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Most population gained, Arizona cities · 2020

Arizona cities that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 92 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+162,507−52%

02Mesa, AZAZ513,656+65,217−40%

03Gilbert, AZAZ287,285+59,465−26%

04Buckeye, AZAZ125,445+40,626+2610%

05Chandler, AZAZ278,748+39,864−54%

06Peoria, AZAZ200,881+36,920−36%

07Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770+33,158+1704%

08Goodyear, AZAZ125,359+30,019+137%

09Surprise, AZAZ175,304+25,631+8%

10Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006+23,976−67%

11Tucson, AZAZ548,371+22,513−72%

12Glendale, AZAZ260,572+21,604−69%

13Tempe, AZAZ190,571+18,868+13%

14San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,189+18,573–

15Marana, AZAZ65,523+16,947+49%

16Maricopa, AZAZ78,362+14,643–

17Avondale, AZAZ100,983+13,096−34%

18Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260+10,961+56%

19San Luis, AZAZ42,030+9,752−8%

20Sahuarita, AZAZ37,694+8,875–

21Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423+7,963−46%

22Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085+6,059−74%

23Prescott, AZAZ48,420+5,984−20%

24Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753+5,087−17%

25Valencia West, AZAZ14,728+4,746−629%

26Kingman, AZAZ35,829+4,621−37%

27Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358+4,617−74%

28Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,059+4,178–

29El Mirage, AZAZ35,820+4,008+54%

30Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,566+3,565–

31Vail, AZAZ16,315+3,396–

32Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,085+2,960–

33Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672+2,659−80%

34Yuma, AZAZ105,227+2,484−89%

35Sun City, AZAZ37,486+2,432+1229%

36New River, AZAZ18,240+2,338–

37Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832+2,203−27%

38Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,715+1,826–

39Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987+1,808–

40Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,593+1,605–

41Rio Rico, AZAZ22,017+1,587–

42Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896+1,511−88%

43Anthem, AZAZ22,584+1,490–

44Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907+1,420−70%

45Coolidge, AZAZ19,959+1,393+62%

46Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727+1,371+170%

47Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625+1,331−87%

48Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581+1,274−60%

49Sun City West, AZAZ27,425+1,271−88%

50Florence, AZAZ25,222+1,249−87%

51Green Valley, AZAZ22,114+1,225−70%

52Citrus Park, AZAZ5,115+1,166–

53Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305+1,111+96%

54Show Low, AZAZ12,471+1,072−60%

55Payson, AZAZ16,693+1,050−80%

56Youngtown, AZAZ7,039+900+92%

57Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,924+893−83%

58New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993+773−76%

59Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709+764−77%

60Williamson, AZAZ6,310+758–

61Tolleson, AZAZ9,224+671+24%

62Safford, AZAZ10,279+563−70%

63Doney Park, AZAZ6,253+515–

64Snowflake, AZAZ6,902+514−34%

65Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,512+473–

66Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567+431−76%

67Verde, AZAZ11,930+414–

68Thatcher, AZAZ5,690+366+41%

69Benson, AZAZ5,532+250−72%

70Page, AZAZ7,147+193−9%

71Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448-12−100%

72Catalina, AZAZ6,489-18−101%

73Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,356-19–

74Somerton, AZAZ14,934-90−105%

75Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136-123−102%

76Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160-123−115%

77Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251-162−108%

78Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093-201−13%

79Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,675-226–

80Globe, AZAZ7,191-283−121%

81Sedona, AZAZ9,619-347−114%

82Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330-369−107%

83Three Points, AZAZ5,254-397−112%

84Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277-481−129%

85Tuba City, AZAZ7,960-539−160%

86Arizona City, AZAZ9,543-607−125%

87Winslow, AZAZ8,464-650−149%

88Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,866-651–

89Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,559-762−173%

90Douglas, AZAZ16,038-844−160%

91Eloy, AZAZ19,967-996−131%

92Nogales, AZAZ19,495-1,067−177%

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