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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Nogales, AZAZ19,49515.7%+4.1 pts

02Coolidge, AZAZ19,95914.1%+1.2 pts

03Avra Valley, AZAZ6,27713.4%+4.7 pts

04Douglas, AZAZ16,03812.3%−0.8 pts

05Bullhead City, AZAZ43,98711.5%+3.9 pts

06Rio Rico, AZAZ22,01710.5%+4.6 pts

07Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7159.7%−1.3 pts

08Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,0859.3%+4.7 pts

09Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5598.9%+1.9 pts

10Winslow, AZAZ8,4648.9%+3.6 pts

11Benson, AZAZ5,5328.7%+4.5 pts

12Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3308.3%+4.7 pts

13San Luis, AZAZ42,0308.0%−2.2 pts

14Tuba City, AZAZ7,9607.5%−1.7 pts

15Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8967.3%+1.8 pts

16Payson, AZAZ16,6937.1%+3.7 pts

17Kingman, AZAZ35,8296.7%+0.3 pts

18Florence, AZAZ25,2226.6%−0.7 pts

19Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6726.5%−2.8 pts

20Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6946.4%+0.1 pts

21Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4486.4%+0.5 pts

22Yuma, AZAZ105,2276.3%−2.0 pts

23Sun City, AZAZ37,4866.2%+2.5 pts

24Eloy, AZAZ19,9676.2%−3.9 pts

25Sedona, AZAZ9,6196.2%+0.5 pts

26Tucson, AZAZ548,3716.2%−1.4 pts

27Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.1%−0.6 pts

28Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5815.8%−1.9 pts

29El Mirage, AZAZ35,8205.8%+0.4 pts

30Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2605.7%−2.0 pts

31Glendale, AZAZ260,5725.6%−0.1 pts

32Tempe, AZAZ190,5715.5%−0.6 pts

33Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6255.3%+1.1 pts

34Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6755.3%−1.0 pts

35Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8325.3%+0.9 pts

36Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4815.0%−0.3 pts

37Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3585.0%−1.2 pts

38Maricopa, AZAZ78,3625.0%−0.2 pts

39Buckeye, AZAZ125,4454.9%+0.1 pts

40Three Points, AZAZ5,2544.8%−2.2 pts

41Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9074.8%−1.8 pts

42Show Low, AZAZ12,4714.7%−2.4 pts

43Verde, AZAZ11,9304.7%−3.7 pts

44Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5664.6%+1.0 pts

45Thatcher, AZAZ5,6904.6%−1.4 pts

46Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0934.5%−2.5 pts

47Prescott, AZAZ48,4204.5%−1.7 pts

48Marana, AZAZ65,5234.5%−0.1 pts

49Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9244.5%−1.6 pts

50Arizona City, AZAZ9,5434.4%−2.7 pts

51Anthem, AZAZ22,5844.4%+0.1 pts

52Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8664.4%−0.3 pts

53Safford, AZAZ10,2794.3%−0.3 pts

54Surprise, AZAZ175,3044.3%−0.4 pts

55Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7704.3%−2.3 pts

56Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0594.3%−0.7 pts

57San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1894.3%−0.8 pts

58Mesa, AZAZ513,6564.2%−0.9 pts

59Williamson, AZAZ6,3104.2%+1.1 pts

60Goodyear, AZAZ125,3594.2%−2.1 pts

61New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9934.1%−4.7 pts

62Peoria, AZAZ200,8814.0%−0.5 pts

63Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5673.9%−5.7 pts

64Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,1073.8%−1.8 pts

65Sun City West, AZAZ27,4253.8%−2.3 pts

66Somerton, AZAZ14,9343.7%−4.1 pts

67Chandler, AZAZ278,7483.6%−0.6 pts

68Avondale, AZAZ100,9833.6%−1.9 pts

69Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0063.6%+0.2 pts

70Gilbert, AZAZ287,2853.5%−0.6 pts

71Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7273.4%+0.5 pts

72Page, AZAZ7,1473.3%−6.5 pts

73Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7093.1%−0.4 pts

74Catalina, AZAZ6,4893.1%−1.9 pts

75Youngtown, AZAZ7,0393.1%−2.4 pts

76New River, AZAZ18,2403.0%−0.0 pts

77Globe, AZAZ7,1913.0%−1.2 pts

78Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3533.0%+0.8 pts

79Valencia West, AZAZ14,7282.8%−0.2 pts

80Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4232.8%−2.5 pts

81Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5932.7%−2.3 pts

82Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1602.7%−0.2 pts

83Doney Park, AZAZ6,2532.6%+2.0 pts

84Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3562.6%−0.5 pts

85Snowflake, AZAZ6,9022.5%−8.5 pts

86Tolleson, AZAZ9,2242.4%−1.8 pts

87Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1362.4%−0.8 pts

88Green Valley, AZAZ22,1142.4%−4.9 pts

89Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0852.3%−2.7 pts

90Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2512.1%−0.0 pts

91Vail, AZAZ16,3151.6%−1.1 pts

92Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,5121.5%−2.9 pts

93Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1151.3%−0.3 pts

94Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3050.4%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES