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Most sparsely populated, Arizona cities · 2010

Arizona cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2010). This list covers the 92 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 813.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Williamson, AZAZ6,31094+44%

02Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567106+85%

03Three Points, AZAZ5,254120+6%

04Benson, AZAZ5,532123+8%

05Buckeye, AZAZ125,445129+678%

06Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160133+35%

07Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330134+3%

08Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448135+17%

09Coolidge, AZAZ19,959142+52%

10Eloy, AZAZ19,967145+60%

11Show Low, AZAZ12,471163+39%

12Snowflake, AZAZ6,902166+25%

13Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832173+38%

14Page, AZAZ7,147190+6%

15Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,085201–

16Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,512202–

17Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305240+25%

18Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581257+15%

19Doney Park, AZAZ6,253260–

20New River, AZAZ18,240266+39%

21Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277270+20%

22Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907288+16%

23Marana, AZAZ65,523289+158%

24Rio Rico, AZAZ22,017301–

25Goodyear, AZAZ125,359341+245%

26Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709400+23%

27Florence, AZAZ25,222408+50%

28Globe, AZAZ7,191414+1%

29Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753427+93%

30Vail, AZAZ16,315450+311%

31Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,866524+4%

32Catalina, AZAZ6,489535+8%

33Sedona, AZAZ9,619549−2%

34Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770626+511%

35Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896655+28%

36Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987666+17%

37Thatcher, AZAZ5,690730+21%

38Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,566739+598%

39Winslow, AZAZ8,464743+1%

40Kingman, AZAZ35,829748+40%

41San Luis, AZAZ42,030754+66%

42Yuma, AZAZ105,227769+20%

43Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672789+13%

44Payson, AZAZ16,693791+12%

45Sahuarita, AZAZ37,694797+679%

46Prescott, AZAZ48,420809+17%

47Citrus Park, AZAZ5,115813–

48Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251834−6%

49Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,715860–

50Peoria, AZAZ200,881872+42%

51Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136958+25%

52Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,423960+65%

53Tuba City, AZAZ7,960962+5%

54Valencia West, AZAZ14,728982+293%

55Flagstaff, AZAZ77,260998+25%

56Nogales, AZAZ19,4951,0010%

57Maricopa, AZAZ78,3621,023+4081%

58Safford, AZAZ10,2791,031+4%

59Surprise, AZAZ175,3041,063+281%

60San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1891,073–

61Green Valley, AZAZ22,1141,084+24%

62Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,109+11%

63Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3581,134+25%

64Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,142+32%

65Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3561,169–

66Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0851,170+38%

67Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0061,181+7%

68Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5931,214−6%

69Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6751,442+16%

70Avondale, AZAZ100,9831,593+112%

71Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7271,670+44%

72Verde, AZAZ11,9301,674–

73Arizona City, AZAZ9,5431,708+139%

74Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,741+21%

75Somerton, AZAZ14,9341,964+97%

76Sun City West, AZAZ27,4252,057−7%

77Tucson, AZAZ548,3712,148+7%

78New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,441−18%

79Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0592,519+24%

80Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9242,600+17%

81Sun City, AZAZ37,4862,601−2%

82Anthem, AZAZ22,5842,741–

83Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4812,789+9%

84Gilbert, AZAZ287,2853,036+90%

85Mesa, AZAZ513,6563,105+11%

86El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,211+318%

87Glendale, AZAZ260,5723,378+4%

88Chandler, AZAZ278,7483,597+34%

89Tempe, AZAZ190,5714,045+2%

90Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394,140+105%

91Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5594,311+9%

92Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,912+6%

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