web|title=TSHA &#124; Hord's Ridge, TX |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrhnp}}</ref>)
* [[Kleberg, Dallas|Kleberg]] (Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1978)
* [[La Reunion (Dallas)|La Reunion]] (Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1860)
* Letot (Northwest Dallas County, annexed by Dallas)<ref>Rose-Mary Rumbley, "LETOT, CLEMENT" [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fle81 ''Handbook of Texas'' Online], accessed December 26, 2010.</ref>
* [[Liberty Grove, Dallas County, Texas|Liberty Grove]]
* [[Lisbon, Texas|Lisbon]] (Absorbed by City of Dallas in 1929)
* [[Little Egypt, Texas|Little Egypt]]<ref>[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrlsk "Little Egypt, TX"] in the ''[[Handbook of Texas]] Online'', by Lisa C. Maxwell; accessed December 5, 2015.</ref>
* [[Long Creek, Texas|Long Creek]] (Merged into [[Sunnyvale, Texas|Sunnyvale]] in 1953)
* [[Meaders, Texas|Meaders]]
* [[New Hope, Texas (Sunnyvale)|New Hope]] (Merged into [[Sunnyvale, Texas|Sunnyvale]] in 1953 - not to be confused with the [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]] [[New Hope, Texas|town of the same name]])
* [[Noel Junction, Texas|Noel Junction]] (not incorporated, Addison/Dallas)
* [[Oak Cliff, Texas|Oak Cliff]] (Annexed by Dallas in 1903)
* Penn Springs (Annexed by [[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville]] in 1947)
* [[Pleasant Grove, Dallas|Pleasant Grove]] (Annexed by Dallas by 1962)
* [[Preston Hollow, Dallas|Preston Hollow]] (Annexed by Dallas in 1945)
* [[Renner, Texas|Renner]] (annexed by Dallas in 1977)
* [[Rylie, Dallas|Rylie]] (annexed by Dallas in 1978)
* [[Scyene, Dallas|Scyene]]
* [[Trinity Mills, Texas|Trinity Mills]] (Annexed by [[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]])<ref>{{Handbook of Texas|id=hvt59|name="Trinity Mills, TX"}}. By Matthew Hayes Nall. Retrieved on March 31, 2007.</ref>
* [[Tripp, Texas|Tripp]] (Merged into [[Sunnyvale, Texas|Sunnyvale]] in 1953)
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2743
|1860= 8665
|1870= 13814
|1880= 33488
|1890= 67042
|1900= 82726
|1910= 135748
|1920= 210551
|1930= 325691
|1940= 398564
|1950= 614799
|1960= 951527
|1970= 1327321
|1980= 1556390
|1990= 1852810
|2000= 2218899
|2010= 2368139
|2020= 2613539
|estyear=2024
|estimate=2656028
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tx190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tx190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Dallas County was $325,980.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>

As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 971,690 estimated households in Dallas County with an average of 2.65 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $74,149. Approximately 13.8% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Dallas County has an estimated 68.9% employment rate, with 34.8% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 81.7% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Dallas County, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/dallascountytexas/PST045224 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (56.8%), Spanish (34.0%), Indo-European (3.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander (4.3%), and Other (1.9%).

The median age in the county was 34.3 years.

'''Dallas County, Texas – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Dallas County, Texas — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s48/c113/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name=1990CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Dallas County, Texas — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s48/c113/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Dallas County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US48113 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dallas County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48113&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> !! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dallas County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48113&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 1,089,655<br>(70.01%) || 1,115,096<br>(60.18%) || 983,317<br>(44.32%) || 784,693<br>(33.14%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |724,987<br>(27.74%)
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 285,787<br>(18.36%) || 362,130<br>(19.54%) || 445,716<br>(20.09%) || 518,732<br>(21.90%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |564,741<br>(21.61%)
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 6,487<br>(0.42%) || 7,644<br>(0.41%) || 8,106<br>(0.37%) || 7,330<br>(0.31%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |6,743<br>(0.26%)
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 15,034<br>(0.97%) || 49,928<br>(2.69%) || 87,495<br>(3.94%) || 117,797<br>(4.97%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |181,314<br>(6.94%)
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| — || — || 926<br>(0.04%) || 874<br>(0.04%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,175<br>(0.04%)
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 4,866<br>(0.31%) || 2,382<br>(0.13%) || 2,388<br>(0.11%) || 3,346<br>(0.14%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |9,990<br>(0.38%)
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| — || — || 28,222<br>(1.27%) || 29,427<br>(1.24%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |66,754<br>(2.55%)
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 154,561<br>(9.93%) || 315,630<br>(17.04%) || 662,729<br>(29.87%) || 905,940<br>(38.26%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,057,835<br>(40.48%)
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''1,556,390<br>(100.00%)''' || '''1,852,810<br>(100.00%)''' || '''2,218,899<br>(100.00%)''' || '''2,368,139<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,613,539<br>(100.00%)'''
|}

=== 2023 estimate ===
[[File:Ethnic Origins in Dallas County, TX.png|thumb|330x330px|Ethnic origins in Dallas County, TX]]
As of the 2023 estimate, there were 2,606,358 people and 971,690 households residing in the county. There were 1,079,120 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 65.2% White ''(692,400 or 26.6% NH White)'', 24.1% African American ''(600,055 or 23.0% NH Black)'', 1.1% Native American ''(7,089 or 0.3% NH Native)'', 7.4% Asian ''(186,730 or 7.2% NH Asian)'', 0.1% Pacific Islander ''(1,220 or 0.1% NH Pacific Islander)'', _% from some other races and 2.1% from two or more races (41,011 or 1.6% NH Multiracial). Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1,077,853 or 41.4% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Population by Characteristics: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-detail.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=www.census.gov |access-date=November 18, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 2,613,539 people, 965,537 households, and 616,554 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Dallas%20County,%20Texas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|2993.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,038,656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1189.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 35.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.20% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.01% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 18.28% from some other races and 16.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 40.48% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Dallas County, Texas |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/dallas-county-texas/050-48113/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

The increase among people of color reflected nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Alexa |last1=Ura |first2=Jason |last2=Kao |first3=Carla |last3=Astudillo |first4=Chris |last4=Essig |title=People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/ |publisher=The Texas Tribune |website=www.texastribune.org |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 2,368,139 people, 856,290 households, and _ families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|2718.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 943,622 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1083.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 53.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 22.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 15.53% from some other races and 2.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 38.26% of the population.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|2523.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of {{convert|971.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 58.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.98% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 14.04% from some other races and 2.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 29.87% of the population.

There were 807,621 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 18.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.10% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,324, and the median income for a family was $49,062. Males had a median income of $34,988 versus $29,539 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $22,603. About 10.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
===Government===
[[File:Dallas County Courthouse - Old Red.jpg|thumb|Former Dallas County Courthouse]]
Dallas County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a [[Commissioners Court|commissioners' court]]. This court consists of the [[county judge]] (the chairperson of the court), who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.

The Commissioners' Court is the policy-making body for the county; in addition, the county judge is the senior executive and administrative position in the county. The Commissioners' Court sets the county tax rate, adopts the budget, appoints boards and commissions, approves grants and personnel actions, and oversees the administration of county government. Each commissioner supervises a Road and Bridge District. The Commissioners' Court approves the budget and sets the tax rate for the hospital district, which is charged with the responsibility for providing acute medical care for citizens who otherwise would not receive adequate medical services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dallas County |url=https://www.dallascounty.org/ |website=www.dallascounty.org}}</ref>

====County Commissioners====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Office<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dallas County Elections Department |url=https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/voters/elected-officials-lookup/#ElectedOfficials |website=www.dallascountyvotes.org |access-date=April 7, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref>
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| County Judge
| [[Clay Jenkins]]
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| Commissioner, Precinct 1
| Theresa Daniel
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| Commissioner, Precinct 2
| Andrew Sommerman
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| Commissioner, Precinct 3
| [[John Wiley Price]]
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| Commissioner, Precinct 4
| Elba Garcia
| Democratic
|}

====County Officials====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| [[Dallas County District Attorney|Criminal District Attorney]]
| [[John Creuzot]]
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| District Clerk
| Felicia Pitre
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Clerk
| John Warren
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| Sheriff
| Marian Brown
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| Tax Assessor-Collector
| John Ames
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| Treasurer
| Pauline Medrano
| Democratic
|}

====Constables====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Constable, Precinct 1
| Tracey Gulley
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Constable, Precinct 2
| Deanna Hammond
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="red" |
| Constable, Precinct 3
| Ben Adamcik
| Republican
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Constable, Precinct 4
| Edward Wright
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Constable, Precinct 5
| Michael Orozco
| Democratic
|}

====Justices of the Peace====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1
| Thomas G. Jones
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2
| Valencia Nash
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1
| Margaret O’Brien
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2
| Katina Whitfield
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="red" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1
| Al Cercone
| Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2
| Steven L. Seider
| Republican
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1
| Mike Jones
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2
| Sasha Moreno
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1
| Sara Martinez
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2
| Juan Jasso
| Democratic
|}

===Courts===
====County Criminal Courts====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 1
| Dan Patterson
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 2
| Julia Hayes
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 3
| Audrey Moorehead
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 4
| Nancy Mulder
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 5
| Lisa Green
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 6
| Angela M. King
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 7
| Remeko T. Edwards
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 8
| Carmen P. White
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 9
| Peggy Hoffman
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 10
| Etta J. Mullin
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court No. 11
| Shequitta Kelly
| Democratic
|}

====County Criminal Courts of Appeals====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1
| Kristin Wade
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2
| Pamela Luther
| Democratic
|}

====County Civil Courts====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Court at Law No. 1
| D'Metria Benson
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Court at Law No. 2
| Melissa Bellan
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Court at Law No. 3
| Sally Montgomery
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Court at Law No. 4
| Paula Rosales
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Court at Law No. 5
| Mark Greenberg
| Democratic
|}

====County Probate Courts====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Probate Court No. 1
| Brenda Hull Thompson
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Probate Court No. 2
| Ingrid Michelle Warren
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| County Probate Court No. 3
| Margaret Jones-Johnson
| Democratic
|}

====Criminal District Courts====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="red" |
| Criminal District Court No. 1
| Jennifer Balido 
| Republican
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Criminal District Court No. 2
| Elizabeth D. Frizzell 
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Criminal District Court No. 3
| Audra Riley
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Criminal District Court No. 4
| Dominique Collins
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Criminal District Court No. 5
| Carter Thompson
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Criminal District Court No. 6
| Nancy Mulder
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| Criminal District Court No. 7
| Chika Anyiam
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 194th District Court
| Ernest White III
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 195th District Court
| Hector Garza
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 203rd District Court
| Raquel Jones
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 204th District Court
| Tammy Kemp
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 265th District Court
| Jennifer Bennett
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 282nd District Court
| Amber Givens
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 283rd District Court
| Lela Lawrence Mays
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 291st District Court
| Stephanie Huff
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 292nd District Court
| Brandon Birmingham
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 363rd District Court
| Tracy Holmes
| Democratic
|}

====Civil District Courts====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 14th District Court
| Eric Moyé
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="Blue" |
| 44th District Court
| Veretta Frazier
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 68th District Court
| Martin Hoffman
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 95th District Court
| Monica Purdy
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 101st District Court
| Staci Williams
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 116th District Court
| Tonya Parker
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 134th District Court
| Dale Tillery
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 160th District Court
| Aiesha Redmond
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 162nd District Court
| Kim Bailey
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 191st District Court
| Gena Slaughter
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="Blue" |
| 192nd District Court
| Maria Aceves
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 193rd District Court
| Bridgett Whitmore
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 298th District Court
| Emily Tobolowsky
| Democratic
|}

====Family District Courts====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 254th District Court
| Kimberly Brown
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 255th District Court
| Vonda Bailey 
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 256th District Court
| Sandre M. Streete
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 301st District Court
| Mary Brown
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 302nd District Court
| Sandra Jackson
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 303rd District Court
| LaDeitra Adkins
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 330th District Court
| [[Andrea Plumlee]]
| Democratic
|}

====Juvenile District Courts====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office<ref name=":0" />
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 304th District Court
| Andrea Martin
| Democratic
|-
| bgcolor="blue" |
| 305th District Court
| Cheryl Lee Shannon
| Democratic
|}

====County services====
[[File:Parkland Nima 1.jpg|thumb|Parkland Memorial Hospital]]
The [[Parkland Health & Hospital System]] (Dallas County Hospital District) operates the [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]] and various health centers.

The Commissioners' Court meets the first and third Tuesday at the Commissioners' Courtroom located in the [[Texas School Book Depository|Dallas County Administration Building]] at 411 Elm St., corner of Elm and Houston streets. The building was the headquarters of the Texas School Book Depository Company until 1970. In 1963 assassin [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] shot President [[John F. Kennedy]] from a window located on the sixth floor which today houses the [[Sixth Floor Museum]] dedicated to the late president's memory.

Acts of the commissioners court are known as 'court orders'. These orders include setting county policies and procedures, issuing contracts, authorizing expenditures, and managing county resources and departments. Most importantly, the commissioners court sets the annual tax rate and the budget for Dallas County government and the courts. The commissioners also set the tax rate and budget for the Dallas County Hospital District which operates [[Parkland Hospital]].

The commissioners court has direct control over all county offices and departments not otherwise administered by a county elected official. Those departments include Dallas County Elections, Health and Human Services, Facilities Management, Parks and Open Space Program, I.T. Services, Homeland Security and Emergency Services, among others. Through their budget making powers, the commissioners exercise indirect control over the District Attorney's office, Sheriff, District Clerk, County Clerk and County Treasurer. The commissioners also set the budget for each of the District, County, and Justice courts.

Dallas County employs a commissioners court administrator who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the commissioners court and implementing the Dallas County Master Plan and the directives of the commissioners court. The current commissioners court administrator is Darryl Martin who was hired by the commissioners in 2008.

[[File:Dallas County Jail 111 W Commerce Street.jpg|thumb|Dallas County Jail, 111 West Commerce Street]]
Dallas County operates several jail facilities. They include:<ref>"[http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/jail_information.html Jail Information]." ''Dallas County Sheriff's Office''. Accessed September 14, 2008.</ref>
* 111 Riverfront Blvd (Dallas)
** North Tower Jail
** South Tower Jail - also known as the "Suzanne Kays Tower"
** West Tower Jail
* Government Center Jail - 600 Commerce Street (Dallas)
* Decker Detention Center - 899 North [[Stemmons Freeway]] (Dallas)
* (formerly) Suzanne Kays Jail - 521 North Industrial Boulevard (Dallas) - population integrated into the South Tower; demolished to clear way for the [[Trinity River Project]]<ref>Krause, Kevin. [http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/04/suzanne-kays-jail-to-close-in.html Suzanne Kays jail to close in Dallas this week] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301181300/http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/04/suzanne-kays-jail-to-close-in.html |date=March 1, 2012}}." ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. April 14, 2009. Retrieved on June 3, 2013.</ref>

The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] operates the [[Hutchins State Jail]] for men in an unincorporated area adjacent to [[Hutchins, Texas|Hutchins]].<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hj.htm HUTCHINS (HJ)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923221143/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hj.htm |date=September 23, 2008}}." ''[[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]''. Accessed September 14, 2008.</ref> [[Corrections Corporation of America]] operates the [[Dawson Unit]], a co-gender state jail in [[Downtown Dallas]], under contract.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/jd.html DAWSON (JD)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603165803/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/jd.html |date=June 3, 2013}}." ''[[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]''. Retrieved on June 3, 2013.</ref>

[[Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville]], is located in [[Seagoville, Texas|Seagoville]].

===Politics===
Dallas County was one of the first areas of the South to break away from a [[Solid South]] voting pattern. This coincided with the county's explosive postwar growth. It swung from a 13-point win for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Harry Truman]] in 1948 to a 23-point win for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in 1952. For most of the second half of the 20th century, it would be one of the most conservative urban counties in the nation, voting for the GOP at every election until 2004. The lone exception was when Texas native [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] successfully ran for a full term as president on the Democratic ticket in 1964. 

In the 2004 election, Democrats won their first countywide administrative office since 1986 by electing [[Lupe Valdez]] to the office of Dallas County Sheriff. The last Democratic countywide administrator was D. Connally elected County Surveyor prior to the office's abolition. Democrats also won three district court benches in 2004. Two years later in 2006, Democrats swept every contested countywide race including County Judge, District Clerk, County Clerk, District Attorney and County Treasurer as well as every contested judicial seat.

Since the 1990s, Dallas County has voted more Democratic than the state of Texas as a whole. It swung from an 18-point win for [[George H. W. Bush]] in [[1988 United States presidential election in Texas|1988]] to only a two-point win in [[1992 United States presidential election in Texas|1992]]. In [[1996 United States presidential election in Texas|1996]], [[Bill Clinton]] became only the fourth Democrat since Truman to win 40 percent of the vote. Former Governor of Texas [[George W. Bush]] managed relatively narrow wins in [[2000 United States presidential election in Texas|2000]] and [[2004 United States presidential election in Texas|2004]], even as he easily carried the state. This trend culminated in [[2008 United States presidential election in Texas|2008]] when the county swung dramatically to [[Barack Obama]]. Obama's coattails allowed Democrats to win the remaining Republican held judicial seats. 

Since the 2010s, Dallas County has been one of the most Democratic-leaning counties in Texas. In [[2012 United States presidential election in Texas|2012]], Obama won Dallas County by virtually the same margin as he had done in 2008. In [[2016 United States presidential election in Texas|2016]], [[Hillary Clinton]] increased the Democratic margin of victory even further. She became the first Democrat to win 60% of the county's vote since [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in [[1944 United States presidential election in Texas|1944]], while [[Donald Trump]] became the first Republican not to win 40% of the vote in the county since 1992. [[Joe Biden]] managed an even larger win in 2020.

In [[2024 United States presidential election in Texas|2024]] though Trump did not carry the county, he received his best-ever vote share, with 38%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas election results 2024 {{!}} Dallas County Votes |url=https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Unofficial-Final-Results-ED.pdf |publisher=Dallas County Votes |website=www.dallascountyvotes.org |access-date=November 16, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> This was likely due to his increase in Hispanic support, which was 54% in the state of Texas compared to [[Kamala Harris]]’s 44%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exit poll results 2024 {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/exit-polls/texas/general/president/7 |publisher=CNN |website=www.cnn.com |access-date=November 12, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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Dallas County has had three openly [[LGBT]] elected county officials: [[Lupe Valdez]], elected Sheriff in 2004 and serving until 2017; Jim Foster, elected county judge in 2006, serving one term before defeat in the Democratic primary in 2010; and Gary Fitzsimmons, elected District Clerk in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Lavender Heart of Texas |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622593,00.html |date=May 20, 2007 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520071250/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622593,00.html |archive-date=May 20, 2007}}</ref>

====State Board of Education members====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |District
! Name
! Party
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| District 11
| Patricia Hardy
| Republican
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| District 12
| Geraldine Miller
| Republican
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| District 13
| Erika Beltran
| Democratic
|}

====Texas state representatives====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |District
! Name
! Party
! Residence
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 100th House of Representatives district|District 100]]
| [[Venton Jones]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 102nd House of Representatives district|District 102]]
| [[Ana-Maria Ramos]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 103rd House of Representatives district|District 103]]
| [[Rafael Anchía|Rafael Anchia]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 104th House of Representatives district|District 104]]
| [[Jessica González (politician)|Jessica González]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 105th House of Representatives district|District 105]]
| [[Terry Meza]]
| Democratic
| Irving
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 107th House of Representatives district|District 107]]
| [[Victoria Neave]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas's 108th House of Representatives district|District 108]]
| [[Morgan Meyer]]
| Republican
| University Park
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 109th House of Representatives district|District 109]]
| [[Carl O. Sherman Sr.|Carl Sherman Sr.]]
| Democratic
| DeSoto
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 110th House of Representatives district|District 110]]
| [[Toni Rose (politician)|Toni Rose]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 111th House of Representatives district|District 111]]
| [[Yvonne Davis]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas's 112th House of Representatives district|District 112]]
| [[Angie Chen Button]]
| Republican
| Richardson
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 113th House of Representatives district|District 113]]
| [[Rhetta Andrews Bowers]]
| Democratic
| Garland
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 114th House of Representatives district|District 114]]
| [[John Turner (Texas politician)|John Turner]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 115th House of Representatives district|District 115]]
| [[Cassandra Hernandez]]
| Democratic
| Dallas 
|}

====Texas state senators====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |District
! Name
! Party
! Residence
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas Senate, District 2|District 2]]
| [[Bob Hall (politician)|Bob Hall]]
| Republican
| Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas Senate, District 8|District 8]]
| [[Angela Paxton]]
| Republican
| McKinney (Collin County)
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas Senate, District 9|District 9]]
| [[Kelly Hancock]]
| Republican
| Fort Worth
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas Senate, District 16|District 16]]
| [[Nathan Johnson (Texas politician)|Nathan Johnson]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas Senate, District 23|District 23]]
| [[Royce West]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|}

====United States representatives====
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |District
! Name
! Party
! Residence
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas's 5th congressional district]]
| [[Lance Gooden]]
| Republican
| Terrell
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas's 6th congressional district]]
| [[Jake Ellzey]]
| Republican
| Waxahachie
|-
| bgcolor=red|
| [[Texas's 24th congressional district]]
| [[Beth Van Duyne]]
| Republican
| Irving 
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 30th congressional district]]
| [[Jasmine Crockett]]
| Democratic
| Dallas
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 32nd congressional district]]
| [[Julie Johnson (politician)|Julie Johnson]]
| Democratic
| Farmers Branch 
|-
| bgcolor=blue|
| [[Texas's 33rd congressional district]]
| [[Marc Veasey]]
| Democratic
| Fort Worth
|}

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
The following school districts serve Dallas County:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=2020 census - School District reference map: Dallas County, TX |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=June 30, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{|
|----- valign="top"
|
* [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District|Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD]] (partly in Denton County)
* [[Cedar Hill Independent School District|Cedar Hill ISD]]
* [[Coppell Independent School District|Coppell ISD]]
* [[Dallas Independent School District|Dallas ISD]]
* [[DeSoto Independent School District|DeSoto ISD]]
* [[Duncanville Independent School District|Duncanville ISD]]
* [[Ferris Independent School District|Ferris ISD]] (mostly in Ellis County)
* [[Garland Independent School District|Garland ISD]]
|
* [[Grand Prairie Independent School District|Grand Prairie ISD]]
* [[Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District|Grapevine-Colleyville ISD]] (mostly in Tarrant County)
* [[Highland Park Independent School District|Highland Park ISD]]
* [[Irving Independent School District|Irving ISD]]
* [[Lancaster Independent School District|Lancaster ISD]]
* [[Mesquite Independent School District|Mesquite ISD]]
* [[Richardson Independent School District|Richardson ISD]]
* [[Sunnyvale Independent School District|Sunnyvale ISD]]
|}

[[White flight]] meant the decrease of non-Hispanic white students in Dallas County [[K-12]] school districts from 1997 until the 2014–2015 school year. The number was 138,760 in the former and 61,538 in the latter; during 2014–2015 county [[charter schools]] had about 5,000 non-Hispanic white students. In 2016 Eric Nicholson of the ''[[Dallas Observer]]'' wrote that the bulk of white K-12 enrollment is shifting to more distant suburban areas beyond Dallas County, and that "Teasing out causation is tricky" but that the perception of poverty, which many white families wish to avoid, is tied with race.<ref>{{cite web|title=In Dallas, White Flight Never Ends |first=Eric |last=Nicholson |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/in-dallas-white-flight-never-ends-8265092 |publisher=[[Dallas Observer]] |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref>

[[Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District]] formerly served a part of the county.<ref>[[Texas Education Agency]]: See map of [https://web.archive.org/web/20040611085020/http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/adobe/counties/dallas.pdf Dallas County]. Retrieved on July 3, 2022.</ref> In 2006 WHISD officially merged into DISD.<ref>{{cite web|title=Consolidations, Annexations and name changes for Texas Public Schools |url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/consolidations-and-annexations-thru-2021-2022.pdf |publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]] |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/consolidations-and-annexations-thru-2021-2022.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Higher education===
====Community colleges====
Dallas County is served by the [[Dallas College]] system of seven [[community college]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maps and Locations |url=https://www.dallascollege.edu/maps/pages/default.aspx |publisher=Dallas College |website=www.dallascollege.edu |access-date=January 5, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Dallas College is the designated community college for the entire county.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Section 130.176, "Dallas County Community College District Service Area"].</ref>

====Public universities====
There are two public universities in Dallas County: the [[University of North Texas at Dallas]] and the [[University of Texas at Dallas]], of which the latter is also partially located in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]].

====Private universities====
* [[Dallas Baptist University]], located in Dallas
* [[University of Dallas]], located in Irving
* [[Southern Methodist University]], located in University Park

==Transportation==
[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] provides bus and rail service to many cities in Dallas County, with Dallas being the largest.

The [[Trinity Railway Express]], operated jointly by Dallas Area Rapid Transit and [[Trinity Metro]], provides commuter rail service to both Dallas County and [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]], connecting downtown [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] with [[Downtown Dallas]].

===Major highways===
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* {{jct|state=TX|I|30}}
* {{jct|state=TX|I|35E}}
* {{jct|state=TX|I|45}}
* {{jct|state=TX|BL|45|nolink1=yes}}
* {{jct|state=TX|I|345}}
* {{jct|state=TX|I|635}}
* {{jct|state=TX|US|67}}
* {{jct|state=TX|US|75}}
* {{jct|state=TX|US|77}}
* {{jct|state=TX|US|80}}
* {{jct|state=TX|US|175}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Toll|DNT}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Toll|PGBT}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Loop|12}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|66}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|78}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|114}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|121}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|161}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|183}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|190}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|289}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|342}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|352}}
* {{jct|state=TX|TX|356}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Spur|366}}
* {{jct|state=TX|Spur|408}}
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'''NOTE:''' US 67 and US 77 are not signed fully along their routes in Dallas County.

===Airports===
====Commercial Airports====
* [[Dallas Love Field|Love Field]], located in [[Dallas]], serves only domestic passengers.
* [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] is partially located in the city of [[Irving, Texas|Irving]] in Dallas County, and [[Grapevine, Texas|Grapevine]] and [[Euless, Texas|Euless]] in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]].

====General Aviation Airports====
* [[Addison Airport]] is located in and owned by the city of [[Addison, Texas|Addison]].
* [[Dallas Executive Airport]] is located in and owned by the city of [[Dallas]].
* [[Mesquite Metro Airport]] is located in and owned by the city of [[Mesquite]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[Dallas County District Attorney]]
* [[List of museums in North Texas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Cameron-Duval)#Dallas County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dallas County]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Dallas County, Texas}}
* [https://www.dallascounty.org/ Dallas County Government official site]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcd02|name=Dallas County}}
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-14390 ''History of Dallas County, Texas: from 1837 to 1887''] by [[John Henry Brown]], published 1887, hosted by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20000210020912/http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-20932 ''Memorial and biographical history of Dallas County, Texas''] published 1892, hosted by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20000210020912/http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-20995 ''Official directory, taxpayers of Dallas County, Texas''] published 1896, hosted by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20000210020912/http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]
* [http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=13347&sid=43 Dallas County Code] (ordinances / regulations) from [[Municode]]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Dallas County
|North     = [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]]
|Northeast = [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall County]]
|East      = [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Ellis County, Texas|Ellis County]]
|Southwest = [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson County]]
|West      = [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]]
|Northwest = [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]]
}}

{{Populated places in Dallas County, Texas}}
{{Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex}}
{{Texas counties}}
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