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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 51.98K people in Arizona with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.73% of Arizona population). Among all Arizona cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Avondale city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.88%), followed by Glendale city (1.61%), and Eloy city (1.44%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Avondale city
Glendale city
Eloy city
Phoenix city
Tucson city
Tempe city
El Mirage city
Goodyear city
Kingman city
Maricopa city
Ranking of Arizona Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
0 of 0
Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Avondale city 1.88
2 Glendale city 1.61
3 Eloy city 1.44
4 Phoenix city 1.22
5 Tucson city 1.06
6 Tempe city 1.02
7 El Mirage city 0.98
7 Goodyear city 0.98
8 Kingman city 0.93
9 Maricopa city 0.86
10 Florence town 0.82
10 Gilbert town 0.82
11 Scottsdale city 0.76
12 Chandler city 0.74
13 Sierra Vista city 0.73
14 Fountain Hills town 0.67
15 Peoria city 0.65
16 Marana town 0.62
16 Surprise city 0.62
17 Apache Junction city 0.61
18 Yuma city 0.58
19 Oro Valley town 0.50
20 Queen Creek town 0.49
21 Saddlebrooke CDP 0.48
22 Bullhead City city 0.47
23 Catalina Foothills CDP 0.45
24 Green Valley CDP 0.41
25 Buckeye city 0.38
26 Mesa city 0.37
27 Sahuarita town 0.33
28 Casa Grande city 0.32
29 Douglas city 0.29
30 New River CDP 0.28
31 Casas Adobes CDP 0.27
32 Flagstaff city 0.25
33 Verde Village CDP 0.23
34 Sun Lakes CDP 0.22
35 Paradise Valley town 0.21
36 Tanque Verde CDP 0.19
37 Cottonwood city 0.18
37 Sierra Vista Southeast CDP 0.18
38 Fortuna Foothills CDP 0.14
38 Payson town 0.14
39 Coolidge city 0.13
39 Drexel Heights CDP 0.13
39 Valencia West CDP 0.13
40 Lake Havasu City city 0.11
41 San Tan Valley CDP 0.10
41 Show Low city 0.10
41 Vail CDP 0.10
42 San Luis city 0.09
43 Anthem CDP 0.08
44 Sun City West CDP 0.07
45 Tucson Mountains CDP 0.06
46 Nogales city 0.05
46 Sun City CDP 0.05
47 Fort Mohave CDP 0.04