Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 17, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Arizona was 13.5%. Among all Arizona cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Nogales city had the highest poverty rate (29.79%), followed by San Luis city (25.05%), and Douglas city (24.77%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: New River CDP (1.95%), Tanque Verde CDP (2.55%), and Vail CDP (3.32%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Arizona cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arizona cities and places with a population of 10K+.
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Related Topics: Arizona ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Nogales city | 29.79 |
| 2 | San Luis city | 25.05 |
| 3 | Douglas city | 24.77 |
| 4 | Camp Verde town | 23.65 |
| 5 | Eloy city | 23.51 |
| 6 | New Kingman-Butler CDP | 23.32 |
| 7 | Flowing Wells CDP | 23.04 |
| 8 | Bullhead City city | 19.93 |
| 9 | Tucson city | 19.78 |
| 10 | Somerton city | 19.60 |
| 11 | Cottonwood city | 19.20 |
| 12 | Drexel Heights CDP | 18.88 |
| 13 | Tempe city | 18.24 |
| 14 | Coolidge city | 17.98 |
| 15 | Rio Rico CDP | 17.55 |
| 16 | Flagstaff city | 17.42 |
| 17 | Glendale city | 17.31 |
| 18 | Yuma city | 17.14 |
| 19 | Phoenix city | 15.36 |
| 20 | El Mirage city | 14.57 |
| 21 | Verde Village CDP | 14.44 |
| 22 | Casa Grande city | 14.10 |
| 23 | Apache Junction city | 12.73 |
| 24 | Show Low city | 12.54 |
| 25 | Kingman city | 12.43 |
| 26 | Mesa city | 12.13 |
| 27 | Valencia West CDP | 11.97 |
| 28 | Lake Havasu City city | 11.86 |
| 29 | Prescott Valley town | 11.63 |
| 30 | Avondale city | 11.61 |
| 31 | Fort Mohave CDP | 11.55 |
| 32 | Prescott city | 11.23 |
| 33 | Sierra Vista city | 11.14 |
| 34 | Florence town | 10.94 |
| 35 | Sierra Vista Southeast CDP | 10.55 |
| 36 | Fortuna Foothills CDP | 10.50 |
| 37 | Sun City CDP | 10.02 |
| 38 | Tucson Estates CDP | 9.59 |
| 39 | Payson town | 9.37 |
| 40 | Sahuarita town | 8.93 |
| 41 | Gold Canyon CDP | 8.85 |
| 42 | Peoria city | 8.44 |
| 43 | Buckeye city | 8.28 |
| 44 | Tucson Mountains CDP | 7.89 |
| 45 | San Tan Valley CDP | 7.76 |
| 46 | Chandler city | 7.52 |
| 46 | Sun Lakes CDP | 7.52 |
| 47 | Surprise city | 7.49 |
| 48 | Green Valley CDP | 7.42 |
| 49 | Casas Adobes CDP | 7.05 |
| 50 | Maricopa city | 6.88 |
| 51 | Oro Valley town | 6.74 |
| 52 | Scottsdale city | 6.73 |
| 53 | Sun City West CDP | 6.45 |
| 54 | Goodyear city | 6.39 |
| 55 | Marana town | 5.63 |
| 56 | Chino Valley town | 5.61 |
| 57 | Fountain Hills town | 5.55 |
| 58 | Gilbert town | 5.37 |
| 59 | Queen Creek town | 4.48 |
| 59 | Saddlebrooke CDP | 4.48 |
| 60 | Paradise Valley town | 4.09 |
| 61 | Catalina Foothills CDP | 4.08 |
| 62 | Anthem CDP | 3.69 |
| 63 | Vail CDP | 3.32 |
| 64 | Tanque Verde CDP | 2.55 |
| 65 | New River CDP | 1.95 |