2022 population: 4,551,524 ( 734,407 from 2010 , 130,950 from 2020)
Land area: 9201.7 square miles
Population density: 494.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,412,385	53.00%	7.7%
Black:	269,933	5.93%	52.1%
Indian:	76,141	1.67%	28.5%
Asian:	220,213	4.84%	63.1%
2+ races:	112,181	2.46%	57.9%
Hispanic:	1,460,671	32.09%	29.4%

Total non-White:	2,139,139	47.00%	35.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	110,850	12.5
Deaths:	96,161	10.9
Net Migration:	94,684	10.7
Net Immigration:	20,937	2.4

Change in White population:	172,330	4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	562,077	14.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,817,117
2,240,055	58.68%
177,490	4.65%
59,252	1.55%
135,024	3.54%
71,047	1.86%
1,128,741	29.57%
1,577,062	41.32%

2000
3,072,149
2,034,530	66.22%
108,521	3.53%
45,703	1.49%
68,287	2.22%
47,681	1.55%
763,341	24.85%
1,037,619	33.78%

1990
2,122,101
1,641,319	77.34%
71,896	3.39%
32,905	1.55%
35,864	1.69%
n/a
340,117	16.03%
480,782	22.66%

1980
1,509,052
1,226,362	81.27%
46,747	3.10%
19,493	1.29%
15,015	0.99%
n/a
199,517	13.22%
282,690	18.73%

1970
967,522
780,986	80.72%
28,074	2.90%
9,531	0.99%
4,102	0.42%
n/a
140,607	14.53%
186,536	19.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
564,289	18.4
226,288	7.4
416,466	13.6
215,566	7.0

205,525	6.7
539,443	17.6

Number	Rate
1990's
447,710	21.1
194,400	9.2
399,859	18.8
67,322	3.2

393,211	18.5
556,837	26.2

Number	Rate
1980's
328,765	21.8
135,894	9.0
426,959	28.3
n/a

414,957	27.5
198,092	13.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
414,921	42.9
n/a

445,376	46.0
96,154	9.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Maricopa County, AZ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.1
1,024,140	22.5%
3,527,384	77.5%
692,770	15.2%

1,665,560
2.62

1,091,800	65.6%
790,888	72.4%
107,048	9.8%
573,760	34.4%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
1,007,861	26.4%
2,809,256	73.6%
462,641	12.1%

1,411,583
2.67

932,814	66.1%
675,057	72.4%
102,915	11.0%
478,769	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
825,311	26.9%
2,246,838	73.1%
358,834	11.7%

1,133,048
2.67

768,800	67.9%
597,012	77.7%
71,467	9.3%
364,248	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
554,688	26.1%
1,567,413	73.9%
264,650	12.5%

808,162
2.59

552,909	68.4%
445,267	80.5%
48,662	8.8%
255,253	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
424,151	28.1%
1,084,901	71.9%
174,351	11.6%

545,503
2.73

400,084	73.3%
339,169	84.8%
29,746	7.4%
145,419	26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Maricopa County, AZ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	70,639	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	41,275	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	44,190	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	47,649	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	57,920	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	52,500	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	55,496	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	60,059	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	61,801	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	122,857	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	161,887	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	232,033	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	183,508	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	127,002	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	158,252	9.5%
$200,000 or more	188,492	11.3%

Median Household Income	80,675
Per Capita Income	41,533

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	59,664	3.6%
Public Assistance	34,869	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	157,633	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,414,880	73.9%
Unemployed	69,158	3.6%
In Armed Forces	5,298	0.3%

Total Labor Force	1,489,336	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	425,763	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	881,615	676,702	56.6%
Non-Profit	54,278	93,928	36.6%
Self-Employed	131,063	83,919	61.0%

Local Government	53,712	77,032	41.1%
State Government	32,355	47,738	40.4%
Federal Government	23,428	16,018	59.4%

Total Private + Self	1,012,678	760,621	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	163,773	234,716	41.1%
Total	1,176,451	995,337	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	11.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	396,559	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	510,195	23.4%
Professional, Technical	499,640	23.0%
Service Occupations	351,863	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,463	0.3%
All others	417,789	19.2%

White Collar		64.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	268,010	12.3%
Retail trade	259,366	11.9%
Educational services	181,275	8.3%
Finance and insurance	171,120	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	168,481	7.7%
Manufacturing	168,248	7.7%
Construction	164,960	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	156,165	7.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	121,327	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	109,679	5.0%
Other services	96,905	4.5%
Public administration	82,557	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	56,457	2.6%
Wholesale trade	51,553	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	46,204	2.1%
Information	38,944	1.8%
Utilities	18,456	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8,216	0.4%
Management	4,238	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,885	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,191,488	26.89%
Puerto Rican	33,056	0.75%
Cuban	14,690	0.33%
Dominican	5,127	0.12%

Total Central American	49,744	1.12%
Costa Rican	2,424	0.05%
Guatemalan	20,453	0.46%
Honduran	4,250	0.10%
Nicaraguan	3,162	0.07%
Panamanian	2,368	0.05%
Salvadoran	16,673	0.38%
Other Central American	414	0.01%

Total South American	25,401	0.57%
Argentinean	3,041	0.07%
Bolivian	597	0.01%
Chilean	2,128	0.05%
Colombian	8,385	0.19%
Ecuadorian	3,045	0.07%
Paraguayan	169	0.00%
Peruvian	4,923	0.11%
Uruguayan	181	0.00%
Venezuelan	2,653	0.06%
Other South American	279	0.01%

Other Hispanic	83,247	1.88%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	55,313	1.25%
Chinese	32,508	0.73%
Filipino	31,983	0.72%
Vietnamese	23,316	0.53%
Korean	10,188	0.23%
Japanese	7,844	0.18%
Burmese	3,099	0.07%
Bangladeshi	2,450	0.06%
Cambodian	2,441	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,068,856	73.6%
Spanish	837,370	20.1%
Other Indo-European	59,251	1.4%
Other	36,965	0.9%
Other Asian	36,784	0.9%
Chinese	25,539	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	20,355	0.5%
Arabic	18,864	0.5%
Tagalog	18,600	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	543,325	12.3%
English	396,348	8.9%
Irish	380,921	8.6%
Italian	196,988	4.4%
American	182,095	4.1%
Polish	101,732	2.3%
European	83,087	1.9%
French	81,023	1.8%
Norwegian	73,126	1.7%
Scottish	71,693	1.6%
Swedish	59,311	1.3%
Dutch	43,566	1.0%
Russian	29,520	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	27,426	0.6%
British	27,347	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,080,270	92.1%
Not a citizen	350,601	7.9%

Native	3,787,851	85.5%
Foreign-born	643,020	14.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
146,687	4.9%	176,663	5.9%	659,517	22.1%	959,275	32.1%	655,112	21.9%	389,961	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	146,687	4.9%
9-12 Years	176,663	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	659,517	22.1%
Some College	959,275	32.1%
Bach. Degree	655,112	21.9%
Grad Degree	389,961	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,114,896	1,067,168	47,728	4.3%	5.2%
1991	1,119,128	1,062,582	56,546	5.1%	5.8%
1992	1,147,507	1,073,199	74,308	6.5%	7.6%
1993	1,184,151	1,124,576	59,575	5.0%	6.4%
1994	1,283,037	1,224,442	58,595	4.6%	6.2%
1995	1,375,733	1,326,708	49,025	3.6%	5.3%
1996	1,429,843	1,377,933	51,910	3.6%	5.5%
1997	1,454,954	1,411,868	43,086	3.0%	4.6%
1998	1,524,864	1,482,962	41,902	2.7%	4.3%
1999	1,589,856	1,542,094	47,762	3.0%	4.5%

2000	1,598,523	1,546,575	51,948	3.2%	4.0%
2001	1,661,301	1,592,148	69,153	4.2%	4.7%
2002	1,717,779	1,620,415	97,364	5.7%	6.2%
2003	1,744,428	1,653,332	91,096	5.2%	5.8%
2004	1,784,961	1,706,380	78,581	4.4%	5.0%
2005	1,842,737	1,768,406	74,331	4.0%	4.7%
2006	1,907,614	1,837,930	69,684	3.7%	4.3%
2007	1,935,839	1,874,182	61,657	3.2%	3.8%
2008	1,966,052	1,866,392	99,660	5.1%	5.8%
2009	1,967,563	1,792,986	174,577	8.9%	9.7%

2010	1,923,669	1,741,749	181,920	9.5%	10.3%
2011	1,904,041	1,742,147	161,894	8.5%	9.4%
2012	1,911,529	1,772,341	139,188	7.3%	8.3%
2013	1,929,092	1,801,272	127,820	6.6%	7.8%
2014	1,973,683	1,858,871	114,812	5.8%	6.8%
2015	2,033,488	1,928,852	104,636	5.1%	6.1%
2016	2,088,551	1,991,371	97,180	4.7%	5.5%
2017	2,146,260	2,055,052	91,208	4.2%	4.9%
2018	2,220,491	2,128,730	91,761	4.1%	4.8%
2019	2,298,810	2,202,716	96,094	4.2%	4.9%

2020	2,331,628	2,159,267	172,361	7.4%	7.9%
2021	2,320,686	2,213,563	107,123	4.6%	5.1%
2022	2,380,680	2,301,171	79,509	3.3%	3.8%
2023	2,441,028	2,357,541	83,487	3.4%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,821,463
Median Value	$371,400

Occupied	1,665,560	91.4%
Vacant	155,903	8.6%

Owned	1,071,054	64.3%
Rented	594,506	35.7%
Median Rent	$1,437

Single-Family Units	1,268,607	69.6%
Detached	1,168,124	64.1%
Attached	100,483	5.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	371,601	20.4%
Mobile Homes	89,292	4.9%

Maricopa County, AZ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Maricopa County, AZ

2022 Housing Data for Maricopa County, AZ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Maricopa County, AZ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Maricopa County, AZ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Maricopa County, AZ

Historical Labor Force Data for Maricopa County, AZ