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Highest unemployment, Arizona cities

Arizona cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 94 is 4.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ, up 66 places to #12.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲2Nogales, AZAZ19,49515.7%+4.1 pts
02Coolidge, AZAZ19,95914.1%+1.2 pts
03▲10Avra Valley, AZAZ6,27713.4%+4.7 pts
04▼3Douglas, AZAZ16,03812.3%−0.8 pts
05▲14Bullhead City, AZAZ43,98711.5%+3.9 pts
06▲35Rio Rico, AZAZ22,01710.5%+4.6 pts
07▼2Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7159.7%−1.3 pts
08▲55Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,0859.3%+4.7 pts
09▲16Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5598.9%+1.9 pts
10▲41Winslow, AZAZ8,4648.9%+3.6 pts
11▲62Benson, AZAZ5,5328.7%+4.5 pts
12▲66Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3308.3%+4.7 pts
13▼7San Luis, AZAZ42,0308.0%−2.2 pts
14▼3Tuba City, AZAZ7,9607.5%−1.7 pts
15▲32Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8967.3%+1.8 pts
16▲64Payson, AZAZ16,6937.1%+3.7 pts
17▲14Kingman, AZAZ35,8296.7%+0.3 pts
18▲3Florence, AZAZ25,2226.6%−0.7 pts
19▼9Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6726.5%−2.8 pts
20▲12Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6946.4%+0.1 pts
21▲21Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4486.4%+0.5 pts
22▼7Yuma, AZAZ105,2276.3%−2.0 pts
23▲53Sun City, AZAZ37,4866.2%+2.5 pts
24▼17Eloy, AZAZ19,9676.2%−3.9 pts
25▲19Sedona, AZAZ9,6196.2%+0.5 pts
26▼6Tucson, AZAZ548,3716.2%−1.4 pts
27▲1Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.1%−0.6 pts
28▼11Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5815.8%−1.9 pts
29▲19El Mirage, AZAZ35,8205.8%+0.4 pts
30▼12Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2605.7%−2.0 pts
31▲12Glendale, AZAZ260,5725.6%−0.1 pts
32▲7Tempe, AZAZ190,5715.5%−0.6 pts
33▲39Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6255.3%+1.1 pts
34▼1Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6755.3%−1.0 pts
35▲33Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8325.3%+0.9 pts
36▲14Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4815.0%−0.3 pts
37▼2Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3585.0%−1.2 pts
38▲15Maricopa, AZAZ78,3625.0%−0.2 pts
39▲21Buckeye, AZAZ125,4454.9%+0.1 pts
40▼14Three Points, AZAZ5,2544.8%−2.2 pts
41▼11Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9074.8%−1.8 pts
42▼18Show Low, AZAZ12,4714.7%−2.4 pts
43▼29Verde, AZAZ11,9304.7%−3.7 pts
44▲33Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5664.6%+1.0 pts
45▼5Thatcher, AZAZ5,6904.6%−1.4 pts
46▼19Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0934.5%−2.5 pts
47▼11Prescott, AZAZ48,4204.5%−1.7 pts
48▲17Marana, AZAZ65,5234.5%−0.1 pts
49▼12Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9244.5%−1.6 pts
50▼27Arizona City, AZAZ9,5434.4%−2.7 pts
51▲18Anthem, AZAZ22,5844.4%+0.1 pts
52▲10Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8664.4%−0.3 pts
53▲11Safford, AZAZ10,2794.3%−0.3 pts
54▲7Surprise, AZAZ175,3044.3%−0.4 pts
55▼26Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7704.3%−2.3 pts
56▲1Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0594.3%−0.7 pts
57▼2San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1894.3%−0.8 pts
58▼4Mesa, AZAZ513,6564.2%−0.9 pts
59▲24Williamson, AZAZ6,3104.2%+1.1 pts
60▼26Goodyear, AZAZ125,3594.2%−2.1 pts
61▼49New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9934.1%−4.7 pts
62▲5Peoria, AZAZ200,8814.0%−0.5 pts
63▼54Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5673.9%−5.7 pts
64▼19Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,1073.8%−1.8 pts
65▼27Sun City West, AZAZ27,4253.8%−2.3 pts
66▼50Somerton, AZAZ14,9343.7%−4.1 pts
67▲3Chandler, AZAZ278,7483.6%−0.6 pts
68▼22Avondale, AZAZ100,9833.6%−1.9 pts
69▲12Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0063.6%+0.2 pts
70▲5Gilbert, AZAZ287,2853.5%−0.6 pts
71▲16Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7273.4%+0.5 pts
72▼64Page, AZAZ7,1473.3%−6.5 pts
73▲6Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7093.1%−0.4 pts
74▼18Catalina, AZAZ6,4893.1%−1.9 pts
75▼26Youngtown, AZAZ7,0393.1%−2.4 pts
76▲9New River, AZAZ18,2403.0%0.0 pts
77▼6Globe, AZAZ7,1913.0%−1.2 pts
78▲12Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3533.0%+0.8 pts
79▲7Valencia West, AZAZ14,7282.8%−0.2 pts
80▼28Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4232.8%−2.5 pts
81▼23Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5932.7%−2.3 pts
82▲6Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1602.7%−0.2 pts
83▲11Doney Park, AZAZ6,2532.6%+2.0 pts
84Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3562.6%−0.5 pts
85▼81Snowflake, AZAZ6,9022.5%−8.5 pts
86▼12Tolleson, AZAZ9,2242.4%−1.8 pts
87▼5Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1362.4%−0.8 pts
88▼66Green Valley, AZAZ22,1142.4%−4.9 pts
89▼30Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0852.3%−2.7 pts
90▲1Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2512.1%0.0 pts
91▼2Vail, AZAZ16,3151.6%−1.1 pts
92▼26Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,5121.5%−2.9 pts
93▼1Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1151.3%−0.3 pts
94▼1Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3050.4%−1.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES