50 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 1 | 1,688,306 | 1,612,593 | 0.9% | 3,257 | 518 | City |
| Mesa | 2 | 519,951 | 505,950 | 0.54% | 3,678 | 141 | City |
| Gilbert | 3 | 293,630 | 269,429 | 1.68% | 4,276 | 69 | Town |
| Chandler | 4 | 282,181 | 277,429 | 0.34% | 4,299 | 66 | City |
| Glendale | 5 | 260,444 | 248,938 | 0.89% | 3,880 | 67 | City |
| Scottsdale | 6 | 247,245 | 241,868 | 0.44% | 1,344 | 184 | City |
| Peoria | 7 | 201,907 | 191,989 | 0.99% | 1,143 | 177 | City |
| Tempe | 8 | 191,314 | 185,313 | 0.63% | 4,785 | 40 | City |
| Surprise | 9 | 173,356 | 144,393 | 3.46% | 1,569 | 111 | City |
| Goodyear | 10 | 123,279 | 97,814 | 4.31% | 644 | 191 | City |
| Buckeye | 11 | 119,482 | 93,741 | 4.5% | 303 | 395 | City |
| Avondale | 12 | 98,369 | 89,566 | 1.82% | 2,056 | 48 | City |
| Queen Creek | 13 | 89,508 | 60,872 | 6.84% | 2,126 | 42 | Town |
| Sun City | 14 | 37,810 | 38,888 | 0.05% | 2,623 | 14 | CDP |
| El Mirage | 15 | 36,596 | 35,953 | 0.35% | 3,696 | 10 | City |
| Sun City West | 16 | 27,165 | 26,043 | 0.65% | 2,278 | 12 | CDP |
| Fountain Hills | 17 | 23,651 | 23,873 | -0.19% | 1,166 | 20 | Town |
| Anthem | 18 | 22,960 | 23,508 | 0.37% | 2,900 | 8 | CDP |
| New River | 19 | 19,290 | 16,303 | 1.53% | 344 | 56 | CDP |
| Sun Lakes | 20 | 14,190 | 14,887 | 0.1% | 2,640 | 5 | CDP |
| Paradise Valley | 21 | 12,482 | 12,686 | -0.33% | 812 | 15 | Town |
| Tolleson | 22 | 9,874 | 7,268 | 5.57% | 1,722 | 6 | City |
| Wickenburg | 23 | 8,486 | 7,561 | 2.23% | 320 | 27 | Town |
| Youngtown | 24 | 7,061 | 7,064 | -0.01% | 4,748 | 1 | Town |
| Litchfield Park | 25 | 6,854 | 6,897 | -0.13% | 2,090 | 3 | City |
| Citrus Park | 26 | 5,954 | 5,744 | 2.2% | 1,202 | 5 | CDP |
| Cave Creek | 27 | 5,238 | 4,931 | 1.18% | 139 | 38 | Town |
| Guadalupe | 28 | 5,164 | 5,328 | -0.63% | 6,463 | 1 | Town |
| Carefree | 29 | 3,649 | 3,689 | -0.22% | 414 | 9 | Town |
| Rio Verde | 30 | 2,575 | 2,327 | 2.02% | 595 | 4 | CDP |
| Gila Bend | 31 | 1,836 | 1,890 | -0.6% | 29 | 64 | Town |
| Ak-Chin Village | 32 | 1,257 | 1,202 | 2.11% | 119 | 11 | CDP |
| Gila Crossing | 33 | 1,051 | 659 | 2.84% | 1,208 | 1 | CDP |
| Circle City | 34 | 859 | 680 | 7.11% | 2,816 | 0 | CDP |
| Komatke | 35 | 802 | 885 | -0.25% | 330 | 2 | CDP |
| Upper Santan Village | 36 | 793 | 566 | 2.59% | 118 | 7 | CDP |
| Maricopa Colony | 37 | 591 | 818 | -1.34% | 108 | 5 | CDP |
| Goodyear Village | 38 | 301 | 277 | -3.22% | 90 | 3 | CDP |
| Morristown | 39 | 297 | 187 | 6.83% | 306 | 1 | CDP |
| Aguila | 40 | 253 | 753 | -12.46% | 155 | 2 | CDP |
| Wittmann | 41 | 238 | 810 | -12.82% | 247 | 1 | CDP |
| Lower Santan Village | 42 | 189 | 110 | -5.97% | 45 | 4 | CDP |
| Ventana | 43 | 152 | 58 | 7.04% | 147 | 1 | CDP |
| Why | 44 | 128 | 65 | 7.56% | 14 | 9 | CDP |
| Theba | 45 | 121 | 64 | 7.08% | 195 | 1 | CDP |
| Santa Cruz | 46 | 111 | 57 | 6.73% | 68 | 2 | CDP |
| Wintersburg | 47 | 103 | 11 | -2.83% | 174 | 1 | CDP |
| Arlington | 48 | 79 | 108 | -9.2% | 34 | 2 | CDP |
| Charco | 49 | 26 | 8 | 8.33% | 28 | 1 | CDP |
| Tonopah | 50 | 16 | 50 | 6.67% | 12 | 1 | CDP |
Phoenix is the largest city in Maricopa County, with a population of 1,688,306.
Tonopah is the smallest city in Maricopa County, with a population of 16.
There are 50 cities in Maricopa County, Arizona.