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Population density in Arizona

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 33 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
51 Alaska 0.5
50 Wyoming 2.3
49 Montana 3.0
48 North Dakota 4.4
47 South Dakota 4.6
46 New Mexico 6.7
45 Idaho 9.1
44 Nebraska 9.9
43 Nevada 11.2
42 Kansas 13.9
41 Utah 15.9
40 Oregon 17.1
39 Maine 17.4
38 Colorado 21.8
37 Iowa 22.1
36 Arkansas 22.6
35 Oklahoma 22.6
34 Mississippi 24.2
33 Arizona 25.1
32 Vermont 27.1
31 Minnesota 27.8
30 West Virginia 28.4
29 Missouri 34.6
28 Alabama 38.6
27 Louisiana 40.7
26 Wisconsin 42.0
25 Kentucky 43.9
24 Texas 44.4
23 Washington 45.2
22 New Hampshire 60.1
21 Tennessee 66.2
20 South Carolina 67.8
19 Michigan 68.3
18 Georgia 72.9
17 Indiana 73.7
16 Virginia 84.7
15 North Carolina 84.9
14 Hawaii 86.6
13 Illinois 87.7
12 California 96.9
11 Ohio 111
10 Pennsylvania 112
9 Florida 160
8 New York 161
7 Delaware 202
6 Maryland 245
5 Connecticut 288
4 Massachusetts 346
3 Rhode Island 406
2 New Jersey 484
1 District of Columbia 4,256

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2022

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.