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Most residents in poverty, Arizona cities · 2010

Arizona cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 92 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481276,746+33%

02Tucson, AZAZ548,371110,549+23%

03Mesa, AZAZ513,65652,430+48%

04Glendale, AZAZ260,57237,523+44%

05Tempe, AZAZ190,57133,253+46%

06Yuma, AZAZ105,22717,254+52%

07Chandler, AZAZ278,74817,205+47%

08Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00614,910+27%

09Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26012,789+39%

10Gilbert, AZAZ287,28511,407+223%

11Peoria, AZAZ200,88111,180+96%

12Avondale, AZAZ100,98311,116+124%

13Surprise, AZAZ175,3048,996+234%

14San Luis, AZAZ42,0308,978+64%

15Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7538,512+110%

16Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9878,182+60%

17El Mirage, AZAZ35,8206,416+431%

18Buckeye, AZAZ125,4456,289+413%

19Nogales, AZAZ19,4956,120−14%

20Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3586,066+52%

21San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1896,028–

22Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0596,023+111%

23Douglas, AZAZ16,0385,955+14%

24Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235,338+108%

25Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6725,227+42%

26Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6755,019+73%

27Goodyear, AZAZ125,3594,896+322%

28Prescott, AZAZ48,4204,858+9%

29Eloy, AZAZ19,9674,674+41%

30Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0174,133–

31Somerton, AZAZ14,9344,090+112%

32Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9073,906−1%

33Kingman, AZAZ35,8293,710+59%

34Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593,639+41%

35Florence, AZAZ25,2223,224+169%

36Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8963,066+42%

37New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,786+3%

38Maricopa, AZAZ78,3622,441+905%

39Sun City, AZAZ37,4862,429+38%

40Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7092,362+91%

41Coolidge, AZAZ19,9592,306+20%

42Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0852,280+145%

43Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5932,227−4%

44Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5812,154+63%

45Tuba City, AZAZ7,9602,110−9%

46Safford, AZAZ10,2791,959+22%

47Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0931,817+30%

48Three Points, AZAZ5,2541,638+40%

49Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7151,571–

50Arizona City, AZAZ9,5431,570+475%

51Show Low, AZAZ12,4711,568+36%

52Winslow, AZAZ8,4641,568−21%

53Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8321,531+26%

54Marana, AZAZ65,5231,529+81%

55Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3301,480+41%

56Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,479+118%

57Verde, AZAZ11,9301,403–

58Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7701,388+250%

59Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6941,351+638%

60Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671,316+90%

61Green Valley, AZAZ22,1141,290+151%

62Payson, AZAZ16,6931,267−6%

63Page, AZAZ7,1471,244+31%

64Anthem, AZAZ22,5841,225–

65Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1361,200+59%

66Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,176+41%

67Sedona, AZAZ9,6191,082+9%

68Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3051,048+82%

69Youngtown, AZAZ7,0391,013+156%

70Valencia West, AZAZ14,728920+41%

71Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277919+58%

72Sun City West, AZAZ27,425913+90%

73Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448883+45%

74Benson, AZAZ5,532872+36%

75Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,866801+108%

76Globe, AZAZ7,191783−9%

77Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251749+124%

78Thatcher, AZAZ5,690740−9%

79Snowflake, AZAZ6,902717+7%

80New River, AZAZ18,240640+4%

81Catalina, AZAZ6,489606−11%

82Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,085556–

83Vail, AZAZ16,315481+206%

84Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,356421–

85Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,924395+18%

86Doney Park, AZAZ6,253386–

87Citrus Park, AZAZ5,115358–

88Williamson, AZAZ6,310295+48%

89Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727257+62%

90Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,512230–

91Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160227−21%

92Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56650+525%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS