50 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 1 | 1,675,144 | 1,612,459 | 0.75% | 3,232 | 518.33 | City |
| Mesa | 2 | 515,486 | 505,890 | 0.37% | 3,646 | 141.38 | City |
| Chandler | 3 | 282,048 | 277,345 | 0.33% | 4,297 | 65.64 | City |
| Gilbert | 4 | 279,569 | 269,173 | 0.75% | 4,072 | 68.66 | Town |
| Glendale | 5 | 257,125 | 248,949 | 0.64% | 3,830 | 67.13 | City |
| Scottsdale | 6 | 246,068 | 241,883 | 0.34% | 1,337 | 184 | City |
| Peoria | 7 | 203,252 | 191,997 | 1.12% | 1,150 | 176.70 | City |
| Tempe | 8 | 192,838 | 185,328 | 0.79% | 4,823 | 39.98 | City |
| Surprise | 9 | 167,537 | 144,407 | 2.84% | 1,516 | 110.50 | City |
| Goodyear | 10 | 121,116 | 97,838 | 4% | 633 | 191.31 | City |
| Buckeye | 11 | 119,007 | 93,761 | 4.43% | 301 | 394.83 | City |
| Avondale | 12 | 96,196 | 89,568 | 1.4% | 2,011 | 47.84 | City |
| Queen Creek | 13 | 87,006 | 60,915 | 6.38% | 2,067 | 42.10 | Town |
| Sun City | 14 | 37,810 | 38,888 | 0.05% | 2,623 | 14.42 | CDP |
| El Mirage | 15 | 35,780 | 35,955 | -0.1% | 3,614 | 9.90 | City |
| Sun City West | 16 | 27,165 | 26,043 | 0.65% | 2,278 | 11.93 | CDP |
| Fountain Hills | 17 | 23,435 | 23,875 | -0.37% | 1,155 | 20.28 | Town |
| Anthem | 18 | 22,960 | 23,508 | 0.37% | 2,900 | 7.92 | CDP |
| New River | 19 | 19,290 | 16,303 | 1.53% | 344 | 56.11 | CDP |
| Sun Lakes | 20 | 14,190 | 14,887 | 0.1% | 2,640 | 5.38 | CDP |
| Paradise Valley | 21 | 12,377 | 12,689 | -0.5% | 805 | 15.38 | Town |
| Wickenburg | 22 | 8,539 | 7,498 | 2.5% | 322 | 26.51 | Town |
| Tolleson | 23 | 7,109 | 7,269 | -0.45% | 1,240 | 5.73 | City |
| Litchfield Park | 24 | 6,878 | 6,893 | -0.04% | 2,098 | 3.28 | City |
| Youngtown | 25 | 6,825 | 7,059 | -0.68% | 4,590 | 1.49 | Town |
| Citrus Park | 26 | 5,954 | 5,744 | 2.2% | 1,202 | 4.95 | CDP |
| Cave Creek | 27 | 5,299 | 4,931 | 1.42% | 141 | 37.71 | Town |
| Guadalupe | 28 | 5,141 | 5,331 | -0.73% | 6,434 | 0.80 | Town |
| Carefree | 29 | 3,612 | 3,687 | -0.41% | 410 | 8.81 | Town |
| Rio Verde | 30 | 2,575 | 2,327 | 2.02% | 595 | 4.33 | CDP |
| Gila Bend | 31 | 1,827 | 1,894 | -0.71% | 28 | 64.37 | Town |
| Ak-Chin Village | 32 | 1,257 | 1,202 | 2.11% | 119 | 10.54 | CDP |
| Gila Crossing | 33 | 1,051 | 659 | 2.84% | 1,208 | 0.87 | CDP |
| Circle City | 34 | 859 | 680 | 7.11% | 2,816 | 0.30 | CDP |
| Komatke | 35 | 802 | 885 | -0.25% | 330 | 2.43 | CDP |
| Upper Santan Village | 36 | 793 | 566 | 2.59% | 118 | 6.74 | CDP |
| Maricopa Colony | 37 | 591 | 818 | -1.34% | 108 | 5.49 | CDP |
| Goodyear Village | 38 | 301 | 277 | -3.22% | 90 | 3.35 | CDP |
| Morristown | 39 | 297 | 187 | 6.83% | 306 | 0.97 | CDP |
| Aguila | 40 | 253 | 753 | -12.46% | 155 | 1.63 | CDP |
| Wittmann | 41 | 238 | 810 | -12.82% | 247 | 0.96 | CDP |
| Lower Santan Village | 42 | 189 | 110 | -5.97% | 45 | 4.17 | CDP |
| Ventana | 43 | 152 | 58 | 7.04% | 147 | 1.04 | CDP |
| Why | 44 | 128 | 65 | 7.56% | 14 | 8.96 | CDP |
| Theba | 45 | 121 | 64 | 7.08% | 195 | 0.62 | CDP |
| Santa Cruz | 46 | 111 | 57 | 6.73% | 68 | 1.63 | CDP |
| Wintersburg | 47 | 103 | 11 | -2.83% | 174 | 0.59 | CDP |
| Arlington | 48 | 79 | 108 | -9.2% | 34 | 2.29 | CDP |
| Charco | 49 | 26 | 8 | 8.33% | 28 | 0.93 | CDP |
| Tonopah | 50 | 16 | 50 | 6.67% | 12 | 1.37 | CDP |
Phoenix is the largest city in Maricopa County, with a population of 1,675,144.
Tonopah is the smallest city in Maricopa County.
There are 50 cities in Maricopa County, Arizona.