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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
28 Alabama 38.4
51 Alaska 0.5
33 Arizona 24.7
36 Arkansas 22.4
12 California 96.9
38 Colorado 21.6
5 Connecticut 287
7 Delaware 199
1 District of Columbia 4,209
9 Florida 156
18 Georgia 72.0
14 Hawaii 87.0
45 Idaho 8.9
13 Illinois 88.2
17 Indiana 73.4
37 Iowa 22.1
42 Kansas 13.9
24 Kentucky 43.8
27 Louisiana 41.0
39 Maine 17.2
6 Maryland 244
4 Massachusetts 345
19 Michigan 68.2
31 Minnesota 27.7
34 Mississippi 24.3
29 Missouri 34.6
49 Montana 2.9
44 Nebraska 9.9
43 Nevada 11.1
22 New Hampshire 59.7
2 New Jersey 483
46 New Mexico 6.7
8 New York 162
16 North Carolina 83.7
48 North Dakota 4.4
11 Ohio 111
35 Oklahoma 22.4
40 Oregon 17.1
10 Pennsylvania 112
3 Rhode Island 405
20 South Carolina 66.6
47 South Dakota 4.6
21 Tennessee 65.2
25 Texas 43.6
41 Utah 15.7
32 Vermont 27.0
15 Virginia 84.4
23 Washington 44.9
30 West Virginia 28.6
26 Wisconsin 41.8
50 Wyoming 2.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.