Cities in Arizona by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023
Bullhead City, AZ had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 44 cities in 2023, at 12.4%. Tempe, AZ had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 6.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All cities, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullhead City, AZ | 12.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 2 | Camp Verde, AZ | 11 | -1.9 pts |
| 3 | Apache Junction, AZ | 10.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 3 | Cottonwood, AZ | 10.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 5 | Payson, AZ | 10.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 6 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 10.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 7 | Chino Valley, AZ | 10 | +0.8 pts |
| 8 | Kingman, AZ | 9.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 9 | Prescott Valley, AZ | 9.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 10 | Show Low, AZ | 8.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 11 | Coolidge, AZ | 8.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 12 | Prescott, AZ | 8.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 13 | Casa Grande, AZ | 8.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 14 | Eloy, AZ | 8.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 15 | Douglas, AZ | 7.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 16 | Nogales, AZ | 7.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 17 | Fountain Hills, AZ | 7 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Safford, AZ | 7 | -0.1 pts |
| 17 | Tucson, AZ | 7 | -0.4 pts |
| 20 | Yuma, AZ | 6.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 21 | Florence, AZ | 6.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 21 | Sierra Vista, AZ | 6.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 23 | Surprise, AZ | 6.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 24 | Glendale, AZ | 6.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 25 | Mesa, AZ | 6.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 26 | Sahuarita, AZ | 6.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 27 | Maricopa, AZ | 6.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 27 | Oro Valley, AZ | 6.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 27 | Peoria, AZ | 6.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 30 | Buckeye, AZ | 5.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 31 | El Mirage, AZ | 5.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 32 | Phoenix, AZ | 5.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 33 | Goodyear, AZ | 5.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 33 | Marana, AZ | 5.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 33 | San Luis, AZ | 5.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 36 | Paradise Valley, AZ | 5.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 36 | Scottsdale, AZ | 5.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 36 | Somerton, AZ | 5.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 39 | Avondale, AZ | 4.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 40 | Flagstaff, AZ | 4.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Queen Creek, AZ | 4.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 42 | Chandler, AZ | 4.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 43 | Gilbert, AZ | 4.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 44 | Tempe, AZ | 4.1 | -0.5 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
Citation styles
APA 7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Arizona by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/
MLA 9
PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Arizona by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/arizona-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Arizona by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/arizona-cities.
Harvard
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Arizona by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{centers_cities_in_arizona_by_2023,
author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence: Cities in Arizona by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023}},
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Questions
Which city has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?
Bullhead City, AZ, with 12.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which city has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?
Tempe, AZ, with 4.1% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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