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Most sparsely populated, Arizona cities

Arizona cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 57 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Benson, AZAZ5,532133+17%

02Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160137+38%

03Eloy, AZAZ19,967174+92%

04Page, AZAZ7,147187+5%

05Show Low, AZAZ12,471190+62%

06Snowflake, AZAZ6,902205+55%

07Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832221+77%

08Coolidge, AZAZ19,959240+156%

09Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907295+19%

10Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581297+33%

11Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305313+63%

12Buckeye, AZAZ125,445318+1819%

13Globe, AZAZ7,191395−4%

14Florence, AZAZ25,222403+48%

15Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709451+38%

16Sedona, AZAZ9,619527−6%

17Marana, AZAZ65,523541+383%

18Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753613+177%

19Winslow, AZAZ8,464652−11%

20Goodyear, AZAZ125,359655+563%

21Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987741+30%

22Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251797−10%

23Thatcher, AZAZ5,690854+41%

24Payson, AZAZ16,693863+23%

25Yuma, AZAZ105,227869+36%

26Nogales, AZAZ19,495936−7%

27Kingman, AZAZ35,829954+79%

28Prescott, AZAZ48,420984+43%

29Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6721,005+44%

30Safford, AZAZ10,2791,108+11%

31Peoria, AZAZ200,8811,137+85%

32Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,165+17%

33Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2601,170+46%

34Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6941,190+1063%

35San Luis, AZAZ42,0301,243+174%

36Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3581,281+42%

37Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4231,296+123%

38Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0061,321+20%

39Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0851,372+62%

40Surprise, AZAZ175,3041,586+468%

41Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,607+12%

42Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,609+85%

43Maricopa, AZAZ78,3621,844+7435%

44Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7272,052+77%

45Somerton, AZAZ14,9342,053+106%

46Avondale, AZAZ100,9832,111+181%

47Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7702,132+1980%

48Tucson, AZAZ548,3712,264+13%

49Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4813,213+26%

50El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,618+371%

51Mesa, AZAZ513,6563,633+30%

52Glendale, AZAZ260,5723,882+19%

53Gilbert, AZAZ287,2854,184+162%

54Chandler, AZAZ278,7484,247+58%

55Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394,734+134%

56Tempe, AZAZ190,5714,767+20%

57Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,374−3%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES