85 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge | 1 | 7.35% | 22,794 | 13,433 |
| Queen Creek | 2 | 6.4% | 95,235 | 60,872 |
| Colorado City | 3 | 5.96% | 3,736 | 2,478 |
| Maricopa | 4 | 5.49% | 85,553 | 58,856 |
| Tolleson | 5 | 5.28% | 10,395 | 7,268 |
| Casa Grande | 6 | 5.09% | 76,327 | 54,126 |
| Eloy | 7 | 4.39% | 20,962 | 15,673 |
| Buckeye | 8 | 4.31% | 124,630 | 93,741 |
| Goodyear | 9 | 4.13% | 128,372 | 97,814 |
| Marana | 10 | 3.76% | 67,257 | 52,626 |
| Surprise | 11 | 3.34% | 179,149 | 144,393 |
| Apache Junction | 12 | 3.05% | 47,096 | 38,735 |
| San Luis | 13 | 2.61% | 42,210 | 35,771 |
| Wellton | 14 | 2.43% | 2,780 | 2,383 |
| Clarkdale | 15 | 2.39% | 5,192 | 4,469 |
| Superior | 16 | 2.37% | 2,811 | 2,424 |
| Snowflake | 17 | 2.28% | 7,050 | 6,107 |
| Pima | 18 | 2.27% | 3,294 | 2,855 |
| Taylor | 19 | 2.19% | 4,582 | 3,993 |
| Wickenburg | 20 | 2.18% | 8,671 | 7,561 |
| Prescott Valley | 21 | 2.13% | 53,674 | 46,972 |
| Kearny | 22 | 2.07% | 1,977 | 1,739 |
| Sahuarita | 23 | 2.02% | 38,994 | 34,356 |
| Mammoth | 24 | 1.99% | 1,229 | 1,085 |
| Williams | 25 | 1.89% | 3,615 | 3,216 |
| Avondale | 26 | 1.79% | 100,130 | 89,566 |
| Kingman | 27 | 1.73% | 36,627 | 32,894 |
| Gilbert | 28 | 1.65% | 298,470 | 269,429 |
| Cottonwood | 29 | 1.58% | 13,354 | 12,109 |
| Yuma | 30 | 1.48% | 106,667 | 97,342 |
| Chino Valley | 31 | 1.4% | 14,307 | 13,118 |
| Thatcher | 32 | 1.4% | 5,786 | 5,309 |
| Tombstone | 33 | 1.36% | 1,419 | 1,308 |
| Show Low | 34 | 1.2% | 12,666 | 11,765 |
| Cave Creek | 35 | 1.18% | 5,300 | 4,931 |
| Dewey-Humboldt | 36 | 1.14% | 4,695 | 4,376 |
| Somerton | 37 | 1.11% | 15,235 | 14,235 |
| Prescott | 38 | 1.1% | 49,298 | 46,075 |
| Bullhead City | 39 | 1.01% | 44,152 | 41,494 |
| Peoria | 40 | 0.98% | 203,891 | 191,989 |
| Phoenix | 41 | 0.9% | 1,703,449 | 1,612,593 |
| Glendale | 42 | 0.88% | 262,745 | 248,938 |
| Oro Valley | 43 | 0.83% | 49,669 | 47,226 |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | 44 | 0.79% | 4,214 | 4,016 |
| Lake Havasu City | 45 | 0.7% | 59,871 | 57,368 |
| Tempe | 46 | 0.63% | 192,514 | 185,313 |
| Camp Verde | 47 | 0.59% | 12,757 | 12,309 |
| Star Valley | 48 | 0.59% | 2,576 | 2,488 |
| Mesa | 49 | 0.54% | 522,751 | 505,950 |
| Payson | 50 | 0.53% | 16,942 | 16,401 |
| Tucson | 51 | 0.51% | 559,695 | 542,649 |
| Benson | 52 | 0.45% | 5,548 | 5,400 |
| Scottsdale | 53 | 0.44% | 248,321 | 241,868 |
| El Mirage | 54 | 0.35% | 36,725 | 35,953 |
| Chandler | 55 | 0.34% | 283,132 | 277,429 |
| Safford | 56 | 0.3% | 10,318 | 10,135 |
| Nogales | 57 | 0.27% | 20,072 | 19,750 |
| Eagar | 58 | 0.27% | 4,461 | 4,392 |
| Parker | 59 | 0.26% | 3,473 | 3,421 |
| Sedona | 60 | 0.21% | 9,820 | 9,693 |
| Bisbee | 61 | 0.2% | 4,976 | 4,919 |
| Flagstaff | 62 | 0.14% | 77,763 | 77,091 |
| Quartzsite | 63 | 0.12% | 2,431 | 2,412 |
| Springerville | 64 | 0.12% | 1,727 | 1,715 |
| Youngtown | 65 | 0% | 7,061 | 7,064 |
| Holbrook | 66 | -0.04% | 4,832 | 4,847 |
| Willcox | 67 | -0.09% | 3,211 | 3,228 |
| Litchfield Park | 68 | -0.12% | 6,846 | 6,897 |
| Miami | 69 | -0.13% | 1,526 | 1,541 |
| Fountain Hills | 70 | -0.19% | 23,607 | 23,873 |
| Carefree | 71 | -0.22% | 3,641 | 3,689 |
| Globe | 72 | -0.27% | 7,138 | 7,251 |
| Paradise Valley | 73 | -0.33% | 12,441 | 12,686 |
| Huachuca City | 74 | -0.38% | 1,592 | 1,627 |
| Sierra Vista | 75 | -0.39% | 44,365 | 45,400 |
| Fredonia | 76 | -0.39% | 1,279 | 1,312 |
| South Tucson | 77 | -0.44% | 4,494 | 4,616 |
| St. Johns | 78 | -0.48% | 3,319 | 3,418 |
| Gila Bend | 79 | -0.6% | 1,825 | 1,890 |
| Clifton | 80 | -0.63% | 3,766 | 3,912 |
| Guadalupe | 81 | -0.64% | 5,131 | 5,328 |
| Page | 82 | -0.67% | 7,134 | 7,421 |
| Douglas | 83 | -1.11% | 15,473 | 16,511 |
| Winslow | 84 | -1.25% | 8,365 | 9,001 |
| Florence | 85 | -2.47% | 23,689 | 27,295 |
Arizona's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Coolidge leads with 7.35% annualized growth, followed by Queen Creek (6.4%) and Colorado City (5.96%). The largest population centers are Phoenix (1,703,449), Tucson (559,695), and Mesa (522,751). Of the 85 cities over 1,000 population, 65 are growing while 20 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 1.27% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 8.32% annually.