10 Fastest Growing Cities In Arizona [2025]

Is being in an area of Arizona that’s growing quickly a good thing or a bad thing?

Depends on who you ask.

Some want bigger, more exciting cities like Phoenix and Tucson, while others want peace and quiet like in Guadalupe and Benson, thank you very much.

But today, we’re going to put opinions aside and look at the cold, hard facts — since 2010, which cities in Arizona have grown the fastest.

After getting knee-deep in the Census’s American Community Survey using Saturday Night Science, we emerged with this set of cities in the Grand Canyon State that have people climbing over each other to get in.

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Fastest Growing Cities In Arizona For 2025

What’s the fastest growing city in Arizona for 2025? Based on the most recent ACS data, Queen Creek ranks as the fastest-growing city in Arizona. If you happen to be a resident of Queen Creek, you’re probably not surprised to find it on our list.

If you’re surprised — and you’re wondering why these places are a big deal — keep reading. We’ll tell you what makes each of these 10 places in Arizona grow like weeds.

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The 10 Fastest Growing Cities In Arizona For 2025

1. Queen Creek

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 66,369
Population 2010: 23,055
Percent Growth 187.9%
Absolute Growth: 43,314
More on Queen Creek: Data

2. Maricopa

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 62,986
Population 2010: 34,809
Percent Growth 80.9%
Absolute Growth: 28,177
More on Maricopa: Data

3. Goodyear

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 102,891
Population 2010: 57,869
Percent Growth 77.8%
Absolute Growth: 45,022
More on Goodyear: Data

4. Marana

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 54,487
Population 2010: 31,443
Percent Growth 73.3%
Absolute Growth: 23,044
More on Marana: Data

5. Sahuarita

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 35,012
Population 2010: 21,607
Percent Growth 62.0%
Absolute Growth: 13,405
More on Sahuarita: Data

6. San Luis

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Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 35,998
Population 2010: 23,829
Percent Growth 51.1%
Absolute Growth: 12,169
More on San Luis: Data

7. Surprise

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 149,519
Population 2010: 103,767
Percent Growth 44.1%
Absolute Growth: 45,752
More on Surprise: Data

8. Coolidge

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Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 15,300
Population 2010: 10,817
Percent Growth 41.4%
Absolute Growth: 4,483
More on Coolidge: Data

9. Gilbert

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 271,118
Population 2010: 195,046
Percent Growth 39.0%
Absolute Growth: 76,072
More on Gilbert: Data

10. Casa Grande

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Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 57,590
Population 2010: 43,050
Percent Growth 33.8%
Absolute Growth: 14,540
More on Casa Grande: Data

Methodology: How We Measured The Fastest Growing Cities In the Grand Canyon State for 2025

To figure out which cities are growing the most, we used Saturday Night Science to look at the growth rates for cities since the beginning of the decade, according to the American Community Survey put out by the census every year. Specifically:

Current Population
Population in 2010
Growth rate from 2010 to Current (The latest available data which came out in Dec 2023)

We ranked all 55 Arizona cities with a population over 5,000 people from highest growth rate to lowest.

The city with the highest growth rate during this time was crowned the fastest-growing city in the Grand Canyon State.

And for those of you who are a little rusty with their statistics, you can calculate the growth rate by the following formula:

[Current Population – Population 2010] / [Population 2010]

The data has been updated for 2025. This report is our tenth time ranking the fastest growing cities in Arizona.

Here’s a graph of the cities in Arizona with the most significant percent increase in population:

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Summary: These Places Grew Up So Fast In Arizona, You Know?

So there you have it, the fastest growing cities in Arizona are led by Queen Creek which has been growing at a blistering pace this decade relative to other cities and towns around the state.

The fastest-growing cities in Arizona are Queen Creek, Maricopa, Goodyear, Marana, Sahuarita, San Luis, Surprise, Coolidge, Gilbert, and Casa Grande.

It’ll be interesting to see if these places can keep growing at the same rate over the next couple of years. We’ll be here to let you know!

These places have been growing (or shrinking) the slowest (fastest):

Winslow
Douglas
Nogales

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Fastest Growing Places In Arizona For 2025

Rank	City	Population	Population 2010	Growth	Absolute Growth
1	Queen Creek	66,369	23,055	187.9%	43,314
2	Maricopa	62,986	34,809	80.9%	28,177
3	Goodyear	102,891	57,869	77.8%	45,022
4	Marana	54,487	31,443	73.3%	23,044
5	Sahuarita	35,012	21,607	62.0%	13,405
6	San Luis	35,998	23,829	51.1%	12,169
7	Surprise	149,519	103,767	44.1%	45,752
8	Coolidge	15,300	10,817	41.4%	4,483
9	Gilbert	271,118	195,046	39.0%	76,072
10	Casa Grande	57,590	43,050	33.8%	14,540