Arizona vs Nevada

The two states, county by county

Both maps share one density scale, so the same shade means the same number of people per square mile on either side of the border. Darker counties are denser. Select a county to open its page.

Side by side

Population and density

Arizona has 7,582,384 residents, 2.3 times Nevada's 3,267,467. Arizona ranks 14th and Nevada 31st of the 50 states and DC. Arizona is the more crowded, with 66.7 people per square mile against 29.7, 2.2 times.

Land area

Arizona has 113,655 square miles of land, about the same as Nevada's 109,860. The largest county-equivalent in Arizona is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; in Nevada it is Nye County at 18,182.

Counties

Nevada is divided into 17 county-equivalents and Arizona into 15, so an average Nevada county covers 6,462 square miles against 7,577. The typical county in Arizona has 125,773 residents, against 17,116 in Nevada. The most populous are Maricopa County (4,673,096) and Clark County (2,398,871).

No county name appears in both states, so a county name alone is enough to tell which state a row belongs to.

Household income

The median county in Nevada has a household income of $75,103, 23% above Arizona's $61,225. The highest county incomes are Maricopa County ($86,973) in Arizona and Storey County ($88,684) in Nevada, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Phoenix and Carson City are 582 miles apart in a straight line; from Phoenix the initial bearing is 315°, NW. On June 21, 2026, Phoenix gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Carson City 14 h 56 min; on December 21 the figures are 9 h 56 min and 9 h 25 min. Month by month tables are on the Phoenix and Carson City daylight pages.

Where they sit

Both are in the Census Mountain division of the West region. By county internal points, Arizona spans 2 UTM zones and Nevada 1.