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Cities in Arizona by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Nogales, AZ had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 44 cities in 2024, at 28%. Queen Creek, AZ had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for Arizona was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28Nogales, AZ
Lowest3.8Queen Creek, AZ
Median11.944 cities
Arizona12.5History

All cities, 2024

Nogales, AZ: 28 %Nogales, AZ28Douglas, AZ: 27.8 %Douglas, AZ27.8Eloy, AZ: 23.2 %Eloy, AZ23.2Coolidge, AZ: 19.9 %Coolidge, AZ19.9Tucson, AZ: 18.9 %Tucson, AZ18.9Bullhead City, AZ: 18.8 %Bullhead City, AZ18.8Cottonwood, AZ: 18.6 %Cottonwood, AZ18.6Flagstaff, AZ: 18.2 %Flagstaff, AZ18.2San Luis, AZ: 18.1 %San Luis, AZ18.1Tempe, AZ: 15.8 %Tempe, AZ15.8Yuma, AZ: 15.5 %Yuma, AZ15.5Camp Verde, AZ: 15.5 %Camp Verde, AZ15.5Glendale, AZ: 15.1 %Glendale, AZ15.1Kingman, AZ: 14.3 %Kingman, AZ14.3Safford, AZ: 14.1 %Safford, AZ14.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 14.1 %Lake Havasu City, AZ14.1Somerton, AZ: 13.9 %Somerton, AZ13.9Phoenix, AZ: 13.7 %Phoenix, AZ13.7Casa Grande, AZ: 13.5 %Casa Grande, AZ13.5El Mirage, AZ: 12.5 %El Mirage, AZ12.5Show Low, AZ: 12.2 %Show Low, AZ12.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 12 %Sierra Vista, AZ12Prescott, AZ: 11.8 %Prescott, AZ11.8Prescott Valley, AZ: 11.7 %Prescott Valley, AZ11.7Chino Valley, AZ: 11.4 %Chino Valley, AZ11.4Payson, AZ: 11 %Payson, AZ11Avondale, AZ: 10.9 %Avondale, AZ10.9Apache Junction, AZ: 10.6 %Apache Junction, AZ10.6Mesa, AZ: 10.3 %Mesa, AZ10.3Surprise, AZ: 8.6 %Surprise, AZ8.6Sahuarita, AZ: 8.6 %Sahuarita, AZ8.6Peoria, AZ: 8.4 %Peoria, AZ8.4Buckeye, AZ: 8 %Buckeye, AZ8Chandler, AZ: 7.9 %Chandler, AZ7.9Maricopa, AZ: 7.4 %Maricopa, AZ7.4Scottsdale, AZ: 7.3 %Scottsdale, AZ7.3Florence, AZ: 6.9 %Florence, AZ6.9Oro Valley, AZ: 6.5 %Oro Valley, AZ6.5Fountain Hills, AZ: 6.2 %Fountain Hills, AZ6.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 5.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ5.5Gilbert, AZ: 5.3 %Gilbert, AZ5.3Goodyear, AZ: 5.3 %Goodyear, AZ5.3Marana, AZ: 4.9 %Marana, AZ4.9Queen Creek, AZ: 3.8 %Queen Creek, AZ3.8Nogales, AZ: 28 %Nogales, AZ28Douglas, AZ: 27.8 %Douglas, AZ27.8Eloy, AZ: 23.2 %Eloy, AZ23.2Coolidge, AZ: 19.9 %Coolidge, AZ19.9Tucson, AZ: 18.9 %Tucson, AZ18.9Bullhead City, AZ: 18.8 %Bullhead City, AZ18.8Cottonwood, AZ: 18.6 %Cottonwood, AZ18.6Flagstaff, AZ: 18.2 %Flagstaff, AZ18.2San Luis, AZ: 18.1 %San Luis, AZ18.1Tempe, AZ: 15.8 %Tempe, AZ15.8Yuma, AZ: 15.5 %Yuma, AZ15.5Camp Verde, AZ: 15.5 %Camp Verde, AZ15.5Glendale, AZ: 15.1 %Glendale, AZ15.1Kingman, AZ: 14.3 %Kingman, AZ14.3Safford, AZ: 14.1 %Safford, AZ14.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 14.1 %Lake Havasu City, AZ14.1Somerton, AZ: 13.9 %Somerton, AZ13.9Phoenix, AZ: 13.7 %Phoenix, AZ13.7Casa Grande, AZ: 13.5 %Casa Grande, AZ13.5El Mirage, AZ: 12.5 %El Mirage, AZ12.5Show Low, AZ: 12.2 %Show Low, AZ12.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 12 %Sierra Vista, AZ12Prescott, AZ: 11.8 %Prescott, AZ11.8Prescott Valley, AZ: 11.7 %Prescott Valley, AZ11.7Chino Valley, AZ: 11.4 %Chino Valley, AZ11.4Payson, AZ: 11 %Payson, AZ11Avondale, AZ: 10.9 %Avondale, AZ10.9Apache Junction, AZ: 10.6 %Apache Junction, AZ10.6Mesa, AZ: 10.3 %Mesa, AZ10.3Surprise, AZ: 8.6 %Surprise, AZ8.6Sahuarita, AZ: 8.6 %Sahuarita, AZ8.6Peoria, AZ: 8.4 %Peoria, AZ8.4Buckeye, AZ: 8 %Buckeye, AZ8Chandler, AZ: 7.9 %Chandler, AZ7.9Maricopa, AZ: 7.4 %Maricopa, AZ7.4Scottsdale, AZ: 7.3 %Scottsdale, AZ7.3Florence, AZ: 6.9 %Florence, AZ6.9Oro Valley, AZ: 6.5 %Oro Valley, AZ6.5Fountain Hills, AZ: 6.2 %Fountain Hills, AZ6.2Paradise Valley, AZ: 5.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ5.5Gilbert, AZ: 5.3 %Gilbert, AZ5.3Goodyear, AZ: 5.3 %Goodyear, AZ5.3Marana, AZ: 4.9 %Marana, AZ4.9Queen Creek, AZ: 3.8 %Queen Creek, AZ3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Nogales, AZ28+1.8 pts
2Douglas, AZ27.8-2.5 pts
3Eloy, AZ23.2+1.9 pts
4Coolidge, AZ19.9-2.3 pts
5Tucson, AZ18.90 pts
6Bullhead City, AZ18.8-1.6 pts
7Cottonwood, AZ18.6+1.1 pts
8Flagstaff, AZ18.2-1.2 pts
9San Luis, AZ18.1-3.7 pts
10Tempe, AZ15.8-0.4 pts
11Yuma, AZ15.5+0.2 pts
12Camp Verde, AZ15.5-6.2 pts
13Glendale, AZ15.1-1.1 pts
14Kingman, AZ14.3+0.2 pts
15Safford, AZ14.1+0.8 pts
16Lake Havasu City, AZ14.1+0.1 pts
17Somerton, AZ13.9-1.3 pts
18Phoenix, AZ13.7-0.6 pts
19Casa Grande, AZ13.5-0.6 pts
20El Mirage, AZ12.5-1.1 pts
21Show Low, AZ12.2+1.2 pts
22Sierra Vista, AZ12+1.1 pts
23Prescott, AZ11.8+0.2 pts
24Prescott Valley, AZ11.7-0.6 pts
25Chino Valley, AZ11.4-0.4 pts
26Payson, AZ11+2.7 pts
27Avondale, AZ10.9-0 pts
28Apache Junction, AZ10.6-0.4 pts
29Mesa, AZ10.3-0.2 pts
30Surprise, AZ8.6+0.8 pts
31Sahuarita, AZ8.6+0.2 pts
32Peoria, AZ8.4-0 pts
33Buckeye, AZ8+1.2 pts
34Chandler, AZ7.9+0.3 pts
35Maricopa, AZ7.4+0.7 pts
36Scottsdale, AZ7.3+0.2 pts
37Florence, AZ6.9-0.5 pts
38Oro Valley, AZ6.5+0.2 pts
39Fountain Hills, AZ6.2-0.3 pts
40Paradise Valley, AZ5.5+0.4 pts
41Gilbert, AZ5.3+0.1 pts
42Goodyear, AZ5.3-0.5 pts
43Marana, AZ4.9-0.5 pts
44Queen Creek, AZ3.8+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Arizona by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Nogales, AZ, with 28% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Queen Creek, AZ, with 3.8% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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