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Largest by population, Arizona cities

The most populous Arizona cities as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 57 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 57 is 35,829. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cave Creek, AZ, up 38 places to #56.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481+26%

02Tucson, AZAZ548,371+13%

03Mesa, AZAZ513,656+30%

04▲1Gilbert, AZAZ287,285+162%

05▼1Chandler, AZAZ278,748+58%

06Glendale, AZAZ260,572+19%

07Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006+20%

08Peoria, AZAZ200,881+85%

09Tempe, AZAZ190,571+20%

10Surprise, AZAZ175,304+468%

11▲3Buckeye, AZAZ125,445+1819%

12▲1Goodyear, AZAZ125,359+563%

13▼1Yuma, AZAZ105,227+36%

14▲1Avondale, AZAZ100,983+181%

15▲3Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770+1980%

16▲3Maricopa, AZAZ78,362+7435%

17▼1Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260+46%

18▲3Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753+177%

19▲4Marana, AZAZ65,523+383%

20Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358+42%

21▲4Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423+123%

22▲4Prescott, AZAZ48,420+43%

23▲1Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085+62%

24▲6Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672+44%

25▲2Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907+19%

26▲2Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987+30%

27▲5San Luis, AZAZ42,030+174%

28▲5Sahuarita, AZAZ37,694+1063%

29▲5Kingman, AZAZ35,829+79%

30▲1El Mirage, AZAZ35,820+371%

31▲6Florence, AZAZ25,222+48%

32▲7Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625+17%

33▲17Eloy, AZAZ19,967+92%

34▲22Coolidge, AZAZ19,959+156%

35▲8Nogales, AZAZ19,495−7%

36▲10Payson, AZAZ16,693+23%

37▲8Douglas, AZAZ16,038+12%

38▲15Somerton, AZAZ14,934+106%

39▲18Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832+77%

40▲23Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709+38%

41▲20Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581+33%

42▲23Show Low, AZAZ12,471+62%

43▲16Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251−10%

44▲24Safford, AZAZ10,279+11%

45▲25Sedona, AZAZ9,619−6%

46▲34Tolleson, AZAZ9,224+85%

47▲26Winslow, AZAZ8,464−11%

48▲29Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305+63%

49▲30Globe, AZAZ7,191−4%

50▲28Page, AZAZ7,147+5%

51▲30Youngtown, AZAZ7,039+134%

52▲33Snowflake, AZAZ6,902+55%

53▲29Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727+77%

54▲37Thatcher, AZAZ5,690+41%

55▲34Benson, AZAZ5,532+17%

56▲38Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160+38%

57▲33Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093−3%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES