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