Bordering states

Arizona vs Utah

Short answer

Arizona has 7,582,384 residents, 2.2 times Utah's 3,503,613. Arizona is the larger by land, 1.38 times the size of Utah.
AZ
7,582,384
UT
3,503,613

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.

Arizona

Gila County: 11.4 per sq miMohave County: 17.0 per sq miYavapai County: 31.0 per sq miMaricopa County: 507.8 per sq miGraham County: 8.7 per sq miGreenlee County: 5.1 per sq miApache County: 5.8 per sq miPinal County: 95.8 per sq miCoconino County: 7.8 per sq miYuma County: 40.0 per sq miSanta Cruz County: 40.9 per sq miPima County: 117.6 per sq miCochise County: 20.3 per sq miNavajo County: 11.0 per sq miLa Paz County: 3.8 per sq mi

Utah

Iron County: 20.0 per sq miRich County: 2.7 per sq miSummit County: 23.0 per sq miSan Juan County: 1.9 per sq miDuchesne County: 6.4 per sq miUintah County: 8.5 per sq miGrand County: 2.7 per sq miBox Elder County: 11.1 per sq miCache County: 124.9 per sq miGarfield County: 1.0 per sq miSalt Lake County: 1,615.6 per sq miUtah County: 372.8 per sq miSanpete County: 19.3 per sq miWayne County: 1.1 per sq miPiute County: 2.0 per sq miEmery County: 2.3 per sq miJuab County: 3.9 per sq miSevier County: 11.8 per sq miWasatch County: 32.2 per sq miDaggett County: 1.4 per sq miKane County: 2.1 per sq miTooele County: 12.0 per sq miMorgan County: 21.5 per sq miWeber County: 451.9 per sq miDavis County: 1,165.4 per sq miWashington County: 85.7 per sq miBeaver County: 2.9 per sq miMillard County: 2.0 per sq miCarbon County: 13.9 per sq mi
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Residents, 2024

  1. 01Arizona7,582,384
  2. 02Utah3,503,613

Land, square miles

  1. 01Arizona113,655
  2. 02Utah82,596

People per square mile

  1. 01Arizona66.7
  2. 02Utah42.4

Median county household income

  1. 01Arizona$61,225
  2. 02Utah$75,024

Side by side

MeasureArizonaUtah
Residents, 20247,582,3843,503,613
Rank by population14th30th
Land, sq mi113,65582,596
People per sq mi66.742.4
County-equivalents1529
Median county residents125,77320,803
Median county income$61,225$75,024
Most populous countyMaricopa CountySalt Lake County
Largest county by landCoconino CountySan Juan County
CapitalPhoenixSalt Lake City
Daylight at capital, June 2114 h 22 min15 h 06 min
Census divisionMountainMountain
Census Vintage 2024 population, 2024 Gazetteer land area, SAIPE 2023 income. Daylight computed with SunCalc.

Population and density

Arizona has 7,582,384 residents, 2.2 times Utah's 3,503,613. Arizona ranks 14th and Utah 30th of the 50 states and DC. Arizona is the more crowded, with 66.7 people per square mile against 42.4, 57% more.

Land area

Arizona has 113,655 square miles of land, 38% more than Utah's 82,596. The largest county-equivalent in Arizona is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; in Utah it is San Juan County at 7,824.

Counties

Utah is divided into 29 county-equivalents and Arizona into 15, so an average Utah county covers 2,848 square miles against 7,577. The typical county in Arizona has 125,773 residents, against 20,803 in Utah. The most populous are Maricopa County (4,673,096) and Salt Lake County (1,216,274).

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 Utah has a household income of $75,024, 23% above Arizona's $61,225. The highest county incomes are Maricopa County ($86,973) in Arizona and Summit County ($139,848) in Utah, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Phoenix and Salt Lake City are 506 miles apart in a straight line; from Phoenix the initial bearing is 1°, N. On June 21, 2026, Phoenix gets 14 h 22 min of daylight and Salt Lake City 15 h 06 min; on December 21 the figures are 9 h 56 min and 9 h 15 min. Month by month tables are on the Phoenix and Salt Lake 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 Utah 1.

Questions people ask

Which is bigger, Arizona or Utah?

Arizona, with 113,655 square miles of land against 82,596, 1.38 times as large.

Which has more people, Arizona or Utah?

Arizona has 7,582,384 residents, 2.2 times Utah's 3,503,613.

How far is Phoenix from Salt Lake City?

506 miles in a straight line, heading N (1°) from Phoenix.

Do Arizona and Utah have counties with the same name?

No. None of their county-level units share a name.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Bureau regions and divisions of the United States (last verified 2026-09-30)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.