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Most population lost, Arizona counties

Arizona counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 15 counties in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 15 is +2,351. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Coconino County, AZ, up 8 places to #2.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲1Apache County, AZAZ64,445-1,576−120%

02▲8Coconino County, AZAZ144,368-733−104%

03▲4Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312-251−147%

04▼1La Paz County, AZAZ16,711+154−97%

05Gila County, AZAZ53,801+529−95%

06▼5Cochise County, AZAZ126,332+885−96%

07▲1Graham County, AZAZ40,157+1,624−77%

08▼2Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020+2,351−73%

09▼5Navajo County, AZAZ109,946+3,229−84%

10▲1Mohave County, AZAZ228,102+14,835−76%

11▲1Yavapai County, AZAZ252,552+16,343−73%

12▼3Yuma County, AZAZ224,449+20,568−61%

13▲1Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685+31,252−82%

14▼1Pinal County, AZAZ539,380+114,116+80%

15Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558+268,990−72%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES