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Cities in Arizona by households

Phoenix, AZ had the highest households of 44 cities in 2021, at 579,876. Eloy, AZ had the lowest, at 2,788. The median was 18,434 and the figure for Arizona was 2.68 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest579,876Phoenix, AZ
Lowest2,788Eloy, AZ
Median18,43444 cities
Arizona2,683,557History

All cities, 2021

Phoenix, AZ: 579,876 countPhoenix, AZ579,876Tucson, AZ: 218,790 countTucson, AZ218,790Mesa, AZ: 190,363 countMesa, AZ190,363Scottsdale, AZ: 113,451 countScottsdale, AZ113,451Chandler, AZ: 102,568 countChandler, AZ102,568Gilbert, AZ: 88,427 countGilbert, AZ88,427Glendale, AZ: 83,956 countGlendale, AZ83,956Tempe, AZ: 73,785 countTempe, AZ73,785Peoria, AZ: 70,471 countPeoria, AZ70,471Surprise, AZ: 52,205 countSurprise, AZ52,205Yuma, AZ: 35,216 countYuma, AZ35,216Goodyear, AZ: 31,356 countGoodyear, AZ31,356Avondale, AZ: 27,995 countAvondale, AZ27,995Lake Havasu City, AZ: 26,486 countLake Havasu City, AZ26,486Flagstaff, AZ: 26,450 countFlagstaff, AZ26,450Buckeye, AZ: 25,659 countBuckeye, AZ25,659Prescott, AZ: 21,186 countPrescott, AZ21,186Oro Valley, AZ: 20,754 countOro Valley, AZ20,754Prescott Valley, AZ: 19,357 countPrescott Valley, AZ19,357Casa Grande, AZ: 19,231 countCasa Grande, AZ19,231Marana, AZ: 19,020 countMarana, AZ19,020Bullhead City, AZ: 18,586 countBullhead City, AZ18,586Maricopa, AZ: 18,282 countMaricopa, AZ18,282Sierra Vista, AZ: 18,058 countSierra Vista, AZ18,058Queen Creek, AZ: 17,943 countQueen Creek, AZ17,943Apache Junction, AZ: 17,334 countApache Junction, AZ17,334Kingman, AZ: 13,532 countKingman, AZ13,532Sahuarita, AZ: 11,382 countSahuarita, AZ11,382El Mirage, AZ: 11,300 countEl Mirage, AZ11,300Fountain Hills, AZ: 10,971 countFountain Hills, AZ10,971San Luis, AZ: 8,812 countSan Luis, AZ8,812Payson, AZ: 7,475 countPayson, AZ7,475Nogales, AZ: 6,839 countNogales, AZ6,839Cottonwood, AZ: 6,329 countCottonwood, AZ6,329Chino Valley, AZ: 5,849 countChino Valley, AZ5,849Paradise Valley, AZ: 5,064 countParadise Valley, AZ5,064Florence, AZ: 5,053 countFlorence, AZ5,053Show Low, AZ: 4,537 countShow Low, AZ4,537Douglas, AZ: 4,446 countDouglas, AZ4,446Somerton, AZ: 4,376 countSomerton, AZ4,376Camp Verde, AZ: 4,085 countCamp Verde, AZ4,085Coolidge, AZ: 4,030 countCoolidge, AZ4,030Safford, AZ: 3,481 countSafford, AZ3,481Eloy, AZ: 2,788 countEloy, AZ2,788Phoenix, AZ: 579,876 countPhoenix, AZ579,876Tucson, AZ: 218,790 countTucson, AZ218,790Mesa, AZ: 190,363 countMesa, AZ190,363Scottsdale, AZ: 113,451 countScottsdale, AZ113,451Chandler, AZ: 102,568 countChandler, AZ102,568Gilbert, AZ: 88,427 countGilbert, AZ88,427Glendale, AZ: 83,956 countGlendale, AZ83,956Tempe, AZ: 73,785 countTempe, AZ73,785Peoria, AZ: 70,471 countPeoria, AZ70,471Surprise, AZ: 52,205 countSurprise, AZ52,205Yuma, AZ: 35,216 countYuma, AZ35,216Goodyear, AZ: 31,356 countGoodyear, AZ31,356Avondale, AZ: 27,995 countAvondale, AZ27,995Lake Havasu City, AZ: 26,486 countLake Havasu City, AZ26,486Flagstaff, AZ: 26,450 countFlagstaff, AZ26,450Buckeye, AZ: 25,659 countBuckeye, AZ25,659Prescott, AZ: 21,186 countPrescott, AZ21,186Oro Valley, AZ: 20,754 countOro Valley, AZ20,754Prescott Valley, AZ: 19,357 countPrescott Valley, AZ19,357Casa Grande, AZ: 19,231 countCasa Grande, AZ19,231Marana, AZ: 19,020 countMarana, AZ19,020Bullhead City, AZ: 18,586 countBullhead City, AZ18,586Maricopa, AZ: 18,282 countMaricopa, AZ18,282Sierra Vista, AZ: 18,058 countSierra Vista, AZ18,058Queen Creek, AZ: 17,943 countQueen Creek, AZ17,943Apache Junction, AZ: 17,334 countApache Junction, AZ17,334Kingman, AZ: 13,532 countKingman, AZ13,532Sahuarita, AZ: 11,382 countSahuarita, AZ11,382El Mirage, AZ: 11,300 countEl Mirage, AZ11,300Fountain Hills, AZ: 10,971 countFountain Hills, AZ10,971San Luis, AZ: 8,812 countSan Luis, AZ8,812Payson, AZ: 7,475 countPayson, AZ7,475Nogales, AZ: 6,839 countNogales, AZ6,839Cottonwood, AZ: 6,329 countCottonwood, AZ6,329Chino Valley, AZ: 5,849 countChino Valley, AZ5,849Paradise Valley, AZ: 5,064 countParadise Valley, AZ5,064Florence, AZ: 5,053 countFlorence, AZ5,053Show Low, AZ: 4,537 countShow Low, AZ4,537Douglas, AZ: 4,446 countDouglas, AZ4,446Somerton, AZ: 4,376 countSomerton, AZ4,376Camp Verde, AZ: 4,085 countCamp Verde, AZ4,085Coolidge, AZ: 4,030 countCoolidge, AZ4,030Safford, AZ: 3,481 countSafford, AZ3,481Eloy, AZ: 2,788 countEloy, AZ2,788
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Phoenix, AZ579,876
2Tucson, AZ218,790
3Mesa, AZ190,363
4Scottsdale, AZ113,451
5Chandler, AZ102,568
6Gilbert, AZ88,427
7Glendale, AZ83,956
8Tempe, AZ73,785
9Peoria, AZ70,471
10Surprise, AZ52,205
11Yuma, AZ35,216
12Goodyear, AZ31,356
13Avondale, AZ27,995
14Lake Havasu City, AZ26,486
15Flagstaff, AZ26,450
16Buckeye, AZ25,659
17Prescott, AZ21,186
18Oro Valley, AZ20,754
19Prescott Valley, AZ19,357
20Casa Grande, AZ19,231
21Marana, AZ19,020
22Bullhead City, AZ18,586
23Maricopa, AZ18,282
24Sierra Vista, AZ18,058
25Queen Creek, AZ17,943
26Apache Junction, AZ17,334
27Kingman, AZ13,532
28Sahuarita, AZ11,382
29El Mirage, AZ11,300
30Fountain Hills, AZ10,971
31San Luis, AZ8,812
32Payson, AZ7,475
33Nogales, AZ6,839
34Cottonwood, AZ6,329
35Chino Valley, AZ5,849
36Paradise Valley, AZ5,064
37Florence, AZ5,053
38Show Low, AZ4,537
39Douglas, AZ4,446
40Somerton, AZ4,376
41Camp Verde, AZ4,085
42Coolidge, AZ4,030
43Safford, AZ3,481
44Eloy, AZ2,788

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/arizona-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Phoenix, AZ, with 579,876 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Eloy, AZ, with 2,788 in 2021.

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