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County in Texas, United States

Collin County is located in the U. S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas Fort Worth Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. At the 2020 United States census, the county's population is 1,064,465, making it the sixth most populous county in Texas and the 43rd largest county by population in the United States. Its county seat is McKinney.

Both the county and the county seat were named after Collin McKinney (1766 1861), one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 886 square miles (2,295 km2), of which 841 square miles (2,178 km2) is land and 45 square miles (117 km2) (5.1%) is covered by water.

In 2000, the U. S. Census Bureau determined 491,675 people resided in Collin County. With the economic and population growth of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, its population increased to 1,064,465 at the 2020 U. S. census. Among the population, its median age was 37.3, up from the statewide median age of 35.1. Linguistically, 11.6% of the county spoke Spanish as their household language, followed by Asian and Pacific Islander languages. Altogether 29.7% of Collin County spoke a language other than English at home, contributed in part by its large foreign born population which made up 22% of the population according to 2019 estimates from the American Community Survey. The median income for a household in the county as of 2019 was $96,134, up from $70,835 in 2000. Families had a median household income of $113,471, married couple families $127,575, and non family households $53,986. An estimated 6.3% of Collin County's residents lived at or below the poverty line from 2014 to 2019. In 2000, about 3.30% of families and 4.90% of the population lived at or below the poverty line, including 5.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those aged 65 and older. Of its residential properties, the median value of an owner occupied housing unit was $354,100 in 2019, with a total of 8% of owner occupied housing units ranging from less than $100,000 up to $200,000. It also tanked in the top 100 for amount of property taxes paid and for percentage of taxes of income. Part is this is due to the Robin Hood plan school financing system in Texas.

+Demographic Profile of Collin County, Texas (NH = Non Hispanic)Race / EthnicityPop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)374,116493,492542,47276.0963.08%50.96%Black or African American alone (NH)23,21264,715108,1004.728.27%10.16%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1,9373,2783,8740.390.42%0.36%Asian alone (NH)33,90287,276188,3656.9011.16%17.70%Pacific Islander alone (NH)1943876130.040.05%0.06%Some Other Race alone (NH)6301,3644,9100.130.17%0.46%Mixed Race/Multi Racial (NH)7,17416,47546,9731.462.11%4.41%Hispanic or Latino (any race)50,510115,354169,15810.2714.74%15.89%Total491,675782,3411,064,465100.00%100.00%100.00%
Note: the U. S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. At the 2000 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 81.39% White, 4.79% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races; 10.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino American of any race. In 2019, the American Community Survey estimated its non Hispanic white population now represented 55%, reflecting a national demographic trend of diversification. The Black or African American population grew to 10%, Asian Americans made up 16% of the population, and Hispanic or Latino Americans increased to 16% of the total population in 2019; multiracial Americans made up an estimated 2% of the county population. Overall among its Christian population, Baptists, Methodists, Catholics and non or inter denominational Christians have been prominent.

Collin County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a Commissioners Court. The court is chaired by a county judge (equivalent to a county executive in other states) who is elected county wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.

Collin College opened its first campus on Highway 380 in McKinney in 1985. The college has grown to seven campuses/locations—two in McKinney and two in Plano and as well as Frisco, Allen, Rockwall, Wylie, Farmersville, and Celina. Collin College's official service area includes all of Collin County. Dallas Baptist University also has an extension site in Frisco, DBU Frisco, as well as the University of North Texas's extension side, UNT Frisco. The majority of the University of Texas at Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas lies within Collin County.

With the Red Line operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ending with its northern terminus at Parker Road Station in Plano, most of Collin County is not served by any public transit agencies as of 2023. The Texoma Area Paratransit System (TAPS) transit service provided bus routes for a short period from 2013 until Collin County bus service was suspended in 2015. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in a 2022 meeting discussed the possibility of expansion of the Red Line corridor from Plano through Allen to McKinney. Either the Red Line or Silver Line could be extended north. While the Red Line could be expanded further north into Allen, Allen is currently unable to levy the 1% sales tax required to become a DART member city.

Collin County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth media market. Local media outlets are: KDFW TV, KXAS TV, WFAA TV, KTVT TV, KERA TV, KTXA TV, KDFI TV, KDAF TV, and KFWD TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Collin County come from the Sherman/Denison market and they include: KTEN TV and KXII TV. Newspapers in the Collin County area include the Allen American, Celina Record, Farmersville Times, Frisco Enterprise, McKinney Courier Gazette, and the Plano Star Courier. Nearby publications The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram also provide news coverage of cities in the county.