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Fort Worth

Texas · United States
City population
1,008,106
#15
in United States
#4
in Texas
#548
worldwide
WashingtonFort Worth
32.725, -97.321 · 1,948 km from Washington
City population
1,008,106
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#15
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#548
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.3%
of the national population

About Fort Worth

At 0.3% of the United States population, this Texas city of 1,008,106 ranks 15th among American cities. Five municipalities with populations between 17,000 and 69,000 lie within 16 km, with the nearest at 10 km away. The city sits 1,948 km from Washington.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in United States
#15of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in Texas
#4of 187
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
United States
Region
Texas
Rank in region
#4of 187
Distance to capital
1,948 km
to Washington
Elevation
199 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
32.725, -97.321
Record updated
2025-06-25
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

Nearby Cities

All 3,112 in United States

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

15KMNorth Richland Hills69K people16KMSaginaw22K people16KMWatauga25K people18KMHurst39K people20KMArlington388K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Fort Worth1.01M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Fort Worth compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Fort Worth1.01M

Fort Worth Population FAQ

What is the population of Fort Worth?

Fort Worth has a city population of 1,008,106. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Fort Worth?

Fort Worth is in Texas, United States, 1,948 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 32.725, -97.321.

How big is Fort Worth compared with other cities in United States?

It is the 15th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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