Costa Rican Population in Denton County, TX by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Costa Rican population in Denton County, TX is recorded at 375 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Denton County - including Frisco, Roanoke, Denton, and others - report non-zero figures, reflecting a broad and distributed Costa Rican presence. However, the combined population across these cities exceeds the official county total - a likely result of rounding differences or sampling variations in small-population census data. The analysis below explores how Costa Rican communities are spread across Denton County, TX and comparable counties throughout Texas.

Top 5 cities with the largest Costa Rican population in Denton County

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  • 1
    Frisco
    Costa Rican population in Frisco is 145
    0.07% of Frisco population is Costa Rican
  • 2
    Roanoke
    Costa Rican population in Roanoke is 100
    1.01% of Roanoke population is Costa Rican
  • 3
    Denton
    Costa Rican population in Denton is 59
    0.04% of Denton population is Costa Rican
  • 4
    Flower Mound
    Costa Rican population in Flower Mound is 49
    0.06% of Flower Mound population is Costa Rican
  • 5
    Carrollton
    Costa Rican population in Carrollton is 37
    0.03% of Carrollton population is Costa Rican

Overview of Costa Rican population in Denton County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Denton County with 375 Costa Rican residents (0.04% of 945,644 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 96th percentile nationally among counties and 96th percentile within Texas for Costa Rican population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS records show Denton County's Costa Rican population of 0.04% aligns with Texas's state average while remaining below the national average of 0.055%, placing both the county and state below typical U.S. demographic concentration levels.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data documents Denton County with 375 Costa Rican residents, representing 3.2% of Texas's total Costa Rican population of 11,650.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Denton County with 0.43 Costa Rican Americans per square mile, nine and a half times Texas's average density of 0.045 per square mile, placing the county among the most densely concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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31 Cities in Denton County Ranked by Costa Rican Population

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ACS data [1] show Costa Rican populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Frisco, Roanoke, Denton, and Flower Mound. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 31 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Denton County, TX ranked by Costa Rican population count
Rank by Costa Rican Population
City
Costa Rican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Denton County Costa Rican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Frisco 145 0.07% 38.67%
2 Roanoke 100 1.01% 26.67%
3 Denton 59 0.04% 15.73%
4 Flower Mound 49 0.06% 13.07%
5 Carrollton 37 0.03% 9.87%
6 Oak Point 17 0.32% 4.53%
7 Lewisville 6 0.00% 1.60%
7 6 0.01% 1.60%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Denton County, TX by their Costa Rican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Costa Rican population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Costa Rican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Costa Rican alone, while others identify as Costa Rican along with another race (such as Costa Rican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Costa Rican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Costa Rican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Costa Rican alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Costa Rican .
  2. % of Total Denton County Costa Rican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Costa Rican population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Costa Rican populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Costa Rican population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Costa Rican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.