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Cities in Arizona by population

Phoenix, AZ had the highest population of 44 cities in 2020, at 1.61 million. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 10,146. The median was 46,538 and the figure for Arizona was 7.19 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,612,458Phoenix, AZ
Lowest10,146Safford, AZ
Median46,53844 cities
Arizona7,186,647History

All cities, 2020

Phoenix, AZ: 1,612,458 personsPhoenix, AZ1,612,458Tucson, AZ: 542,621 personsTucson, AZ542,621Mesa, AZ: 505,990 personsMesa, AZ505,990Chandler, AZ: 277,410 personsChandler, AZ277,410Gilbert, AZ: 269,419 personsGilbert, AZ269,419Glendale, AZ: 248,901 personsGlendale, AZ248,901Scottsdale, AZ: 241,855 personsScottsdale, AZ241,855Peoria, AZ: 191,975 personsPeoria, AZ191,975Tempe, AZ: 185,298 personsTempe, AZ185,298Surprise, AZ: 144,390 personsSurprise, AZ144,390Goodyear, AZ: 97,774 personsGoodyear, AZ97,774Yuma, AZ: 97,326 personsYuma, AZ97,326Buckeye, AZ: 93,422 personsBuckeye, AZ93,422Avondale, AZ: 89,537 personsAvondale, AZ89,537Flagstaff, AZ: 77,077 personsFlagstaff, AZ77,077Queen Creek, AZ: 60,700 personsQueen Creek, AZ60,700Maricopa, AZ: 58,848 personsMaricopa, AZ58,848Lake Havasu City, AZ: 57,373 personsLake Havasu City, AZ57,373Casa Grande, AZ: 54,166 personsCasa Grande, AZ54,166Marana, AZ: 52,625 personsMarana, AZ52,625Oro Valley, AZ: 47,218 personsOro Valley, AZ47,218Prescott Valley, AZ: 46,944 personsPrescott Valley, AZ46,944Prescott, AZ: 46,132 personsPrescott, AZ46,132Sierra Vista, AZ: 45,383 personsSierra Vista, AZ45,383Bullhead City, AZ: 41,486 personsBullhead City, AZ41,486Apache Junction, AZ: 38,726 personsApache Junction, AZ38,726El Mirage, AZ: 35,952 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,952San Luis, AZ: 35,752 personsSan Luis, AZ35,752Sahuarita, AZ: 34,351 personsSahuarita, AZ34,351Kingman, AZ: 32,899 personsKingman, AZ32,899Florence, AZ: 27,271 personsFlorence, AZ27,271Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,875 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,875Nogales, AZ: 19,754 personsNogales, AZ19,754Douglas, AZ: 16,518 personsDouglas, AZ16,518Payson, AZ: 16,393 personsPayson, AZ16,393Eloy, AZ: 15,692 personsEloy, AZ15,692Somerton, AZ: 14,231 personsSomerton, AZ14,231Coolidge, AZ: 13,425 personsCoolidge, AZ13,425Chino Valley, AZ: 13,109 personsChino Valley, AZ13,109Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,683 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,683Camp Verde, AZ: 12,304 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,304Cottonwood, AZ: 12,103 personsCottonwood, AZ12,103Show Low, AZ: 11,765 personsShow Low, AZ11,765Safford, AZ: 10,146 personsSafford, AZ10,146Phoenix, AZ: 1,612,458 personsPhoenix, AZ1,612,458Tucson, AZ: 542,621 personsTucson, AZ542,621Mesa, AZ: 505,990 personsMesa, AZ505,990Chandler, AZ: 277,410 personsChandler, AZ277,410Gilbert, AZ: 269,419 personsGilbert, AZ269,419Glendale, AZ: 248,901 personsGlendale, AZ248,901Scottsdale, AZ: 241,855 personsScottsdale, AZ241,855Peoria, AZ: 191,975 personsPeoria, AZ191,975Tempe, AZ: 185,298 personsTempe, AZ185,298Surprise, AZ: 144,390 personsSurprise, AZ144,390Goodyear, AZ: 97,774 personsGoodyear, AZ97,774Yuma, AZ: 97,326 personsYuma, AZ97,326Buckeye, AZ: 93,422 personsBuckeye, AZ93,422Avondale, AZ: 89,537 personsAvondale, AZ89,537Flagstaff, AZ: 77,077 personsFlagstaff, AZ77,077Queen Creek, AZ: 60,700 personsQueen Creek, AZ60,700Maricopa, AZ: 58,848 personsMaricopa, AZ58,848Lake Havasu City, AZ: 57,373 personsLake Havasu City, AZ57,373Casa Grande, AZ: 54,166 personsCasa Grande, AZ54,166Marana, AZ: 52,625 personsMarana, AZ52,625Oro Valley, AZ: 47,218 personsOro Valley, AZ47,218Prescott Valley, AZ: 46,944 personsPrescott Valley, AZ46,944Prescott, AZ: 46,132 personsPrescott, AZ46,132Sierra Vista, AZ: 45,383 personsSierra Vista, AZ45,383Bullhead City, AZ: 41,486 personsBullhead City, AZ41,486Apache Junction, AZ: 38,726 personsApache Junction, AZ38,726El Mirage, AZ: 35,952 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,952San Luis, AZ: 35,752 personsSan Luis, AZ35,752Sahuarita, AZ: 34,351 personsSahuarita, AZ34,351Kingman, AZ: 32,899 personsKingman, AZ32,899Florence, AZ: 27,271 personsFlorence, AZ27,271Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,875 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,875Nogales, AZ: 19,754 personsNogales, AZ19,754Douglas, AZ: 16,518 personsDouglas, AZ16,518Payson, AZ: 16,393 personsPayson, AZ16,393Eloy, AZ: 15,692 personsEloy, AZ15,692Somerton, AZ: 14,231 personsSomerton, AZ14,231Coolidge, AZ: 13,425 personsCoolidge, AZ13,425Chino Valley, AZ: 13,109 personsChino Valley, AZ13,109Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,683 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,683Camp Verde, AZ: 12,304 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,304Cottonwood, AZ: 12,103 personsCottonwood, AZ12,103Show Low, AZ: 11,765 personsShow Low, AZ11,765Safford, AZ: 10,146 personsSafford, AZ10,146
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1Phoenix, AZ1,612,458
2Tucson, AZ542,621
3Mesa, AZ505,990
4Chandler, AZ277,410
5Gilbert, AZ269,419
6Glendale, AZ248,901
7Scottsdale, AZ241,855
8Peoria, AZ191,975
9Tempe, AZ185,298
10Surprise, AZ144,390
11Goodyear, AZ97,774
12Yuma, AZ97,326
13Buckeye, AZ93,422
14Avondale, AZ89,537
15Flagstaff, AZ77,077
16Queen Creek, AZ60,700
17Maricopa, AZ58,848
18Lake Havasu City, AZ57,373
19Casa Grande, AZ54,166
20Marana, AZ52,625
21Oro Valley, AZ47,218
22Prescott Valley, AZ46,944
23Prescott, AZ46,132
24Sierra Vista, AZ45,383
25Bullhead City, AZ41,486
26Apache Junction, AZ38,726
27El Mirage, AZ35,952
28San Luis, AZ35,752
29Sahuarita, AZ34,351
30Kingman, AZ32,899
31Florence, AZ27,271
32Fountain Hills, AZ23,875
33Nogales, AZ19,754
34Douglas, AZ16,518
35Payson, AZ16,393
36Eloy, AZ15,692
37Somerton, AZ14,231
38Coolidge, AZ13,425
39Chino Valley, AZ13,109
40Paradise Valley, AZ12,683
41Camp Verde, AZ12,304
42Cottonwood, AZ12,103
43Show Low, AZ11,765
44Safford, AZ10,146

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Arizona by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Arizona by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arizona-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Arizona by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arizona-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Arizona by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arizona-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Phoenix, AZ, with 1.61 million in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Safford, AZ, with 10,146 in 2020.

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