| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge | 1 | 7.18% | 21,392 | 13,425 |
| Queen Creek | 2 | 6.2% | 95,338 | 60,700 |
| Colorado City | 3 | 6.14% | 3,698 | 2,477 |
| Tolleson | 4 | 5.56% | 9,737 | 7,289 |
| Maricopa | 5 | 5.12% | 82,372 | 58,848 |
| Buckeye | 6 | 5.08% | 131,812 | 93,422 |
| Eloy | 7 | 4.79% | 20,923 | 15,692 |
| Casa Grande | 8 | 4.67% | 73,011 | 54,166 |
| Goodyear | 9 | 3.97% | 130,332 | 97,774 |
| Marana | 10 | 3.57% | 67,860 | 52,625 |
| Surprise | 11 | 3.31% | 181,107 | 144,390 |
| San Luis | 12 | 2.65% | 43,142 | 35,752 |
| Wellton | 13 | 2.58% | 2,740 | 2,383 |
| Apache Junction | 14 | 2.43% | 46,784 | 38,726 |
| Snowflake | 15 | 2.3% | 7,061 | 6,107 |
| Pima | 16 | 2.29% | 3,254 | 2,852 |
| Wickenburg | 17 | 2.26% | 8,493 | 7,560 |
| Taylor | 18 | 2.22% | 4,506 | 3,992 |
| Prescott Valley | 19 | 2.07% | 53,507 | 46,944 |
| Clarkdale | 20 | 2.04% | 4,904 | 4,466 |
| Sahuarita | 21 | 1.89% | 38,406 | 34,351 |
| Kingman | 22 | 1.87% | 36,500 | 32,899 |
| Williams | 23 | 1.81% | 3,536 | 3,217 |
| Superior | 24 | 1.8% | 2,658 | 2,426 |
| Avondale | 25 | 1.76% | 102,760 | 89,537 |
| Yuma | 26 | 1.61% | 106,923 | 97,326 |
| Gilbert | 27 | 1.54% | 291,713 | 269,419 |
| Kearny | 28 | 1.46% | 1,876 | 1,741 |
| Mammoth | 29 | 1.39% | 1,165 | 1,086 |
| Chino Valley | 30 | 1.37% | 14,021 | 13,109 |
| Thatcher | 31 | 1.32% | 5,765 | 5,308 |
| Somerton | 32 | 1.25% | 15,120 | 14,231 |
| Cottonwood | 33 | 1.24% | 12,866 | 12,103 |
| Show Low | 34 | 1.23% | 12,624 | 11,765 |
| Cave Creek | 35 | 1.2% | 5,222 | 4,932 |
| Bullhead City | 36 | 1.15% | 44,493 | 41,486 |
| Tombstone | 37 | 1.09% | 1,391 | 1,307 |
| Prescott | 38 | 1.08% | 48,945 | 46,132 |
| Dewey-Humboldt | 39 | 1.06% | 4,653 | 4,380 |
| Lake Havasu City | 40 | 0.85% | 59,861 | 57,373 |
| Peoria | 41 | 0.84% | 202,571 | 191,975 |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | 42 | 0.8% | 4,182 | 4,014 |
| Glendale | 43 | 0.76% | 262,540 | 248,901 |
| Phoenix | 44 | 0.75% | 1,677,947 | 1,612,458 |
| Oro Valley | 45 | 0.68% | 48,414 | 47,218 |
| Camp Verde | 46 | 0.66% | 12,664 | 12,304 |
| Star Valley | 47 | 0.59% | 2,553 | 2,490 |
| Payson | 48 | 0.57% | 16,788 | 16,393 |
| Tempe | 49 | 0.53% | 191,590 | 185,298 |
| Mesa | 50 | 0.43% | 515,855 | 505,990 |
| Tucson | 51 | 0.37% | 550,374 | 542,621 |
| Safford | 52 | 0.31% | 10,311 | 10,146 |
| Eagar | 53 | 0.29% | 4,472 | 4,382 |
| Scottsdale | 54 | 0.29% | 243,713 | 241,855 |
| Benson | 55 | 0.27% | 5,547 | 5,411 |
| Chandler | 56 | 0.23% | 279,399 | 277,410 |
| El Mirage | 57 | 0.22% | 35,899 | 35,952 |
| Springerville | 58 | 0.17% | 1,722 | 1,717 |
| Flagstaff | 59 | 0.07% | 77,317 | 77,077 |
| Bisbee | 60 | 0% | 4,860 | 4,921 |
| Fountain Hills | 61 | 0% | 23,624 | 23,875 |
| Holbrook | 62 | -0.04% | 4,864 | 4,846 |
| Sedona | 63 | -0.04% | 9,615 | 9,691 |
| Nogales | 64 | -0.1% | 19,475 | 19,754 |
| Youngtown | 65 | -0.14% | 7,029 | 7,061 |
| Miami | 66 | -0.2% | 1,511 | 1,541 |
| Parker | 67 | -0.21% | 3,387 | 3,420 |
| Globe | 68 | -0.24% | 7,174 | 7,229 |
| Willcox | 69 | -0.28% | 3,180 | 3,229 |
| Litchfield Park | 70 | -0.28% | 6,708 | 6,895 |
| Carefree | 71 | -0.33% | 3,588 | 3,685 |
| Quartzsite | 72 | -0.34% | 2,380 | 2,411 |
| Paradise Valley | 73 | -0.38% | 12,205 | 12,683 |
| St. Johns | 74 | -0.51% | 3,319 | 3,424 |
| Sierra Vista | 75 | -0.53% | 44,671 | 45,383 |
| Fredonia | 76 | -0.54% | 1,283 | 1,312 |
| Huachuca City | 77 | -0.57% | 1,574 | 1,625 |
| South Tucson | 78 | -0.63% | 4,424 | 4,616 |
| Gila Bend | 79 | -0.72% | 1,803 | 1,891 |
| Guadalupe | 80 | -0.81% | 5,052 | 5,330 |
| Page | 81 | -0.83% | 7,088 | 7,417 |
| Clifton | 82 | -0.85% | 3,720 | 3,917 |
| Winslow | 83 | -1.24% | 8,359 | 8,996 |
| Douglas | 84 | -1.27% | 15,834 | 16,518 |
| Florence | 85 | -2.76% | 24,526 | 27,271 |
Arizona's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Coolidge leads with 7.18% annualized growth, followed by Queen Creek (6.2%) and Colorado City (6.14%). The largest population centers are Phoenix (1,677,947), Tucson (550,374), and Mesa (515,855). Of the 85 cities over 1,000 population, 60 are growing while 25 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 1.17% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 7.32% annually.