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Arizona: county data, all 15 of them.

7,378,838 residents across 15 county-equivalents, 161,861 business establishments, and 10,084 SBA approvals worth $6.92 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 15 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Arizona?

  • Population7,378,838
  • Households2,856,081
  • Average household size2.58
  • County-equivalents15
  • People per square mile65

Arizona has 7,378,838 residents in 2,856,081 households across 15 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Arizona economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$570.09 bn
  • County product per resident$77,260
  • Covered employment3,143,298
  • Average annual pay$69,601

The average annual pay of $69,601 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Arizona?

  • Business establishments161,861
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents21.9
  • Employment at those establishments2,733,220
  • Annual payroll$168.40 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Arizona

  • Housing units permitted59,616
  • Permitted construction value$14.75 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households20.9

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Arizona (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded7,708
  • 7(a) approval dollars$4.81 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$623,473
  • 504 approvals recorded2,376
  • 504 approval dollars$2.12 bn
  • Average 504 approval$890,399
  • Counties with a 7(a) record14 of 15

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Arizona

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans8.20 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate1,516
  • 7(a) loans charged off125
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans1.90 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate731
  • 504 loans charged off14

Of the 1,516 Arizona 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 8.20 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Arizona?

  • Land area113,595 sq mi
  • County-equivalents15
  • People per square mile65

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Arizona.

Arizona county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Maricopa County4,559,748$89,300109,863$419.25 bn7,304
Pima County1,060,490$70,31521,381$66.71 bn1,079
Pinal County469,006$80,2664,723$16.27 bn292
Yavapai County245,480$69,6136,559$12.14 bn388
Mohave County220,517$57,6844,305$9.48 bn297
Yuma County211,741$62,8763,376$11.35 bn135
Coconino County144,508$72,9663,955$10.66 bn221
Cochise County125,566$59,7422,189$6.58 bn105
Navajo County108,415$54,6061,860$4.07 bn111
Apache County65,341$41,438442$2.95 bn12

Counties

All 15 Arizona county-equivalents.

Arizona counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Apache County65,341$41,438442$2.95 bn1211,198
Cochise County125,566$59,7422,189$6.58 bn1056,166
Coconino County144,508$72,9663,955$10.66 bn22118,619
Gila County53,795$61,9861,065$2.40 bn514,758
Graham County39,232$67,325574$2.02 bn244,623
Greenlee County9,409$71,16488$2.53 bnNone recorded1,843
La Paz County16,664$49,478352$848.5 m224,500
Maricopa County4,559,748$89,300109,863$419.25 bn7,3049,200
Mohave County220,517$57,6844,305$9.48 bn29713,311
Navajo County108,415$54,6061,860$4.07 bn1119,950
Pima County1,060,490$70,31521,381$66.71 bn1,0799,187
Pinal County469,006$80,2664,723$16.27 bn2925,366
Santa Cruz County48,926$55,2171,129$2.84 bn431,237
Yavapai County245,480$69,6136,559$12.14 bn3888,123
Yuma County211,741$62,8763,376$11.35 bn1355,514

The register

Every source behind these 15 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

An Arizona statutory guide is in preparation.

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