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Most sparsely populated, Arizona cities · 1990

Arizona cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Buckeye, AZAZ125,44513−23%

02Marana, AZAZ65,52318−84%

03Goodyear, AZAZ125,35933−67%

04Golden Valley, AZAZ8,56734−40%

05Three Points, AZAZ5,25444−61%

06Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,44857−51%

07Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77059−43%

08Eloy, AZAZ19,96763−31%

09Surprise, AZAZ175,30464−77%

10Show Low, AZAZ12,47177−35%

11Chino Valley, AZAZ13,83277−38%

12Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16078−22%

13Coolidge, AZAZ19,95983−11%

14Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33083−36%

15Benson, AZAZ5,53292−19%

16Snowflake, AZAZ6,902109−18%

17Florence, AZAZ25,222120−56%

18San Luis, AZAZ42,030139−69%

19Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581147−34%

20Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277152−32%

21Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753168−24%

22Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305170−11%

23Page, AZAZ7,147173−3%

24Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085190−78%

25Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896193−62%

26Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136209−73%

27Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709210−36%

28Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907216−13%

29Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423219−62%

30Peoria, AZAZ200,881286−53%

31Arizona City, AZAZ9,543318−56%

32Avondale, AZAZ100,983338−55%

33Globe, AZAZ7,191338−18%

34Kingman, AZAZ35,829339−37%

35Catalina, AZAZ6,489344−31%

36Valencia West, AZAZ14,728344+38%

37Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672400−43%

38Sedona, AZAZ9,619419−25%

39Gilbert, AZAZ287,285425−73%

40Payson, AZAZ16,693433−38%

41Yuma, AZAZ105,227454−29%

42Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625495−50%

43El Mirage, AZAZ35,820505−34%

44Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358526−42%

45Prescott, AZAZ48,420537−22%

46Thatcher, AZAZ5,690565−6%

47Winslow, AZAZ8,464631−14%

48Green Valley, AZAZ22,114671−23%

49Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260695−13%

50Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006707−36%

51Somerton, AZAZ14,934726−27%

52Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251759−15%

53Tolleson, AZAZ9,224773−11%

54Safford, AZAZ10,279793−20%

55Tuba City, AZAZ7,960818−11%

56Nogales, AZAZ19,495936−7%

57Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7271,007−13%

58Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9241,224−45%

59Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,293−10%

60Sun City West, AZAZ27,4251,341−39%

61Chandler, AZAZ278,7481,379−49%

62Tucson, AZAZ548,3711,674−17%

63Youngtown, AZAZ7,0391,709−16%

64Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4811,897−26%

65Mesa, AZAZ513,6562,038−27%

66Glendale, AZAZ260,5722,207−32%

67New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,339−21%

68Sun City, AZAZ37,4862,645−0%

69Tempe, AZAZ190,5713,548−11%

70Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593,679−7%

71Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,831+4%

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