RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 94 SHOWN OF 94

Largest senior population, Arizona cities · 2020

Arizona cities home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481190,524+78%

02Tucson, AZAZ548,37190,647+57%

03Mesa, AZAZ513,65688,188+67%

04Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00664,175+89%

05Peoria, AZAZ200,88136,012+130%

06Surprise, AZAZ175,30434,991+346%

07Chandler, AZAZ278,74834,618+237%

08Glendale, AZAZ260,57232,766+103%

09Sun City, AZAZ37,48630,218−1%

10Gilbert, AZAZ287,28529,007+604%

11Sun City West, AZAZ27,42521,641−0%

12Tempe, AZAZ190,57120,451+79%

13Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,35819,610+83%

14Prescott, AZAZ48,42018,825+107%

15Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59318,582+82%

16Green Valley, AZAZ22,11418,078+43%

17Goodyear, AZAZ125,35917,706+842%

18Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05917,127+96%

19Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08516,593+146%

20Yuma, AZAZ105,22715,373+43%

21Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,42314,015+246%

22Bullhead City, AZAZ43,98713,513+109%

23Buckeye, AZAZ125,44512,683+2262%

24Apache Junction, AZAZ45,67212,589+56%

25Casa Grande, AZAZ69,75312,382+257%

26Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,89612,257+35%

27Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92411,758+49%

28San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,18911,748–

29Marana, AZAZ65,52311,103+758%

30Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6259,735+151%

31Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,0859,178–

32Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9078,982+96%

33Maricopa, AZAZ78,3628,426+11442%

34Kingman, AZAZ35,8298,344+134%

35Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6948,243+1549%

36Avondale, AZAZ100,9837,916+317%

37Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2607,506+166%

38Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7707,278+3382%

39Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,1076,332–

40Payson, AZAZ16,6936,205+56%

41Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8665,418+180%

42Anthem, AZAZ22,5845,266–

43Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7155,171–

44Florence, AZAZ25,2225,006+208%

45Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6754,752+146%

46Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1364,578+56%

47Sedona, AZAZ9,6194,231+62%

48Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3304,192+123%

49Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7093,924+80%

50Nogales, AZAZ19,4953,881+72%

51Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2513,690+65%

52Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8323,610+184%

53New River, AZAZ18,2403,558+343%

54El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,503+595%

55Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3533,492–

56New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9933,250+14%

57Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3053,221+121%

58Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5673,203+293%

59Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5813,186+65%

60Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3563,182–

61Williamson, AZAZ6,3103,012+297%

62Show Low, AZAZ12,4712,972+158%

63Verde, AZAZ11,9302,941–

64Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5592,863+4%

65Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0172,748–

66San Luis, AZAZ42,0302,644+336%

67Eloy, AZAZ19,9672,638+299%

68Arizona City, AZAZ9,5432,541+162%

69Douglas, AZAZ16,0382,495+33%

70Vail, AZAZ16,3152,265+1484%

71Catalina, AZAZ6,4892,233+126%

72Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4482,178+240%

73Benson, AZAZ5,5322,004+45%

74Coolidge, AZAZ19,9591,976+90%

75Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1601,803+263%

76Safford, AZAZ10,2791,687+9%

77Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7271,568+90%

78Globe, AZAZ7,1911,567+34%

79Valencia West, AZAZ14,7281,534+944%

80Somerton, AZAZ14,9341,331+155%

81Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,5121,322–

82Youngtown, AZAZ7,0391,320−13%

83Three Points, AZAZ5,2541,286+226%

84Winslow, AZAZ8,4641,286+35%

85Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2771,120+143%

86Doney Park, AZAZ6,2531,093–

87Snowflake, AZAZ6,9021,072+126%

88Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5661,041+434%

89Tuba City, AZAZ7,960965+174%

90Page, AZAZ7,147960+122%

91Citrus Park, AZAZ5,115899–

92Tolleson, AZAZ9,224782+60%

93Thatcher, AZAZ5,690766+54%

94Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093687+94%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS