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Most densely populated, Arizona cities

Arizona cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 57 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,374−3%

02Tempe, AZAZ190,5714,767+20%

03Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394,734+134%

04Chandler, AZAZ278,7484,247+58%

05Gilbert, AZAZ287,2854,184+162%

06Glendale, AZAZ260,5723,882+19%

07Mesa, AZAZ513,6563,633+30%

08El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,618+371%

09Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4813,213+26%

10Tucson, AZAZ548,3712,264+13%

11Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7702,132+1980%

12Avondale, AZAZ100,9832,111+181%

13Somerton, AZAZ14,9342,053+106%

14Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7272,052+77%

15Maricopa, AZAZ78,3621,844+7435%

16Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,609+85%

17Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,607+12%

18Surprise, AZAZ175,3041,586+468%

19Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0851,372+62%

20Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0061,321+20%

21Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4231,296+123%

22Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3581,281+42%

23San Luis, AZAZ42,0301,243+174%

24Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6941,190+1063%

25Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2601,170+46%

26Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,165+17%

27Peoria, AZAZ200,8811,137+85%

28Safford, AZAZ10,2791,108+11%

29Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6721,005+44%

30Prescott, AZAZ48,420984+43%

31Kingman, AZAZ35,829954+79%

32Nogales, AZAZ19,495936−7%

33Yuma, AZAZ105,227869+36%

34Payson, AZAZ16,693863+23%

35Thatcher, AZAZ5,690854+41%

36Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251797−10%

37Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987741+30%

38Goodyear, AZAZ125,359655+563%

39Winslow, AZAZ8,464652−11%

40Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753613+177%

41Marana, AZAZ65,523541+383%

42Sedona, AZAZ9,619527−6%

43Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709451+38%

44Florence, AZAZ25,222403+48%

45Globe, AZAZ7,191395−4%

46Buckeye, AZAZ125,445318+1819%

47Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305313+63%

48Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581297+33%

49Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907295+19%

50Coolidge, AZAZ19,959240+156%

51Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832221+77%

52Snowflake, AZAZ6,902205+55%

53Show Low, AZAZ12,471190+62%

54Page, AZAZ7,147187+5%

55Eloy, AZAZ19,967174+92%

56Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160137+38%

57Benson, AZAZ5,532133+17%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES