South Arizona Cities

City
Rank
County
2026 Pop. ↓
Phoenix1Maricopa County1,677,947
Tucson2Pima County550,374
Mesa3Maricopa County515,855
Gilbert4Maricopa County291,713
Chandler5Maricopa County279,399
Glendale6Maricopa County262,540
Scottsdale7Maricopa County243,713
Peoria8Maricopa County202,571
Tempe9Maricopa County191,590
Surprise10Maricopa County181,107
Buckeye11Maricopa County131,812
Goodyear12Maricopa County130,332
Avondale13Maricopa County102,760
Queen Creek14Maricopa County95,338
Casas Adobes15Pima County71,687
Marana16Pima County67,860
Catalina Foothills17Pima County51,978
Oro Valley18Pima County48,414
Sahuarita19Pima County38,406
Sun City20Maricopa County38,138
El Mirage21Maricopa County35,899
Drexel Heights22Pima County27,610
Sun City West23Maricopa County27,573
Fountain Hills24Maricopa County23,624
Anthem25Maricopa County22,835
Rio Rico26Santa Cruz County22,452
Green Valley27Pima County21,625
Nogales28Santa Cruz County19,475
New River29Maricopa County19,153
Flowing Wells30Pima County17,121
Vail31Pima County16,994
Tanque Verde32Pima County15,215
Valencia West33Pima County14,868
Sun Lakes34Maricopa County14,103
Tucson Mountains35Pima County14,065
Tucson Estates36Pima County12,801
Paradise Valley37Maricopa County12,205
Corona de Tucson38Pima County9,815
Tolleson39Maricopa County9,737
Picture Rocks40Pima County9,689
Wickenburg41Maricopa County8,493
Youngtown42Maricopa County7,029
Catalina43Pima County6,755
Litchfield Park44Maricopa County6,708
Avra Valley45Pima County6,436
Rincon Valley46Pima County6,015
Citrus Park47Maricopa County5,392
Cave Creek48Maricopa County5,222
Guadalupe49Maricopa County5,052
Three Points50Pima County4,907
South Tucson51Pima County4,424
Summit52Pima County4,188
Ajo53Pima County3,894
Carefree54Maricopa County3,588
Rio Verde55Maricopa County2,377
Sells56Pima County2,132
Gila Bend57Maricopa County1,803
Tubac58Santa Cruz County1,260
Ak-Chin Village59Maricopa County1,196
Circle City60Maricopa County1,055
Gila Crossing61Maricopa County1,044
Komatke62Maricopa County825
Patagonia63Santa Cruz County767
Maricopa Colony64Maricopa County726
Santa Rosa65Pima County704
Sonoita66Santa Cruz County699
Goodyear Village67Maricopa County589
Wittmann68Maricopa County570
Elephant Head69Pima County563
Arivaca Junction70Pima County548
Upper Santan Village71Maricopa County496
Arivaca72Pima County448
Topawa73Pima County372
Pisinemo74Pima County365
Nelson75Pima County329
San Miguel76Pima County325
Morristown77Maricopa County239
South Komelik78Pima County237
Lower Santan Village79Maricopa County219
Gu Oidak80Pima County204
Elgin81Santa Cruz County197
Ali Molina82Pima County182
Kino Springs83Santa Cruz County145
Theba84Maricopa County142
Santa Cruz85Maricopa County124
Haivana Nakya86Pima County116
Ali Chuk87Pima County114
Tumacacori-Carmen88Santa Cruz County109
Why89Maricopa County107
Wintersburg90Maricopa County104
Chiawuli Tak91Pima County101
Ventana92Maricopa County91
Kleindale93Pima County78
Anegam94Pima County76
Wahak Hotrontk95Pima County75
Aguila96Maricopa County72
Ko Vaya97Pima County59
Ali Chukson98Pima County52
Ak Chin99Pima County41
Beyerville100Santa Cruz County34
Arlington101Maricopa County29
Summerhaven102Pima County27
Maish Vaya103Pima County23
Tonopah104Maricopa County17
Charco105Maricopa County10

About South Arizona

Maricopa County, Pima County, and Santa Cruz County are the counties generally considered part of South Arizona.

Sources

  1. US Census: 2025 Gazetteer Files
  2. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024