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Lowest poverty rate, Arizona cities · 1990

Arizona cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9242.4%−13%
02Green Valley, AZAZ22,1143.0%+2%
03Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2513.3%+36%
04Sun City West, AZAZ27,4253.5%+93%
05Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7273.7%−12%
06Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6254.4%+6%
07Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0855.3%+70%
08Sun City, AZAZ37,4865.4%+17%
09Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1365.7%−26%
10Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0065.9%+2%
11Gilbert, AZAZ287,2856.2%+92%
12Peoria, AZAZ200,8817.9%+50%
13Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3588.1%−15%
14Sedona, AZAZ9,6198.9%−8%
15Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8969.0%−14%
16Page, AZAZ7,1479.2%−34%
17Kingman, AZAZ35,8299.4%−19%
18Mesa, AZAZ513,6569.5%+7%
19Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4239.6%−12%
20Chandler, AZAZ278,7489.7%+46%
21Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33010.3%+42%
22Arizona City, AZAZ9,54310.5%+69%
23Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90710.7%+2%
24Glendale, AZAZ260,57211.5%−4%
25Globe, AZAZ7,19111.7%+2%
26Catalina, AZAZ6,48911.8%+22%
27Payson, AZAZ16,69311.9%+20%
28Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16012.1%+57%
29Prescott, AZAZ48,42013.3%+1%
30Tempe, AZAZ190,57113.6%−5%
31Goodyear, AZAZ125,35913.8%+124%
32Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48114.2%−10%
33Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77014.4%+57%
34Youngtown, AZAZ7,03914.7%+12%
35New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,99315.0%−18%
36Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,55915.3%−10%
37Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,44815.6%+108%
38Wickenburg, AZAZ8,30515.8%+39%
39Yuma, AZAZ105,22716.0%+9%
40Apache Junction, AZAZ45,67216.7%+44%
41Avra Valley, AZAZ6,27716.9%+46%
42Chino Valley, AZAZ13,83217.0%+10%
43Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26017.2%−1%
44Casa Grande, AZAZ69,75317.4%+9%
45Florence, AZAZ25,22217.6%+151%
46Marana, AZAZ65,52317.8%+185%
47Tolleson, AZAZ9,22418.1%+33%
48Show Low, AZAZ12,47118.5%+24%
49Snowflake, AZAZ6,90218.6%+24%
50Benson, AZAZ5,53218.6%+36%
51Golden Valley, AZAZ8,56718.8%+23%
52Safford, AZAZ10,27920.1%+16%
53Tucson, AZAZ548,37120.2%+9%
54Camp Verde, AZAZ12,58120.3%+45%
55Winslow, AZAZ8,46421.0%+0%
56Thatcher, AZAZ5,69022.6%+12%
57Cottonwood, AZAZ12,70922.7%+68%
58Three Points, AZAZ5,25423.9%+8%
59Buckeye, AZAZ125,44524.6%+31%
60Surprise, AZAZ175,30428.0%+220%
61Valencia West, AZAZ14,72828.0%+2%
62Avondale, AZAZ100,98328.2%+104%
63Nogales, AZAZ19,49531.2%−8%
64El Mirage, AZAZ35,82032.8%+106%
65San Luis, AZAZ42,03034.9%−2%
66Tuba City, AZAZ7,96036.2%+29%
67Coolidge, AZAZ19,95936.2%+47%
68Eloy, AZAZ19,96736.7%+15%
69Guadalupe, AZAZ5,09340.1%+50%
70Douglas, AZAZ16,03843.1%+18%
71Somerton, AZAZ14,93444.0%+66%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES