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Lowest labor force participation, Arizona cities

Arizona cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 94 is 56.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cave Creek, AZ, up 46 places to #32.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Sun City West, AZAZ27,42513.9%+1.3 pts

02Green Valley, AZAZ22,11415.1%−0.2 pts

03▲2Sun City, AZAZ37,48620.0%+1.7 pts

04Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,08520.1%+1.9 pts

05▲1Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92421.2%−1.5 pts

06▼3Florence, AZAZ25,22227.9%+12.5 pts

07Eloy, AZAZ19,96729.2%+5.4 pts

08▲1Williamson, AZAZ6,31031.7%+1.5 pts

09▲1Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,10733.2%+2.1 pts

10▲5Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,35635.7%−5.4 pts

11Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,89635.8%+0.7 pts

12▼4Golden Valley, AZAZ8,56736.5%+6.4 pts

13▲15Wickenburg, AZAZ8,30539.6%−8.3 pts

14▲2Three Points, AZAZ5,25441.0%−3.2 pts

15▼3Douglas, AZAZ16,03841.3%+3.1 pts

16▲3Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,71542.1%−3.5 pts

17▲1Payson, AZAZ16,69343.3%−2.3 pts

18▼4Prescott, AZAZ48,42043.3%+2.4 pts

19▲16Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33043.5%−7.9 pts

20▼7Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,13643.9%+3.1 pts

21▲6Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,44843.9%−3.7 pts

22▲3Bullhead City, AZAZ43,98744.4%−3.1 pts

23▲13Chino Valley, AZAZ13,83246.1%−5.3 pts

24▲26San Luis, AZAZ42,03046.4%−9.8 pts

25▼4Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,35847.3%+0.6 pts

26Benson, AZAZ5,53247.3%−0.3 pts

27▼4New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,99347.5%+0.2 pts

28▼4Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08548.0%+0.5 pts

29▲5Cottonwood, AZAZ12,70948.1%−3.0 pts

30▲1Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86648.2%−1.8 pts

31▼14Apache Junction, AZAZ45,67248.2%+2.8 pts

32▲46Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16048.9%−15.6 pts

33▲9Show Low, AZAZ12,47149.3%−3.4 pts

34▲5Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25150.1%−2.0 pts

35▼15Winslow, AZAZ8,46450.2%+3.5 pts

36▲2Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62550.5%−1.6 pts

37▲27Snowflake, AZAZ6,90250.6%−10.3 pts

38▼8Kingman, AZAZ35,82950.7%+0.8 pts

39▼17Camp Verde, AZAZ12,58150.8%+3.6 pts

40▼8Catalina, AZAZ6,48950.9%+0.6 pts

41▼4Tuba City, AZAZ7,96051.0%−0.7 pts

42▼13Arizona City, AZAZ9,54351.7%+2.6 pts

43▲6Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,51253.0%−3.1 pts

44▼4Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,42353.2%+1.1 pts

45▼12Sedona, AZAZ9,61953.7%+3.2 pts

46▲8Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,35354.0%−3.3 pts

47▼1Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59354.4%+0.1 pts

48▲17Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,67556.8%−4.4 pts

49▼6Nogales, AZAZ19,49556.9%+4.2 pts

50▼3Youngtown, AZAZ7,03957.0%+1.8 pts

51▲1Globe, AZAZ7,19157.0%+0.6 pts

52▲14Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72757.3%−4.1 pts

53▲3Goodyear, AZAZ125,35957.5%−1.1 pts

54▼10Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69457.5%+4.5 pts

55▼2Casa Grande, AZAZ69,75357.7%+1.0 pts

56▲16Avra Valley, AZAZ6,27757.9%−4.1 pts

57▼6Buckeye, AZAZ125,44558.0%+1.7 pts

58▲1Somerton, AZAZ14,93458.9%−0.3 pts

59▼11Surprise, AZAZ175,30459.3%+3.9 pts

60▼15Guadalupe, AZAZ5,09359.5%+6.5 pts

61▼4Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90759.6%+0.8 pts

62▲5Yuma, AZAZ105,22760.2%−1.3 pts

63▼2Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,55960.2%−0.2 pts

64▲4Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05960.3%−1.3 pts

65▼7Verde, AZAZ11,93060.4%+1.4 pts

66▼3Tolleson, AZAZ9,22460.8%0.0 pts

67▲4Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00661.3%−0.6 pts

68▲7Anthem, AZAZ22,58461.3%−1.6 pts

69▲15Safford, AZAZ10,27961.4%−4.0 pts

70▲3Peoria, AZAZ200,88161.4%−1.0 pts

71▼16Citrus Park, AZAZ5,11561.5%+3.0 pts

72▼2Tucson, AZAZ548,37161.9%0.0 pts

73▼4Doney Park, AZAZ6,25362.3%+0.4 pts

74▼12Valencia West, AZAZ14,72862.9%+2.3 pts

75▼34Thatcher, AZAZ5,69063.0%+10.7 pts

76▼16Marana, AZAZ65,52363.2%+3.3 pts

77▲4Vail, AZAZ16,31563.5%−1.5 pts

78▼2Rio Rico, AZAZ22,01764.1%+0.6 pts

79▼5Coolidge, AZAZ19,95964.3%+1.5 pts

80▼1Mesa, AZAZ513,65664.6%0.0 pts

81▲2Maricopa, AZAZ78,36265.1%0.0 pts

82▼2Glendale, AZAZ260,57266.1%+1.3 pts

83▼6San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,18966.4%+2.0 pts

84▲10Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56667.1%−6.3 pts

85▼3Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26067.3%+2.3 pts

86▲3El Mirage, AZAZ35,82068.3%+0.3 pts

87Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48168.3%+0.3 pts

88Page, AZAZ7,14768.7%+0.7 pts

89▼4Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77069.0%+3.4 pts

90▲1Avondale, AZAZ100,98369.0%−0.3 pts

91▼5New River, AZAZ18,24069.4%+3.5 pts

92▲1Chandler, AZAZ278,74871.1%−0.7 pts

93▼3Tempe, AZAZ190,57172.0%+2.7 pts

94▼2Gilbert, AZAZ287,28572.2%+0.7 pts

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