How many people live in Yavapai County, AZ?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 252,000 people living in Yavapai County, AZ. That makes Yavapai County the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. It is home to 3.3% of people living in the state.
252K
population of Yavapai County, AZ (2024)
3.3%
County share of the Arizona population (2024)
About 252,000 people lived in Yavapai County, AZ in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Yavapai County, AZ’s age demographics?
About 89,000 Yavapai County, AZ residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 35.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 19.7% of Arizona’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 37,800 Yavapai County residents, or 15% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21% of Arizona’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Yavapai County, AZ's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Yavapai County, AZ’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 78.1% of the Yavapai County population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Yavapai County also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1.4%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Yavapai County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 0.85%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.4% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Yavapai County, AZ has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Arizona as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Yavapai County, AZ is Prescott Valley with about 51,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Yavapai County, AZ ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prescott Valley | 51,440 |
| 2. | Prescott | 48,224 |
| 3. | Chino Valley | 13,911 |
| 4. | Cottonwood | 12,939 |
| 5. | Camp Verde | 12,608 |
| 6. | Sedona (pt.) | 7,237 |
| 7. | Clarkdale | 4,951 |
| 8. | Dewey-Humboldt | 4,589 |
| 9. | Wickenburg (pt.) | 1,616 |
| 10. | Jerome | 457 |
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