RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 71 SHOWN OF 71

Most population gained, Arizona cities · 2000

Arizona cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481+337,642–

02Mesa, AZAZ513,656+108,284–

03Chandler, AZAZ278,748+86,057–

04Tucson, AZAZ548,371+81,309–

05Gilbert, AZAZ287,285+80,509–

06Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006+72,636–

07Glendale, AZAZ260,572+70,678–

08Peoria, AZAZ200,881+57,746–

09Surprise, AZAZ175,304+23,726–

10Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085+23,030–

11Yuma, AZAZ105,227+22,592–

12Avondale, AZAZ100,983+19,714–

13Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358+17,575–

14Tempe, AZAZ190,571+16,760–

15Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423+14,677–

16Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672+13,618–

17Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896+12,741–

18Goodyear, AZAZ125,359+12,653–

19Marana, AZAZ65,523+11,369–

20San Luis, AZAZ42,030+10,604–

21Sun City West, AZAZ27,425+10,347–

22Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625+10,205–

23Florence, AZAZ25,222+9,544–

24Prescott, AZAZ48,420+7,511–

25Kingman, AZAZ35,829+7,347–

26Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136+7,093–

27Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260+7,037–

28Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753+6,142–

29Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,924+5,358–

30Payson, AZAZ16,693+5,243–

31Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330+5,111–

32Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907+4,792–

33Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448+4,113–

34Green Valley, AZAZ22,114+4,052–

35Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709+3,261–

36Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581+3,208–

37Three Points, AZAZ5,254+3,201–

38New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993+3,183–

39Eloy, AZAZ19,967+3,174–

40Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832+2,998–

41Show Low, AZAZ12,471+2,676–

42El Mirage, AZAZ35,820+2,608–

43Sedona, AZAZ9,619+2,547–

44Arizona City, AZAZ9,543+2,435–

45Catalina, AZAZ6,489+2,161–

46Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251+1,993–

47Somerton, AZAZ14,934+1,984–

48Safford, AZAZ10,279+1,873–

49Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770+1,838–

50Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567+1,825–

51Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277+1,635–

52Buckeye, AZAZ125,445+1,499–

53Douglas, AZAZ16,038+1,407–

54Nogales, AZAZ19,495+1,389–

55Globe, AZAZ7,191+1,334–

56Winslow, AZAZ8,464+1,330–

57Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,559+1,037–

58Tuba City, AZAZ7,960+902–

59Benson, AZAZ5,532+887–

60Coolidge, AZAZ19,959+859–

61Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160+803–

62Snowflake, AZAZ6,902+781–

63Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305+567–

64Tolleson, AZAZ9,224+540–

65Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727+507–

66Youngtown, AZAZ7,039+468–

67Thatcher, AZAZ5,690+259–

68Page, AZAZ7,147+211–

69Sun City, AZAZ37,486+183–

70Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093-230–

71Valencia West, AZAZ14,728-897–

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