Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population 2023

47,744

Santa Cruz County, Arizona's estimated 2023 population is 47,744 with a growth rate of 0.05% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Santa Cruz County, Arizona is the 12th largest county in Arizona. The 2010 population was 47,420 and has seen a growth of 0.68% since that time.

Note: data after 2021 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
201047,420
201147,445250.05%
201247,470250.05%
201347,495250.05%
201447,520250.05%
201547,545250.05%
201647,570250.05%
201747,595250.05%
201847,620250.05%
201947,645250.05%
202047,669240.05%
202147,694250.05%
202247,719250.05%
202347,744250.05%
showing: 14 rows
2023 Growth Rate
0.05% (25)
County Website
Santa Cruz County
State
Arizona
Founded
March 15, 1899
County Seat
Nogales
2010 Population
47,420
Growth Since 2010
0.68% (324)

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population 2023

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White30,80864.91%
Two or more races11,29723.8%
Other race4,7219.95%
Native American2520.53%
Black or African American2160.46%
Asian1690.36%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
showing: 7 rows

White

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Black or African American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population by Race

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population Pyramid 2023

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Median Age

37.2

Total

36.3

Male

37.9

Female

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Adults

There are 34,595 adults, (8,523 of whom are seniors) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Age Dependency

82

Age Dependency Ratio

32.7

Old Age Dependency Ratio

49.4

Child Dependency Ratio

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Sex Ratio

Female24,69752.03%
Male22,76647.97%

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Population by Age

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All16,4282.8767.332.7
Married8,2883.5377.822.2
Non Family4,3551.1457.142.9
Female2,6953.5555.644.4
Male1,0903.0857.742.3
showing: 5 rows

3.41

Average Family Size

2.87

Average Household Size

67.3%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Households and Families

Male

Female

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Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 93.16%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 42.26%.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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$31,315

Average Earnings

$33,837

Average Male

$27,933

Average Female

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Earnings by Educational Attainment

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Language

20.82% of Santa Cruz County, Arizona residents speak only English, while 79.18% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 78.51% of the population.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Language

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty by Race

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic39,4569,50924.1%
Multiple11,2952,70723.97%
Other4,71180016.98%
White6,9655758.26%
Black19111660.73%
Native2418736.1%
Asian156148.97%
showing: 7 rows

21.64%

Overall Poverty Rate

20.95%

Male Poverty Rate

22.27%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

The race most likely to be in poverty in Santa Cruz County, Arizona is Black, with 60.73% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Santa Cruz County, Arizona is White, with 8.26% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.67%. Among those working part-time, it was 28.7%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 27.34%.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty

rate

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade29.62%
High School23.5%
Some College13.1%
Bachelors or Greater5.82%
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Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed47.54%
Male Unemployed25.62%
Male Employed13.86%
Female Employed11.42%
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Santa Cruz County, Arizona Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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mean

median

Income by Household Type

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

49.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

52.6%

Male Marriage Rate

47.2%

Female Marriage Rate

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

1,541

Number of Veterans

1,413

Male Veterans

128

Female Veterans

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Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by War

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Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Age

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Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Race

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

10.88%

Veteran Poverty Rate

33.81%

Veteran Disability Rate

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

56.8%

Labor Force Participation

51.1%

Employment Rate

9.9%

Unemployment Rate

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

49.11%

Born in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

67.72%

Native Born

32.83%

Foreign Born

13.2%

Non Citizen

19.62%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

67.72% of Santa Cruz County, Arizona residents were born in the United States, with 49.11% having been born in Arizona. 13.2% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Santa Cruz County, Arizona Place of Birth

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