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Cities in Arizona by black or African American population share

Maricopa, AZ had the highest black or African American population share of 44 cities in 2022, at 11.7%. Somerton, AZ had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Arizona was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.7Maricopa, AZ
Lowest0Somerton, AZ
Median2.644 cities
Arizona4.3History

All cities, 2022

Maricopa, AZ: 11.7 %Maricopa, AZ11.7Avondale, AZ: 10.1 %Avondale, AZ10.1Florence, AZ: 9.8 %Florence, AZ9.8Eloy, AZ: 8.8 %Eloy, AZ8.8Sierra Vista, AZ: 7 %Sierra Vista, AZ7Phoenix, AZ: 7 %Phoenix, AZ7Tempe, AZ: 7 %Tempe, AZ7El Mirage, AZ: 6.8 %El Mirage, AZ6.8Glendale, AZ: 6.5 %Glendale, AZ6.5Coolidge, AZ: 6.3 %Coolidge, AZ6.3Goodyear, AZ: 5.9 %Goodyear, AZ5.9Chandler, AZ: 5.6 %Chandler, AZ5.6Buckeye, AZ: 5.1 %Buckeye, AZ5.1Surprise, AZ: 5 %Surprise, AZ5Mesa, AZ: 4.4 %Mesa, AZ4.4Tucson, AZ: 4.4 %Tucson, AZ4.4Gilbert, AZ: 3.8 %Gilbert, AZ3.8Casa Grande, AZ: 3.6 %Casa Grande, AZ3.6Marana, AZ: 3.5 %Marana, AZ3.5Queen Creek, AZ: 3.4 %Queen Creek, AZ3.4Peoria, AZ: 3.3 %Peoria, AZ3.3Douglas, AZ: 2.8 %Douglas, AZ2.8Safford, AZ: 2.4 %Safford, AZ2.4Sahuarita, AZ: 2.4 %Sahuarita, AZ2.4Fountain Hills, AZ: 2.2 %Fountain Hills, AZ2.2Scottsdale, AZ: 2.1 %Scottsdale, AZ2.1Kingman, AZ: 2 %Kingman, AZ2Yuma, AZ: 2 %Yuma, AZ2Bullhead City, AZ: 1.8 %Bullhead City, AZ1.8Flagstaff, AZ: 1.7 %Flagstaff, AZ1.7Oro Valley, AZ: 1.7 %Oro Valley, AZ1.7San Luis, AZ: 1.3 %San Luis, AZ1.3Apache Junction, AZ: 1.2 %Apache Junction, AZ1.2Prescott Valley, AZ: 0.7 %Prescott Valley, AZ0.7Prescott, AZ: 0.6 %Prescott, AZ0.6Camp Verde, AZ: 0.6 %Camp Verde, AZ0.6Payson, AZ: 0.6 %Payson, AZ0.6Chino Valley, AZ: 0.5 %Chino Valley, AZ0.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 0.4 %Lake Havasu City, AZ0.4Nogales, AZ: 0.2 %Nogales, AZ0.2Show Low, AZ: 0.2 %Show Low, AZ0.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 0.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ0.2Cottonwood, AZ: 0 %Cottonwood, AZ0Somerton, AZ: 0 %Somerton, AZ0Maricopa, AZ: 11.7 %Maricopa, AZ11.7Avondale, AZ: 10.1 %Avondale, AZ10.1Florence, AZ: 9.8 %Florence, AZ9.8Eloy, AZ: 8.8 %Eloy, AZ8.8Sierra Vista, AZ: 7 %Sierra Vista, AZ7Phoenix, AZ: 7 %Phoenix, AZ7Tempe, AZ: 7 %Tempe, AZ7El Mirage, AZ: 6.8 %El Mirage, AZ6.8Glendale, AZ: 6.5 %Glendale, AZ6.5Coolidge, AZ: 6.3 %Coolidge, AZ6.3Goodyear, AZ: 5.9 %Goodyear, AZ5.9Chandler, AZ: 5.6 %Chandler, AZ5.6Buckeye, AZ: 5.1 %Buckeye, AZ5.1Surprise, AZ: 5 %Surprise, AZ5Mesa, AZ: 4.4 %Mesa, AZ4.4Tucson, AZ: 4.4 %Tucson, AZ4.4Gilbert, AZ: 3.8 %Gilbert, AZ3.8Casa Grande, AZ: 3.6 %Casa Grande, AZ3.6Marana, AZ: 3.5 %Marana, AZ3.5Queen Creek, AZ: 3.4 %Queen Creek, AZ3.4Peoria, AZ: 3.3 %Peoria, AZ3.3Douglas, AZ: 2.8 %Douglas, AZ2.8Safford, AZ: 2.4 %Safford, AZ2.4Sahuarita, AZ: 2.4 %Sahuarita, AZ2.4Fountain Hills, AZ: 2.2 %Fountain Hills, AZ2.2Scottsdale, AZ: 2.1 %Scottsdale, AZ2.1Kingman, AZ: 2 %Kingman, AZ2Yuma, AZ: 2 %Yuma, AZ2Bullhead City, AZ: 1.8 %Bullhead City, AZ1.8Flagstaff, AZ: 1.7 %Flagstaff, AZ1.7Oro Valley, AZ: 1.7 %Oro Valley, AZ1.7San Luis, AZ: 1.3 %San Luis, AZ1.3Apache Junction, AZ: 1.2 %Apache Junction, AZ1.2Prescott Valley, AZ: 0.7 %Prescott Valley, AZ0.7Prescott, AZ: 0.6 %Prescott, AZ0.6Camp Verde, AZ: 0.6 %Camp Verde, AZ0.6Payson, AZ: 0.6 %Payson, AZ0.6Chino Valley, AZ: 0.5 %Chino Valley, AZ0.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 0.4 %Lake Havasu City, AZ0.4Nogales, AZ: 0.2 %Nogales, AZ0.2Show Low, AZ: 0.2 %Show Low, AZ0.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 0.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ0.2Cottonwood, AZ: 0 %Cottonwood, AZ0Somerton, AZ: 0 %Somerton, AZ0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Maricopa, AZ11.7-0.4 pts
2Avondale, AZ10.1+0.7 pts
3Florence, AZ9.8+0.5 pts
4Eloy, AZ8.8-1.8 pts
5Sierra Vista, AZ7+0.4 pts
6Phoenix, AZ7+0.1 pts
7Tempe, AZ7-0.1 pts
8El Mirage, AZ6.8+0.8 pts
9Glendale, AZ6.5-0.3 pts
10Coolidge, AZ6.3-0.8 pts
11Goodyear, AZ5.9+0.1 pts
12Chandler, AZ5.6+0.2 pts
13Buckeye, AZ5.1+0.1 pts
14Surprise, AZ50 pts
15Mesa, AZ4.4+0.2 pts
16Tucson, AZ4.4-0.1 pts
17Gilbert, AZ3.8+0.1 pts
18Casa Grande, AZ3.6-0.2 pts
19Marana, AZ3.5+0.7 pts
20Queen Creek, AZ3.4-0.2 pts
21Peoria, AZ3.3+0.3 pts
22Douglas, AZ2.8-0.8 pts
23Safford, AZ2.4-0.7 pts
24Sahuarita, AZ2.4+0.1 pts
25Fountain Hills, AZ2.2+0.1 pts
26Scottsdale, AZ2.1-0.1 pts
27Kingman, AZ2+0.1 pts
28Yuma, AZ2-0.3 pts
29Bullhead City, AZ1.8+0.3 pts
30Flagstaff, AZ1.7+0.2 pts
31Oro Valley, AZ1.7-0.6 pts
32San Luis, AZ1.3+0.1 pts
33Apache Junction, AZ1.2-0.4 pts
34Prescott Valley, AZ0.7+0.1 pts
35Prescott, AZ0.6+0.2 pts
36Camp Verde, AZ0.6+0.1 pts
36Payson, AZ0.6-0 pts
38Chino Valley, AZ0.5+0.1 pts
39Lake Havasu City, AZ0.40 pts
40Nogales, AZ0.2-0.3 pts
41Show Low, AZ0.20 pts
42Paradise Valley, AZ0.2-0.6 pts
43Cottonwood, AZ00 pts
44Somerton, AZ00 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by black or African American population share, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by black or African American population share, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/arizona-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by black or African American population share, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/arizona-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by black or African American population share, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Maricopa, AZ, with 11.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Somerton, AZ, with 0% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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