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

Nogales, AZ had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 44 cities in 2024, at 15.7%. Paradise Valley, AZ had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 5% and the figure for Arizona was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.7Nogales, AZ
Lowest2.1Paradise Valley, AZ
Median544 cities
Arizona5.1History

All cities, 2024

Nogales, AZ: 15.7 %Nogales, AZ15.7Coolidge, AZ: 14.1 %Coolidge, AZ14.1Douglas, AZ: 12.3 %Douglas, AZ12.3Bullhead City, AZ: 11.5 %Bullhead City, AZ11.5San Luis, AZ: 8 %San Luis, AZ8Payson, AZ: 7.1 %Payson, AZ7.1Kingman, AZ: 6.7 %Kingman, AZ6.7Florence, AZ: 6.6 %Florence, AZ6.6Apache Junction, AZ: 6.5 %Apache Junction, AZ6.5Sahuarita, AZ: 6.4 %Sahuarita, AZ6.4Yuma, AZ: 6.4 %Yuma, AZ6.4Eloy, AZ: 6.2 %Eloy, AZ6.2Tucson, AZ: 6.2 %Tucson, AZ6.2Casa Grande, AZ: 6.1 %Casa Grande, AZ6.1Camp Verde, AZ: 5.8 %Camp Verde, AZ5.8El Mirage, AZ: 5.8 %El Mirage, AZ5.8Flagstaff, AZ: 5.7 %Flagstaff, AZ5.7Glendale, AZ: 5.6 %Glendale, AZ5.6Tempe, AZ: 5.5 %Tempe, AZ5.5Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.3 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.3Chino Valley, AZ: 5.3 %Chino Valley, AZ5.3Phoenix, AZ: 5 %Phoenix, AZ5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 5 %Lake Havasu City, AZ5Maricopa, AZ: 5 %Maricopa, AZ5Buckeye, AZ: 4.9 %Buckeye, AZ4.9Sierra Vista, AZ: 4.8 %Sierra Vista, AZ4.8Show Low, AZ: 4.8 %Show Low, AZ4.8Prescott, AZ: 4.5 %Prescott, AZ4.5Marana, AZ: 4.5 %Marana, AZ4.5Safford, AZ: 4.3 %Safford, AZ4.3Surprise, AZ: 4.3 %Surprise, AZ4.3Queen Creek, AZ: 4.3 %Queen Creek, AZ4.3Mesa, AZ: 4.2 %Mesa, AZ4.2Goodyear, AZ: 4.2 %Goodyear, AZ4.2Peoria, AZ: 4 %Peoria, AZ4Somerton, AZ: 3.7 %Somerton, AZ3.7Chandler, AZ: 3.6 %Chandler, AZ3.6Avondale, AZ: 3.6 %Avondale, AZ3.6Scottsdale, AZ: 3.6 %Scottsdale, AZ3.6Gilbert, AZ: 3.5 %Gilbert, AZ3.5Cottonwood, AZ: 3.1 %Cottonwood, AZ3.1Prescott Valley, AZ: 2.8 %Prescott Valley, AZ2.8Oro Valley, AZ: 2.3 %Oro Valley, AZ2.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.1 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.1Nogales, AZ: 15.7 %Nogales, AZ15.7Coolidge, AZ: 14.1 %Coolidge, AZ14.1Douglas, AZ: 12.3 %Douglas, AZ12.3Bullhead City, AZ: 11.5 %Bullhead City, AZ11.5San Luis, AZ: 8 %San Luis, AZ8Payson, AZ: 7.1 %Payson, AZ7.1Kingman, AZ: 6.7 %Kingman, AZ6.7Florence, AZ: 6.6 %Florence, AZ6.6Apache Junction, AZ: 6.5 %Apache Junction, AZ6.5Sahuarita, AZ: 6.4 %Sahuarita, AZ6.4Yuma, AZ: 6.4 %Yuma, AZ6.4Eloy, AZ: 6.2 %Eloy, AZ6.2Tucson, AZ: 6.2 %Tucson, AZ6.2Casa Grande, AZ: 6.1 %Casa Grande, AZ6.1Camp Verde, AZ: 5.8 %Camp Verde, AZ5.8El Mirage, AZ: 5.8 %El Mirage, AZ5.8Flagstaff, AZ: 5.7 %Flagstaff, AZ5.7Glendale, AZ: 5.6 %Glendale, AZ5.6Tempe, AZ: 5.5 %Tempe, AZ5.5Fountain Hills, AZ: 5.3 %Fountain Hills, AZ5.3Chino Valley, AZ: 5.3 %Chino Valley, AZ5.3Phoenix, AZ: 5 %Phoenix, AZ5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 5 %Lake Havasu City, AZ5Maricopa, AZ: 5 %Maricopa, AZ5Buckeye, AZ: 4.9 %Buckeye, AZ4.9Sierra Vista, AZ: 4.8 %Sierra Vista, AZ4.8Show Low, AZ: 4.8 %Show Low, AZ4.8Prescott, AZ: 4.5 %Prescott, AZ4.5Marana, AZ: 4.5 %Marana, AZ4.5Safford, AZ: 4.3 %Safford, AZ4.3Surprise, AZ: 4.3 %Surprise, AZ4.3Queen Creek, AZ: 4.3 %Queen Creek, AZ4.3Mesa, AZ: 4.2 %Mesa, AZ4.2Goodyear, AZ: 4.2 %Goodyear, AZ4.2Peoria, AZ: 4 %Peoria, AZ4Somerton, AZ: 3.7 %Somerton, AZ3.7Chandler, AZ: 3.6 %Chandler, AZ3.6Avondale, AZ: 3.6 %Avondale, AZ3.6Scottsdale, AZ: 3.6 %Scottsdale, AZ3.6Gilbert, AZ: 3.5 %Gilbert, AZ3.5Cottonwood, AZ: 3.1 %Cottonwood, AZ3.1Prescott Valley, AZ: 2.8 %Prescott Valley, AZ2.8Oro Valley, AZ: 2.3 %Oro Valley, AZ2.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 2.1 %Paradise Valley, AZ2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Nogales, AZ15.7+1.4 pts
2Coolidge, AZ14.1-1.2 pts
3Douglas, AZ12.3+0.9 pts
4Bullhead City, AZ11.5-0.3 pts
5San Luis, AZ8-2.9 pts
6Payson, AZ7.1-0.7 pts
7Kingman, AZ6.7+1.9 pts
8Florence, AZ6.6+0.2 pts
9Apache Junction, AZ6.5+0.3 pts
10Sahuarita, AZ6.4+0.4 pts
11Yuma, AZ6.4-1.1 pts
12Eloy, AZ6.2+0.4 pts
13Tucson, AZ6.2-0.2 pts
14Casa Grande, AZ6.1-0.3 pts
15Camp Verde, AZ5.8+1.4 pts
16El Mirage, AZ5.8-0.8 pts
17Flagstaff, AZ5.7-0.8 pts
18Glendale, AZ5.6+0.3 pts
19Tempe, AZ5.5-0.2 pts
20Fountain Hills, AZ5.3+0.4 pts
21Chino Valley, AZ5.3+1.6 pts
22Phoenix, AZ5-0.1 pts
23Lake Havasu City, AZ5-0 pts
24Maricopa, AZ5+0.7 pts
25Buckeye, AZ4.9+0.1 pts
26Sierra Vista, AZ4.8-0.9 pts
27Show Low, AZ4.8-1.1 pts
28Prescott, AZ4.5-0.1 pts
29Marana, AZ4.5-0.7 pts
30Safford, AZ4.3-1.4 pts
31Surprise, AZ4.3+0.1 pts
32Queen Creek, AZ4.3+0.3 pts
33Mesa, AZ4.2-0.3 pts
34Goodyear, AZ4.2-0.7 pts
35Peoria, AZ4+0.5 pts
36Somerton, AZ3.7-1.4 pts
37Chandler, AZ3.60 pts
38Avondale, AZ3.6-1.1 pts
39Scottsdale, AZ3.6+0.1 pts
40Gilbert, AZ3.5+0.2 pts
41Cottonwood, AZ3.1+0.7 pts
42Prescott Valley, AZ2.8-0.8 pts
43Oro Valley, AZ2.3-0.5 pts
44Paradise Valley, AZ2.1-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, 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-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by unemployment 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-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by unemployment 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-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Nogales, AZ, with 15.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Paradise Valley, AZ, with 2.1% in 2024.

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