Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 25.15K people in Arizona with African ancestry. Among all Arizona cities and places, Phoenix city had the highest population with African ancestry (8.87K), followed by Glendale city (2.66K), and Tucson city (2.11K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Arizona.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Phoenix city
Glendale city
Tucson city
Gilbert town
Mesa city
Chandler city
Scottsdale city
Surprise city
Avondale city
Yuma city
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Phoenix city 8871
2 Glendale city 2657
3 Tucson city 2113
4 Gilbert town 1280
5 Mesa city 998
6 Chandler city 991
7 Scottsdale city 954
8 Surprise city 683
9 Avondale city 576
10 Yuma city 491
11 Tempe city 482
12 Peoria city 372
13 Maricopa city 365
14 Goodyear city 341
15 El Mirage city 310
16 Queen Creek town 271
17 Kingman city 257
18 Sierra Vista city 226
19 Buckeye city 203
20 Eloy city 197
21 Marana town 175
21 Oro Valley town 175
22 Casa Grande city 170
23 Fountain Hills town 159
24 Florence town 155
25 Tuba City CDP 110
26 San Tan Valley CDP 97
27 South Tucson city 79
28 Flagstaff city 73
29 Youngtown town 45
30 Drexel Heights CDP 41
31 Green Valley CDP 38
32 Bullhead City city 31
32 San Luis city 31
32 Sun Lakes CDP 31
33 Tolleson city 30
34 Fortuna Foothills CDP 29
34 Verde Village CDP 29
35 Sahuarita town 28
36 Sierra Vista Southeast CDP 26
37 Safford city 25
38 New River CDP 24
38 St. Johns CDP 24
39 Huachuca City town 22
40 Douglas city 21
41 Copper Hill CDP 19
41 Three Points CDP 19
42 Anthem CDP 17
42 Coolidge city 17
42 Sun City West CDP 17
42 Valencia West CDP 17
43 Desert Hills CDP 15
43 Winslow city 15
44 Dewey-Humboldt town 14
45 Show Low city 12
46 Nogales city 10
47 Tanque Verde CDP 8
48 Guadalupe town 7
48 Springerville town 7
49 Tucson Mountains CDP 6
50 San Manuel CDP 4
51 San Carlos CDP 2
51 Sedona city 2