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Cities in Arizona by population

Phoenix, AZ had the highest population of 44 cities in 2021, at 1.62 million. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 10,289. The median was 47,520 and the figure for Arizona was 7.27 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,624,582Phoenix, AZ
Lowest10,289Safford, AZ
Median47,52044 cities
Arizona7,274,022History

All cities, 2021

Phoenix, AZ: 1,624,582 personsPhoenix, AZ1,624,582Tucson, AZ: 541,311 personsTucson, AZ541,311Mesa, AZ: 509,281 personsMesa, AZ509,281Chandler, AZ: 279,591 personsChandler, AZ279,591Gilbert, AZ: 274,374 personsGilbert, AZ274,374Glendale, AZ: 249,790 personsGlendale, AZ249,790Scottsdale, AZ: 242,639 personsScottsdale, AZ242,639Peoria, AZ: 194,886 personsPeoria, AZ194,886Tempe, AZ: 184,597 personsTempe, AZ184,597Surprise, AZ: 149,570 personsSurprise, AZ149,570Goodyear, AZ: 102,718 personsGoodyear, AZ102,718Buckeye, AZ: 102,140 personsBuckeye, AZ102,140Yuma, AZ: 98,415 personsYuma, AZ98,415Avondale, AZ: 90,428 personsAvondale, AZ90,428Flagstaff, AZ: 74,745 personsFlagstaff, AZ74,745Queen Creek, AZ: 66,126 personsQueen Creek, AZ66,126Maricopa, AZ: 62,637 personsMaricopa, AZ62,637Lake Havasu City, AZ: 58,189 personsLake Havasu City, AZ58,189Casa Grande, AZ: 57,444 personsCasa Grande, AZ57,444Marana, AZ: 54,704 personsMarana, AZ54,704Prescott Valley, AZ: 48,166 personsPrescott Valley, AZ48,166Oro Valley, AZ: 47,806 personsOro Valley, AZ47,806Prescott, AZ: 47,234 personsPrescott, AZ47,234Sierra Vista, AZ: 45,734 personsSierra Vista, AZ45,734Bullhead City, AZ: 42,187 personsBullhead City, AZ42,187Apache Junction, AZ: 39,715 personsApache Junction, AZ39,715San Luis, AZ: 36,267 personsSan Luis, AZ36,267El Mirage, AZ: 35,977 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,977Sahuarita, AZ: 35,247 personsSahuarita, AZ35,247Kingman, AZ: 33,883 personsKingman, AZ33,883Florence, AZ: 25,887 personsFlorence, AZ25,887Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,866 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,866Nogales, AZ: 19,720 personsNogales, AZ19,720Eloy, AZ: 16,649 personsEloy, AZ16,649Payson, AZ: 16,499 personsPayson, AZ16,499Douglas, AZ: 16,337 personsDouglas, AZ16,337Coolidge, AZ: 14,918 personsCoolidge, AZ14,918Somerton, AZ: 14,418 personsSomerton, AZ14,418Chino Valley, AZ: 13,488 personsChino Valley, AZ13,488Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,661 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,661Camp Verde, AZ: 12,473 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,473Cottonwood, AZ: 12,270 personsCottonwood, AZ12,270Show Low, AZ: 11,959 personsShow Low, AZ11,959Safford, AZ: 10,289 personsSafford, AZ10,289Phoenix, AZ: 1,624,582 personsPhoenix, AZ1,624,582Tucson, AZ: 541,311 personsTucson, AZ541,311Mesa, AZ: 509,281 personsMesa, AZ509,281Chandler, AZ: 279,591 personsChandler, AZ279,591Gilbert, AZ: 274,374 personsGilbert, AZ274,374Glendale, AZ: 249,790 personsGlendale, AZ249,790Scottsdale, AZ: 242,639 personsScottsdale, AZ242,639Peoria, AZ: 194,886 personsPeoria, AZ194,886Tempe, AZ: 184,597 personsTempe, AZ184,597Surprise, AZ: 149,570 personsSurprise, AZ149,570Goodyear, AZ: 102,718 personsGoodyear, AZ102,718Buckeye, AZ: 102,140 personsBuckeye, AZ102,140Yuma, AZ: 98,415 personsYuma, AZ98,415Avondale, AZ: 90,428 personsAvondale, AZ90,428Flagstaff, AZ: 74,745 personsFlagstaff, AZ74,745Queen Creek, AZ: 66,126 personsQueen Creek, AZ66,126Maricopa, AZ: 62,637 personsMaricopa, AZ62,637Lake Havasu City, AZ: 58,189 personsLake Havasu City, AZ58,189Casa Grande, AZ: 57,444 personsCasa Grande, AZ57,444Marana, AZ: 54,704 personsMarana, AZ54,704Prescott Valley, AZ: 48,166 personsPrescott Valley, AZ48,166Oro Valley, AZ: 47,806 personsOro Valley, AZ47,806Prescott, AZ: 47,234 personsPrescott, AZ47,234Sierra Vista, AZ: 45,734 personsSierra Vista, AZ45,734Bullhead City, AZ: 42,187 personsBullhead City, AZ42,187Apache Junction, AZ: 39,715 personsApache Junction, AZ39,715San Luis, AZ: 36,267 personsSan Luis, AZ36,267El Mirage, AZ: 35,977 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,977Sahuarita, AZ: 35,247 personsSahuarita, AZ35,247Kingman, AZ: 33,883 personsKingman, AZ33,883Florence, AZ: 25,887 personsFlorence, AZ25,887Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,866 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,866Nogales, AZ: 19,720 personsNogales, AZ19,720Eloy, AZ: 16,649 personsEloy, AZ16,649Payson, AZ: 16,499 personsPayson, AZ16,499Douglas, AZ: 16,337 personsDouglas, AZ16,337Coolidge, AZ: 14,918 personsCoolidge, AZ14,918Somerton, AZ: 14,418 personsSomerton, AZ14,418Chino Valley, AZ: 13,488 personsChino Valley, AZ13,488Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,661 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,661Camp Verde, AZ: 12,473 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,473Cottonwood, AZ: 12,270 personsCottonwood, AZ12,270Show Low, AZ: 11,959 personsShow Low, AZ11,959Safford, AZ: 10,289 personsSafford, AZ10,289
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

RankCities2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Phoenix, AZ1,624,582+0.8%
2Tucson, AZ541,311-0.2%
3Mesa, AZ509,281+0.7%
4Chandler, AZ279,591+0.8%
5Gilbert, AZ274,374+1.8%
6Glendale, AZ249,790+0.4%
7Scottsdale, AZ242,639+0.3%
8Peoria, AZ194,886+1.5%
9Tempe, AZ184,597-0.4%
10Surprise, AZ149,570+3.6%
11Goodyear, AZ102,718+5.1%
12Buckeye, AZ102,140+9.3%
13Yuma, AZ98,415+1.1%
14Avondale, AZ90,428+1%
15Flagstaff, AZ74,745-3%
16Queen Creek, AZ66,126+8.9%
17Maricopa, AZ62,637+6.4%
18Lake Havasu City, AZ58,189+1.4%
19Casa Grande, AZ57,444+6.1%
20Marana, AZ54,704+4%
21Prescott Valley, AZ48,166+2.6%
22Oro Valley, AZ47,806+1.2%
23Prescott, AZ47,234+2.4%
24Sierra Vista, AZ45,734+0.8%
25Bullhead City, AZ42,187+1.7%
26Apache Junction, AZ39,715+2.6%
27San Luis, AZ36,267+1.4%
28El Mirage, AZ35,977+0.1%
29Sahuarita, AZ35,247+2.6%
30Kingman, AZ33,883+3%
31Florence, AZ25,887-5.1%
32Fountain Hills, AZ23,866-0%
33Nogales, AZ19,720-0.2%
34Eloy, AZ16,649+6.1%
35Payson, AZ16,499+0.6%
36Douglas, AZ16,337-1.1%
37Coolidge, AZ14,918+11.1%
38Somerton, AZ14,418+1.3%
39Chino Valley, AZ13,488+2.9%
40Paradise Valley, AZ12,661-0.2%
41Camp Verde, AZ12,473+1.4%
42Cottonwood, AZ12,270+1.4%
43Show Low, AZ11,959+1.6%
44Safford, AZ10,289+1.4%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arizona-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Phoenix, AZ, with 1.62 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Safford, AZ, with 10,289 in 2021.

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