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

Douglas, AZ had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 44 cities in 2022, at 29.1%. Queen Creek, AZ had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 12% and the figure for Arizona was 13.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.1Douglas, AZ
Lowest4Queen Creek, AZ
Median1244 cities
Arizona13.1History

All cities, 2022

Douglas, AZ: 29.1 %Douglas, AZ29.1Nogales, AZ: 27.8 %Nogales, AZ27.8San Luis, AZ: 24.9 %San Luis, AZ24.9Camp Verde, AZ: 23 %Camp Verde, AZ23Coolidge, AZ: 21.6 %Coolidge, AZ21.6Cottonwood, AZ: 20.5 %Cottonwood, AZ20.5Tucson, AZ: 19.6 %Tucson, AZ19.6Bullhead City, AZ: 18.9 %Bullhead City, AZ18.9Eloy, AZ: 18.9 %Eloy, AZ18.9Flagstaff, AZ: 18.9 %Flagstaff, AZ18.9Glendale, AZ: 17.2 %Glendale, AZ17.2Somerton, AZ: 16.8 %Somerton, AZ16.8Tempe, AZ: 16.8 %Tempe, AZ16.8Yuma, AZ: 16.1 %Yuma, AZ16.1Phoenix, AZ: 14.6 %Phoenix, AZ14.6Safford, AZ: 14.6 %Safford, AZ14.6Casa Grande, AZ: 14.5 %Casa Grande, AZ14.5Kingman, AZ: 13.4 %Kingman, AZ13.4El Mirage, AZ: 13.4 %El Mirage, AZ13.4Show Low, AZ: 12.6 %Show Low, AZ12.6Lake Havasu City, AZ: 12.3 %Lake Havasu City, AZ12.3Apache Junction, AZ: 12.2 %Apache Junction, AZ12.2Prescott Valley, AZ: 11.8 %Prescott Valley, AZ11.8Prescott, AZ: 11.3 %Prescott, AZ11.3Mesa, AZ: 11.2 %Mesa, AZ11.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 10.8 %Sierra Vista, AZ10.8Avondale, AZ: 10.7 %Avondale, AZ10.7Payson, AZ: 9.4 %Payson, AZ9.4Peoria, AZ: 8.4 %Peoria, AZ8.4Sahuarita, AZ: 8.1 %Sahuarita, AZ8.1Chino Valley, AZ: 7.9 %Chino Valley, AZ7.9Buckeye, AZ: 7.9 %Buckeye, AZ7.9Chandler, AZ: 7.8 %Chandler, AZ7.8Maricopa, AZ: 7.5 %Maricopa, AZ7.5Oro Valley, AZ: 6.8 %Oro Valley, AZ6.8Florence, AZ: 6.8 %Florence, AZ6.8Surprise, AZ: 6.8 %Surprise, AZ6.8Scottsdale, AZ: 6.8 %Scottsdale, AZ6.8Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.5 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.5Gilbert, AZ: 5.5 %Gilbert, AZ5.5Goodyear, AZ: 5.5 %Goodyear, AZ5.5Marana, AZ: 5 %Marana, AZ5Paradise Valley, AZ: 4.4 %Paradise Valley, AZ4.4Queen Creek, AZ: 4 %Queen Creek, AZ4Douglas, AZ: 29.1 %Douglas, AZ29.1Nogales, AZ: 27.8 %Nogales, AZ27.8San Luis, AZ: 24.9 %San Luis, AZ24.9Camp Verde, AZ: 23 %Camp Verde, AZ23Coolidge, AZ: 21.6 %Coolidge, AZ21.6Cottonwood, AZ: 20.5 %Cottonwood, AZ20.5Tucson, AZ: 19.6 %Tucson, AZ19.6Bullhead City, AZ: 18.9 %Bullhead City, AZ18.9Eloy, AZ: 18.9 %Eloy, AZ18.9Flagstaff, AZ: 18.9 %Flagstaff, AZ18.9Glendale, AZ: 17.2 %Glendale, AZ17.2Somerton, AZ: 16.8 %Somerton, AZ16.8Tempe, AZ: 16.8 %Tempe, AZ16.8Yuma, AZ: 16.1 %Yuma, AZ16.1Phoenix, AZ: 14.6 %Phoenix, AZ14.6Safford, AZ: 14.6 %Safford, AZ14.6Casa Grande, AZ: 14.5 %Casa Grande, AZ14.5Kingman, AZ: 13.4 %Kingman, AZ13.4El Mirage, AZ: 13.4 %El Mirage, AZ13.4Show Low, AZ: 12.6 %Show Low, AZ12.6Lake Havasu City, AZ: 12.3 %Lake Havasu City, AZ12.3Apache Junction, AZ: 12.2 %Apache Junction, AZ12.2Prescott Valley, AZ: 11.8 %Prescott Valley, AZ11.8Prescott, AZ: 11.3 %Prescott, AZ11.3Mesa, AZ: 11.2 %Mesa, AZ11.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 10.8 %Sierra Vista, AZ10.8Avondale, AZ: 10.7 %Avondale, AZ10.7Payson, AZ: 9.4 %Payson, AZ9.4Peoria, AZ: 8.4 %Peoria, AZ8.4Sahuarita, AZ: 8.1 %Sahuarita, AZ8.1Chino Valley, AZ: 7.9 %Chino Valley, AZ7.9Buckeye, AZ: 7.9 %Buckeye, AZ7.9Chandler, AZ: 7.8 %Chandler, AZ7.8Maricopa, AZ: 7.5 %Maricopa, AZ7.5Oro Valley, AZ: 6.8 %Oro Valley, AZ6.8Florence, AZ: 6.8 %Florence, AZ6.8Surprise, AZ: 6.8 %Surprise, AZ6.8Scottsdale, AZ: 6.8 %Scottsdale, AZ6.8Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.5 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.5Gilbert, AZ: 5.5 %Gilbert, AZ5.5Goodyear, AZ: 5.5 %Goodyear, AZ5.5Marana, AZ: 5 %Marana, AZ5Paradise Valley, AZ: 4.4 %Paradise Valley, AZ4.4Queen Creek, AZ: 4 %Queen Creek, AZ4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Douglas, AZ29.1+4.3 pts
2Nogales, AZ27.8-2 pts
3San Luis, AZ24.9-0.2 pts
4Camp Verde, AZ23-0.7 pts
5Coolidge, AZ21.6+3.6 pts
6Cottonwood, AZ20.5+1.3 pts
7Tucson, AZ19.6-0.2 pts
8Bullhead City, AZ18.9-1 pts
9Eloy, AZ18.9-4.6 pts
9Flagstaff, AZ18.9+1.5 pts
11Glendale, AZ17.2-0.1 pts
12Somerton, AZ16.8-2.8 pts
13Tempe, AZ16.8-1.5 pts
14Yuma, AZ16.1-1.1 pts
15Phoenix, AZ14.6-0.7 pts
16Safford, AZ14.6-5 pts
17Casa Grande, AZ14.5+0.3 pts
18Kingman, AZ13.4+1 pts
19El Mirage, AZ13.4-1.2 pts
20Show Low, AZ12.60 pts
21Lake Havasu City, AZ12.3+0.4 pts
22Apache Junction, AZ12.2-0.6 pts
23Prescott Valley, AZ11.8+0.2 pts
24Prescott, AZ11.3+0.1 pts
25Mesa, AZ11.2-1 pts
26Sierra Vista, AZ10.8-0.3 pts
27Avondale, AZ10.7-0.9 pts
28Payson, AZ9.40 pts
29Peoria, AZ8.4-0 pts
30Sahuarita, AZ8.1-0.9 pts
31Chino Valley, AZ7.9+2.3 pts
32Buckeye, AZ7.9-0.4 pts
33Chandler, AZ7.8+0.2 pts
34Maricopa, AZ7.5+0.6 pts
35Oro Valley, AZ6.8+0.1 pts
36Florence, AZ6.8-4.1 pts
37Surprise, AZ6.8-0.7 pts
38Scottsdale, AZ6.80 pts
39Fountain Hills, AZ5.5-0 pts
40Gilbert, AZ5.5+0.1 pts
41Goodyear, AZ5.5-0.9 pts
42Marana, AZ5-0.6 pts
43Paradise Valley, AZ4.4+0.3 pts
44Queen Creek, AZ4-0.5 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/arizona-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Douglas, AZ, with 29.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Queen Creek, AZ, with 4% in 2022.

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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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