Maricopa County, Arizona Cities (2024)

Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)

51 cities

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Change
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Type
Phoenix11,662,6071,612,4590.76%3,208518.3City
Mesa2513,567505,8900.38%3,632141.4City
Chandler3281,107277,3450.34%4,28365.6City
Gilbert4277,490269,1730.76%4,04168.7Town
Glendale5255,490248,9490.64%3,80667.1City
Scottsdale6245,231241,8830.34%1,333184.0City
Peoria7201,001191,9971.13%1,138176.7City
Tempe8191,336185,3280.79%4,78640.0City
Surprise9162,911144,4072.92%1,474110.5City
Goodyear10116,46097,8384.16%609191.3City
Buckeye11113,95893,7614.64%289394.8City
Avondale1294,87089,5681.42%1,98347.8City
Queen Creek1381,78860,9156.82%1,94342.1Town
Sun City1437,79038,8880.06%2,62114.4CDP
El Mirage1535,81535,955-0.1%3,6179.9City
Sun City West1626,99026,0430.66%2,26311.9CDP
Fountain Hills1723,52323,875-0.37%1,16020.3Town
Anthem1822,87623,5080.37%2,8907.9CDP
New River1919,00016,3031.54%33956.1CDP
Sun Lakes2014,17614,8870.11%2,6375.4CDP
Paradise Valley2112,43912,689-0.5%80915.4Town
Wickenburg228,3317,4982.56%31426.5Town
Tolleson237,1417,269-0.45%1,2465.7City
Litchfield Park246,8816,893-0.04%2,0993.3City
Youngtown256,8727,059-0.68%4,6211.5Town
Citrus Park265,8265,7442.26%1,1765.0CDP
Cave Creek275,2254,9311.42%13937.7Town
Guadalupe285,1795,331-0.73%6,4820.8Town
Carefree293,6273,687-0.41%4128.8Town
Rio Verde302,5242,3272.06%5834.3CDP
Gila Bend311,8401,894-0.76%2964.4Town
Ak-Chin Village321,2311,2022.24%11710.5CDP
Gila Crossing331,0226592.82%1,1750.9CDP
Komatke34804885-0.12%3302.4CDP
Circle City358026807.8%2,6300.3CDP
Upper Santan Village367735662.66%1156.7CDP
Maricopa Colony37599818-1.32%1095.5CDP
Goodyear Village38311277-3.42%933.4CDP
Aguila39289753-11.35%1771.6CDP
Morristown402781877.75%2861.0CDP
Wittmann41273810-11.36%2831.0CDP
Lower Santan Village42201110-6.08%484.2CDP
Ventana43142587.58%1371.0CDP
Why44119658.18%139.0CDP
Theba45113647.62%1820.6CDP
Wintersburg4610611-1.85%1790.6CDP
Santa Cruz47104578.33%641.6CDP
Arlington4887108-7.45%382.3CDP
Charco492484.35%260.9CDP
Tonopah5015507.14%111.4CDP
Kaka514100-71.43%80.5CDP

Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.

What is the largest city in Maricopa County, Arizona?

Phoenix is the largest city in Maricopa County.

What is the smallest city in Maricopa County, Arizona?

Kaka is the smallest city in Maricopa County.

How many cities are in Maricopa County?

There are 51 cities in Maricopa County, Arizona.

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