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Most densely populated, Arizona counties · 2000

Arizona counties ranked by residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 15 counties in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 15 is 12.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558334+45%

02Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68592+27%

03Pinal County, AZAZ539,38033+54%

04Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02031+29%

05Yuma County, AZAZ224,44929+50%

06Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55221+56%

07Cochise County, AZAZ126,33219+21%

08Mohave County, AZAZ228,10212+66%

09Gila County, AZAZ53,80111+28%

10Navajo County, AZAZ109,94610+26%

11Graham County, AZAZ40,1577+26%

12Coconino County, AZAZ144,3686+20%

13Apache County, AZAZ64,4456+13%

14Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3125+7%

15La Paz County, AZAZ16,7114+42%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS