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

Sierra Vista, AZ had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 44 cities in 2021, at 9.7%. Nogales, AZ had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Arizona was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.7Sierra Vista, AZ
Lowest0.5Nogales, AZ
Median4.144 cities
Arizona3.7History

All cities, 2021

Sierra Vista, AZ: 9.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ9.7Flagstaff, AZ: 8.3 %Flagstaff, AZ8.3Kingman, AZ: 8.3 %Kingman, AZ8.3Lake Havasu City, AZ: 7 %Lake Havasu City, AZ7Prescott, AZ: 6.4 %Prescott, AZ6.4Oro Valley, AZ: 6.1 %Oro Valley, AZ6.1Apache Junction, AZ: 5.8 %Apache Junction, AZ5.8Tempe, AZ: 5.8 %Tempe, AZ5.8Queen Creek, AZ: 5.7 %Queen Creek, AZ5.7Yuma, AZ: 5.7 %Yuma, AZ5.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.6 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.6Bullhead City, AZ: 5.6 %Bullhead City, AZ5.6Scottsdale, AZ: 5.5 %Scottsdale, AZ5.5Sahuarita, AZ: 5.2 %Sahuarita, AZ5.2Buckeye, AZ: 5.2 %Buckeye, AZ5.2Cottonwood, AZ: 5.2 %Cottonwood, AZ5.2Marana, AZ: 5.1 %Marana, AZ5.1Eloy, AZ: 4.5 %Eloy, AZ4.5Camp Verde, AZ: 4.3 %Camp Verde, AZ4.3Gilbert, AZ: 4.3 %Gilbert, AZ4.3Prescott Valley, AZ: 4.2 %Prescott Valley, AZ4.2Maricopa, AZ: 4.1 %Maricopa, AZ4.1Payson, AZ: 4.1 %Payson, AZ4.1Goodyear, AZ: 4 %Goodyear, AZ4Florence, AZ: 4 %Florence, AZ4Avondale, AZ: 3.9 %Avondale, AZ3.9Surprise, AZ: 3.8 %Surprise, AZ3.8Mesa, AZ: 3.8 %Mesa, AZ3.8Chandler, AZ: 3.8 %Chandler, AZ3.8Coolidge, AZ: 3.5 %Coolidge, AZ3.5Tucson, AZ: 3.4 %Tucson, AZ3.4Chino Valley, AZ: 3.3 %Chino Valley, AZ3.3Casa Grande, AZ: 3.2 %Casa Grande, AZ3.2Show Low, AZ: 3.1 %Show Low, AZ3.1Peoria, AZ: 3 %Peoria, AZ3Glendale, AZ: 2.9 %Glendale, AZ2.9Phoenix, AZ: 2.7 %Phoenix, AZ2.7El Mirage, AZ: 2.3 %El Mirage, AZ2.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.2Somerton, AZ: 1.4 %Somerton, AZ1.4Douglas, AZ: 1.4 %Douglas, AZ1.4Safford, AZ: 1.4 %Safford, AZ1.4San Luis, AZ: 0.8 %San Luis, AZ0.8Nogales, AZ: 0.5 %Nogales, AZ0.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 9.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ9.7Flagstaff, AZ: 8.3 %Flagstaff, AZ8.3Kingman, AZ: 8.3 %Kingman, AZ8.3Lake Havasu City, AZ: 7 %Lake Havasu City, AZ7Prescott, AZ: 6.4 %Prescott, AZ6.4Oro Valley, AZ: 6.1 %Oro Valley, AZ6.1Apache Junction, AZ: 5.8 %Apache Junction, AZ5.8Tempe, AZ: 5.8 %Tempe, AZ5.8Queen Creek, AZ: 5.7 %Queen Creek, AZ5.7Yuma, AZ: 5.7 %Yuma, AZ5.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.6 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.6Bullhead City, AZ: 5.6 %Bullhead City, AZ5.6Scottsdale, AZ: 5.5 %Scottsdale, AZ5.5Sahuarita, AZ: 5.2 %Sahuarita, AZ5.2Buckeye, AZ: 5.2 %Buckeye, AZ5.2Cottonwood, AZ: 5.2 %Cottonwood, AZ5.2Marana, AZ: 5.1 %Marana, AZ5.1Eloy, AZ: 4.5 %Eloy, AZ4.5Camp Verde, AZ: 4.3 %Camp Verde, AZ4.3Gilbert, AZ: 4.3 %Gilbert, AZ4.3Prescott Valley, AZ: 4.2 %Prescott Valley, AZ4.2Maricopa, AZ: 4.1 %Maricopa, AZ4.1Payson, AZ: 4.1 %Payson, AZ4.1Goodyear, AZ: 4 %Goodyear, AZ4Florence, AZ: 4 %Florence, AZ4Avondale, AZ: 3.9 %Avondale, AZ3.9Surprise, AZ: 3.8 %Surprise, AZ3.8Mesa, AZ: 3.8 %Mesa, AZ3.8Chandler, AZ: 3.8 %Chandler, AZ3.8Coolidge, AZ: 3.5 %Coolidge, AZ3.5Tucson, AZ: 3.4 %Tucson, AZ3.4Chino Valley, AZ: 3.3 %Chino Valley, AZ3.3Casa Grande, AZ: 3.2 %Casa Grande, AZ3.2Show Low, AZ: 3.1 %Show Low, AZ3.1Peoria, AZ: 3 %Peoria, AZ3Glendale, AZ: 2.9 %Glendale, AZ2.9Phoenix, AZ: 2.7 %Phoenix, AZ2.7El Mirage, AZ: 2.3 %El Mirage, AZ2.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.2Somerton, AZ: 1.4 %Somerton, AZ1.4Douglas, AZ: 1.4 %Douglas, AZ1.4Safford, AZ: 1.4 %Safford, AZ1.4San Luis, AZ: 0.8 %San Luis, AZ0.8Nogales, AZ: 0.5 %Nogales, AZ0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Sierra Vista, AZ9.7
2Flagstaff, AZ8.3
3Kingman, AZ8.3
4Lake Havasu City, AZ7
5Prescott, AZ6.4
6Oro Valley, AZ6.1
7Apache Junction, AZ5.8
7Tempe, AZ5.8
9Queen Creek, AZ5.7
10Yuma, AZ5.7
11Fountain Hills, AZ5.6
12Bullhead City, AZ5.6
13Scottsdale, AZ5.5
14Sahuarita, AZ5.2
15Buckeye, AZ5.2
16Cottonwood, AZ5.2
17Marana, AZ5.1
18Eloy, AZ4.5
19Camp Verde, AZ4.3
19Gilbert, AZ4.3
21Prescott Valley, AZ4.2
22Maricopa, AZ4.1
23Payson, AZ4.1
24Goodyear, AZ4
25Florence, AZ4
26Avondale, AZ3.9
27Surprise, AZ3.8
28Mesa, AZ3.8
29Chandler, AZ3.8
30Coolidge, AZ3.5
31Tucson, AZ3.4
32Chino Valley, AZ3.3
33Casa Grande, AZ3.2
34Show Low, AZ3.1
35Peoria, AZ3
36Glendale, AZ2.9
37Phoenix, AZ2.7
38El Mirage, AZ2.3
39Paradise Valley, AZ2.2
40Somerton, AZ1.4
41Douglas, AZ1.4
42Safford, AZ1.4
43San Luis, AZ0.8
44Nogales, AZ0.5

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/arizona-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/arizona-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/arizona-cities?period=2021 (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 9.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nogales, AZ, with 0.5% in 2021.

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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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