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Population Density for
Arizona, 2000: 45.0 persons per square mile.
Land
area in Arizona: 72,931,200 acres or 113,955 square miles.
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Population by County |
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1990
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2000
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% Change
1990-2000 |
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Apache
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61,591
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69,423
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+12.7%
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Cochise
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97,624
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117,755 |
+20.6%
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Coconino
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96,591
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116,320 |
+20.4%
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Gila
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40,216
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51,335 |
+27.6%
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Graham
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26,554
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33,489
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+26.1%
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Greenlee
|
8,008
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8,547 |
+6.7%
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La Paz
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13,844
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19,715
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+42.4%
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Maricopa
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2,122,101 |
3,072,149 |
+44.8%
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Mohave
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93,497
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155,032
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+65.8%
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Navajo
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77,674
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97,470 |
+25.5%
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Pima
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666,957
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843,746 |
+26.5%
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Pinal
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116,379
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179,727
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+54.4%
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Santa
Cruz |
29,676
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38,381
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+29.3%
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Yavapai
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107,714
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167,517 |
+55.5%
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Yuma
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106,895
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160,895
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+49.7%
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Statewide |
3,665,339 |
5,130,632 |
+40.0%
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Population – Leading Communities* |
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1990
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2000
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% Change
1990-2000 |
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Phoenix
(Maricopa) |
983,392
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1,321,045 |
+34.3%
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Tucson
(Pima) |
405,371
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486,699 |
+20.1%
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Mesa
(Maricopa) |
288,104
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396,375 |
+37.6%
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Glendale
(Maricopa) |
147,864
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218,812
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+48.0%
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Scottsdale (Maricopa) |
130,075
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202,705
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+55.8%
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Chandler
(Maricopa) |
89,862
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176,581
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+96.5%
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Tempe
(Maricopa) |
141,993
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158,625 |
+11.7%
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Gilbert
(Maricopa) |
29,122
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109,697 |
+276.7%
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Peoria
(Maricopa) |
50,675
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108,364
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+113.8%
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Yuma
(Yuma) |
56,966
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77,515
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+36.1%
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Flagstaff (Coconino) |
45,857
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52,894
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+15.3%
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Lake
Havasu City (Mohave) |
24,363 |
41,938 |
+72.1 |
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Sun City
(Maricopa) |
38,126
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38,309
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+0.5%
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Sierra
Vista (Cochise) |
32,983
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37,775
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+14.5%
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Avondale
(Maricopa) |
16,169
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35,883
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+121.9%
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Prescott
(Yavapai) |
26,592
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33,938
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+27.6%
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* Ranked
by 2000 population, counties in parentheses. |
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Sources: Arizona Department of Economic Security and U.S.
Census Bureau. |
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Age
Distribution
Despite
its reputation as a retirement center, Arizona’s population is
slightly younger than the national average. The state’s median
age is 34.2 while the nation’s is 35.4 years. The proportion
of people younger than 25, as well as those over 65, is
roughly the same as the United States as a whole. |
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Age
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Arizona
(%) |
United
States (%) |
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0-14 |
22.72
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21.65%
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| 15-19 |
7.20
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7.11
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20-24 |
7.10
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6.54
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| 25-54 |
41.70
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43.84
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55-64 |
8.70
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8.12
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| 65+ |
13.00
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12.74
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Population Composition
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Race |
Arizona(%)
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United States (%)
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White |
75.5 |
75.1 |
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Black |
3.1 |
12.3 |
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American Indian |
5.0 |
0.9 |
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Asian |
1.84 |
3.7 |
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Hispanic Origin* |
25.3 |
12.5 |
| * Persons
of Hispanic Origin may be of any race. |
| Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. |
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