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Largest Costa Rican population, Arizona cities

Arizona cities ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican 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 26 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 26 is 45. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sierra Vista, AZ, up 13 places to #9.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Costa Rican population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481712+57%

02▲1Chandler, AZAZ278,748499+323%

03▲1Mesa, AZAZ513,656340+32%

04▲11Goodyear, AZAZ125,359174–

05▲8Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753141–

06▲1Tempe, AZAZ190,571138+221%

07▼2Tucson, AZAZ548,371127−37%

08Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358121–

09▲13Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90795+400%

10▼8Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00668+278%

11Yuma, AZAZ105,22764+814%

12Glendale, AZAZ260,57256+6%

13Florence, AZAZ25,22245–

14▼8Gilbert, AZAZ287,28544−60%

15Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62534–

16Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08528–

17▲9Maricopa, AZAZ78,36225–

18▼10Surprise, AZAZ175,30423–

19▲6Buckeye, AZAZ125,44515–

20▼6Valencia West, AZAZ14,72815–

21Show Low, AZAZ12,47111–

22Prescott, AZAZ48,42010–

23Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77010–

24▼4Peoria, AZAZ200,8819−25%

25▼2Sun City West, AZAZ27,4255–

26El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203–

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