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Highest poverty rate, Arizona counties

Arizona counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 15 counties in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 15 is 16.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Apache County, AZAZ64,44530.5%−7.3 pts

02Navajo County, AZAZ109,94624.7%−4.8 pts

03▲1Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02020.2%−4.3 pts

04▼1La Paz County, AZAZ16,71117.5%−2.1 pts

05Graham County, AZAZ40,15717.3%−5.7 pts

06Gila County, AZAZ53,80116.9%−0.5 pts

07▲1Coconino County, AZAZ144,36816.8%−1.5 pts

08▲1Mohave County, AZAZ228,10216.1%+2.2 pts

09▼2Yuma County, AZAZ224,44915.6%−3.6 pts

10▲1Cochise County, AZAZ126,33215.4%−2.3 pts

11▼1Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68514.3%−0.3 pts

12▲2Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55212.0%+0.1 pts

13▲2Pinal County, AZAZ539,38011.1%−5.8 pts

14▼1Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55811.0%−0.8 pts

15▼3Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3128.2%−1.7 pts

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