Population

Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 27,500 between 2023 and 2024, the 19th-most among all counties in the US. Changes in population reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. Pinal County, AZ’s 5.6% annual increase was primarily driven by people moving from other states.
In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Pinal County, AZ’s population grew by 29.9%.

+27.5K

population change (2023 to 2024)

+5.6%

percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Pinal County, AZ’s population increased 22 out of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2009 and 2010, when Pinal County, AZ gained 38,600 residents. Its largest decline occurred between 2019 and 2020 when there were 31,400 fewer residents.

Pinal County, AZ gained 27,500 residents between 2023 and 2024.

Annual population change

A county’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 and 2024 natural population change was positive in Pinal County, AZ, with births exceeding deaths by 1,000.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a county: If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Between 2023 to 2024, Pinal County, AZ’s population change from immigration was positive with about 3,100 more people coming from another country directly to Pinal County, AZ than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2023 to 2024, Pinal County, AZ’s population change from domestic migration was positive with about 23,200 more people coming from any other county in the US.

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Between 2023 and 2024, domestic migration was the primary driver of population growth in Pinal County, AZ.

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