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Cities in Arizona by population

Phoenix, AZ had the highest population of 44 cities in 2022, at 1.64 million. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 10,296. The median was 47,968 and the figure for Arizona was 7.37 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,640,910Phoenix, AZ
Lowest10,296Safford, AZ
Median47,96844 cities
Arizona7,370,065History

All cities, 2022

Phoenix, AZ: 1,640,910 personsPhoenix, AZ1,640,910Tucson, AZ: 546,838 personsTucson, AZ546,838Mesa, AZ: 512,041 personsMesa, AZ512,041Gilbert, AZ: 281,356 personsGilbert, AZ281,356Chandler, AZ: 280,356 personsChandler, AZ280,356Glendale, AZ: 251,740 personsGlendale, AZ251,740Scottsdale, AZ: 242,499 personsScottsdale, AZ242,499Peoria, AZ: 197,402 personsPeoria, AZ197,402Tempe, AZ: 189,535 personsTempe, AZ189,535Surprise, AZ: 154,358 personsSurprise, AZ154,358Buckeye, AZ: 108,877 personsBuckeye, AZ108,877Goodyear, AZ: 107,140 personsGoodyear, AZ107,140Yuma, AZ: 99,539 personsYuma, AZ99,539Avondale, AZ: 91,384 personsAvondale, AZ91,384Flagstaff, AZ: 75,887 personsFlagstaff, AZ75,887Queen Creek, AZ: 70,468 personsQueen Creek, AZ70,468Maricopa, AZ: 66,542 personsMaricopa, AZ66,542Casa Grande, AZ: 60,122 personsCasa Grande, AZ60,122Lake Havasu City, AZ: 58,811 personsLake Havasu City, AZ58,811Marana, AZ: 56,005 personsMarana, AZ56,005Prescott Valley, AZ: 49,077 personsPrescott Valley, AZ49,077Oro Valley, AZ: 48,240 personsOro Valley, AZ48,240Prescott, AZ: 47,696 personsPrescott, AZ47,696Sierra Vista, AZ: 45,346 personsSierra Vista, AZ45,346Bullhead City, AZ: 42,827 personsBullhead City, AZ42,827Apache Junction, AZ: 40,217 personsApache Junction, AZ40,217San Luis, AZ: 36,019 personsSan Luis, AZ36,019El Mirage, AZ: 35,918 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,918Sahuarita, AZ: 35,657 personsSahuarita, AZ35,657Kingman, AZ: 34,849 personsKingman, AZ34,849Florence, AZ: 25,393 personsFlorence, AZ25,393Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,785 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,785Nogales, AZ: 19,775 personsNogales, AZ19,775Eloy, AZ: 17,079 personsEloy, AZ17,079Coolidge, AZ: 16,712 personsCoolidge, AZ16,712Payson, AZ: 16,644 personsPayson, AZ16,644Douglas, AZ: 15,568 personsDouglas, AZ15,568Somerton, AZ: 14,520 personsSomerton, AZ14,520Chino Valley, AZ: 13,676 personsChino Valley, AZ13,676Cottonwood, AZ: 12,695 personsCottonwood, AZ12,695Camp Verde, AZ: 12,648 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,648Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,575 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,575Show Low, AZ: 12,130 personsShow Low, AZ12,130Safford, AZ: 10,296 personsSafford, AZ10,296Phoenix, AZ: 1,640,910 personsPhoenix, AZ1,640,910Tucson, AZ: 546,838 personsTucson, AZ546,838Mesa, AZ: 512,041 personsMesa, AZ512,041Gilbert, AZ: 281,356 personsGilbert, AZ281,356Chandler, AZ: 280,356 personsChandler, AZ280,356Glendale, AZ: 251,740 personsGlendale, AZ251,740Scottsdale, AZ: 242,499 personsScottsdale, AZ242,499Peoria, AZ: 197,402 personsPeoria, AZ197,402Tempe, AZ: 189,535 personsTempe, AZ189,535Surprise, AZ: 154,358 personsSurprise, AZ154,358Buckeye, AZ: 108,877 personsBuckeye, AZ108,877Goodyear, AZ: 107,140 personsGoodyear, AZ107,140Yuma, AZ: 99,539 personsYuma, AZ99,539Avondale, AZ: 91,384 personsAvondale, AZ91,384Flagstaff, AZ: 75,887 personsFlagstaff, AZ75,887Queen Creek, AZ: 70,468 personsQueen Creek, AZ70,468Maricopa, AZ: 66,542 personsMaricopa, AZ66,542Casa Grande, AZ: 60,122 personsCasa Grande, AZ60,122Lake Havasu City, AZ: 58,811 personsLake Havasu City, AZ58,811Marana, AZ: 56,005 personsMarana, AZ56,005Prescott Valley, AZ: 49,077 personsPrescott Valley, AZ49,077Oro Valley, AZ: 48,240 personsOro Valley, AZ48,240Prescott, AZ: 47,696 personsPrescott, AZ47,696Sierra Vista, AZ: 45,346 personsSierra Vista, AZ45,346Bullhead City, AZ: 42,827 personsBullhead City, AZ42,827Apache Junction, AZ: 40,217 personsApache Junction, AZ40,217San Luis, AZ: 36,019 personsSan Luis, AZ36,019El Mirage, AZ: 35,918 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,918Sahuarita, AZ: 35,657 personsSahuarita, AZ35,657Kingman, AZ: 34,849 personsKingman, AZ34,849Florence, AZ: 25,393 personsFlorence, AZ25,393Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,785 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,785Nogales, AZ: 19,775 personsNogales, AZ19,775Eloy, AZ: 17,079 personsEloy, AZ17,079Coolidge, AZ: 16,712 personsCoolidge, AZ16,712Payson, AZ: 16,644 personsPayson, AZ16,644Douglas, AZ: 15,568 personsDouglas, AZ15,568Somerton, AZ: 14,520 personsSomerton, AZ14,520Chino Valley, AZ: 13,676 personsChino Valley, AZ13,676Cottonwood, AZ: 12,695 personsCottonwood, AZ12,695Camp Verde, AZ: 12,648 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,648Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,575 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,575Show Low, AZ: 12,130 personsShow Low, AZ12,130Safford, AZ: 10,296 personsSafford, AZ10,296
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Phoenix, AZ1,640,910+1%
2Tucson, AZ546,838+1%
3Mesa, AZ512,041+0.5%
4Gilbert, AZ281,356+2.5%
5Chandler, AZ280,356+0.3%
6Glendale, AZ251,740+0.8%
7Scottsdale, AZ242,499-0.1%
8Peoria, AZ197,402+1.3%
9Tempe, AZ189,535+2.7%
10Surprise, AZ154,358+3.2%
11Buckeye, AZ108,877+6.6%
12Goodyear, AZ107,140+4.3%
13Yuma, AZ99,539+1.1%
14Avondale, AZ91,384+1.1%
15Flagstaff, AZ75,887+1.5%
16Queen Creek, AZ70,468+6.6%
17Maricopa, AZ66,542+6.2%
18Casa Grande, AZ60,122+4.7%
19Lake Havasu City, AZ58,811+1.1%
20Marana, AZ56,005+2.4%
21Prescott Valley, AZ49,077+1.9%
22Oro Valley, AZ48,240+0.9%
23Prescott, AZ47,696+1%
24Sierra Vista, AZ45,346-0.8%
25Bullhead City, AZ42,827+1.5%
26Apache Junction, AZ40,217+1.3%
27San Luis, AZ36,019-0.7%
28El Mirage, AZ35,918-0.2%
29Sahuarita, AZ35,657+1.2%
30Kingman, AZ34,849+2.9%
31Florence, AZ25,393-1.9%
32Fountain Hills, AZ23,785-0.3%
33Nogales, AZ19,775+0.3%
34Eloy, AZ17,079+2.6%
35Coolidge, AZ16,712+12%
36Payson, AZ16,644+0.9%
37Douglas, AZ15,568-4.7%
38Somerton, AZ14,520+0.7%
39Chino Valley, AZ13,676+1.4%
40Cottonwood, AZ12,695+3.5%
41Camp Verde, AZ12,648+1.4%
42Paradise Valley, AZ12,575-0.7%
43Show Low, AZ12,130+1.4%
44Safford, AZ10,296+0.1%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Phoenix, AZ, with 1.64 million in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Safford, AZ, with 10,296 in 2022.

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