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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
SUBJECT: FORT WORTH POPULATION ESTIMATE AND CITY RANKINGS - ERIC FLADAGER,
CMO ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR
DATE: 06/23/26 NUMBER: IR 26-0075
TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide information on updated U.S. Census Bureau
population estimates for the City of Fort Worth, along with comparison data from other large
American cities.
On May 14, 2026, the Census Bureau released population estimates for U.S. cities as of July 1,
2025. The following table lists city populations and rankings for the 30 largest cities by
population.
According to these estimates:
• Fort Worth's population was 1,028,117 as of July 1, 2025.
• Fort Worth is now the loth largest city in the United States by population. In the past
year, Fort Worth surpassed the population of Jacksonville and now trails 9th-ranked
Dallas by approximately 300,000 people.
• Of the 30 most populous cities, Fort Worth continues to be the fastest growing since
2020, with the population growing by 11.9% over the last five years, and 2% in the past
yea r.
• Of all cities over 20,000 people, Fort Worth had the 2^d largest numeric increase in
population over the previous year, adding 19,512 people between July 1, 2024 and July 1,
2025. Charlotte, NC had the largest population increase of 20,731.
• Of the top 30 most populous cities, Fort Worth ranks 23rd in terms of population density
(followed by El Paso, Indianapolis, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Jacksonville, and
Oklahoma City.
• The top five fastest -growing cities in the nation with populations of 20,000 or more
were all in Texas, with four of them clustered in the Dallas -Fort Worth Metroplex.
For more on population and demographics, please visit the City's website at
httas://www.fortworthtexas.aov/about/Dopulation.
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FORT WORTM.,
JULY 1, 2025 POPULATION ESTIMATES AND RANKINGS FOR LARGE CITIES
Rank
City
1-Apr-20
Estimate
Base
Population Estimate
(as of July 1)
Percent
Change
(2020-2025)
Land Area
(Square
Miles]
2025
Population
per5quare
Mile
2021 2022 2023 2024 1 2025
1 New York
2 Los Angeles
3 Chicago
4 Houston
5 Phoenix
6 Philadelphia
7 San Antonio
8 San Diego
9 Dallas
10 Fort Worth
11 Jacksonville
12 Austin
13 San Jose
14 Charlotte
15 Columbus
16 Indianapolis
17 San Francisco
18 Seattle
19 Denver
20 Nashville
21 Oklahoma City
22 Washington
23 FI Paso
24 Las Vegas
25 Boston
26 Detroit
27 Louisville
28 Portland
29 Memphis
30 Baltimore
Source: U.S. Census
8,805,594 8,447,958 8,362,665
3,899,342 3,831,478 3,833,523
2,748,333 2,705,934 2,680,609
2,299,649 2,291,811 2,316,816
1,608,349 1,624,582 1,640,910
1,603,800 1,590,224 1,572,341
1,433,348 1,453,435 1,476,463
1,384,481 1,371,244 1,383,847
1,304,341 1,290,763 1,303,744
918,892 938,082 959,354
949,607 957,718 977,221
958,151 966,501 978,358
1,013,321 981,769 976,520
874,708 882,504 898,017
906,215 902,800 910,713
887,647 882,165 885,016
878,550 816,169 813,266
737,103 733,750 749,545
715,509 712,156 716,800
689,449 676,133 686,747
680,936 688,604 696,523
689,544 669,637 674,501
678,932 678,522 678,968
645,774 651,865 657,003
678,617 659,884 661,014
639,534 635,046 634,219
631,901 627,582 628,624
652,466 642,866 636,125
628,510 622,541 618,901
585,729 576,503 570,475
Bureau, Population Division
8,433,834
3,848,289
2,698,758
2,345,418
1,648,671
1,565,822
1,505,047
1,388,747
1,318,565
983,882
996,221
990,110
980,125
918,270
919,569
890,112
816,926
759,395
726,763
696,121
704,366
682,559
682,050
665,642
667,453
637,452
633,289
633,753
615,634
567,952
8,596,82S
3,872,710
2,726,332
2,385,800
1,662,324
1,572,735
1,534,063
1,400,232
1,331,299
1,008,605
1,009,370
998,607
987,831
944,053
930,700
899,274
820,945
773,205
741,591
711,830
713,745
691,310
685,231
675,152
674,311
644,035
641,189
634,402
614,222
570,053
8,584,629
3,869,089
2,731,585
2,397,315
1,665,481
1,574,281
1,548,422
1,406,106
1,329,491
1,028,117
1,017,689
1,002,632
989,814
964,784
938,396
901,116
826,079
784,777
740,613
721,074
719,849
693,645
683,012
679,817
672,973
649,095
641,962
635,109
609,647
569,997
-2.Sl%
300
471
228
641
518
134
499
326
340
352
747
325
178
312
222
361
47
84
153
476
607
61
259
142
48
139
263
133
290
81
28,569
8,223
11,994
3,741
3,213
11,720
3,103
4,313
3,914
2,921
1,362
3,085
5,563
3,091
4,228
2,496
17,695
9,340
4,838
1,516
1,186
11,348
2,639
4,792
13,921
4,679
2,442
4,758
2,104
7,042
-0.78%
-0.61%
4.25%
3.55%
-1.84%
8.03%
1.56%
1 1.93%
M.89%'Ml
7.17%
4.6494
-2.32%
10.30%
3.55%
1.52%
-5.97%
6.47%
3.51%
4.59%
5.71%
0.59%
0.60%
5.27%
-0.83%
1.49%
1.59%
-2.66%
-3.00%
2.69%
For questions regarding this information, please contact Eric Fladager, CMO Assistant
Planning Director at (817) 392-8011.
Jesus "Jay" Chapa
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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