Metro-Area Religious Demographics

Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) • Texas

👥 Population: 8,477,157 (2025 MSA estimate)📉 Unaffiliated: 28% (2023-24)

Metropolitan Religious Landscape

The Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex has a strongly Christian religious profile while also containing substantial Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist and other religious communities. The area's religious institutions reflect its long history of Protestant Christianity, Black church traditions, Catholic migration and newer immigration from South Asia, the Middle East, East Asia, Africa and Latin America. Pew Research Center's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study estimates that about 63% of adults in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area identify as Christian, 8% identify with other religions, 28% are religiously unaffiliated, and 1% did not answer the religious-identification question.

Religious-Affiliation Breakdown

Pew RLS 2023-24

Percentages represent adult population survey estimates for the metropolitan area.

Religious Group	Share (%)	Subgroups & Community Context
Evangelical Protestant	28%	Baptist family (10%) Nondenominational family (9%) Pentecostal family (3%) Restorationist family (2%) Lutheran family (1%) Nonspecific Protestant family (1%) Other evangelical Protestant traditions (less than 1% each in several categories)
Mainline Protestant	11%	Methodist family (3%) Baptist family (2%) Nondenominational family (2%) Lutheran family (less than 1%) Presbyterian family (1%) Episcopalian/Anglican family (1%) Congregationalist family (1%) Nonspecific Protestant family (2%)
Historically Black Protestant	7%	Baptist family (5%) Pentecostal family (1%) Nonspecific Protestant family (1%) Other historically Black Protestant traditions (less than 1% in several categories)
Roman Catholic	14%	Catholic adults account for 14% of the DFW metro-area adult population in Pew's current estimate The region has substantial Latino, Vietnamese, Filipino and other Catholic communities
Latter-day Saint	1%	Pew separately reports Latter-day Saint identification at 1%
Orthodox Christian	1%	Includes Eastern Orthodox and other Orthodox Christian traditions
Jewish	1%	Pew estimates 1% of adults in the DFW metro area identify as Jewish The community includes Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and other Jewish institutions
Muslim	1%	Muslim communities include South Asian, Arab, African American, African and other backgrounds Pew estimates 1% of adults in the DFW metro area identify as Muslim
Buddhist	1%	Includes Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and other Buddhist traditions Pew estimates 1% of adults in the DFW metro area identify as Buddhist
Hindu	3%	The DFW area has a substantial and growing Hindu institutional presence Pew estimates 3% of adults in the DFW metro area identify as Hindu
Other Religions	1%	Other world religions are each generally below 1% in Pew's metro profile Pew also reports 1% under its 'Something else' category, including Unitarian and other liberal faiths and related identifications
Religiously Unaffiliated	28%	Atheist (3%) Agnostic (5%) Nothing in particular (20%)
Did Not Answer	1%	Pew reports 1% did not answer the religious-identification question

📈 10-Year Demographic Trend (2014 vs. 2023-24)

Religiously unaffiliated adults increased from 18% of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area in Pew's 2014 Religious Landscape Study to 28% in the 2023-24 study. Pew's 2023-24 study used a different survey mode from the 2014 study, so the change should be interpreted as a broad trend rather than a perfectly continuous measurement.

Regional & Geographic Distribution

North Dallas and Plano

North Dallas and nearby suburbs such as Plano, Frisco and Allen contain a diverse mix of Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and other immigrant-serving institutions. The area has become an important center for South Asian religious and cultural life.

Irving and Las Colinas

Irving is home to major Muslim and Hindu institutions, including the Islamic Association of North Texas and the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. The area's religious institutions serve a diverse North Texas population.

Carrollton

Carrollton and surrounding northern suburbs contain a broad range of immigrant and religious institutions, including South Asian, Korean, Vietnamese and other Christian, Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist communities.

Dallas

The city of Dallas has major Southern Baptist, nondenominational, historically Black Protestant and Catholic institutions, alongside Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Sikh and other communities.

Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Fort Worth and the western part of the metroplex have strong Baptist, Methodist, Catholic and nondenominational Christian traditions, alongside expanding immigrant and non-Christian religious communities.

Notable Houses of Worship & Faith Centers

Major active community institutions, historic landmarks, and diaspora centers across the metropolitan area:

🛕 Hindu Temples

Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas – Allen, Texas
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir – Irving, Texas
Sri Ganesha Temple – Irving, Texas

🕌 Mosques

Islamic Association of North Texas – Richardson, Texas
Islamic Center of Irving – Irving, Texas
Masjid Al-Islam – Dallas, Texas
Grand Prairie Islamic Center – Grand Prairie, Texas

⚔️ Sikh Gurdwaras

Sikh Gurdwara of Dallas – Irving, Texas
Gurdwara Sahib of DFW – Euless, Texas

☸️ Buddhist Temples

Chua An Quang Buddhist Temple – Dallas area
DFW-area Vietnamese Buddhist temples
DFW-area Korean Buddhist institutions

⛪ Christian Churches

First Baptist Church of Dallas – Downtown Dallas
Gateway Church – Southlake and other DFW campuses
The Potter's House – Dallas

✡️ Synagogues

Congregation Shearith Israel – Dallas
Temple Emanu-El – Dallas
Adat Chaverim – Plano

Verified Address & Facility Notes

• The Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT) is based in Richardson and describes itself as the largest masjid in the DFW area. Its official website says the organization was established in 1969 and provides daily prayers, Jumuah, youth programs, education, a K-12 school, financial aid, funeral services and Eid activities.

• BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is located at 4601 N State Highway 161 in Irving, Texas. BAPS lists daily darshan, arti and current 2025-26 community and religious events on its official Dallas center page.

• Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas is located at 1450 N. Watters Road, Allen, Texas 75013. Its official website lists pooja services, religious and cultural events, wellness programs, classes and volunteer activities.

• First Baptist Church of Dallas is a major historic Southern Baptist congregation in downtown Dallas. Its historical importance includes the long pastorate of W. A. Criswell and the church's development as a large Baptist congregation.

• The Potter's House of Dallas is a major nondenominational Christian congregation in Dallas associated with T. D. Jakes. Its official site currently provides membership, ministries, events and worship information.

Key Demographic & Cultural Facts

Pew's 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study estimates that 28% of adults in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area are religiously unaffiliated: 3% atheist, 5% agnostic and 20% with no religion in particular.
Evangelical Protestants account for 28% of DFW adults in Pew's current estimate, followed by mainline Protestants at 11%, historically Black Protestants at 7% and Catholics at 14%.
The 2025 Census-derived population estimate for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is 8,477,157.
Pew estimates Hindu identification at 3% of DFW adults, making Hinduism one of the region's largest non-Christian religious affiliations in the current metro profile.
The Islamic Association of North Texas describes itself as the largest masjid in the DFW area and says it serves thousands of congregants daily.
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Irving is an established Hindu temple and community institution; BAPS lists its address as 4601 N State Highway 161, Irving, Texas.
The Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas is located in Allen, Texas, at 1450 N. Watters Road and offers worship, cultural programs, festivals, yoga, meditation and community activities.
The Potter's House is a Dallas-based nondenominational Christian church led by Bishop T. D. Jakes. Its current official website confirms ongoing services, membership and community programs but does not provide a current 30,000-member figure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Evangelical Protestants are the largest broad religious tradition in the current Pew Research Center metro profile at 28% of adults. Mainline Protestants account for 11%, historically Black Protestants 7% and Catholics 14%.

Pew estimates that 28% of Dallas-Fort Worth metro adults are religiously unaffiliated. That consists of 3% atheist, 5% agnostic and 20% who say they have no religion in particular.

The unaffiliated share increased from 18% in Pew's 2014 DFW estimate to 28% in the 2023-24 study. Pew cautions that the newer study used a different survey methodology, so the figures should be compared carefully.

Pew's 2023-24 metro profile estimates that 3% of DFW adults identify as Hindu. The region has numerous Hindu institutions, particularly in suburban communities such as Irving, Allen, Plano, Frisco and surrounding areas.

Major Muslim institutions are found across the metroplex, including Richardson, Irving, Dallas and Grand Prairie. The Islamic Association of North Texas in Richardson is one of the region's largest Muslim organizations.

The Census-derived 2025 population estimate for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area is 8,477,157. This is the federal MSA geography and is different from using the population of Dallas and Fort Worth cities alone.

Academic & Survey Sources

• Primary Religion Survey: Pew Research Center, 2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study, Dallas-Fort Worth metro area

• Population Benchmark: U.S. Census Bureau annual metropolitan population estimates, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA

Methodology & Survey Notes:

Pew's 2023-24 estimates for the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area have a margin of error of approximately ±5.1 percentage points.
The religion percentages describe adults rather than the entire metropolitan population including children.
Some Pew categories are reported as less than 1%; those categories should not be turned into exact numerical estimates.
Figures may not sum exactly to 100% because of rounding.
The 2023-24 study used a different data-collection method from the 2014 study, which reduces the precision of direct year-to-year comparisons.
The U.S. Census Bureau does not collect religious affiliation in the decennial census, so religion-specific estimates come from surveys and specialized religious studies.

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