Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Arizona was 18.74%. Among all Arizona cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Eloy city (81.04%), followed by Douglas city (71.56%), and Nogales city (55.62%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Chino Valley town (0%), Fort Mohave CDP (0%), and Gold Canyon CDP (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arizona cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Arizona cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Arizona.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Eloy city
Douglas city
Nogales city
Payson town
Kingman city
Camp Verde town
Flowing Wells CDP
Green Valley CDP
Flagstaff city
Casa Grande city
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Eloy city 81.04
2 Douglas city 71.56
3 Nogales city 55.62
4 Payson town 55.12
5 Kingman city 48.08
6 Camp Verde town 47.83
7 Flowing Wells CDP 40.18
8 Green Valley CDP 38.78
9 Flagstaff city 38.38
10 Casa Grande city 31.28
11 Bullhead City city 30.42
12 Tucson city 26.03
13 Tempe city 24.93
14 Glendale city 24.87
15 New River CDP 23.78
16 Anthem CDP 23.31
17 Phoenix city 21.65
18 Marana town 21.35
19 Yuma city 20.68
20 San Tan Valley CDP 19.87
21 Coolidge city 19.68
22 Scottsdale city 19.67
23 Oro Valley town 19.29
24 Casas Adobes CDP 16.36
25 Chandler city 15.49
26 Sun City CDP 15.33
27 Mesa city 15.03
28 Somerton city 14.29
29 Buckeye city 13.65
30 Peoria city 12.05
31 Apache Junction city 11.81
32 Sun City West CDP 10.71
33 Gilbert town 10.30
34 El Mirage city 9.88
35 Avondale city 9.52
36 Queen Creek town 8.47
37 Sierra Vista Southeast CDP 8.07
38 Surprise city 7.57
39 Maricopa city 6.62
40 Catalina Foothills CDP 6.48
41 Paradise Valley town 5.44
42 Vail CDP 5.36
43 Drexel Heights CDP 5.22
44 Tucson Mountains CDP 4.55
45 Sierra Vista city 4.29
46 Prescott Valley town 3.16
47 Fortuna Foothills CDP 2.31
48 Goodyear city 2.14
49 Valencia West CDP 1.50
50 Sahuarita town 1.34
51 Tanque Verde CDP 1.32
52 Prescott city 1.24
53 Fountain Hills town 1.19
54 Florence town 1.14
55 Lake Havasu City city 0.85
56 Chino Valley town 0.00
56 Fort Mohave CDP 0.00
56 Gold Canyon CDP 0.00
56 New Kingman-Butler CDP 0.00
56 Saddlebrooke CDP 0.00
56 San Luis city 0.00
56 Show Low city 0.00
56 Sun Lakes CDP 0.00
56 Tucson Estates CDP 0.00
56 Verde Village CDP 0.00