A Demographic and Electoral Profile
The latest census estimates the population of Arizona to be approximately 7,379,346 people at the start of 2023, constituting 2.19% of the total US population.
Arizona joined the Union in February 1912 as the 48th state and final piece of the continental United States. The state has traditionally gone Republican in presidential elections. Except for Bill Clinton's win in 1996, Arizona voted Republican from 1952 through 2016. However, that 2016 election saw Donald Trump win by a narrower margin than other recent GOP nominees, and in 2020, Joe Biden won the state by 0.3%. Biden's 49.4% support was the highest level for a Democratic candidate since 1964.
The Grand Canyon State's population has increased in the past half-century, and its electoral vote count almost tripled from four in 1960. In a bit of a surprise, the state did not gain an additional electoral vote after the 2020 Census
Arizona has seen significant population growth since the 2010 census—a 15.45% growth rate—which makes it the ninth-fastest-growing state in the union during this period.
Between July 2017 and July 2018, Arizona's Maricopa County added 200+ people per day, more than 81,000 people. Arizona's Maricopa County was the fourth-most-populated county in the US, home to cities including Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Glendale. It attracted more net migration than any other country in the US.
Arizona is the sixth-largest state in the country by total area, covering 113,990 square miles (mi²). This is a significant reason that despite its recent growth, the "Grand Canyon State" has a below-average population density of 65 people per square mile, notably lower than the US national density of 96 people/mi² and ranking as the 32nd-highest/19th-lowest in the country.
Arizona has the nation's second-largest percentage of Native American residents—13.32%—second only to Alaska (19.8%) and more than any other state in the lower 48. It is also one of the four corners states, the only four in the US that all touch one another simultaneously.
Arizona's population is concentrated around Phoenix, the state capital, and Tucson, the second-largest city. The largest county in Arizona by population count is Maricopa County, home to 4.1 million of the state's 6.9 million people. Containing over 60% of the state's population, Maricopa encompasses nine of the state's ten largest cities.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Arizona was:
White: 70.43%
Two or more races: 10.38%
Other race: 6.93%
Black or African American: 4.5%
Native American: 4.25%
Asian: 3.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.2%
67% of Arizona adults identify as Christian, including 26% Evangelical Protestant, 5% Baptist Family, and 2% Southern Baptist Convention
A large portion of the population are followers of the Roman Catholic Church, Tucson's largest organized religion.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a substantial following in Arizona, with 5% of the state identifying as Mormon in 2014
Hinduism is Arizona's second-largest religion, with a more significant percentage of the population than other Western cities. This is due to an influx of Indian immigrants in recent years, many of whom work in the medical, technology, and engineering sectors
Other religions in Arizona include Judaism (2%), Islam (1%), Buddhism (1%), and Native American religions
27% of Arizona adults identify as unaffiliated or "nones"
Muslims are 110,000 04, 3.5 percent of the population.
In recent years, there has been rapid growth in the Muslim population within Arizona due to immigration and conversion. The Muslim community living in Arizona is quite diverse, with residents having roots in countries from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
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