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Cities in Arizona by foreign-born share of the population

San Luis, AZ had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 44 cities in 2022, at 45.1%. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for Arizona was 13.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.1San Luis, AZ
Lowest2.2Safford, AZ
Median9.944 cities
Arizona13.1History

All cities, 2022

San Luis, AZ: 45.1 %San Luis, AZ45.1Nogales, AZ: 44.7 %Nogales, AZ44.7Somerton, AZ: 37.8 %Somerton, AZ37.8Douglas, AZ: 23.2 %Douglas, AZ23.2Phoenix, AZ: 19.3 %Phoenix, AZ19.3Yuma, AZ: 19.1 %Yuma, AZ19.1Avondale, AZ: 17.6 %Avondale, AZ17.6Glendale, AZ: 16.8 %Glendale, AZ16.8Eloy, AZ: 16.7 %Eloy, AZ16.7Chandler, AZ: 15.9 %Chandler, AZ15.9El Mirage, AZ: 14.5 %El Mirage, AZ14.5Tempe, AZ: 14.3 %Tempe, AZ14.3Tucson, AZ: 14.2 %Tucson, AZ14.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.5Scottsdale, AZ: 11.8 %Scottsdale, AZ11.8Florence, AZ: 11.8 %Florence, AZ11.8Mesa, AZ: 11.6 %Mesa, AZ11.6Casa Grande, AZ: 11.6 %Casa Grande, AZ11.6Cottonwood, AZ: 11.5 %Cottonwood, AZ11.5Peoria, AZ: 11 %Peoria, AZ11Oro Valley, AZ: 10.6 %Oro Valley, AZ10.6Buckeye, AZ: 10.1 %Buckeye, AZ10.1Gilbert, AZ: 9.7 %Gilbert, AZ9.7Sahuarita, AZ: 9.7 %Sahuarita, AZ9.7Goodyear, AZ: 9.5 %Goodyear, AZ9.5Bullhead City, AZ: 9.5 %Bullhead City, AZ9.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 9.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ9.4Maricopa, AZ: 8.8 %Maricopa, AZ8.8Coolidge, AZ: 8.4 %Coolidge, AZ8.4Prescott Valley, AZ: 8.1 %Prescott Valley, AZ8.1Fountain Hills, AZ: 8 %Fountain Hills, AZ8Marana, AZ: 8 %Marana, AZ8Apache Junction, AZ: 7.3 %Apache Junction, AZ7.3Surprise, AZ: 7.1 %Surprise, AZ7.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 6.9 %Lake Havasu City, AZ6.9Flagstaff, AZ: 6.6 %Flagstaff, AZ6.6Camp Verde, AZ: 6.1 %Camp Verde, AZ6.1Kingman, AZ: 5.8 %Kingman, AZ5.8Queen Creek, AZ: 5.6 %Queen Creek, AZ5.6Prescott, AZ: 5.4 %Prescott, AZ5.4Show Low, AZ: 4.9 %Show Low, AZ4.9Chino Valley, AZ: 4.8 %Chino Valley, AZ4.8Payson, AZ: 4.5 %Payson, AZ4.5Safford, AZ: 2.2 %Safford, AZ2.2San Luis, AZ: 45.1 %San Luis, AZ45.1Nogales, AZ: 44.7 %Nogales, AZ44.7Somerton, AZ: 37.8 %Somerton, AZ37.8Douglas, AZ: 23.2 %Douglas, AZ23.2Phoenix, AZ: 19.3 %Phoenix, AZ19.3Yuma, AZ: 19.1 %Yuma, AZ19.1Avondale, AZ: 17.6 %Avondale, AZ17.6Glendale, AZ: 16.8 %Glendale, AZ16.8Eloy, AZ: 16.7 %Eloy, AZ16.7Chandler, AZ: 15.9 %Chandler, AZ15.9El Mirage, AZ: 14.5 %El Mirage, AZ14.5Tempe, AZ: 14.3 %Tempe, AZ14.3Tucson, AZ: 14.2 %Tucson, AZ14.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.5Scottsdale, AZ: 11.8 %Scottsdale, AZ11.8Florence, AZ: 11.8 %Florence, AZ11.8Mesa, AZ: 11.6 %Mesa, AZ11.6Casa Grande, AZ: 11.6 %Casa Grande, AZ11.6Cottonwood, AZ: 11.5 %Cottonwood, AZ11.5Peoria, AZ: 11 %Peoria, AZ11Oro Valley, AZ: 10.6 %Oro Valley, AZ10.6Buckeye, AZ: 10.1 %Buckeye, AZ10.1Gilbert, AZ: 9.7 %Gilbert, AZ9.7Sahuarita, AZ: 9.7 %Sahuarita, AZ9.7Goodyear, AZ: 9.5 %Goodyear, AZ9.5Bullhead City, AZ: 9.5 %Bullhead City, AZ9.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 9.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ9.4Maricopa, AZ: 8.8 %Maricopa, AZ8.8Coolidge, AZ: 8.4 %Coolidge, AZ8.4Prescott Valley, AZ: 8.1 %Prescott Valley, AZ8.1Fountain Hills, AZ: 8 %Fountain Hills, AZ8Marana, AZ: 8 %Marana, AZ8Apache Junction, AZ: 7.3 %Apache Junction, AZ7.3Surprise, AZ: 7.1 %Surprise, AZ7.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 6.9 %Lake Havasu City, AZ6.9Flagstaff, AZ: 6.6 %Flagstaff, AZ6.6Camp Verde, AZ: 6.1 %Camp Verde, AZ6.1Kingman, AZ: 5.8 %Kingman, AZ5.8Queen Creek, AZ: 5.6 %Queen Creek, AZ5.6Prescott, AZ: 5.4 %Prescott, AZ5.4Show Low, AZ: 4.9 %Show Low, AZ4.9Chino Valley, AZ: 4.8 %Chino Valley, AZ4.8Payson, AZ: 4.5 %Payson, AZ4.5Safford, AZ: 2.2 %Safford, AZ2.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1San Luis, AZ45.1+0.7 pts
2Nogales, AZ44.7+3.4 pts
3Somerton, AZ37.8-0 pts
4Douglas, AZ23.2-0.9 pts
5Phoenix, AZ19.3+0.1 pts
6Yuma, AZ19.1-0.9 pts
7Avondale, AZ17.6-0.6 pts
8Glendale, AZ16.8-0.1 pts
9Eloy, AZ16.7-0.7 pts
10Chandler, AZ15.9+0.8 pts
11El Mirage, AZ14.5+0.3 pts
12Tempe, AZ14.3-0.3 pts
13Tucson, AZ14.2-0 pts
14Paradise Valley, AZ13.5+2.4 pts
15Scottsdale, AZ11.8-0 pts
16Florence, AZ11.8-0.7 pts
17Mesa, AZ11.6-0.2 pts
18Casa Grande, AZ11.6+0.8 pts
19Cottonwood, AZ11.5+2 pts
20Peoria, AZ11+0.5 pts
21Oro Valley, AZ10.60 pts
22Buckeye, AZ10.1-1.1 pts
23Gilbert, AZ9.7+0.4 pts
24Sahuarita, AZ9.7+0.3 pts
25Goodyear, AZ9.5-0.8 pts
26Bullhead City, AZ9.5-0.4 pts
27Sierra Vista, AZ9.4-0.1 pts
28Maricopa, AZ8.8-0.1 pts
29Coolidge, AZ8.4+0.2 pts
30Prescott Valley, AZ8.1+0.7 pts
31Fountain Hills, AZ8-0.5 pts
32Marana, AZ8-0.5 pts
33Apache Junction, AZ7.3-0.7 pts
34Surprise, AZ7.1+0.3 pts
35Lake Havasu City, AZ6.9+0.1 pts
36Flagstaff, AZ6.6+1 pts
37Camp Verde, AZ6.1+0.3 pts
38Kingman, AZ5.8+0.5 pts
39Queen Creek, AZ5.6+0.4 pts
40Prescott, AZ5.4-0.5 pts
41Show Low, AZ4.9+0.1 pts
42Chino Valley, AZ4.8-1.1 pts
43Payson, AZ4.5+1.2 pts
44Safford, AZ2.2+0.6 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

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

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population 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-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by foreign-born share of the population, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by foreign-born share of the population, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/arizona-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by foreign-born share of the population, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/arizona-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by foreign-born share of the population, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

San Luis, AZ, with 45.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Safford, AZ, with 2.2% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 B05002: foreign-born population 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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