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Dallas County
County
Dallas panorama
Dallas Hall in University Park
former Dallas County Courthouse with the Texas flag in 2017
Las Colinas in Irving
Flag of Dallas County
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°46′01″N 96°46′42″W / 32.766987°N 96.778424°W / 32.766987; -96.778424
Country United States
State Texas
FoundedMarch 30, 1846
Named afterGeorge M. Dallas
SeatDallas
Largest cityDallas
Government
 • County judgeClay Jenkins
Area
 • Total
908.644 sq mi (2,353.38 km2)
 • Land873.160 sq mi (2,261.47 km2)
 • Water35.484 sq mi (91.90 km2)  3.91%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,613,539
 • Estimate 
(2024)
2,656,028 Increase
 • Density3,043.236/sq mi (1,175.000/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts5th, 6th, 24th, 30th, 32nd, 33rd
Websitedallascounty.org

Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,613,539,[1] and was estimated to be 2,656,028 in 2024,[2] making it the second-most populous county in Texas and the eighth-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Dallas,[3] the third-most populous city in Texas and the ninth-most populous city in the United States. The county was founded on March 30, 1846[4][5] and was possibly named for George Mifflin Dallas, the 11th Vice President of the United States under U.S. President James K. Polk. Dallas County is included in the eleven-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, which is the 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.[6]

Geography

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1893 USGS map of Dallas County

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 908.644 square miles (2,353.38 km2), of which 873.160 square miles (2,261.47 km2) is land and 35.484 square miles (91.90 km2) (3.91%) is water.[7] 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.[8][9]

Lake

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Adjacent counties

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Climate

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Communities

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Cities (multiple counties)

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Cities

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Towns

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Unincorporated areas

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Census-designated places

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Other communities

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Historical communities

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18502,743—
18608,665215.9%
187013,81459.4%
188033,488142.4%
189067,042100.2%
190082,72623.4%
1910135,74864.1%
1920210,55155.1%
1930325,69154.7%
1940398,56422.4%
1950614,79954.3%
1960951,52754.8%
19701,327,32139.5%
19801,556,39017.3%
19901,852,81019.0%
20002,218,89919.8%
20102,368,1396.7%
20202,613,53910.4%
2024 (est.)2,656,028[16]1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
1790–1960[18] 1900–1990[19]
1990–2000[20] 2010–2020[2]

As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Dallas County was $325,980.[21]

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 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.[2]

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
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.

Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic) Pop. 1980[22] Pop. 1990[23] Pop. 2000[24] Pop. 2010[25] Pop. 2020[26]
White alone (NH) 1,089,655
(70.01%)		 1,115,096
(60.18%)		 983,317
(44.32%)		 784,693
(33.14%)		 724,987
(27.74%)
Black or African American alone (NH) 285,787
(18.36%)		 362,130
(19.54%)		 445,716
(20.09%)		 518,732
(21.90%)		 564,741
(21.61%)
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 6,487
(0.42%)		 7,644
(0.41%)		 8,106
(0.37%)		 7,330
(0.31%)		 6,743
(0.26%)
Asian alone (NH) 15,034
(0.97%)		 49,928
(2.69%)		 87,495
(3.94%)		 117,797
(4.97%)		 181,314
(6.94%)
Pacific Islander alone (NH) — — 926
(0.04%)		 874
(0.04%)		 1,175
(0.04%)
Other race alone (NH) 4,866
(0.31%)		 2,382
(0.13%)		 2,388
(0.11%)		 3,346
(0.14%)		 9,990
(0.38%)
Mixed race or multiracial (NH) — — 28,222
(1.27%)		 29,427
(1.24%)		 66,754
(2.55%)
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 154,561
(9.93%)		 315,630
(17.04%)		 662,729
(29.87%)		 905,940
(38.26%)		 1,057,835
(40.48%)
Total 1,556,390
(100.00%)		 1,852,810
(100.00%)		 2,218,899
(100.00%)		 2,368,139
(100.00%)		 2,613,539
(100.00%)

2023 estimate

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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.[27]

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, there were 2,613,539 people, 965,537 households, and 616,554 families residing in the county.[28] The population density was 2,993.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,155.8/km2). There were 1,038,656 housing units at an average density of 1,189.5 per square mile (459.3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 35.37% White, 21.97% African American, 1.20% Native American, 7.01% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 18.28% from some other races and 16.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 40.48% of the population.[29]

The increase among people of color reflected nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification.[30]

2010 census

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As of the 2010 census, there were 2,368,139 people, 856,290 households, and _ families residing in the county. The population density was 2,718.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,049.4/km2). There were 943,622 housing units at an average density of 1,083.0 per square mile (418.1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 53.55% White, 22.31% African American, 0.72% Native American, 5.04% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.53% from some other races and 2.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 38.26% of the population.

2000 census

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As of the 2000 census, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523.0 inhabitants per square mile (974.1/km2). There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971.0 per square mile (374.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 58.35% White, 20.31% African American, 0.56% Native American, 3.98% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 14.04% from some other races and 2.70% from two or more races. 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 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 line, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

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Government

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Former Dallas County Courthouse

Dallas County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a 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.[31]

County Commissioners

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Office[32] Name Party
County Judge Clay Jenkins Democratic
Commissioner, Precinct 1 Theresa Daniel Democratic
Commissioner, Precinct 2 Andrew Sommerman Democratic
Commissioner, Precinct 3 John Wiley Price Democratic
Commissioner, Precinct 4 Elba Garcia Democratic

County Officials

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Office[32] Name Party
Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot Democratic
District Clerk Felicia Pitre Democratic
County Clerk John Warren Democratic
Sheriff Marian Brown Democratic
Tax Assessor-Collector John Ames Democratic
Treasurer Pauline Medrano Democratic

Constables

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Office[32] Name Party
Constable, Precinct 1 Tracey Gulley Democratic
Constable, Precinct 2 Deanna Hammond Democratic
Constable, Precinct 3 Ben Adamcik Republican
Constable, Precinct 4 Edward Wright Democratic
Constable, Precinct 5 Michael Orozco Democratic

Justices of the Peace

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Office[32] Name Party
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 Thomas G. Jones Democratic
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 Valencia Nash Democratic
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 Margaret O’Brien Democratic
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 Katina Whitfield Democratic
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1 Al Cercone Republican
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2 Steven L. Seider Republican
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1 Mike Jones Democratic
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 Sasha Moreno Democratic
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1 Sara Martinez Democratic
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2 Juan Jasso Democratic

Courts

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County Criminal Courts

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Office[32] Name Party
County Criminal Court No. 1 Dan Patterson Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 2 Julia Hayes Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 3 Audrey Moorehead Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 4 Nancy Mulder Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 5 Lisa Green Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 6 Angela M. King Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 7 Remeko T. Edwards Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 8 Carmen P. White Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 9 Peggy Hoffman Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 10 Etta J. Mullin Democratic
County Criminal Court No. 11 Shequitta Kelly Democratic

County Criminal Courts of Appeals

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Office[32] Name Party
County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1 Kristin Wade Democratic
County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2 Pamela Luther Democratic

County Civil Courts

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Office[32] Name Party
County Court at Law No. 1 D'Metria Benson Democratic
County Court at Law No. 2 Melissa Bellan Democratic
County Court at Law No. 3 Sally Montgomery Democratic
County Court at Law No. 4 Paula Rosales Democratic
County Court at Law No. 5 Mark Greenberg Democratic

County Probate Courts

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Office[32] Name Party
County Probate Court No. 1 Brenda Hull Thompson Democratic
County Probate Court No. 2 Ingrid Michelle Warren Democratic
County Probate Court No. 3 Margaret Jones-Johnson Democratic

Criminal District Courts

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Office[32] Name Party
Criminal District Court No. 1 Jennifer Balido Republican
Criminal District Court No. 2 Elizabeth D. Frizzell Democratic
Criminal District Court No. 3 Audra Riley Democratic
Criminal District Court No. 4 Dominique Collins Democratic
Criminal District Court No. 5 Carter Thompson Democratic
Criminal District Court No. 6 Nancy Mulder Democratic
Criminal District Court No. 7 Chika Anyiam Democratic
194th District Court Ernest White III Democratic
195th District Court Hector Garza Democratic
203rd District Court Raquel Jones Democratic
204th District Court Tammy Kemp Democratic
265th District Court Jennifer Bennett Democratic
282nd District Court Amber Givens Democratic
283rd District Court Lela Lawrence Mays Democratic
291st District Court Stephanie Huff Democratic
292nd District Court Brandon Birmingham Democratic
363rd District Court Tracy Holmes Democratic

Civil District Courts

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Office[32] Name Party
14th District Court Eric Moyé Democratic
44th District Court Veretta Frazier Democratic
68th District Court Martin Hoffman Democratic
95th District Court Monica Purdy Democratic
101st District Court Staci Williams Democratic
116th District Court Tonya Parker Democratic
134th District Court Dale Tillery Democratic
160th District Court Aiesha Redmond Democratic
162nd District Court Kim Bailey Democratic
191st District Court Gena Slaughter Democratic
192nd District Court Maria Aceves Democratic
193rd District Court Bridgett Whitmore Democratic
298th District Court Emily Tobolowsky Democratic

Family District Courts

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Office[32] Name Party
254th District Court Kimberly Brown Democratic
255th District Court Vonda Bailey Democratic
256th District Court Sandre M. Streete Democratic
301st District Court Mary Brown Democratic
302nd District Court Sandra Jackson Democratic
303rd District Court LaDeitra Adkins Democratic
330th District Court Andrea Plumlee Democratic

Juvenile District Courts

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Office[32] Name Party
304th District Court Andrea Martin Democratic
305th District Court Cheryl Lee Shannon Democratic

County services

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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 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.

Dallas County Jail, 111 West Commerce Street

Dallas County operates several jail facilities. They include:[33]

  • 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[34]

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Hutchins State Jail for men in an unincorporated area adjacent to Hutchins.[35] Corrections Corporation of America operates the Dawson Unit, a co-gender state jail in Downtown Dallas, under contract.[36]

Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville, is located in Seagoville.

Politics

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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 Democrat Harry Truman in 1948 to a 23-point win for 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 to only a two-point win in 1992. In 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 and 2004, even as he easily carried the state. This trend culminated in 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, Obama won Dallas County by virtually the same margin as he had done in 2008. In 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, 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 though Trump did not carry the county, he received his best-ever vote share, with 38%.[37] This was likely due to his increase in Hispanic support, which was 54% in the state of Texas compared to Kamala Harris’s 44%.[38]

United States presidential election results for Dallas County, Texas[39]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 322,569 37.79% 511,118 59.88% 19,847 2.33%
2020 307,076 33.29% 598,576 64.89% 16,861 1.83%
2016 262,945 34.34% 461,080 60.22% 41,657 5.44%
2012 295,813 41.57% 405,571 56.99% 10,228 1.44%
2008 310,000 41.89% 422,989 57.15% 7,085 0.96%
2004 346,246 50.35% 336,641 48.95% 4,822 0.70%
2000 322,345 52.58% 275,308 44.91% 15,386 2.51%
1996 260,058 46.78% 255,766 46.00% 40,129 7.22%
1992 256,007 38.72% 231,412 35.00% 173,833 26.29%
1988 347,094 58.38% 243,198 40.91% 4,246 0.71%
1984 405,444 66.41% 203,592 33.35% 1,460 0.24%
1980 306,682 59.18% 190,459 36.75% 21,072 4.07%
1976 263,081 56.65% 196,303 42.27% 5,001 1.08%
1972 305,112 69.53% 129,662 29.55% 4,021 0.92%
1968 184,193 50.66% 123,809 34.06% 55,552 15.28%
1964 137,065 45.06% 166,472 54.73% 621 0.20%
1960 149,369 62.16% 88,876 36.99% 2,054 0.85%
1956 125,361 65.06% 65,472 33.98% 1,862 0.97%
1952 118,218 62.73% 69,394 36.82% 850 0.45%
1948 35,664 37.80% 47,464 50.31% 11,216 11.89%
1944 21,099 22.44% 60,909 64.77% 12,028 12.79%
1940 16,574 25.06% 49,431 74.74% 131 0.20%
1936 7,204 14.51% 42,153 84.89% 300 0.60%
1932 8,919 19.12% 37,363 80.09% 371 0.80%
1928 27,272 60.89% 17,437 38.93% 78 0.17%
1924 8,618 21.63% 30,207 75.83% 1,012 2.54%
1920 4,984 23.35% 14,390 67.41% 1,973 9.24%
1916 2,554 15.71% 13,410 82.51% 289 1.78%
1912 590 6.09% 7,725 79.79% 1,367 14.12%

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.[40]

State Board of Education members

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District Name Party
District 11 Patricia Hardy Republican
District 12 Geraldine Miller Republican
District 13 Erika Beltran Democratic

Texas state representatives

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District Name Party Residence
District 100 Venton Jones Democratic Dallas
District 102 Ana-Maria Ramos Democratic Dallas
District 103 Rafael Anchia Democratic Dallas
District 104 Jessica González Democratic Dallas
District 105 Terry Meza Democratic Irving
District 107 Victoria Neave Democratic Dallas
District 108 Morgan Meyer Republican University Park
District 109 Carl Sherman Sr. Democratic DeSoto
District 110 Toni Rose Democratic Dallas
District 111 Yvonne Davis Democratic Dallas
District 112 Angie Chen Button Republican Richardson
District 113 Rhetta Andrews Bowers Democratic Garland
District 114 John Turner Democratic Dallas
District 115 Cassandra Hernandez Democratic Dallas

Texas state senators

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District Name Party Residence
District 2 Bob Hall Republican Edgewood (Van Zandt County)
District 8 Angela Paxton Republican McKinney (Collin County)
District 9 Kelly Hancock Republican Fort Worth
District 16 Nathan Johnson Democratic Dallas
District 23 Royce West Democratic Dallas

United States representatives

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District Name Party Residence
Texas's 5th congressional district Lance Gooden Republican Terrell
Texas's 6th congressional district Jake Ellzey Republican Waxahachie
Texas's 24th congressional district Beth Van Duyne Republican Irving
Texas's 30th congressional district Jasmine Crockett Democratic Dallas
Texas's 32nd congressional district Julie Johnson Democratic Farmers Branch
Texas's 33rd congressional district Marc Veasey Democratic Fort Worth

Education

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Primary and secondary schools

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The following school districts serve Dallas County:[41]

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.[42]

Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District formerly served a part of the county.[43] In 2006 WHISD officially merged into DISD.[44]

Higher education

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Community colleges

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Dallas County is served by the Dallas College system of seven community colleges.[45] Dallas College is the designated community college for the entire county.[46]

Public universities

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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.

Private universities

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Transportation

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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, connecting downtown Fort Worth with Downtown Dallas.

Major highways

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NOTE: US 67 and US 77 are not signed fully along their routes in Dallas County.

Airports

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Commercial Airports

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General Aviation Airports

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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