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

All 44 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Nogales, AZ | 28 |
| 2 | Douglas, AZ | 27.8 |
| 3 | Eloy, AZ | 23.2 |
| 4 | Coolidge, AZ | 19.9 |
| 5 | Tucson, AZ | 18.9 |
| 6 | Bullhead City, AZ | 18.8 |
| 7 | Cottonwood, AZ | 18.6 |
| 8 | Flagstaff, AZ | 18.2 |
| 9 | San Luis, AZ | 18.1 |
| 10 | Tempe, AZ | 15.8 |
| 11 | Yuma, AZ | 15.5 |
| 12 | Camp Verde, AZ | 15.5 |
| 13 | Glendale, AZ | 15.1 |
| 14 | Kingman, AZ | 14.3 |
| 15 | Safford, AZ | 14.1 |
| 16 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 14.1 |
| 17 | Somerton, AZ | 13.9 |
| 18 | Phoenix, AZ | 13.7 |
| 19 | Casa Grande, AZ | 13.5 |
| 20 | El Mirage, AZ | 12.5 |
| 21 | Show Low, AZ | 12.2 |
| 22 | Sierra Vista, AZ | 12 |
| 23 | Prescott, AZ | 11.8 |
| 24 | Prescott Valley, AZ | 11.7 |
| 25 | Chino Valley, AZ | 11.4 |
| 26 | Payson, AZ | 11 |
| 27 | Avondale, AZ | 10.9 |
| 28 | Apache Junction, AZ | 10.6 |
| 29 | Mesa, AZ | 10.3 |
| 30 | Surprise, AZ | 8.6 |
| 31 | Sahuarita, AZ | 8.6 |
| 32 | Peoria, AZ | 8.4 |
| 33 | Buckeye, AZ | 8 |
| 34 | Chandler, AZ | 7.9 |
| 35 | Maricopa, AZ | 7.4 |
| 36 | Scottsdale, AZ | 7.3 |
| 37 | Florence, AZ | 6.9 |
| 38 | Oro Valley, AZ | 6.5 |
| 39 | Fountain Hills, AZ | 6.2 |
| 40 | Paradise Valley, AZ | 5.5 |
| 41 | Gilbert, AZ | 5.3 |
| 42 | Goodyear, AZ | 5.3 |
| 43 | Marana, AZ | 4.9 |
| 44 | Queen Creek, AZ | 3.8 |