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

Sierra Vista, AZ had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 44 cities in 2024, at 8.2%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Arizona was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.2Sierra Vista, AZ
Lowest0.1San Luis, AZ
Median3.844 cities
Arizona3.5History

All cities, 2024

Sierra Vista, AZ: 8.2 %Sierra Vista, AZ8.2Lake Havasu City, AZ: 6.8 %Lake Havasu City, AZ6.8Flagstaff, AZ: 6.6 %Flagstaff, AZ6.6Prescott, AZ: 6.4 %Prescott, AZ6.4Fountain Hills, AZ: 6.4 %Fountain Hills, AZ6.4Oro Valley, AZ: 6.2 %Oro Valley, AZ6.2Bullhead City, AZ: 6.1 %Bullhead City, AZ6.1Camp Verde, AZ: 5.9 %Camp Verde, AZ5.9Tempe, AZ: 5.6 %Tempe, AZ5.6Yuma, AZ: 5.5 %Yuma, AZ5.5Scottsdale, AZ: 5 %Scottsdale, AZ5Prescott Valley, AZ: 4.8 %Prescott Valley, AZ4.8Marana, AZ: 4.6 %Marana, AZ4.6Kingman, AZ: 4.6 %Kingman, AZ4.6Maricopa, AZ: 4.5 %Maricopa, AZ4.5Cottonwood, AZ: 4.5 %Cottonwood, AZ4.5Buckeye, AZ: 4.4 %Buckeye, AZ4.4Florence, AZ: 4.3 %Florence, AZ4.3Sahuarita, AZ: 4 %Sahuarita, AZ4Surprise, AZ: 4 %Surprise, AZ4Gilbert, AZ: 3.9 %Gilbert, AZ3.9Queen Creek, AZ: 3.8 %Queen Creek, AZ3.8Apache Junction, AZ: 3.8 %Apache Junction, AZ3.8Tucson, AZ: 3.7 %Tucson, AZ3.7Eloy, AZ: 3.7 %Eloy, AZ3.7Casa Grande, AZ: 3.7 %Casa Grande, AZ3.7Goodyear, AZ: 3.5 %Goodyear, AZ3.5Mesa, AZ: 3.4 %Mesa, AZ3.4Chandler, AZ: 3.3 %Chandler, AZ3.3Coolidge, AZ: 3.3 %Coolidge, AZ3.3Chino Valley, AZ: 3.1 %Chino Valley, AZ3.1Glendale, AZ: 2.9 %Glendale, AZ2.9Payson, AZ: 2.8 %Payson, AZ2.8Phoenix, AZ: 2.8 %Phoenix, AZ2.8Avondale, AZ: 2.5 %Avondale, AZ2.5Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.4 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.4Peoria, AZ: 2.4 %Peoria, AZ2.4Somerton, AZ: 2.4 %Somerton, AZ2.4El Mirage, AZ: 1.9 %El Mirage, AZ1.9Show Low, AZ: 1.9 %Show Low, AZ1.9Safford, AZ: 1.7 %Safford, AZ1.7Douglas, AZ: 0.9 %Douglas, AZ0.9Nogales, AZ: 0.5 %Nogales, AZ0.5San Luis, AZ: 0.1 %San Luis, AZ0.1Sierra Vista, AZ: 8.2 %Sierra Vista, AZ8.2Lake Havasu City, AZ: 6.8 %Lake Havasu City, AZ6.8Flagstaff, AZ: 6.6 %Flagstaff, AZ6.6Prescott, AZ: 6.4 %Prescott, AZ6.4Fountain Hills, AZ: 6.4 %Fountain Hills, AZ6.4Oro Valley, AZ: 6.2 %Oro Valley, AZ6.2Bullhead City, AZ: 6.1 %Bullhead City, AZ6.1Camp Verde, AZ: 5.9 %Camp Verde, AZ5.9Tempe, AZ: 5.6 %Tempe, AZ5.6Yuma, AZ: 5.5 %Yuma, AZ5.5Scottsdale, AZ: 5 %Scottsdale, AZ5Prescott Valley, AZ: 4.8 %Prescott Valley, AZ4.8Marana, AZ: 4.6 %Marana, AZ4.6Kingman, AZ: 4.6 %Kingman, AZ4.6Maricopa, AZ: 4.5 %Maricopa, AZ4.5Cottonwood, AZ: 4.5 %Cottonwood, AZ4.5Buckeye, AZ: 4.4 %Buckeye, AZ4.4Florence, AZ: 4.3 %Florence, AZ4.3Sahuarita, AZ: 4 %Sahuarita, AZ4Surprise, AZ: 4 %Surprise, AZ4Gilbert, AZ: 3.9 %Gilbert, AZ3.9Queen Creek, AZ: 3.8 %Queen Creek, AZ3.8Apache Junction, AZ: 3.8 %Apache Junction, AZ3.8Tucson, AZ: 3.7 %Tucson, AZ3.7Eloy, AZ: 3.7 %Eloy, AZ3.7Casa Grande, AZ: 3.7 %Casa Grande, AZ3.7Goodyear, AZ: 3.5 %Goodyear, AZ3.5Mesa, AZ: 3.4 %Mesa, AZ3.4Chandler, AZ: 3.3 %Chandler, AZ3.3Coolidge, AZ: 3.3 %Coolidge, AZ3.3Chino Valley, AZ: 3.1 %Chino Valley, AZ3.1Glendale, AZ: 2.9 %Glendale, AZ2.9Payson, AZ: 2.8 %Payson, AZ2.8Phoenix, AZ: 2.8 %Phoenix, AZ2.8Avondale, AZ: 2.5 %Avondale, AZ2.5Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.4 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.4Peoria, AZ: 2.4 %Peoria, AZ2.4Somerton, AZ: 2.4 %Somerton, AZ2.4El Mirage, AZ: 1.9 %El Mirage, AZ1.9Show Low, AZ: 1.9 %Show Low, AZ1.9Safford, AZ: 1.7 %Safford, AZ1.7Douglas, AZ: 0.9 %Douglas, AZ0.9Nogales, AZ: 0.5 %Nogales, AZ0.5San Luis, AZ: 0.1 %San Luis, AZ0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Sierra Vista, AZ8.2-0.2 pts
2Lake Havasu City, AZ6.8+0.3 pts
3Flagstaff, AZ6.6-0.1 pts
4Prescott, AZ6.4-0.1 pts
5Fountain Hills, AZ6.4+0.2 pts
6Oro Valley, AZ6.2+0.3 pts
7Bullhead City, AZ6.1+0.2 pts
8Camp Verde, AZ5.9+4.1 pts
9Tempe, AZ5.6-0.2 pts
10Yuma, AZ5.5-0.5 pts
11Scottsdale, AZ5-0.1 pts
12Prescott Valley, AZ4.8+0.2 pts
13Marana, AZ4.6+0.4 pts
14Kingman, AZ4.6-0.6 pts
15Maricopa, AZ4.5-0.3 pts
16Cottonwood, AZ4.5-0.1 pts
17Buckeye, AZ4.4-0.3 pts
18Florence, AZ4.3-0.4 pts
19Sahuarita, AZ4-0.5 pts
20Surprise, AZ4-0.5 pts
21Gilbert, AZ3.9+0.1 pts
22Queen Creek, AZ3.8-0.5 pts
23Apache Junction, AZ3.8-0.9 pts
24Tucson, AZ3.7-0 pts
25Eloy, AZ3.7-1.6 pts
26Casa Grande, AZ3.7+0.3 pts
27Goodyear, AZ3.5-0.7 pts
28Mesa, AZ3.4+0.1 pts
29Chandler, AZ3.3-0.3 pts
30Coolidge, AZ3.3-0.8 pts
31Chino Valley, AZ3.1-0.5 pts
32Glendale, AZ2.9+0.1 pts
33Payson, AZ2.8-1.4 pts
33Phoenix, AZ2.8-0.1 pts
35Avondale, AZ2.5-0.2 pts
36Paradise Valley, AZ2.4-0.3 pts
37Peoria, AZ2.4-0.5 pts
37Somerton, AZ2.4+0.1 pts
39El Mirage, AZ1.9+0.3 pts
40Show Low, AZ1.9+0.6 pts
41Safford, AZ1.7+0.1 pts
42Douglas, AZ0.9-0 pts
43Nogales, AZ0.5-0.1 pts
44San Luis, AZ0.1-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Sierra Vista, AZ, with 8.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Luis, AZ, with 0.1% 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 state 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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