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Most sparsely populated, Arizona cities

Arizona cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 57 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 57 is 1,005. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Youngtown, AZ, up 38 places to #55.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲3Benson, AZAZ5,532133+17%

02▲3Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160137+38%

03▲5Eloy, AZAZ19,967174+92%

04▲8Page, AZAZ7,147187+5%

05▲5Show Low, AZAZ12,471190+62%

06▲5Snowflake, AZAZ6,902205+55%

07▲6Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832221+77%

08▲1Coolidge, AZAZ19,959240+156%

09▲12Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907295+19%

10▲10Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581297+33%

11▲7Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305313+63%

12▲3Buckeye, AZAZ125,445318+1819%

13▲12Globe, AZAZ7,191395−4%

14▲14Florence, AZAZ25,222403+48%

15▲12Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709451+38%

16▲17Sedona, AZAZ9,619527−6%

17▲12Marana, AZAZ65,523541+383%

18▲12Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753613+177%

19▲18Winslow, AZAZ8,464652−11%

20▲11Goodyear, AZAZ125,359655+563%

21▲17Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987741+30%

22▲19Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251797−10%

23▲16Thatcher, AZAZ5,690854+41%

24▲18Payson, AZAZ16,693863+23%

25▲15Yuma, AZAZ105,227869+36%

26▲22Nogales, AZAZ19,495936−7%

27▲17Kingman, AZAZ35,829954+79%

28▲18Prescott, AZAZ48,420984+43%

29▲14Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6721,005+44%

30▲24Safford, AZAZ10,2791,108+11%

31▲22Peoria, AZAZ200,8811,137+85%

32▲27Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,165+17%

33▲24Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2601,170+46%

34▲18Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6941,190+1063%

35▲15San Luis, AZAZ42,0301,243+174%

36▲25Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3581,281+42%

37▲19Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4231,296+123%

38▲27Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0061,321+20%

39▲28Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0851,372+62%

40▲24Surprise, AZAZ175,3041,586+468%

41▲32Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,607+12%

42▲21Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,609+85%

43▲25Maricopa, AZAZ78,3621,844+7435%

44▲33Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7272,052+77%

45▲31Somerton, AZAZ14,9342,053+106%

46▲29Avondale, AZAZ100,9832,111+181%

47▲22Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7702,132+1980%

48▲31Tucson, AZAZ548,3712,264+13%

49▲36Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4813,213+26%

50▲37El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,618+371%

51▲35Mesa, AZAZ513,6563,633+30%

52▲36Glendale, AZAZ260,5723,882+19%

53▲36Gilbert, AZAZ287,2854,184+162%

54▲37Chandler, AZAZ278,7484,247+58%

55▲38Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394,734+134%

56▲36Tempe, AZAZ190,5714,767+20%

57▲37Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,374−3%

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