What is the poverty rate in Arizona?
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The poverty rate was about 11.7% of Arizona’s population as of 2024. The poverty rate is the percentage of people whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the percentage of people in households that don’t earn enough to pay for basic needs like food, housing, and healthcare. In 2024, 866,882 people in Arizona were considered in poverty.
11.7%
of the population (2024)
867K
people living under the poverty line (2024)
The state's poverty rate was 11.7% in 2024, the lowest based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010. It was 0.8 percentage points lower than the previous year. Arizona's poverty rate hit a peak in 2011 of 19%.
In 2024, 11.7% of Arizona's population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate, 2010–2024
While the poverty rate shows the overall trend, the total number matters because many aid programs and funding decisions are based on how many people are in poverty, not just the percentage. In 2024, 866,882 people living in Arizona were in poverty — down 28.1% from the 2013 peak of 1,206,460.
In 2024, 866,900 people in Arizona were in poverty.
People living under poverty line, 2010–2024
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
What is the child poverty rate in Arizona?
From 2014 to 2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Arizona decreased from 25.6% to 14.6%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 17.6% to 11%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 9.4% to 10.5%.
In 2024, 14.6% of children in Arizona were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group, 2014–2024
How does poverty differ by race in Arizona?
Among racial or ethnic groups in Arizona during 2024, six had a higher poverty rate than the state’s overall rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, some other race, and two or more races.
Two had a lower than average poverty rate: Asian; and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
Over the previous ten years, the poverty rate for the some other race population in Arizona shifted the most, decreasing from 29.5% in 2014 to 12.6% in 2024.
In Arizona, the poverty rate for the some other race population decreased from 29.5% in 2014 to 12.6% in 2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity, 2014–2024
What counties in Arizona have the highest and lowest poverty rates?
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among Arizona counties ranged from 10.8% in Greenlee County to 31.2% in Apache County. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Maricopa County — was 11.3%.
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among Arizona counties ranged from 10.8% to 31.2%.
Poverty rate
Poverty rate, by county (2023)
| 1. | Apache County | 31.2% |
| 2. | Navajo County | 24.7% |
| 3. | Santa Cruz County | 20.2% |
| 4. | La Paz County | 18.4% |
| 5. | Gila County | 17.8% |
| 6. | Coconino County | 17.7% |
| 7. | Graham County | 17.7% |
| 8. | Mohave County | 16.8% |
| 9. | Yuma County | 16.5% |
| 10. | Cochise County | 15.5% |
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Methodology
USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.
The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.
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