Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metroplex
| Dallas–Fort Worth-Arlington | |
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| Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Downtown Dallas, Texas in 2005
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 Downtown Fort Worth, Texas in June 2010 |
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 AT&T Stadium in Arlington |
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| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| Principal cities | |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1,407.0 sq mi (3,644.2 km2) |
| • Metro | 9,286 sq mi (24,059 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 1,368 ft (417 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Density | 634/sq mi (245/km2) |
| • Urban | 5,121,892 (6th) |
| • MSA | 6,426,214 (4th) |
| • CSA | 6,817,483 (7th) |
| MSA/CSA/Urban: 2010 | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 214, 254, 469, 682, 817, 903, 940, 972 |
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The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, the official title designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget, encompasses 13 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. Residents of the area refer to it as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, DFW, or The Metroplex. It is the economic and cultural hub of the region commonly called North Texas or North Central Texas and the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States.
The population of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex is 7,233,323 according to the 2016 U.S. Census, making it the largest metropolitan area in Texas, the largest in the South, the fourth-largest in the United States, and the tenth-largest in the Americas. In 2016, DFW ascended to the number one spot in the nation in year-over-year population growth. In 2016, the metropolitan economy surpassed Houston, Texas to become the fourth largest in the U.S., with a 2016 real GDP just under $512 billion. As such, the metropolitan area's economy is ranked 10th largest in the world. In 2013, the metropolitan area led the nation with the largest year-over-year increase in employment and advanced to become the fourth-largest employment center in the nation (behind New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago) with more than three million non-farm jobs. As of January 2017, the metropolitan job count has increased to 3,558,200 jobs.
The city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, technology, energy, healthcare and medical research, and transportation and logistics. In 2017, Dallas–Fort Worth is home to 22 Fortune 500 companies, the third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation (behind New York City (63) and Chicago (34)). The metroplex encompasses 9,286 square miles (24,100 km2) of total area: 8,991 sq mi (23,290 km2) is land, while 295 sq mi (760 km2) is water, making it larger in area than the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined.
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