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Largest Central American population, Arizona cities

Arizona cities ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 72 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 138. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: San Luis, AZ, up 25 places to #21.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48126,187+87%

02Mesa, AZAZ513,6565,493+44%

03Tucson, AZAZ548,3714,054+37%

04Glendale, AZAZ260,5724,017+163%

05▲1Gilbert, AZAZ287,2852,577+320%

06▲1Chandler, AZAZ278,7482,415+84%

07▲5Goodyear, AZAZ125,3591,591+160%

08▲2Tempe, AZAZ190,5711,575+101%

09San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1891,491+224%

10▼2Surprise, AZAZ175,3041,442+254%

11▲6Buckeye, AZAZ125,4451,273+506%

12▼7Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0061,178+146%

13▼2Avondale, AZAZ100,9831,116+4%

14▲2Peoria, AZAZ200,881955+11%

15▲4El Mirage, AZAZ35,820756+61%

16▼3Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753688+459%

17▲7Yuma, AZAZ105,227628+44%

18▼4Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907602+145%

19▲1Maricopa, AZAZ78,362533+111%

20▲10Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358478+837%

21▲25San Luis, AZAZ42,030423–

22▲3Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085344+34%

23▲6Marana, AZAZ65,523336+99%

24▲8Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,593328+1267%

25▼10Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260286+158%

26▼4Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987281+46%

27▼1Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770280+2445%

28▲8Show Low, AZAZ12,471254–

29▼11Eloy, AZAZ19,967240−27%

30▲12Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,675226+237%

31▼8Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,059197−39%

32Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727189–

33New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993188+224%

34Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625169+238%

35▲18Tolleson, AZAZ9,224155+1838%

36▼5Valencia West, AZAZ14,728138+626%

37▲22Sun City, AZAZ37,486123–

38▲22Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672116+427%

39▲17Kingman, AZAZ35,829102+36%

40▲5Arizona City, AZAZ9,543100–

41▼14Florence, AZAZ25,22293−77%

42▲6Prescott, AZAZ48,42078+59%

43▼10Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,42375+36%

44▼5Payson, AZAZ16,69370–

45Rio Rico, AZAZ22,01770−47%

46▲12Vail, AZAZ16,31559–

47▼13Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,71557−56%

48▲1Douglas, AZAZ16,03850+67%

49Coolidge, AZAZ19,95944−78%

50▼6Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,89644−72%

51▲4Doney Park, AZAZ6,25343–

52▼11Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69443−74%

53Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33042–

54Thatcher, AZAZ5,69042–

55▼27Nogales, AZAZ19,49539–

56▼35Camp Verde, AZAZ12,58136−84%

57▼6Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,13636–

58▲9Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,35634–

59▲6Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92432–

60▼8Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,44828−45%

61Three Points, AZAZ5,25423–

62Benson, AZAZ5,53218–

63▼25Cottonwood, AZAZ12,70917–

64Chino Valley, AZAZ13,83216–

65▼28Green Valley, AZAZ22,11416−16%

66▼19Youngtown, AZAZ7,03914−22%

67▼1Winslow, AZAZ8,46413+8%

68▼33Anthem, AZAZ22,58412−76%

69▼7Sedona, AZAZ9,6198–

70▼7Sun City West, AZAZ27,4255–

71Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3535–

72▼32Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5661−83%

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