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Highest Medicare coverage, Arizona cities

Arizona cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 94 is 24.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cave Creek, AZ, up 15 places to #15.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Sun City West, AZAZ27,42584.6%−0.8 pts

02Green Valley, AZAZ22,11480.9%+0.4 pts

03Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92476.6%−2.1 pts

04Sun City, AZAZ37,48675.8%−2.4 pts

05Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,08572.1%−0.6 pts

06▲2Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,35658.1%+8.1 pts

07▼1Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,10753.9%+0.4 pts

08▲1Williamson, AZAZ6,31053.3%+3.8 pts

09▲6Wickenburg, AZAZ8,30549.4%+10.6 pts

10Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,89645.1%+0.1 pts

11▼4Golden Valley, AZAZ8,56741.7%−10.8 pts

12▲7Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,71540.9%+4.7 pts

13▼1Prescott, AZAZ48,42040.8%+0.3 pts

14▼1Payson, AZAZ16,69340.8%+1.0 pts

15▲15Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16039.3%+9.3 pts

16▲1Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62539.2%+2.0 pts

17▲3Cottonwood, AZAZ12,70938.2%+2.7 pts

18▲10Catalina, AZAZ6,48937.9%+6.9 pts

19▼5Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,13637.7%−2.0 pts

20▲2Bullhead City, AZAZ43,98736.8%+2.5 pts

21▼5Apache Junction, AZAZ45,67235.9%−1.5 pts

22▲1Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,35835.7%+1.5 pts

23▼2Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08535.6%+0.2 pts

24▼13Sedona, AZAZ9,61935.5%−6.3 pts

25▲1Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86634.6%+2.5 pts

26▼2Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59333.8%+1.1 pts

27▲10Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,35333.5%+5.6 pts

28▼1Benson, AZAZ5,53232.6%+0.6 pts

29▼11Florence, AZAZ25,22232.6%−4.4 pts

30▲11Camp Verde, AZAZ12,58132.1%+6.2 pts

31▲1Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25131.6%+1.7 pts

32▲2Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,44831.4%+2.0 pts

33▼4Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,42331.3%+1.2 pts

34▲10Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33031.1%+7.8 pts

35▲4Arizona City, AZAZ9,54331.1%+4.5 pts

36▼11Chino Valley, AZAZ13,83231.1%−1.5 pts

37▼6New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,99330.0%+0.1 pts

38▼5Show Low, AZAZ12,47129.6%0.0 pts

39▲12Eloy, AZAZ19,96728.7%+7.0 pts

40▼4Three Points, AZAZ5,25428.3%0.0 pts

41▼6Kingman, AZAZ35,82927.5%−1.8 pts

42▲10Verde, AZAZ11,93025.8%+4.2 pts

43▼1Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00625.7%+1.3 pts

44▲6Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90725.2%+3.3 pts

45▲1Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05924.9%+1.8 pts

46▼1Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,51224.1%+1.0 pts

47▼9Globe, AZAZ7,19124.1%−2.8 pts

48▲12Anthem, AZAZ22,58423.1%+4.5 pts

49▼6Surprise, AZAZ175,30422.6%−1.5 pts

50▲5Doney Park, AZAZ6,25322.3%+2.0 pts

51▲3New River, AZAZ18,24022.3%+1.9 pts

52▼4Marana, AZAZ65,52322.1%−0.1 pts

53▼4Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69421.4%−0.5 pts

54▼1Casa Grande, AZAZ69,75321.2%−0.2 pts

55▲7Goodyear, AZAZ125,35920.9%+2.6 pts

56▲12Citrus Park, AZAZ5,11520.7%+4.5 pts

57▼17Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72720.5%−5.6 pts

58▼11Avra Valley, AZAZ6,27720.2%−2.6 pts

59▲4Douglas, AZAZ16,03820.2%+2.3 pts

60▼4Nogales, AZAZ19,49520.1%+0.6 pts

61Peoria, AZAZ200,88119.8%+1.2 pts

62▲9Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,67519.5%+4.4 pts

63▼4Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,55919.5%+0.9 pts

64▲2Yuma, AZAZ105,22718.9%+2.1 pts

65▲7Vail, AZAZ16,31518.2%+3.4 pts

66▼2Mesa, AZAZ513,65617.9%+0.2 pts

67▼2Tucson, AZAZ548,37117.8%+0.7 pts

68▼11Youngtown, AZAZ7,03917.3%−2.1 pts

69▼11Guadalupe, AZAZ5,09317.3%−1.4 pts

70▼3Safford, AZAZ10,27916.6%−0.1 pts

71▲2Coolidge, AZAZ19,95916.4%+1.7 pts

72▼3Thatcher, AZAZ5,69016.2%+0.1 pts

73▲2Buckeye, AZAZ125,44515.7%+1.4 pts

74▲12Page, AZAZ7,14715.4%+3.4 pts

75▲2Snowflake, AZAZ6,90215.3%+1.3 pts

76Maricopa, AZAZ78,36215.2%+1.2 pts

77▲3Rio Rico, AZAZ22,01714.4%+1.1 pts

78▲3Glendale, AZAZ260,57214.4%+1.2 pts

79▼1San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,18914.2%+0.3 pts

80▲3Chandler, AZAZ278,74813.6%+1.2 pts

81▼7Tolleson, AZAZ9,22413.2%−1.4 pts

82Tuba City, AZAZ7,96013.1%+0.2 pts

83▼13Valencia West, AZAZ14,72813.0%−2.2 pts

84Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48112.9%+0.7 pts

85▼6Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77012.6%−1.2 pts

86▲6San Luis, AZAZ42,03012.2%+3.3 pts

87▲7Somerton, AZAZ14,93411.9%+3.9 pts

88▲2Winslow, AZAZ8,46411.7%+1.7 pts

89▼2Tempe, AZAZ190,57111.3%−0.2 pts

90▼1Gilbert, AZAZ287,28511.2%+1.0 pts

91▼6El Mirage, AZAZ35,82011.2%−1.0 pts

92▲1Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56610.9%+2.3 pts

93▼5Avondale, AZAZ100,98310.0%−0.3 pts

94▼3Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26010.0%+0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES