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What are the fastest-growing metro areas in Arizona?

Yuma, AZ (+9.2%), Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (+7.3%) and Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (+6.5%) grew fastest among Arizona metro areas between 2020 and 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 7 ranked Arizona metro areas

Arizona metro areas ranked by population growth
RankMetro areaChange 2020–25People addedResidents 2025
1Yuma, AZ+9.2%+18,831224,449
2Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ+7.3%+353,6825,228,938
3Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ+6.5%+13,935228,102
4Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ+6.5%+15,329252,552
5Tucson, AZ+2.8%+29,4401,074,685
6Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ+0.6%+805126,332
7Flagstaff, AZ−0.6%−814144,368

How this is ranked

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Questions

Which metro area in Arizona is growing fastest?

Yuma, AZ: +9.2%, ahead of Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (+7.3%) and Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (+6.5%), of 7 Arizona metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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