Cities in Maricopa County, Arizona by Population (2024)

There are 60 cities in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

60 Rows

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Change
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Type
Phoenix11,662,6071,612,4590.76%3,208518.3City
Mesa2513,567505,8900.38%3,632141.4City
Chandler3281,107277,3450.34%4,28365.6City
Gilbert4277,490269,1730.76%4,04168.7Town
Glendale5255,490248,9490.64%3,80667.1City
Scottsdale6245,231241,8830.34%1,333184.0City
Peoria7201,001191,9971.13%1,138176.7City
Tempe8191,336185,3280.79%4,78640.0City
Surprise9162,911144,4072.92%1,474110.5City
Goodyear10116,46097,8384.16%609191.3City
Buckeye11113,95893,7614.64%289394.8City
San Tan Valley12104,521104,9361.61%1,37975.8CDP
Avondale1394,87089,5681.42%1,98347.8City
Queen Creek1481,78860,9156.82%1,94342.1Town
Maricopa1575,07858,8545.71%1,76742.5City
Apache Junction1641,95938,7331.96%92345.5City
Sun City1737,79038,8880.06%2,62114.4CDP
El Mirage1835,81535,955-0.1%3,6179.9City
Sun City West1926,99026,0430.66%2,26311.9CDP
Fountain Hills2023,52323,875-0.37%1,16020.3Town
Anthem2122,87623,5080.37%2,8907.9CDP
New River2219,00016,3031.54%33956.1CDP
Sun Lakes2314,17614,8870.11%2,6375.4CDP
Paradise Valley2412,43912,689-0.5%80915.4Town
Wickenburg258,3317,4982.56%31426.5Town
Tolleson267,1417,269-0.45%1,2465.7City
Litchfield Park276,8816,893-0.04%2,0993.3City
Youngtown286,8727,059-0.68%4,6211.5Town
Citrus Park295,8265,7442.26%1,1765.0CDP
Cave Creek305,2254,9311.42%13937.7Town
Guadalupe315,1795,331-0.73%6,4820.8Town
Carefree323,6273,687-0.41%4128.8Town
Ajo332,8582,691-1.11%8633.3CDP
Rio Verde342,5242,3272.06%5834.3CDP
Gila Bend351,8401,894-0.76%2964.4Town
Ak-Chin Village361,2311,2022.24%11710.5CDP
Gila Crossing371,0226592.82%1,1750.9CDP
Komatke38804885-0.12%3302.4CDP
Circle City398026807.8%2,6300.3CDP
Upper Santan Village407735662.66%1156.7CDP
Roosevelt Estates417235867.59%1504.8CDP
Maricopa Colony42599818-1.32%1095.5CDP
St. Johns434786250%2102.3CDP
Stotonic Village44438426-3.52%865.1CDP
Dateland45328411-2.09%1522.0CDP
Goodyear Village46311277-3.42%933.4CDP
Aguila47289753-11.35%1771.6CDP
Morristown482781877.75%2861.0CDP
Wittmann49273810-11.36%2831.0CDP
Top-of-the-World50226274-0.44%376.1CDP
Lower Santan Village51201110-6.08%484.2CDP
Ventana52142587.58%1371.0CDP
Why53119658.18%139.0CDP
Theba54113647.62%1820.6CDP
Wintersburg5510611-1.85%1790.6CDP
Santa Cruz56104578.33%641.6CDP
Arlington5787108-7.45%382.3CDP
Charco582484.35%260.9CDP
Tonopah5915507.14%111.4CDP
Kaka604100-71.43%80.5CDP

Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in Maricopa County, Arizona?

Phoenix is the largest city in Maricopa County.

What is the smallest city in Maricopa County, Arizona?

Kaka is the smallest city in Maricopa County.

How many cities are in Maricopa County?

There are 60 cities in Maricopa County, Arizona.

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