Arizona

Population Density
People per square mile, 1990:
32.3
People per square mile, 2000:
45.2




Historic & Projected Growth
1790 to 2030


Year Population Year Population Year Population
1790 0 1880 40,440 1970 1,775,399
1800 0 1890 88,243 1980 2,716,546
1810 0 1900 122,931 1990 3,665,228
1820 0 1910 204,354 2000 5,130,632
1830 0 1920 334,162 2010 6,637,381
1840 0 1930 435,573 2020 8,456,448
1850 0 1940 499,261 2030 10,712,397
1860 0 1950 749,587
1870 9,658 1960 1,302,161




Population By County

Census 2000
Population
Change from
1990
Percent
Change
ARIZONA 5,130,632 1,465,404 40.0
Apache County 69,423 7,832 12.7
Cochise County 117,755 20,131 20.6
Coconino County 116,320 19,729 20.4
Gila County 51,335 11,119 27.6
Graham County 33,489 6,935 26.1
Greenlee County 8,547 539 6.7
La Paz County 19,715 5,871 42.4
Maricopa County 3,072,149 950,048 44.8
Mohave County 155,032 61,535 65.8
Navajo County 97,470 19,812 25.5
Pima County 843,746 176,866 26.5
Pinal County 179,727 63,348 54.4
Santa Cruz County 38,381 8,705 29.3
Yavapai County 167,517 59,803 55.5
Yuma County 160,026 53,131 49.7

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Also available: Arizona News

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