RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 71 SHOWN OF 71

Fastest growing, Arizona cities · 2000

Arizona cities ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Marana, AZAZ65,523+519.8%–

02Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085+345.3%–

03Surprise, AZAZ175,304+333.1%–

04Gilbert, AZAZ287,285+275.8%–

05Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136+266.5%–

06San Luis, AZAZ42,030+224.8%–

07Goodyear, AZAZ125,359+202.2%–

08Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423+165.7%–

09Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896+164.7%–

10Three Points, AZAZ5,254+154.5%–

11Florence, AZAZ25,222+127.1%–

12Arizona City, AZAZ9,543+124.9%–

13Avondale, AZAZ100,983+121.9%–

14Peoria, AZAZ200,881+114.1%–

15Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448+102.2%–

16Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625+101.7%–

17Chandler, AZAZ278,748+95.1%–

18Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,924+81.5%–

19Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672+74.8%–

20Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770+74.2%–

21Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358+72.1%–

22Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567+67.8%–

23Sun City West, AZAZ27,425+64.7%–

24Payson, AZAZ16,693+62.6%–

25Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832+62.0%–

26Kingman, AZAZ35,829+57.8%–

27Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006+55.8%–

28Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330+55.3%–

29Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709+55.1%–

30Show Low, AZAZ12,471+53.3%–

31El Mirage, AZAZ35,820+52.1%–

32Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581+51.4%–

33Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277+48.0%–

34Glendale, AZAZ260,572+47.7%–

35Catalina, AZAZ6,489+44.4%–

36Eloy, AZAZ19,967+44.1%–

37Yuma, AZAZ105,227+41.1%–

38Mesa, AZAZ513,656+37.6%–

39Somerton, AZAZ14,934+37.6%–

40Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481+34.3%–

41Sedona, AZAZ9,619+33.3%–

42Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753+32.2%–

43Green Valley, AZAZ22,114+30.6%–

44Buckeye, AZAZ125,445+29.8%–

45Prescott, AZAZ48,420+28.4%–

46Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160+27.5%–

47New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993+27.4%–

48Safford, AZAZ10,279+25.5%–

49Benson, AZAZ5,532+23.2%–

50Globe, AZAZ7,191+21.7%–

51Snowflake, AZAZ6,902+21.2%–

52Tucson, AZAZ548,371+20.1%–

53Youngtown, AZAZ7,039+18.4%–

54Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251+17.1%–

55Winslow, AZAZ8,464+16.2%–

56Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727+15.3%–

57Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260+15.3%–

58Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907+14.5%–

59Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305+12.6%–

60Coolidge, AZAZ19,959+12.4%–

61Tuba City, AZAZ7,960+12.3%–

62Tolleson, AZAZ9,224+12.2%–

63Tempe, AZAZ190,571+11.8%–

64Douglas, AZAZ16,038+10.9%–

65Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,559+7.4%–

66Nogales, AZAZ19,495+7.1%–

67Thatcher, AZAZ5,690+6.9%–

68Page, AZAZ7,147+3.2%–

69Sun City, AZAZ37,486+0.5%–

70Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093-4.2%–

71Valencia West, AZAZ14,728-27.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS