What is the poverty rate in Arizona?
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The poverty rate was about 11.8% of Arizona’s population as of 2025. 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 2025, 880,100 people in Arizona were considered in poverty.
11.8%
of the population (2025)
880K
people living under the poverty line (2025)
Based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010, Arizona's poverty rate hit a peak in 2011 of 19%. Its lowest point was in 2024 at 11.7%. The state's poverty rate was 11.8% in 2025, 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous year.
In 2025, 11.8% of Arizona's population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate, 2010–2025
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 2025, 880,100 people living in Arizona were in poverty — down 27.1% from the 2013 peak of 1.21M.
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In 2025, 880,100 people in Arizona were in poverty.
People living under poverty line, 2010–2025
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 2015 to 2025, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Arizona decreased from 24.7% to 14.3%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 16.8% to 11.4%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 9% to 10.5%.
In 2025, 14.3% of children in Arizona were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group, 2015–2025
How does poverty differ by race in Arizona?
Among racial or ethnic groups in Arizona during 2025, 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 shifted the most, decreasing from 28% in 2015 to 15.4% in 2025.
In Arizona, the poverty rate for the some other race population decreased from 28.0% in 2015 to 15.4% in 2025.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity, 2015–2025
What counties in Arizona have the highest and lowest poverty rates?
In 2020–2024, the poverty rate among Arizona counties ranged from 8.2% in Greenlee County to 30.5% in Apache County. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Maricopa County — was 11%
In 2020-2024, the poverty rate among Arizona counties ranged from 8.2% to 30.5%.
Poverty rate
Poverty rate, by county (2024)
| 1. | Apache County | 30.5% |
| 2. | Navajo County | 24.7% |
| 3. | Santa Cruz County | 20.2% |
| 4. | La Paz County | 17.5% |
| 5. | Graham County | 17.3% |
| 6. | Gila County | 16.9% |
| 7. | Coconino County | 16.8% |
| 8. | Mohave County | 16.1% |
| 9. | Yuma County | 15.6% |
| 10. | Cochise County | 15.4% |
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