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Most residents in poverty, Arizona cities

Arizona cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. 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 IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481225,068+8%

02Tucson, AZAZ548,371103,187+15%

03Mesa, AZAZ513,65652,926+50%

04Glendale, AZAZ260,57238,211+46%

05Tempe, AZAZ190,57129,734+31%

06Chandler, AZAZ278,74822,220+89%

07Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00617,767+52%

08Peoria, AZAZ200,88116,522+190%

09Yuma, AZAZ105,22715,558+37%

10Gilbert, AZAZ287,28514,729+317%

11Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26013,904+51%

12Surprise, AZAZ175,30413,291+393%

13Avondale, AZAZ100,98310,045+102%

14San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1898,736–

15Buckeye, AZAZ125,4458,394+584%

16Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3588,218+106%

17Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7538,204+103%

18Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9877,966+56%

19San Luis, AZAZ42,0306,774+24%

20Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235,771+124%

21Goodyear, AZAZ125,3595,646+386%

22Prescott, AZAZ48,4205,568+25%

23Nogales, AZAZ19,4955,554−22%

24Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9075,432+37%

25Maricopa, AZAZ78,3624,978+1949%

26Kingman, AZAZ35,8294,922+111%

27Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0594,738+66%

28El Mirage, AZAZ35,8204,498+272%

29Douglas, AZAZ16,0384,437−15%

30Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6724,338+17%

31Sun City, AZAZ37,4864,189+137%

32Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6754,047+40%

33Eloy, AZAZ19,9674,035+22%

34Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593,970+54%

35Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0173,648–

36Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8963,486+61%

37Coolidge, AZAZ19,9593,309+72%

38Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0853,108+233%

39Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6943,072+1579%

40New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,907+8%

41Marana, AZAZ65,5232,803+231%

42Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7702,695+579%

43Winslow, AZAZ8,4642,618+31%

44Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5932,382+2%

45Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7092,345+90%

46Tuba City, AZAZ7,9602,231−4%

47Valencia West, AZAZ14,7282,208+238%

48Sun City West, AZAZ27,4252,079+332%

49Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5672,031+193%

50Somerton, AZAZ14,9342,018+4%

51Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5811,942+47%

52Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7151,860–

53Payson, AZAZ16,6931,827+36%

54Florence, AZAZ25,2221,775+48%

55Green Valley, AZAZ22,1141,710+233%

56Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4481,583+159%

57Verde, AZAZ11,9301,566–

58Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8321,556+28%

59Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,484+78%

60Show Low, AZAZ12,4711,479+28%

61Safford, AZAZ10,2791,443−10%

62Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0931,427+2%

63Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,379+103%

64Sedona, AZAZ9,6191,368+38%

65Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9241,304+289%

66Arizona City, AZAZ9,5431,204+341%

67Globe, AZAZ7,1911,181+38%

68Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2771,177+102%

69Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3301,153+10%

70New River, AZAZ18,2401,148+86%

71Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3051,036+80%

72Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3531,015–

73Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136942+25%

74Anthem, AZAZ22,584934–

75Snowflake, AZAZ6,902899+34%

76Three Points, AZAZ5,254803−31%

77Page, AZAZ7,147782−18%

78Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,356754–

79Youngtown, AZAZ7,039732+85%

80Vail, AZAZ16,315706+350%

81Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,085705–

82Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251687+105%

83Thatcher, AZAZ5,690658−19%

84Benson, AZAZ5,532657+2%

85Catalina, AZAZ6,489539−21%

86Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,107501–

87Citrus Park, AZAZ5,115452–

88Doney Park, AZAZ6,253381–

89Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160367+28%

90Williamson, AZAZ6,310362+82%

91Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,866358−7%

92Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,512266–

93Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727266+67%

94Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,566253+3063%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES