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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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
28 Alabama 39.2
51 Alaska 0.5
33 Arizona 25.8
36 Arkansas 22.9
12 California 97.6
38 Colorado 22.2
5 Connecticut 293
7 Delaware 208
1 District of Columbia 4,417
8 Florida 167
17 Georgia 74.6
15 Hawaii 86.9
45 Idaho 9.3
13 Illinois 88.3
18 Indiana 74.5
37 Iowa 22.4
42 Kansas 14.0
25 Kentucky 44.6
27 Louisiana 40.8
39 Maine 17.6
6 Maryland 247
4 Massachusetts 351
20 Michigan 68.9
31 Minnesota 28.1
34 Mississippi 24.2
29 Missouri 35.0
49 Montana 3.0
44 Nebraska 10.1
43 Nevada 11.5
22 New Hampshire 60.7
2 New Jersey 495
46 New Mexico 6.8
9 New York 162
14 North Carolina 87.6
48 North Dakota 4.5
11 Ohio 112
35 Oklahoma 23.0
40 Oregon 17.2
10 Pennsylvania 113
3 Rhode Island 411
19 South Carolina 70.3
47 South Dakota 4.7
21 Tennessee 67.7
24 Texas 46.2
41 Utah 16.5
32 Vermont 27.1
16 Virginia 85.9
23 Washington 46.2
30 West Virginia 28.4
26 Wisconsin 42.4
50 Wyoming 2.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.