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Fort Worth (Tarrant County)
Tarrant County is an urban county located in the north central part of Texas. Fort Worth serves as the county seat to a county population of approximately 2.1 million citizens.
TCPH offers a scope of services as diverse as the county’s population. With a dedicated staff of more than 400 public health professionals and annual funding resources totaling approximately $65 million, TCPH services touch everyone, every day and everywhere.
Snapshot
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POPULATION
855,800
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SQUARE MILES
355.6
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TRANSIT SCORE
21
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PER CAPITA HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$28,330.00
Member
Veerinder (Vinny) Taneja, MBBS, MPH
Health Director, Tarrant County Public Health Department
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Urban Health Agenda
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Health Equity Tool
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Views from the Big Cities: Dallas and Fort Worth
Public health experts from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area discuss their COVID-19 response.
