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

Flagstaff, AZ had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 44 cities in 2023, at 18%. El Mirage, AZ had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 6.1% and the figure for Arizona was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18Flagstaff, AZ
Lowest2El Mirage, AZ
Median6.144 cities
Arizona5.3History

All cities, 2023

Flagstaff, AZ: 18 %Flagstaff, AZ18Florence, AZ: 13.4 %Florence, AZ13.4Payson, AZ: 13 %Payson, AZ13Eloy, AZ: 12.9 %Eloy, AZ12.9Maricopa, AZ: 11.8 %Maricopa, AZ11.8Apache Junction, AZ: 11.1 %Apache Junction, AZ11.1Prescott, AZ: 10.5 %Prescott, AZ10.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 10.1 %Sierra Vista, AZ10.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 8.4 %Lake Havasu City, AZ8.4Prescott Valley, AZ: 8.2 %Prescott Valley, AZ8.2Cottonwood, AZ: 8 %Cottonwood, AZ8Yuma, AZ: 8 %Yuma, AZ8Casa Grande, AZ: 8 %Casa Grande, AZ8Tempe, AZ: 7.6 %Tempe, AZ7.6Bullhead City, AZ: 7.1 %Bullhead City, AZ7.1Oro Valley, AZ: 6.8 %Oro Valley, AZ6.8Show Low, AZ: 6.7 %Show Low, AZ6.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 6.6 %Fountain Hills, AZ6.6Chino Valley, AZ: 6.5 %Chino Valley, AZ6.5Douglas, AZ: 6.4 %Douglas, AZ6.4Tucson, AZ: 6.4 %Tucson, AZ6.4Coolidge, AZ: 6.3 %Coolidge, AZ6.3Kingman, AZ: 5.8 %Kingman, AZ5.8Queen Creek, AZ: 5.8 %Queen Creek, AZ5.8Safford, AZ: 5.8 %Safford, AZ5.8Scottsdale, AZ: 5.7 %Scottsdale, AZ5.7Buckeye, AZ: 5.6 %Buckeye, AZ5.6Sahuarita, AZ: 5.5 %Sahuarita, AZ5.5Camp Verde, AZ: 5.4 %Camp Verde, AZ5.4Marana, AZ: 5.2 %Marana, AZ5.2Surprise, AZ: 5 %Surprise, AZ5Gilbert, AZ: 4.7 %Gilbert, AZ4.7Goodyear, AZ: 4.6 %Goodyear, AZ4.6Chandler, AZ: 4.5 %Chandler, AZ4.5Mesa, AZ: 4.5 %Mesa, AZ4.5Somerton, AZ: 3.9 %Somerton, AZ3.9Avondale, AZ: 3.7 %Avondale, AZ3.7Phoenix, AZ: 3.6 %Phoenix, AZ3.6Glendale, AZ: 3.5 %Glendale, AZ3.5Peoria, AZ: 3.2 %Peoria, AZ3.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.9 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.9San Luis, AZ: 2.9 %San Luis, AZ2.9Nogales, AZ: 2.8 %Nogales, AZ2.8El Mirage, AZ: 2 %El Mirage, AZ2Flagstaff, AZ: 18 %Flagstaff, AZ18Florence, AZ: 13.4 %Florence, AZ13.4Payson, AZ: 13 %Payson, AZ13Eloy, AZ: 12.9 %Eloy, AZ12.9Maricopa, AZ: 11.8 %Maricopa, AZ11.8Apache Junction, AZ: 11.1 %Apache Junction, AZ11.1Prescott, AZ: 10.5 %Prescott, AZ10.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 10.1 %Sierra Vista, AZ10.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 8.4 %Lake Havasu City, AZ8.4Prescott Valley, AZ: 8.2 %Prescott Valley, AZ8.2Cottonwood, AZ: 8 %Cottonwood, AZ8Yuma, AZ: 8 %Yuma, AZ8Casa Grande, AZ: 8 %Casa Grande, AZ8Tempe, AZ: 7.6 %Tempe, AZ7.6Bullhead City, AZ: 7.1 %Bullhead City, AZ7.1Oro Valley, AZ: 6.8 %Oro Valley, AZ6.8Show Low, AZ: 6.7 %Show Low, AZ6.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 6.6 %Fountain Hills, AZ6.6Chino Valley, AZ: 6.5 %Chino Valley, AZ6.5Douglas, AZ: 6.4 %Douglas, AZ6.4Tucson, AZ: 6.4 %Tucson, AZ6.4Coolidge, AZ: 6.3 %Coolidge, AZ6.3Kingman, AZ: 5.8 %Kingman, AZ5.8Queen Creek, AZ: 5.8 %Queen Creek, AZ5.8Safford, AZ: 5.8 %Safford, AZ5.8Scottsdale, AZ: 5.7 %Scottsdale, AZ5.7Buckeye, AZ: 5.6 %Buckeye, AZ5.6Sahuarita, AZ: 5.5 %Sahuarita, AZ5.5Camp Verde, AZ: 5.4 %Camp Verde, AZ5.4Marana, AZ: 5.2 %Marana, AZ5.2Surprise, AZ: 5 %Surprise, AZ5Gilbert, AZ: 4.7 %Gilbert, AZ4.7Goodyear, AZ: 4.6 %Goodyear, AZ4.6Chandler, AZ: 4.5 %Chandler, AZ4.5Mesa, AZ: 4.5 %Mesa, AZ4.5Somerton, AZ: 3.9 %Somerton, AZ3.9Avondale, AZ: 3.7 %Avondale, AZ3.7Phoenix, AZ: 3.6 %Phoenix, AZ3.6Glendale, AZ: 3.5 %Glendale, AZ3.5Peoria, AZ: 3.2 %Peoria, AZ3.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.9 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.9San Luis, AZ: 2.9 %San Luis, AZ2.9Nogales, AZ: 2.8 %Nogales, AZ2.8El Mirage, AZ: 2 %El Mirage, AZ2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Flagstaff, AZ18+0.6 pts
2Florence, AZ13.4+0.6 pts
3Payson, AZ13+0.1 pts
4Eloy, AZ12.9+0.1 pts
5Maricopa, AZ11.8+1.1 pts
6Apache Junction, AZ11.1-1.2 pts
7Prescott, AZ10.5-0.6 pts
8Sierra Vista, AZ10.1-0.6 pts
9Lake Havasu City, AZ8.4-0.7 pts
10Prescott Valley, AZ8.2+0.4 pts
11Cottonwood, AZ8+0.8 pts
12Yuma, AZ8+0.3 pts
13Casa Grande, AZ8-0.1 pts
14Tempe, AZ7.6+0.6 pts
15Bullhead City, AZ7.1-0.3 pts
16Oro Valley, AZ6.8-0.4 pts
17Show Low, AZ6.7-1.6 pts
18Fountain Hills, AZ6.6+0.2 pts
19Chino Valley, AZ6.5-0.3 pts
20Douglas, AZ6.4+1.2 pts
21Tucson, AZ6.4+0.1 pts
22Coolidge, AZ6.3-1.5 pts
23Kingman, AZ5.8-0.6 pts
23Queen Creek, AZ5.8-0.6 pts
25Safford, AZ5.8-0.6 pts
26Scottsdale, AZ5.7-0.3 pts
27Buckeye, AZ5.6-0.3 pts
28Sahuarita, AZ5.5-0.1 pts
29Camp Verde, AZ5.4+0.1 pts
30Marana, AZ5.2-0.8 pts
31Surprise, AZ5+0.2 pts
32Gilbert, AZ4.7-0 pts
33Goodyear, AZ4.6+0.2 pts
34Chandler, AZ4.5-0.2 pts
35Mesa, AZ4.5-0.3 pts
36Somerton, AZ3.9+1.6 pts
37Avondale, AZ3.7-1.1 pts
38Phoenix, AZ3.6+0.1 pts
39Glendale, AZ3.5-0 pts
40Peoria, AZ3.2-0.1 pts
41Paradise Valley, AZ2.9+0.2 pts
42San Luis, AZ2.9+0.4 pts
43Nogales, AZ2.8+1.6 pts
44El Mirage, AZ2-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/arizona-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/arizona-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/arizona-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Flagstaff, AZ, with 18% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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El Mirage, AZ, with 2% in 2023.

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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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