RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 71 SHOWN OF 71

Most sparsely populated, Arizona cities · 1990

Arizona cities with the fewest residents per square mile (1990). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 71 is 344.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Buckeye, AZAZ125,44513–

02Marana, AZAZ65,52318–

03Goodyear, AZAZ125,35933–

04Golden Valley, AZAZ8,56734–

05Three Points, AZAZ5,25444–

06Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,44857–

07Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77059–

08Eloy, AZAZ19,96763–

09Surprise, AZAZ175,30464–

10Show Low, AZAZ12,47177–

11Chino Valley, AZAZ13,83277–

12Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16078–

13Coolidge, AZAZ19,95983–

14Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33083–

15Benson, AZAZ5,53292–

16Snowflake, AZAZ6,902109–

17Florence, AZAZ25,222120–

18San Luis, AZAZ42,030139–

19Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581147–

20Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277152–

21Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753168–

22Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305170–

23Page, AZAZ7,147173–

24Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085190–

25Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896193–

26Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136209–

27Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709210–

28Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907216–

29Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423219–

30Peoria, AZAZ200,881286–

31Arizona City, AZAZ9,543318–

32Avondale, AZAZ100,983338–

33Globe, AZAZ7,191338–

34Kingman, AZAZ35,829339–

35Catalina, AZAZ6,489344–

36Valencia West, AZAZ14,728344–

37Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672400–

38Sedona, AZAZ9,619419–

39Gilbert, AZAZ287,285425–

40Payson, AZAZ16,693433–

41Yuma, AZAZ105,227454–

42Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625495–

43El Mirage, AZAZ35,820505–

44Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358526–

45Prescott, AZAZ48,420537–

46Thatcher, AZAZ5,690565–

47Winslow, AZAZ8,464631–

48Green Valley, AZAZ22,114671–

49Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260695–

50Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006707–

51Somerton, AZAZ14,934726–

52Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251759–

53Tolleson, AZAZ9,224773–

54Safford, AZAZ10,279793–

55Tuba City, AZAZ7,960818–

56Nogales, AZAZ19,495936–

57Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7271,007–

58Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9241,224–

59Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,293–

60Sun City West, AZAZ27,4251,341–

61Chandler, AZAZ278,7481,379–

62Tucson, AZAZ548,3711,674–

63Youngtown, AZAZ7,0391,709–

64Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4811,897–

65Mesa, AZAZ513,6562,038–

66Glendale, AZAZ260,5722,207–

67New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,339–

68Sun City, AZAZ37,4862,645–

69Tempe, AZAZ190,5713,548–

70Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593,679–

71Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,831–

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