Basic Information

Full Name: State of Arizona
Capital: Phoenix
Joined Union: February 14, 1912 (111 years ago)

Demographics

Population: 7.276 million people (2021 estimate)
Population Growth: +1.25% per year (2010-12)
Population Density: 63.83 people/mi² (2021 estimate)
Annual Deaths: 75,665 people/yr (2021 estimate)
Annual Births: 76,497 people/yr (2021 estimate)
Race Distribution:
- White: 77.2%
- Other: 6.5%
- Black/African American: 4.5%
Hispanic Origin: 31.3%
US Citizens: 92.5%
Educational Attainment (age 25 and older) :
- College degree and above: 38.1% (0.938 × national average)
- High school diploma: 23.9% (0.885 × national average)
- Less than high school diploma: 12.9% (1.07 × national average)

Geographic Properties

Total Area: 114,000 mi²
Land Area: 113,600 mi²
Water Area: 396.2 mi²
Farmland Area: 26.1 million acres
Mean Elevation: 4,265 ft
Highest Point: Humphreys Peak, 12,631 ft
Lowest Point: Colorado River, 68.9 ft

Housing

Housing Units: 2.864 million (2011)
Housing Units Change: +478,321 (2000-07)
Housing Units Change Rate: +3.1% per year (2000-07)
Households: 2.344 million (2011)
People per Household: 2.748 people (2010)

Economic Properties

Number of Businesses: 491,529 (2007)
Nonemployer Businesses: 395,995 (2010)
Private Non-farm Businesses: 131,849 (2010)
Median Household Income: $58,945.00 per year (0.938 × national average)
Per Capita Income: $30,694 per year per person (0.9 × national average)
Population Below Poverty Line: 15.1% (1.13 × national average)

Crime Statistics

Total Rate of Crime: 2,896 crimes/100,000 people/yr (2019 estimate)
Total Number of Crimes: 210,779 crimes per year (2019 estimate)

Voting and Registration Rates

Total Voting Rate: 64.7% (2020)
Total Registration Rate: 68.8% (2020)

Public School Finance Information

Total Expenditures: $9.58 billion ($9,759 per student) (2020)
Total Revenue: $8.72 billion ($8,882 per student) (2009)
Total Debt: $5.331 billion ($5,430 per student) (2020)
Total Cash and Securities: $2.764 billion ($2,815 per student) (2020)

State Symbols

State Bird: Coues' cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
State Flower: Saguaro cactus blossom (Carnegiea gigantea)
State Tree: Palo verde (Cercidium microphyllum)
State Motto: Ditat Deus