State 04 · AZ

Arizona county map

Arizona has 15 counties. Coconino County is the largest by land at 18,616 square miles, and Maricopa County is the most populous with 4,673,096 residents.

Population 2024
7,582,384
#14 of 51
Land area
113,655 sq mi
#6 of 51
Density
66.7 / sq mi
#33 of 51
Counties
15
Capital: Phoenix
N
Phoenix 33.45° N, 112.07° W

Map of all 15 counties in Arizona

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Arizona map sheets.

ApacheCochiseCoconinoGilaGrahamGreenleeLa PazMaricopaMohaveNavajoPimaPinalSanta CruzYavapaiYumaArizona county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
15 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Arizona population and land area

Arizona had 7,582,384 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 14th of the 50 states and DC. Its 113,655 square miles of land rank 6th. Arizona averages 66.7 people per square mile of land, about 1.4 times sparser than the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 33rd.

Population, 2024
7,582,38414th of 51
Land area
113,655 sq mi6th of 51
Density
66.7 per sq mi33rd of 51
Number of counties
15
Capital
Phoenix33.448° N, 112.074° W
State FIPS code
04

Arizona counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Phoenix.

Gila County: 11Mohave County: 17Yavapai County: 31Maricopa County: 508Graham County: 8.7Greenlee County: 5.1Apache County: 5.8Pinal County: 96Coconino County: 7.8Yuma County: 40Santa Cruz County: 41Pima County: 118Cochise County: 20Navajo County: 11La Paz County: 3.8
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Largest county in Arizona by land area

Coconino County ranks first at 18,616 square miles and Santa Cruz County last at 1,236 square miles. The top value is 15 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Coconino County18,616
  2. 02Mohave County13,332
  3. 03Apache County11,198
  4. 04Navajo County9,950
  5. 05Maricopa County9,202
  6. 06Pima County9,189
  7. 07Yavapai County8,123
  8. 08Cochise County6,210
  9. 09Yuma County5,514
  10. 10Pinal County5,367

Most populous county in Arizona

Maricopa County ranks first at 4,673,096 residents and Greenlee County last at 9,410 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Maricopa County4,673,096
  2. 02Pima County1,080,149
  3. 03Pinal County513,862
  4. 04Yavapai County252,013
  5. 05Mohave County226,479
  6. 06Yuma County220,310
  7. 07Coconino County145,161
  8. 08Cochise County125,773
  9. 09Navajo County109,516
  10. 10Apache County64,800

Least populous county in Arizona

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Greenlee County9,410
  2. 02La Paz County16,992
  3. 03Graham County40,242
  4. 04Santa Cruz County50,508
  5. 05Gila County54,073
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Arizona

Maricopa County ranks first at 507.8 people per square mile and La Paz County last at 3.8 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Maricopa County507.8
  2. 02Pima County117.6
  3. 03Pinal County95.8
  4. 04Santa Cruz County40.9
  5. 05Yuma County40.0
  6. 06Yavapai County31.0
  7. 07Cochise County20.3
  8. 08Mohave County17.0
  9. 09Gila County11.4
  10. 10Navajo County11.0
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Arizona

Maricopa County ranks first at $86,973 and Apache County last at $43,121. The top value is 2.0 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Maricopa County$86,973
  2. 02Pinal County$77,290
  3. 03Coconino County$71,528
  4. 04Greenlee County$71,273
  5. 05Pima County$69,553
  6. 06Yavapai County$67,317
  7. 07Graham County$66,469
  8. 08Yuma County$61,225
  9. 09Mohave County$56,302
  10. 10Gila County$55,804

Towns and cities in Arizona

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 85 incorporated places in Arizona with 1,000 or more residents, holding 6,076,568 people together, or 80% of the state total. 57 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Colorado City at 36.970° N and the southernmost is Nogales at 31.362° N. Among places of 5,000+, Coolidge grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 46.5%.

  1. 01Phoenix1,673,164
  2. 02Tucson554,013
  3. 03Mesa517,151
  4. 04Gilbert288,790
  5. 05Chandler281,231
  6. 06Glendale258,143
  7. 07Scottsdale246,170
  8. 08Peoria199,924
  9. 09Tempe190,114
  10. 10Surprise167,564
  11. 11Goodyear118,186
  12. 12Buckeye114,334
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Phoenix, the capital

80.8% of Arizona's place population, 4,912,411 of 6,076,568 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Phoenix. That ranks 18th of 51 for how central the capital is. The most remote town of 1,000 to 9,999 people is Page, 101 miles in a straight line from the nearest place of 10,000+ (Cedar City).

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Phoenix, month by month, are on the Phoenix daylight page.

States bordering Arizona

Arizona borders 5 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Santa Fe, 382 miles ENE of Phoenix in a straight line.

UTM zones in Arizona

The internal points of Arizona's counties fall in UTM zones 11, 12. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Arizona spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 15 counties in Arizona

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
04013Maricopa County4,673,096#19,202507.8$86,973
04019Pima County1,080,149#29,189117.6$69,553
04021Pinal County513,862#35,36795.8$77,290
04025Yavapai County252,0138,12331.0$67,317
04015Mohave County226,47913,33217.0$56,302
04027Yuma County220,3105,51440.0$61,225
04005Coconino County145,16118,6167.8$71,528
04003Cochise County125,7736,21020.3$53,011
04017Navajo County109,5169,95011.0$51,011
04001Apache County64,80011,1985.8$43,121
04007Gila County54,0734,75811.4$55,804
04023Santa Cruz County50,5081,23640.9$52,400
04009Graham County40,2424,6228.7$66,469
04012La Paz County16,9924,4973.8$48,801
04011Greenlee County9,4101,8435.1$71,273

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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 Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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