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Most population gained, Arizona cities · 2010

Arizona cities that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 82 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481+124,587−63%

02Gilbert, AZAZ287,285+98,756+23%

03Surprise, AZAZ175,304+86,669+265%

04Chandler, AZAZ278,748+59,542−31%

05Goodyear, AZAZ125,359+46,364+266%

06Peoria, AZAZ200,881+45,701−21%

07Buckeye, AZAZ125,445+44,339+2858%

08Mesa, AZAZ513,656+42,666−61%

09Maricopa, AZAZ78,362+42,442–

10Avondale, AZAZ100,983+40,355+105%

11Tucson, AZAZ548,371+33,417−59%

12El Mirage, AZAZ35,820+24,188+827%

13Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753+23,347+280%

14Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770+22,045+1099%

15Sahuarita, AZAZ37,694+22,017–

16Marana, AZAZ65,523+21,405+88%

17Yuma, AZAZ105,227+15,549−31%

18Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423+15,287+4%

19Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006+14,680−80%

20Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260+12,976+84%

21Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,059+12,784–

22Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085+11,311−51%

23Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358+10,589−40%

24San Luis, AZAZ42,030+10,183−4%

25Florence, AZAZ25,222+8,482−11%

26Kingman, AZAZ35,829+7,999+9%

27Glendale, AZAZ260,572+7,909−89%

28Vail, AZAZ16,315+7,724–

29Somerton, AZAZ14,934+7,021+254%

30Valencia West, AZAZ14,728+6,975−878%

31Eloy, AZAZ19,967+6,256+97%

32Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907+6,113+28%

33Arizona City, AZAZ9,543+6,090+150%

34Prescott, AZAZ48,420+5,905−21%

35Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896+5,787−55%

36Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987+5,771–

37Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,566+4,862–

38New River, AZAZ18,240+4,212–

39Green Valley, AZAZ22,114+4,108+1%

40Coolidge, AZAZ19,959+4,039+370%

41Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672+4,026−70%

42Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,675+3,900–

43Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567+3,855+111%

44Youngtown, AZAZ7,039+3,146+572%

45Tempe, AZAZ190,571+3,094−82%

46Douglas, AZAZ16,038+3,066+118%

47Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832+2,982−1%

48Show Low, AZAZ12,471+2,965+11%

49Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136+2,437−66%

50Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625+2,254−78%

51Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709+2,086−36%

52Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,924+2,039−62%

53Payson, AZAZ16,693+1,681−68%

54Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727+1,666+229%

55Williamson, AZAZ6,310+1,662–

56Tolleson, AZAZ9,224+1,571+191%

57Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448+1,424−65%

58Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581+1,422−56%

59Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,559+1,369+32%

60Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160+1,287+60%

61Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305+1,281+126%

62Snowflake, AZAZ6,902+1,130+45%

63Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277+1,012−38%

64Thatcher, AZAZ5,690+843+225%

65Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,866+706–

66Catalina, AZAZ6,489+544−75%

67Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330+449−91%

68Page, AZAZ7,147+438+108%

69Benson, AZAZ5,532+394−56%

70Tuba City, AZAZ7,960+386−57%

71Safford, AZAZ10,279+334−82%

72Three Points, AZAZ5,254+308−90%

73Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093+295−228%

74Winslow, AZAZ8,464+135−90%

75Globe, AZAZ7,191+46−97%

76Nogales, AZAZ19,495-41−103%

77Sedona, AZAZ9,619-161−106%

78Sun City, AZAZ37,486-810−543%

79Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251-844−142%

80Sun City West, AZAZ27,425-1,809−117%

81New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993-2,676−184%

82Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,593-2,998–

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