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Cities in Arizona by population

Phoenix, AZ had the highest population of 44 cities in 2023, at 1.65 million. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 10,283. The median was 48,168 and the figure for Arizona was 7.45 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,648,671Phoenix, AZ
Lowest10,283Safford, AZ
Median48,16844 cities
Arizona7,452,073History

All cities, 2023

Phoenix, AZ: 1,648,671 personsPhoenix, AZ1,648,671Tucson, AZ: 548,213 personsTucson, AZ548,213Mesa, AZ: 512,433 personsMesa, AZ512,433Gilbert, AZ: 285,423 personsGilbert, AZ285,423Chandler, AZ: 280,300 personsChandler, AZ280,300Glendale, AZ: 254,021 personsGlendale, AZ254,021Scottsdale, AZ: 244,138 personsScottsdale, AZ244,138Peoria, AZ: 198,759 personsPeoria, AZ198,759Tempe, AZ: 190,194 personsTempe, AZ190,194Surprise, AZ: 159,171 personsSurprise, AZ159,171Buckeye, AZ: 112,100 personsBuckeye, AZ112,100Goodyear, AZ: 111,800 personsGoodyear, AZ111,800Yuma, AZ: 101,103 personsYuma, AZ101,103Avondale, AZ: 93,586 personsAvondale, AZ93,586Queen Creek, AZ: 76,928 personsQueen Creek, AZ76,928Flagstaff, AZ: 76,649 personsFlagstaff, AZ76,649Maricopa, AZ: 70,630 personsMaricopa, AZ70,630Casa Grande, AZ: 63,222 personsCasa Grande, AZ63,222Lake Havasu City, AZ: 59,156 personsLake Havasu City, AZ59,156Marana, AZ: 58,632 personsMarana, AZ58,632Prescott Valley, AZ: 50,089 personsPrescott Valley, AZ50,089Oro Valley, AZ: 48,393 personsOro Valley, AZ48,393Prescott, AZ: 47,943 personsPrescott, AZ47,943Sierra Vista, AZ: 44,447 personsSierra Vista, AZ44,447Bullhead City, AZ: 43,225 personsBullhead City, AZ43,225Apache Junction, AZ: 40,799 personsApache Junction, AZ40,799San Luis, AZ: 38,291 personsSan Luis, AZ38,291Sahuarita, AZ: 36,415 personsSahuarita, AZ36,415El Mirage, AZ: 35,859 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,859Kingman, AZ: 35,282 personsKingman, AZ35,282Florence, AZ: 24,073 personsFlorence, AZ24,073Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,928 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,928Nogales, AZ: 19,728 personsNogales, AZ19,728Eloy, AZ: 18,445 personsEloy, AZ18,445Coolidge, AZ: 18,114 personsCoolidge, AZ18,114Payson, AZ: 16,748 personsPayson, AZ16,748Douglas, AZ: 15,620 personsDouglas, AZ15,620Somerton, AZ: 14,675 personsSomerton, AZ14,675Chino Valley, AZ: 13,834 personsChino Valley, AZ13,834Cottonwood, AZ: 12,705 personsCottonwood, AZ12,705Camp Verde, AZ: 12,702 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,702Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,506 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,506Show Low, AZ: 12,267 personsShow Low, AZ12,267Safford, AZ: 10,283 personsSafford, AZ10,283Phoenix, AZ: 1,648,671 personsPhoenix, AZ1,648,671Tucson, AZ: 548,213 personsTucson, AZ548,213Mesa, AZ: 512,433 personsMesa, AZ512,433Gilbert, AZ: 285,423 personsGilbert, AZ285,423Chandler, AZ: 280,300 personsChandler, AZ280,300Glendale, AZ: 254,021 personsGlendale, AZ254,021Scottsdale, AZ: 244,138 personsScottsdale, AZ244,138Peoria, AZ: 198,759 personsPeoria, AZ198,759Tempe, AZ: 190,194 personsTempe, AZ190,194Surprise, AZ: 159,171 personsSurprise, AZ159,171Buckeye, AZ: 112,100 personsBuckeye, AZ112,100Goodyear, AZ: 111,800 personsGoodyear, AZ111,800Yuma, AZ: 101,103 personsYuma, AZ101,103Avondale, AZ: 93,586 personsAvondale, AZ93,586Queen Creek, AZ: 76,928 personsQueen Creek, AZ76,928Flagstaff, AZ: 76,649 personsFlagstaff, AZ76,649Maricopa, AZ: 70,630 personsMaricopa, AZ70,630Casa Grande, AZ: 63,222 personsCasa Grande, AZ63,222Lake Havasu City, AZ: 59,156 personsLake Havasu City, AZ59,156Marana, AZ: 58,632 personsMarana, AZ58,632Prescott Valley, AZ: 50,089 personsPrescott Valley, AZ50,089Oro Valley, AZ: 48,393 personsOro Valley, AZ48,393Prescott, AZ: 47,943 personsPrescott, AZ47,943Sierra Vista, AZ: 44,447 personsSierra Vista, AZ44,447Bullhead City, AZ: 43,225 personsBullhead City, AZ43,225Apache Junction, AZ: 40,799 personsApache Junction, AZ40,799San Luis, AZ: 38,291 personsSan Luis, AZ38,291Sahuarita, AZ: 36,415 personsSahuarita, AZ36,415El Mirage, AZ: 35,859 personsEl Mirage, AZ35,859Kingman, AZ: 35,282 personsKingman, AZ35,282Florence, AZ: 24,073 personsFlorence, AZ24,073Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,928 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,928Nogales, AZ: 19,728 personsNogales, AZ19,728Eloy, AZ: 18,445 personsEloy, AZ18,445Coolidge, AZ: 18,114 personsCoolidge, AZ18,114Payson, AZ: 16,748 personsPayson, AZ16,748Douglas, AZ: 15,620 personsDouglas, AZ15,620Somerton, AZ: 14,675 personsSomerton, AZ14,675Chino Valley, AZ: 13,834 personsChino Valley, AZ13,834Cottonwood, AZ: 12,705 personsCottonwood, AZ12,705Camp Verde, AZ: 12,702 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,702Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,506 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,506Show Low, AZ: 12,267 personsShow Low, AZ12,267Safford, AZ: 10,283 personsSafford, AZ10,283
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Phoenix, AZ1,648,671+0.5%
2Tucson, AZ548,213+0.3%
3Mesa, AZ512,433+0.1%
4Gilbert, AZ285,423+1.4%
5Chandler, AZ280,300-0%
6Glendale, AZ254,021+0.9%
7Scottsdale, AZ244,138+0.7%
8Peoria, AZ198,759+0.7%
9Tempe, AZ190,194+0.3%
10Surprise, AZ159,171+3.1%
11Buckeye, AZ112,100+3%
12Goodyear, AZ111,800+4.3%
13Yuma, AZ101,103+1.6%
14Avondale, AZ93,586+2.4%
15Queen Creek, AZ76,928+9.2%
16Flagstaff, AZ76,649+1%
17Maricopa, AZ70,630+6.1%
18Casa Grande, AZ63,222+5.2%
19Lake Havasu City, AZ59,156+0.6%
20Marana, AZ58,632+4.7%
21Prescott Valley, AZ50,089+2.1%
22Oro Valley, AZ48,393+0.3%
23Prescott, AZ47,943+0.5%
24Sierra Vista, AZ44,447-2%
25Bullhead City, AZ43,225+0.9%
26Apache Junction, AZ40,799+1.4%
27San Luis, AZ38,291+6.3%
28Sahuarita, AZ36,415+2.1%
29El Mirage, AZ35,859-0.2%
30Kingman, AZ35,282+1.2%
31Florence, AZ24,073-5.2%
32Fountain Hills, AZ23,928+0.6%
33Nogales, AZ19,728-0.2%
34Eloy, AZ18,445+8%
35Coolidge, AZ18,114+8.4%
36Payson, AZ16,748+0.6%
37Douglas, AZ15,620+0.3%
38Somerton, AZ14,675+1.1%
39Chino Valley, AZ13,834+1.2%
40Cottonwood, AZ12,705+0.1%
41Camp Verde, AZ12,702+0.4%
42Paradise Valley, AZ12,506-0.5%
43Show Low, AZ12,267+1.1%
44Safford, AZ10,283-0.1%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arizona-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Phoenix, AZ, with 1.65 million in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Safford, AZ, with 10,283 in 2023.

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