Demographics of Arizona
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 6,482 | — | |
1870 | 9,658 | 49.0% | |
1880 | 40,440 | 318.7% | |
1890 | 88,243 | 118.2% | |
1900 | 122,931 | 39.3% | |
1910 | 204,354 | 66.2% | |
1920 | 334,162 | 63.5% | |
1930 | 435,573 | 30.3% | |
1940 | 499,261 | 14.6% | |
1950 | 749,587 | 50.1% | |
1960 | 1,302,161 | 73.7% | |
1970 | 1,745,900 | 34.1% | |
1980 | 2,718,215 | 55.7% | |
1990 | 3,665,228 | 34.8% | |
2000 | 5,130,632 | 40.0% | |
2010 | 6,392,017 | 24.6% | |
2020 | 7,151,502 | 11.9% | |
Sources: 1910–2020[1] Note that early censuses may not include Native Americans in Arizona |
As of the 2020 United States census, Arizona had a population of 7,151,502.[2]
A past census found that the population had seen a natural increase since the last census of 297,928 people (that is 564,062 births minus 266,134 deaths) and an increase due to net
The population density of the state is 45.2 people per square mile.
The center of population of Arizona is located in Maricopa County,[7] which contains over 61% of Arizona's population.
Ancestry
2020 census
According to the 2020 census, the racial make up of Arizona was 53.4%
By race | White | Black | AIAN* | Asian | NHPI* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 (total population) | 89.29% | 3.74% | 5.81% | 2.36% | 0.28% |
2000 (Hispanic only) | 24.13% | 0.41% | 0.73% | 0.19% | 0.07% |
2005 (total population) | 88.74% | 4.20% | 5.63% | 2.75% | 0.31% |
2005 (Hispanic only) | 27.20% | 0.58% | 0.72% | 0.23% | 0.08% |
Growth 2000–05 (total population) | 15.05% | 30.11% | 12.25% | 35.27% | 25.02% |
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) | 9.32% | 25.75% | 11.85% | 34.75% | 22.33% |
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) | 30.51% | 65.92% | 15.01% | 41.10% | 32.89% |
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
According to the 2005–2007
The state has the third-highest number (and the sixth-highest percentage) of
The largest ancestry groups in Arizona are
Arizona is projected to become a
Birth data
Note: Births in the table don't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.
Race
|
2013[15] | 2014[16] | 2015[17] | 2016[18] | 2017[19] | 2018[20] | 2019[21] | 2020[22] | 2021[23] | 2022[24] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White: | 71,470 (83.5%) | 72,687 (83.6%) | 71,422 (83.7%) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
> Non-Hispanic White | 38,360 (44.8%) | 38,608 (44.4%) | 36,976 (43.3%) | 35,244 (41.7%) | 33,694 (41.2%) | 32,805 (40.6%) | 31,940 (40.2%) | 30,854 (40.1%) | 31,488 (40.4%) | 30,499 (38.8%) |
Black | 4,870 (5.7%) | 5,208 (6.0%) | 5,095 (6.0%) | 4,075 (4.8%) | 4,241 (5.2%) | 4,305 (5.3%) | 4,542 (5.7%) | 4,389 (5.7%) | 4,403 (5.6%) | 4,425 (5.6%) |
American Indian | 5,746 (6.7%) | 5,473 (6.3%) | 5,316 (6.2%) | 4,516 (5.3%) | 4,256 (5.2%) | 4,155 (5.1%) | 3,911 (4.9%) | 3,551 (4.6%) | 3,362 (4.3%) | 3,436 (4.4%) |
Asian | 3,514 (4.1%) | 3,519 (4.1%) | 3,518 (4.1%) | 2,954 (3.5%) | 2,987 (3.6%) | 2,908 (3.6%) | 2,827 (3.6%) | 2,624 (3.4%) | 2,592 (3.3%) | 2,748 (3.5%) |
Pacific Islander
|
... | ... | ... | 215 (0.2%) | 217 (0.3%) | 248 (0.3%) | 222 (0.3%) | 203 (0.3%) | 231 (0.3%) | 205 (0.3%) |
Hispanic (of any race) | 33,885 (39.6%) | 35,034 (40.3%) | 35,247 (41.3%) | 34,950 (41.3%) | 34,377 (42.0%) | 34,084 (42.2%) | 33,639 (42.4%) | 32,999 (42.9%) | 33,475 (43.0%) | 34,839 (44.4%) |
Total Arizona | 85,600 (100%) | 86,887 (100%) | 85,351 (100%) | 84,520 (100%) | 81,872 (100%) | 80,723 (100%) | 79,375 (100%) | 76,947 (100%) | 77,916 (100%) | 78,547 (100%) |
- Since 2016, data for births of White Hispanic origin are not collected, but included in one Hispanic group; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Languages
Language | Percentage of population (as of 2010)[25] |
---|---|
Spanish | 20.8% |
Navajo | 1.5% |
German | 0.4% |
Chinese (including Mandarin) | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 0.3% |
Other North American indigenous languages (especially indigenous languages of Arizona) | 0.3% |
French | 0.3% |
Arabic |
0.2% |
Apache |
0.2% |
Korean | 0.2% |
As of 2010, 72.9% (4,215,749) of Arizona residents age 5 and older spoke
Arizona is home to the largest number of speakers of Native American languages in the 48 contiguous states. Arizona's Apache County has the highest concentration of speakers of Native American Indian languages in the United States.[26]
See also the list of
Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives, the fifteen largest denominations by number of adherents in 2010 and 2000 were:[28][29]
Religion | 2000 Population | 2010 Population |
---|---|---|
Catholic Church
|
974,884 | 930,001 |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 251,974 | 392,918 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 138,516 | 126,830 |
Assemblies of God | 82,802 | 123,713 |
United Methodist Church | 53,232 | 54,977 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
|
33,162 | 48,386 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 69,393 | 42,944 |
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
|
24,977 | 26,322 |
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
|
33,554 | 26,078 |
Episcopal Church (United States) | 24,853 | 31,104 |
Seventh-day Adventist Church | 11,513 | 20,924 |
Church of the Nazarene | 18,143 | 16,991 |
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ | 0 | 14,350 |
Churches of Christ | 14,471 | 14,151 |
Non-denominational Christian | 281,105 | 63,885[nb 1] |
Regarding non-Christian denominations, Hinduism became the largest non-Christian religion (when combining all denominations) in 2010, with over 32,000 adherents in several denominations, followed by Judaism with over 20,000 in three denominations, and Buddhism with over 19,000 adherents in several denominations.[28][30][31]
Notes
- ^ In 2000, this designation was broken into two groups: Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches (34,130 adherents) and Independent, Charismatic Churches (29,755 adherents)
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External links
- 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Arizona, U.S. Census Bureau