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STATE · ADMITTED 1912

Arizona

7,378,838 residents · 15 counties · 467 cities · 113,594 sq mi · 1,765 census tracts
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Arizona is a state of 7,378,838 people. Few US states rank higher on income. 2,248,206 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 65 people per square mile. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $394,500.

AZ
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
7,378,838
+44%since 2000
from 5,130,632 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
65 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 56 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.0
+14%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
113,594 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.3M4.4M5.5M6.6M7.8M19902000201020202024Arizona
20247.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(397,518)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(436,079)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(468,651)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(488,982)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(498,933)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(1,018,722)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(933,789)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(855,798)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412%(882,815)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(797,335)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.2%(456,810)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(143,406)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,964
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,558 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,503
+110%since 2000
from $20,275 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.9%
+21.9 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.464
+2%since 2010
from 0.453 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration6.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$394,500
+98%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $109,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,543
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $619 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.0% in 2000
32.6% rent
Vacancy rate
10.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.53 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.76 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.4%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.9
+14%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.8%(3,274,258)
Black2.9%(149,941)
Hispanic / Latino25.3%(1,295,617)
Asian1.7%(89,315)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic52.6%(3,879,594)
Black4.4%(322,321)
Hispanic / Latino31.4%(2,313,806)
Asian3.5%(256,161)
Other8.2%(606,956)
Diversity Score
77
+9%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican26.9%(1,987,288)
Central American0.9%(68,406)
Puerto Rican0.7%(53,298)
South American0.5%(39,962)
Spaniard0.5%(36,325)
Guatemalan0.4%(26,094)
Cuban0.3%(24,600)
Salvadoran0.3%(22,310)
Colombian0.2%(13,199)
Peruvian0.1%(8,451)
Honduran0.1%(7,489)
Dominican0.1%(7,328)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(5,525)
Venezuelan0.1%(4,386)
Argentine0.1%(4,367)
Ecuadorian0.1%(4,296)
Panamanian0.1%(3,714)
Chilean0%(2,978)
Costa Rican0%(2,959)
Bolivian0%(1,091)
Uruguayan0%(336)
Paraguayan0%(228)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(67,943)
Filipino0.7%(49,155)
Chinese0.6%(44,629)
Vietnamese0.4%(31,091)
Korean0.3%(19,524)
Japanese0.2%(11,559)
Thai0.1%(3,999)
Pakistani0%(3,676)
Burmese0%(3,329)
Taiwanese0%(3,192)
Cambodian0%(3,167)
Kazakh0%(2,334)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0%(2,242)
Laotian0%(2,061)
Nepalese0%(1,990)
Indonesian0%(1,432)
Sri Lankan0%(722)
Hmong0%(394)
Malaysian0%(231)
Mongolian0%(137)
Bhutanese0%(84)
Uzbek0%(31)
Okinawan0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(15,078)
Samoan0.1%(5,997)
Chamorro0.1%(5,044)
Tongan0%(2,243)
Fijian0%(776)
Guamanian0%(599)
Chuukese0%(139)
Ancestry
German12.6%(932,597)
English10.2%(752,190)
Irish8.9%(657,986)
Italian4.1%(303,086)
American4%(295,324)
Polish2.1%(153,677)
Scottish1.8%(134,199)
French1.8%(133,977)
Norwegian1.6%(117,177)
Swedish1.3%(94,643)
Dutch0.9%(69,563)
Subsaharan African0.8%(59,898)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.7%(50,790)
Russian0.6%(43,461)
Welsh0.6%(41,537)
Arab0.5%(39,439)
Danish0.5%(37,864)
British0.5%(33,766)
Czech0.4%(26,322)
Hungarian0.4%(26,076)
French Canadian0.3%(25,816)
Greek0.3%(24,709)
Portuguese0.3%(19,983)
Canadian0.3%(19,623)
Swiss0.3%(18,641)
West Indian0.2%(18,170)
Ukrainian0.2%(16,867)
Finnish0.2%(15,410)
Austrian0.2%(13,450)
Romanian0.2%(12,788)
Lithuanian0.2%(11,152)
Lebanese0.1%(11,059)
Croatian0.1%(9,480)
Iranian0.1%(9,097)
Slovak0.1%(8,518)
Nigerian0.1%(8,471)
Jamaican0.1%(8,313)
Iraqi0.1%(6,560)
Serbian0.1%(6,309)
Belgian0.1%(6,029)
Armenian0.1%(5,334)
Ethiopian0.1%(4,782)
Brazilian0.1%(4,533)
Egyptian0.1%(4,161)
Turkish0%(3,576)
Syrian0%(3,395)
Slovene0%(3,380)
Haitian0%(2,992)
Australian0%(2,448)
Israeli0%(2,396)
Somali0%(2,294)
Bulgarian0%(2,225)
Jordanian0%(2,204)
Palestinian0%(2,063)
Kenyan0%(1,690)
Latvian0%(1,559)
Ghanaian0%(1,385)
Moroccan0%(1,177)
Macedonian0%(846)
Guyanese0%(763)
Barbadian0%(625)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.3%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.4%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.0%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.4 min
+51%since 2000
from 16.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.8%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 75.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.4%
+13.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 61.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.4%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
13.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.5%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.5%
+12.1 ptssince 2017
from 79.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 93.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 83.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 73.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 20.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.5%(1,132,423)
Married49.6%(1,497,428)
Widowed2.8%(83,233)
Divorced10.1%(305,577)
Women 15+
Never married30.8%(940,868)
Married48.1%(1,470,313)
Widowed8%(245,702)
Divorced13.1%(401,046)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.5%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 50.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 63.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 38.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25%(113,092)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(104,678)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.5%(165,116)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(19,801)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(3,525)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 452,729 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Phoenix1,665,481
2.Tucson548,371
3.Mesa513,656
4.Gilbert287,285
5.Chandler278,748
6.Glendale260,572
7.Scottsdale243,006
8.Peoria200,881
9.Tempe190,571
10.Surprise175,304
11.Buckeye125,445
12.Goodyear125,359
13.San Tan Valley109,189
14.Yuma105,227
15.Avondale100,983
16.Queen Creek89,770
17.Maricopa78,362
18.Flagstaff77,260
19.Casas Adobes72,059
20.Casa Grande69,753
21.Marana65,523
25.Prescott48,420
26.Oro Valley48,085
28.Sierra Vista44,907
29.Bullhead City43,987
30.San Luis42,030
31.Sahuarita37,694
32.Sun City37,486
33.Kingman35,829
34.El Mirage35,820
37.Sun City West27,425
38.Florence25,222
40.Anthem22,584
41.Green Valley22,114
42.Rio Rico22,017
43.Eloy19,967
44.Coolidge19,959
45.Nogales19,495
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (7)
1.Phoenix5,228,938
2.Tucson1,074,685
5.Yuma224,449
6.Flagstaff144,368
7.Sierra Vista126,332
Micropolitan areas (4)
1.Show Low109,946
2.Payson53,801
3.Nogales50,020
4.Safford40,157

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Arizona?

Arizona has about 7,378,838 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Arizona?

The typical household in Arizona earns about $79,964 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Arizona expensive?

In Arizona, the median home is worth about $394,500, and the typical rent is about $1,543 a month.

How educated are people in Arizona?

About 33.3% of adults age 25 and over in Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Arizona?

About 12.5% of people in Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,713,610 residents, a change of about 101 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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