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Population density in Arizona

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 33 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Arizona · United States · World
+12% since 2015
Arizona United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population density · per km²
Arizona
25.9
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Arizona · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 25.9 · 2025
First value 12.5 · 1990
Highest 25.9 · 2025
Lowest 12.5 · 1990
Average change +2.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearArizonaChange United StatesWorld
2025 25.9 +0.5% 37.3 —
2024 25.8 +1.5% 37.1 —
2023 25.4 +1.3% 36.8 62.1
2022 25.1 +1.4% 36.5 61.6
2021 24.7 +1.2% 36.2 61.0
2020 24.4 −1.3% 36.2 60.4
2019 24.7 +1.7% 35.8 59.8
2018 24.3 +1.6% 35.7 59.2
2017 23.9 +1.5% 35.5 58.6
2016 23.6 +1.6% 35.2 57.9
2015 23.2 +1.5% 35.0 57.3
2014 22.9 +1.5% 34.7 56.6
2013 22.5 +1.2% 34.5 55.9
2012 22.3 +1.3% 34.2 55.2
2011 22.0 +1.0% 34.0 55.6
2010 21.8 +1.0% 33.8 54.9
2009 21.6 +1.0% 33.5 54.3
2008 21.3 +1.8% 33.2 53.6
2007 21.0 +2.3% 32.9 52.9
2006 20.5 +3.3% 32.6 52.3
2005 19.8 +3.3% 32.2 51.6
2004 19.2 +2.6% 32.0 51.0
2003 18.7 +2.1% 31.7 50.4
2002 18.3 +2.3% 31.4 49.7
2001 17.9 +2.2% 31.1 49.1
2000 17.5 +2.7% 30.8 48.4
1999 17.1 +2.9% 30.5 47.8
1998 16.6 +3.0% 30.1 47.2
1997 16.1 +3.3% 29.8 46.5
1996 15.6 +3.5% 29.4 45.8
1995 15.1 +4.4% 29.1 45.1
1994 14.4 +4.4% 28.7 44.5
1993 13.8 +3.8% 28.4 43.8
1992 13.3 +3.3% 28.0 43.5
1991 12.9 +2.8% 27.6 51.7
1990 12.5 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
28 Alabama 36.9
51 Alaska 0.5
34 Arizona 23.2
35 Arkansas 22.1
12 California 96.4
38 Colorado 20.3
5 Connecticut 286
7 Delaware 186
1 District of Columbia 4,248
9 Florida 145
18 Georgia 67.9
14 Hawaii 85.5
45 Idaho 7.7
13 Illinois 89.3
17 Indiana 71.1
37 Iowa 21.6
42 Kansas 13.7
23 Kentucky 43.0
25 Louisiana 41.3
39 Maine 16.6
6 Maryland 236
4 Massachusetts 335
19 Michigan 67.5
31 Minnesota 26.6
33 Mississippi 24.6
29 Missouri 34.0
49 Montana 2.7
44 Nebraska 9.5
43 Nevada 10.1
22 New Hampshire 57.5
2 New Jersey 462
46 New Mexico 6.6
8 New York 161
16 North Carolina 79.5
48 North Dakota 4.2
11 Ohio 110
36 Oklahoma 22.0
40 Oregon 16.2
10 Pennsylvania 110
3 Rhode Island 390
20 South Carolina 62.7
47 South Dakota 4.4
21 Tennessee 61.7
27 Texas 40.5
41 Utah 14.0
32 Vermont 26.1
15 Virginia 81.5
24 Washington 41.6
30 West Virginia 29.5
26 Wisconsin 41.0
50 Wyoming 2.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2015

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.