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Most sparsely populated, Arizona cities · 2000

Arizona cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 82 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Buckeye, AZAZ125,44517+0%

02Maricopa, AZAZ78,36224+0%

03Golden Valley, AZAZ8,56757+0%

04Williamson, AZAZ6,31065+0%

05Eloy, AZAZ19,96790+0%

06Coolidge, AZAZ19,95994+0%

07Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16099+0%

08Goodyear, AZAZ125,35999+0%

09Sahuarita, AZAZ37,694102+0%

10Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770103+0%

11Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,566106+0%

12Vail, AZAZ16,315110+0%

13Marana, AZAZ65,523112+0%

14Three Points, AZAZ5,254113+0%

15Benson, AZAZ5,532113+0%

16Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448115+0%

17Show Low, AZAZ12,471117+0%

18Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832125+0%

19Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330130+0%

20Snowflake, AZAZ6,902132+0%

21Page, AZAZ7,147178+0%

22New River, AZAZ18,240191+0%

23Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305192+0%

24Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753222+0%

25Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581223+0%

26Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277225+0%

27Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907248+0%

28Valencia West, AZAZ14,728250+0%

29Florence, AZAZ25,222272+0%

30Surprise, AZAZ175,304279+0%

31Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709326+0%

32Globe, AZAZ7,191411+0%

33San Luis, AZAZ42,030453+0%

34Catalina, AZAZ6,489497+0%

35Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,866502+0%

36Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896511+0%

37Kingman, AZAZ35,829535+0%

38Sedona, AZAZ9,619558+0%

39Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987569+0%

40Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423582+0%

41Thatcher, AZAZ5,690604+0%

42Peoria, AZAZ200,881613+0%

43Yuma, AZAZ105,227640+0%

44Prescott, AZAZ48,420689+0%

45Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672700+0%

46Payson, AZAZ16,693704+0%

47Arizona City, AZAZ9,543715+0%

48Winslow, AZAZ8,464733+0%

49Avondale, AZAZ100,983750+0%

50Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136767+0%

51El Mirage, AZAZ35,820769+0%

52Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260801+0%

53Oro Valley, AZAZ48,085847+0%

54Tolleson, AZAZ9,224868+0%

55Green Valley, AZAZ22,114876+0%

56Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251888+0%

57Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,358905+0%

58Tuba City, AZAZ7,960919+0%

59Safford, AZAZ10,279995+0%

60Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,625998+0%

61Somerton, AZAZ14,934999+0%

62Nogales, AZAZ19,4951,003+0%

63Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0061,102+0%

64Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7271,162+0%

65Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6751,239+0%

66Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5931,286+0%

67Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,434+0%

68Gilbert, AZAZ287,2851,598+0%

69Tucson, AZAZ548,3712,010+0%

70Youngtown, AZAZ7,0392,024+0%

71Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0592,037+0%

72Sun City West, AZAZ27,4252,209+0%

73Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9242,221+0%

74Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4812,549+0%

75Sun City, AZAZ37,4862,657+0%

76Chandler, AZAZ278,7482,690+0%

77Mesa, AZAZ513,6562,804+0%

78New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,979+0%

79Glendale, AZAZ260,5723,260+0%

80Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593,951+0%

81Tempe, AZAZ190,5713,968+0%

82Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,543+0%

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