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Cities in Arizona by population

Phoenix, AZ had the highest population of 44 cities in 2024, at 1.66 million. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 10,277. The median was 48,384 and the figure for Arizona was 7.56 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,662,324Phoenix, AZ
Lowest10,277Safford, AZ
Median48,38444 cities
Arizona7,556,424History

All cities, 2024

Phoenix, AZ: 1,662,324 personsPhoenix, AZ1,662,324Tucson, AZ: 550,633 personsTucson, AZ550,633Mesa, AZ: 514,789 personsMesa, AZ514,789Gilbert, AZ: 287,133 personsGilbert, AZ287,133Chandler, AZ: 280,014 personsChandler, AZ280,014Glendale, AZ: 256,776 personsGlendale, AZ256,776Scottsdale, AZ: 244,686 personsScottsdale, AZ244,686Peoria, AZ: 198,735 personsPeoria, AZ198,735Tempe, AZ: 189,376 personsTempe, AZ189,376Surprise, AZ: 167,602 personsSurprise, AZ167,602Buckeye, AZ: 118,893 personsBuckeye, AZ118,893Goodyear, AZ: 117,669 personsGoodyear, AZ117,669Yuma, AZ: 104,113 personsYuma, AZ104,113Avondale, AZ: 96,646 personsAvondale, AZ96,646Queen Creek, AZ: 82,973 personsQueen Creek, AZ82,973Flagstaff, AZ: 77,305 personsFlagstaff, AZ77,305Maricopa, AZ: 74,889 personsMaricopa, AZ74,889Casa Grande, AZ: 67,200 personsCasa Grande, AZ67,200Marana, AZ: 61,976 personsMarana, AZ61,976Lake Havasu City, AZ: 59,388 personsLake Havasu City, AZ59,388Prescott Valley, AZ: 51,281 personsPrescott Valley, AZ51,281Oro Valley, AZ: 48,535 personsOro Valley, AZ48,535Prescott, AZ: 48,232 personsPrescott, AZ48,232Sierra Vista, AZ: 44,441 personsSierra Vista, AZ44,441Bullhead City, AZ: 43,512 personsBullhead City, AZ43,512Apache Junction, AZ: 43,175 personsApache Junction, AZ43,175San Luis, AZ: 40,203 personsSan Luis, AZ40,203Sahuarita, AZ: 37,202 personsSahuarita, AZ37,202El Mirage, AZ: 36,268 personsEl Mirage, AZ36,268Kingman, AZ: 35,585 personsKingman, AZ35,585Florence, AZ: 24,489 personsFlorence, AZ24,489Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,871 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,871Nogales, AZ: 19,677 personsNogales, AZ19,677Eloy, AZ: 19,517 personsEloy, AZ19,517Coolidge, AZ: 19,157 personsCoolidge, AZ19,157Payson, AZ: 16,776 personsPayson, AZ16,776Douglas, AZ: 15,704 personsDouglas, AZ15,704Somerton, AZ: 14,976 personsSomerton, AZ14,976Chino Valley, AZ: 13,866 personsChino Valley, AZ13,866Cottonwood, AZ: 12,733 personsCottonwood, AZ12,733Camp Verde, AZ: 12,636 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,636Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,501 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,501Show Low, AZ: 12,377 personsShow Low, AZ12,377Safford, AZ: 10,277 personsSafford, AZ10,277Phoenix, AZ: 1,662,324 personsPhoenix, AZ1,662,324Tucson, AZ: 550,633 personsTucson, AZ550,633Mesa, AZ: 514,789 personsMesa, AZ514,789Gilbert, AZ: 287,133 personsGilbert, AZ287,133Chandler, AZ: 280,014 personsChandler, AZ280,014Glendale, AZ: 256,776 personsGlendale, AZ256,776Scottsdale, AZ: 244,686 personsScottsdale, AZ244,686Peoria, AZ: 198,735 personsPeoria, AZ198,735Tempe, AZ: 189,376 personsTempe, AZ189,376Surprise, AZ: 167,602 personsSurprise, AZ167,602Buckeye, AZ: 118,893 personsBuckeye, AZ118,893Goodyear, AZ: 117,669 personsGoodyear, AZ117,669Yuma, AZ: 104,113 personsYuma, AZ104,113Avondale, AZ: 96,646 personsAvondale, AZ96,646Queen Creek, AZ: 82,973 personsQueen Creek, AZ82,973Flagstaff, AZ: 77,305 personsFlagstaff, AZ77,305Maricopa, AZ: 74,889 personsMaricopa, AZ74,889Casa Grande, AZ: 67,200 personsCasa Grande, AZ67,200Marana, AZ: 61,976 personsMarana, AZ61,976Lake Havasu City, AZ: 59,388 personsLake Havasu City, AZ59,388Prescott Valley, AZ: 51,281 personsPrescott Valley, AZ51,281Oro Valley, AZ: 48,535 personsOro Valley, AZ48,535Prescott, AZ: 48,232 personsPrescott, AZ48,232Sierra Vista, AZ: 44,441 personsSierra Vista, AZ44,441Bullhead City, AZ: 43,512 personsBullhead City, AZ43,512Apache Junction, AZ: 43,175 personsApache Junction, AZ43,175San Luis, AZ: 40,203 personsSan Luis, AZ40,203Sahuarita, AZ: 37,202 personsSahuarita, AZ37,202El Mirage, AZ: 36,268 personsEl Mirage, AZ36,268Kingman, AZ: 35,585 personsKingman, AZ35,585Florence, AZ: 24,489 personsFlorence, AZ24,489Fountain Hills, AZ: 23,871 personsFountain Hills, AZ23,871Nogales, AZ: 19,677 personsNogales, AZ19,677Eloy, AZ: 19,517 personsEloy, AZ19,517Coolidge, AZ: 19,157 personsCoolidge, AZ19,157Payson, AZ: 16,776 personsPayson, AZ16,776Douglas, AZ: 15,704 personsDouglas, AZ15,704Somerton, AZ: 14,976 personsSomerton, AZ14,976Chino Valley, AZ: 13,866 personsChino Valley, AZ13,866Cottonwood, AZ: 12,733 personsCottonwood, AZ12,733Camp Verde, AZ: 12,636 personsCamp Verde, AZ12,636Paradise Valley, AZ: 12,501 personsParadise Valley, AZ12,501Show Low, AZ: 12,377 personsShow Low, AZ12,377Safford, AZ: 10,277 personsSafford, AZ10,277
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Phoenix, AZ1,662,324+0.8%
2Tucson, AZ550,633+0.4%
3Mesa, AZ514,789+0.5%
4Gilbert, AZ287,133+0.6%
5Chandler, AZ280,014-0.1%
6Glendale, AZ256,776+1.1%
7Scottsdale, AZ244,686+0.2%
8Peoria, AZ198,735-0%
9Tempe, AZ189,376-0.4%
10Surprise, AZ167,602+5.3%
11Buckeye, AZ118,893+6.1%
12Goodyear, AZ117,669+5.2%
13Yuma, AZ104,113+3%
14Avondale, AZ96,646+3.3%
15Queen Creek, AZ82,973+7.9%
16Flagstaff, AZ77,305+0.9%
17Maricopa, AZ74,889+6%
18Casa Grande, AZ67,200+6.3%
19Marana, AZ61,976+5.7%
20Lake Havasu City, AZ59,388+0.4%
21Prescott Valley, AZ51,281+2.4%
22Oro Valley, AZ48,535+0.3%
23Prescott, AZ48,232+0.6%
24Sierra Vista, AZ44,441-0%
25Bullhead City, AZ43,512+0.7%
26Apache Junction, AZ43,175+5.8%
27San Luis, AZ40,203+5%
28Sahuarita, AZ37,202+2.2%
29El Mirage, AZ36,268+1.1%
30Kingman, AZ35,585+0.9%
31Florence, AZ24,489+1.7%
32Fountain Hills, AZ23,871-0.2%
33Nogales, AZ19,677-0.3%
34Eloy, AZ19,517+5.8%
35Coolidge, AZ19,157+5.8%
36Payson, AZ16,776+0.2%
37Douglas, AZ15,704+0.5%
38Somerton, AZ14,976+2.1%
39Chino Valley, AZ13,866+0.2%
40Cottonwood, AZ12,733+0.2%
41Camp Verde, AZ12,636-0.5%
42Paradise Valley, AZ12,501-0%
43Show Low, AZ12,377+0.9%
44Safford, AZ10,277-0.1%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/arizona-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Phoenix, AZ, with 1.66 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Safford, AZ, with 10,277 in 2024.

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