Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington AreaThe North Texas region consists of 12-country Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The MSA is divided into two metropolitan divisions, at the eight-county Dallas-PLano-Irving MD and the four-county Fort Worth-Arlington MD.
North Texas is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the country with more than 6 million people including 13 cities with at least 100,000 residents.
Largest North Texas Cities
- 1. Dallas 1,316.350
- 2. Fort Worth 736,200
- 3. Arlington 370,650
- 4. Plano 265,000
- 5. Garland 229,600
- 6. Irving 213,700
- 7. Grand Prairie 169,350
- 8. Mesquite 139,550
- 9. McKinney 126,900
- 10. Carollton 122,100
- 11. Denton 110,300
- 12. Frisco 107,050
- 13. Richardson 101,200
- 14. Lewisville 96,450
- 15. Allen 84,200
Fortune 500′s in North Texas
2. Exxon Mobil – Irving
12. AT&T – Dallas
118. AMR – Fort Worth
124. Fluor – Irving
130. Kimberly-Clark – Irving
146. J.C. Penney – Plano
175. Texas Instruments – Dallas
203. Dean Foods – Dallas
205. Southwest Airalines – Dallas
262. GameStop – Grapevine
266. Tenet Healthcare – Dallas
289. Holly – Dallas
292. Energy Future Holdings – Dallas
351. Energy Transfer Equity – Dallas
361. Commercial Metals – Irving
388. Celanese – Dallas
404. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group – Plano
473. Atmos Energy – Dallas
492. Radio Shack – Fort Worth
499. D.R. Horton – Fort Worth
Source: Fortune Magazine, May 2011
Dallas-Fort Worth Arlington Area: Market Report for the 1st Quarter of 2011
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