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Most sparsely populated, Arizona cities · 2020

Arizona cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 94 is 950.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Williamson, AZAZ6,310107+64%

02Three Points, AZAZ5,254111−2%

03Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567112+95%

04Benson, AZAZ5,532129+14%

05Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160130+31%

06Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,330130+1%

07Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448135+17%

08Eloy, AZAZ19,967136+51%

09Coolidge, AZAZ19,959159+70%

10Show Low, AZAZ12,471179+52%

11Snowflake, AZAZ6,902181+37%

12Page, AZAZ7,147195+9%

13Chino Valley, AZAZ13,832208+66%

14Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,512221–

15Buckeye, AZAZ125,445232+1300%

16Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277249+11%

17Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,085263–

18Wickenburg, AZAZ8,305282+47%

19Doney Park, AZAZ6,253285–

20Camp Verde, AZAZ12,581287+29%

21Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,907297+20%

22New River, AZAZ18,240308+61%

23Rio Rico, AZAZ22,017326–

24Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,107398–

25Globe, AZAZ7,191398−3%

26Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,353413–

27Cottonwood, AZAZ12,709427+31%

28Florence, AZAZ25,222428+57%

29Marana, AZAZ65,523429+283%

30Casa Grande, AZAZ69,753471+113%

31Goodyear, AZAZ125,359498+404%

32Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8665030%

33Sedona, AZAZ9,619530−5%

34Catalina, AZAZ6,489534+7%

35Vail, AZAZ16,315600+448%

36Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,896693+36%

37Winslow, AZAZ8,464693−5%

38Bullhead City, AZAZ43,987696+22%

39Thatcher, AZAZ5,690785+30%

40Yuma, AZAZ105,227789+23%

41Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,251823−7%

42Payson, AZAZ16,693845+20%

43Apache Junction, AZAZ45,672847+21%

44Kingman, AZAZ35,829871+63%

45Tuba City, AZAZ7,960902−2%

46Prescott, AZAZ48,420931+35%

47Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,136948+24%

48Nogales, AZAZ19,495950−5%

49Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,715970–

50San Luis, AZAZ42,0301,042+130%

51Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1151,049–

52Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6941,077+953%

53Peoria, AZAZ200,8811,081+76%

54Safford, AZAZ10,2791,092+10%

55Green Valley, AZAZ22,1141,146+31%

56Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4231,157+99%

57Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2601,164+45%

58Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3561,166–

59Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6251,174+18%

60Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5661,203+1037%

61Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3581,233+36%

62Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,5931,253−3%

63Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241,259+45%

64Surprise, AZAZ175,3041,295+364%

65Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0061,312+19%

66San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1891,318–

67Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0851,343+58%

68Maricopa, AZAZ78,3621,368+5489%

69Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7701,414+1279%

70Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6751,430+15%

71Valencia West, AZAZ14,7281,481+492%

72Arizona City, AZAZ9,5431,609+125%

73Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,657+16%

74Verde, AZAZ11,9301,734–

75Avondale, AZAZ100,9831,867+149%

76Somerton, AZAZ14,9341,952+95%

77Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7272,088+80%

78Sun City West, AZAZ27,4252,164−2%

79Tucson, AZAZ548,3712,241+11%

80New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,596−13%

81Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0592,676+31%

82Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9242,766+25%

83Sun City, AZAZ37,4862,770+4%

84Anthem, AZAZ22,5842,930–

85Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4813,103+22%

86Mesa, AZAZ513,6563,567+27%

87El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,616+371%

88Glendale, AZAZ260,5723,699+13%

89Gilbert, AZAZ287,2853,902+144%

90Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5594,111+4%

91Chandler, AZAZ278,7484,205+56%

92Tempe, AZAZ190,5714,517+14%

93Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394,745+134%

94Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0936,661+2%

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