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Cities in Arizona by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Flagstaff, AZ had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 44 cities in 2024, at 18%. El Mirage, AZ had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 5.9% and the figure for Arizona was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18Flagstaff, AZ
Lowest2.1El Mirage, AZ
Median5.944 cities
Arizona5.2History

All cities, 2024

Flagstaff, AZ: 18 %Flagstaff, AZ18Florence, AZ: 13.9 %Florence, AZ13.9Eloy, AZ: 11.9 %Eloy, AZ11.9Payson, AZ: 10.7 %Payson, AZ10.7Camp Verde, AZ: 10.6 %Camp Verde, AZ10.6Maricopa, AZ: 10.4 %Maricopa, AZ10.4Sierra Vista, AZ: 10 %Sierra Vista, AZ10Prescott, AZ: 9.7 %Prescott, AZ9.7Apache Junction, AZ: 9.7 %Apache Junction, AZ9.7Lake Havasu City, AZ: 9.1 %Lake Havasu City, AZ9.1Prescott Valley, AZ: 8.4 %Prescott Valley, AZ8.4Casa Grande, AZ: 8 %Casa Grande, AZ8Cottonwood, AZ: 7.7 %Cottonwood, AZ7.7Yuma, AZ: 7.6 %Yuma, AZ7.6Tempe, AZ: 7.3 %Tempe, AZ7.3Fountain Hills, AZ: 7.1 %Fountain Hills, AZ7.1Bullhead City, AZ: 7.1 %Bullhead City, AZ7.1Oro Valley, AZ: 7 %Oro Valley, AZ7Show Low, AZ: 6.8 %Show Low, AZ6.8Douglas, AZ: 6.5 %Douglas, AZ6.5Tucson, AZ: 6.4 %Tucson, AZ6.4Chino Valley, AZ: 5.9 %Chino Valley, AZ5.9Marana, AZ: 5.9 %Marana, AZ5.9Scottsdale, AZ: 5.6 %Scottsdale, AZ5.6Buckeye, AZ: 5.4 %Buckeye, AZ5.4Safford, AZ: 5.4 %Safford, AZ5.4Coolidge, AZ: 5.3 %Coolidge, AZ5.3Kingman, AZ: 5.3 %Kingman, AZ5.3Queen Creek, AZ: 5.2 %Queen Creek, AZ5.2Sahuarita, AZ: 5 %Sahuarita, AZ5Gilbert, AZ: 4.9 %Gilbert, AZ4.9Surprise, AZ: 4.6 %Surprise, AZ4.6Mesa, AZ: 4.5 %Mesa, AZ4.5Goodyear, AZ: 4.1 %Goodyear, AZ4.1Somerton, AZ: 4 %Somerton, AZ4Chandler, AZ: 3.9 %Chandler, AZ3.9Glendale, AZ: 3.5 %Glendale, AZ3.5Phoenix, AZ: 3.5 %Phoenix, AZ3.5Avondale, AZ: 3.4 %Avondale, AZ3.4Nogales, AZ: 3.2 %Nogales, AZ3.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 3 %Paradise Valley, AZ3Peoria, AZ: 2.7 %Peoria, AZ2.7San Luis, AZ: 2.6 %San Luis, AZ2.6El Mirage, AZ: 2.1 %El Mirage, AZ2.1Flagstaff, AZ: 18 %Flagstaff, AZ18Florence, AZ: 13.9 %Florence, AZ13.9Eloy, AZ: 11.9 %Eloy, AZ11.9Payson, AZ: 10.7 %Payson, AZ10.7Camp Verde, AZ: 10.6 %Camp Verde, AZ10.6Maricopa, AZ: 10.4 %Maricopa, AZ10.4Sierra Vista, AZ: 10 %Sierra Vista, AZ10Prescott, AZ: 9.7 %Prescott, AZ9.7Apache Junction, AZ: 9.7 %Apache Junction, AZ9.7Lake Havasu City, AZ: 9.1 %Lake Havasu City, AZ9.1Prescott Valley, AZ: 8.4 %Prescott Valley, AZ8.4Casa Grande, AZ: 8 %Casa Grande, AZ8Cottonwood, AZ: 7.7 %Cottonwood, AZ7.7Yuma, AZ: 7.6 %Yuma, AZ7.6Tempe, AZ: 7.3 %Tempe, AZ7.3Fountain Hills, AZ: 7.1 %Fountain Hills, AZ7.1Bullhead City, AZ: 7.1 %Bullhead City, AZ7.1Oro Valley, AZ: 7 %Oro Valley, AZ7Show Low, AZ: 6.8 %Show Low, AZ6.8Douglas, AZ: 6.5 %Douglas, AZ6.5Tucson, AZ: 6.4 %Tucson, AZ6.4Chino Valley, AZ: 5.9 %Chino Valley, AZ5.9Marana, AZ: 5.9 %Marana, AZ5.9Scottsdale, AZ: 5.6 %Scottsdale, AZ5.6Buckeye, AZ: 5.4 %Buckeye, AZ5.4Safford, AZ: 5.4 %Safford, AZ5.4Coolidge, AZ: 5.3 %Coolidge, AZ5.3Kingman, AZ: 5.3 %Kingman, AZ5.3Queen Creek, AZ: 5.2 %Queen Creek, AZ5.2Sahuarita, AZ: 5 %Sahuarita, AZ5Gilbert, AZ: 4.9 %Gilbert, AZ4.9Surprise, AZ: 4.6 %Surprise, AZ4.6Mesa, AZ: 4.5 %Mesa, AZ4.5Goodyear, AZ: 4.1 %Goodyear, AZ4.1Somerton, AZ: 4 %Somerton, AZ4Chandler, AZ: 3.9 %Chandler, AZ3.9Glendale, AZ: 3.5 %Glendale, AZ3.5Phoenix, AZ: 3.5 %Phoenix, AZ3.5Avondale, AZ: 3.4 %Avondale, AZ3.4Nogales, AZ: 3.2 %Nogales, AZ3.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 3 %Paradise Valley, AZ3Peoria, AZ: 2.7 %Peoria, AZ2.7San Luis, AZ: 2.6 %San Luis, AZ2.6El Mirage, AZ: 2.1 %El Mirage, AZ2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Flagstaff, AZ180 pts
2Florence, AZ13.9+0.5 pts
3Eloy, AZ11.9-1 pts
4Payson, AZ10.7-2.3 pts
5Camp Verde, AZ10.6+5.3 pts
6Maricopa, AZ10.4-1.4 pts
7Sierra Vista, AZ10-0.1 pts
8Prescott, AZ9.7-0.8 pts
9Apache Junction, AZ9.7-1.5 pts
10Lake Havasu City, AZ9.1+0.7 pts
11Prescott Valley, AZ8.4+0.3 pts
12Casa Grande, AZ80 pts
13Cottonwood, AZ7.7-0.3 pts
14Yuma, AZ7.6-0.4 pts
15Tempe, AZ7.3-0.3 pts
16Fountain Hills, AZ7.1+0.5 pts
17Bullhead City, AZ7.10 pts
18Oro Valley, AZ7+0.2 pts
19Show Low, AZ6.8+0.1 pts
20Douglas, AZ6.5+0.1 pts
21Tucson, AZ6.40 pts
22Chino Valley, AZ5.9-0.5 pts
23Marana, AZ5.9+0.6 pts
24Scottsdale, AZ5.6-0.1 pts
25Buckeye, AZ5.4-0.2 pts
26Safford, AZ5.4-0.4 pts
27Coolidge, AZ5.3-1 pts
27Kingman, AZ5.3-0.5 pts
29Queen Creek, AZ5.2-0.6 pts
30Sahuarita, AZ5-0.5 pts
31Gilbert, AZ4.9+0.2 pts
32Surprise, AZ4.6-0.4 pts
33Mesa, AZ4.50 pts
34Goodyear, AZ4.1-0.5 pts
35Somerton, AZ4+0.1 pts
36Chandler, AZ3.9-0.6 pts
37Glendale, AZ3.5-0 pts
38Phoenix, AZ3.5-0.1 pts
39Avondale, AZ3.4-0.3 pts
40Nogales, AZ3.2+0.4 pts
41Paradise Valley, AZ3+0.1 pts
42Peoria, AZ2.7-0.6 pts
43San Luis, AZ2.6-0.3 pts
44El Mirage, AZ2.10 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/arizona-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/arizona-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Arizona by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024}},
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Flagstaff, AZ, with 18% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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El Mirage, AZ, with 2.1% in 2024.

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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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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