RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 71 SHOWN OF 71

Most population lost, Arizona cities · 2000

Arizona cities that lost 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. The median across all 71 is +3,208.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Valencia West, AZAZ14,728-897–

02Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093-230–

03Sun City, AZAZ37,486+183–

04Page, AZAZ7,147+211–

05Thatcher, AZAZ5,690+259–

06Youngtown, AZAZ7,039+468–

07Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727+507–

08Tolleson, AZAZ9,224+540–

09Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305+567–

10Snowflake, AZAZ6,902+781–

11Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160+803–

12Coolidge, AZAZ19,959+859–

13Benson, AZAZ5,532+887–

14Tuba City, AZAZ7,960+902–

15Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,559+1,037–

16Winslow, AZAZ8,464+1,330–

17Globe, AZAZ7,191+1,334–

18Nogales, AZAZ19,495+1,389–

19Douglas, AZAZ16,038+1,407–

20Buckeye, AZAZ125,445+1,499–

21Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277+1,635–

22Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567+1,825–

23Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770+1,838–

24Safford, AZAZ10,279+1,873–

25Somerton, AZAZ14,934+1,984–

26Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251+1,993–

27Catalina, AZAZ6,489+2,161–

28Arizona City, AZAZ9,543+2,435–

29Sedona, AZAZ9,619+2,547–

30El Mirage, AZAZ35,820+2,608–

31Show Low, AZAZ12,471+2,676–

32Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832+2,998–

33Eloy, AZAZ19,967+3,174–

34New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993+3,183–

35Three Points, AZAZ5,254+3,201–

36Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581+3,208–

37Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709+3,261–

38Green Valley, AZAZ22,114+4,052–

39Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448+4,113–

40Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907+4,792–

41Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330+5,111–

42Payson, AZAZ16,693+5,243–

43Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,924+5,358–

44Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753+6,142–

45Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260+7,037–

46Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136+7,093–

47Kingman, AZAZ35,829+7,347–

48Prescott, AZAZ48,420+7,511–

49Florence, AZAZ25,222+9,544–

50Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625+10,205–

51Sun City West, AZAZ27,425+10,347–

52San Luis, AZAZ42,030+10,604–

53Marana, AZAZ65,523+11,369–

54Goodyear, AZAZ125,359+12,653–

55Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896+12,741–

56Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672+13,618–

57Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423+14,677–

58Tempe, AZAZ190,571+16,760–

59Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358+17,575–

60Avondale, AZAZ100,983+19,714–

61Yuma, AZAZ105,227+22,592–

62Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085+23,030–

63Surprise, AZAZ175,304+23,726–

64Peoria, AZAZ200,881+57,746–

65Glendale, AZAZ260,572+70,678–

66Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006+72,636–

67Gilbert, AZAZ287,285+80,509–

68Tucson, AZAZ548,371+81,309–

69Chandler, AZAZ278,748+86,057–

70Mesa, AZAZ513,656+108,284–

71Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481+337,642–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS