Whitest cities in Arizona research summary. We analyzed Arizona’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Arizona based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:
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The whitest city in Arizona is Fountain Hills based on the most recent Census data.
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Fountain Hills is 88.27% White.
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The least White city in Arizona is Guadalupe.
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Guadalupe is 1.5% White.
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Arizona is 52.6% White.
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Arizona is the 41st Whitest state in the United States.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Arizona. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Arizona. In particular, we ranked each place in Arizona by the percentage of white people.
So where are the whitest cities you can live in Arizona?
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Arizona for 2026.
Here are the 10 whites places in Arizona for 2026:
What is the whitest city in Arizona for 2026? According to the most recent census data Fountain Hills ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Guadalupe is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
For more Arizona reading, check out:
The 10 Whitest Cities In Arizona For 2026
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Population: 23,789
% White: 88.27%
More on Fountain Hills: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 8,059
% White: 84.76%
More on Wickenburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 47,400
% White: 82.75%
More on Prescott: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 6,444
% White: 82.4%
More on Snowflake: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 16,622
% White: 82.17%
More on Payson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 12,611
% White: 80.64%
More on Paradise Valley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 58,359
% White: 79.69%
More on Lake Havasu City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 243,821
% White: 77.14%
More on Scottsdale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 12,521
% White: 76.47%
More on Camp Verde: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers
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Population: 5,417
% White: 76.17%
More on Benson: Data | Movers
Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Arizona for 2026
To rank the whitest places in Arizona, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.
We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Arizona on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Arizona.
We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to town with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 54 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 88.3% to 1.5%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Fountain Hills took the distinction of being the most White, while Guadalupe was the least White city.
We updated this article for 2026. This report represents our eleventh time ranking the whitest cities in Arizona.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Arizona ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
Summary: White Populations Across Arizona
We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Arizona. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Arizona.
The most White cities in Arizona are Fountain Hills, Wickenburg, Prescott, Snowflake, Payson, Paradise Valley, Lake Havasu City, Scottsdale, Camp Verde, and Benson.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Arizona:
- Guadalupe
- Somerton
- Nogales
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White Population By City In Arizona
| Rank | City | Population | White Population | % White |
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| 1 | Fountain Hills | 23,789 | 20,998 | 88.27% |
| 2 | Wickenburg | 8,059 | 6,831 | 84.76% |
| 3 | Prescott | 47,400 | 39,224 | 82.75% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 6,444 | 5,310 | 82.4% |
| 5 | Payson | 16,622 | 13,658 | 82.17% |
| 6 | Paradise Valley | 12,611 | 10,170 | 80.64% |
| 7 | Lake Havasu City | 58,359 | 46,509 | 79.69% |
| 8 | Scottsdale | 243,821 | 188,087 | 77.14% |
| 9 | Camp Verde | 12,521 | 9,575 | 76.47% |
| 10 | Benson | 5,417 | 4,126 | 76.17% |
| 11 | Chino Valley | 13,602 | 10,292 | 75.67% |
| 12 | Kingman | 34,375 | 25,287 | 73.56% |
| 13 | Prescott Valley | 49,179 | 36,139 | 73.48% |
| 14 | Show Low | 12,102 | 8,872 | 73.31% |
| 15 | Oro Valley | 48,162 | 35,102 | 72.88% |
| 16 | Apache Junction | 41,058 | 29,512 | 71.88% |
| 17 | Queen Creek | 71,867 | 51,319 | 71.41% |
| 18 | Sedona | 9,777 | 6,918 | 70.76% |
| 19 | Cottonwood | 12,580 | 8,801 | 69.96% |
| 20 | Bullhead City | 42,496 | 29,208 | 68.73% |
| 21 | Surprise | 154,948 | 102,013 | 65.84% |
| 22 | Gilbert | 280,262 | 183,737 | 65.56% |
| 23 | Peoria | 196,906 | 126,555 | 64.27% |
| 24 | Litchfield Park | 6,916 | 4,269 | 61.73% |
| 25 | Marana | 56,938 | 34,249 | 60.15% |
| 26 | Mesa | 511,764 | 307,620 | 60.11% |
| 27 | Flagstaff | 76,445 | 44,029 | 57.6% |
| 28 | Sierra Vista | 45,155 | 25,648 | 56.8% |
| 29 | Florence | 25,570 | 14,420 | 56.39% |
| 30 | Chandler | 280,136 | 151,881 | 54.22% |
| 31 | Sahuarita | 35,862 | 18,821 | 52.48% |
| 32 | Goodyear | 107,645 | 56,096 | 52.11% |
| 33 | Tempe | 188,065 | 95,925 | 51.01% |
| 34 | Safford | 10,239 | 4,879 | 47.65% |
| 35 | Globe | 7,195 | 3,347 | 46.52% |
| 36 | Youn | 7,015 | 3,219 | 45.89% |
| 37 | Maricopa | 67,163 | 30,353 | 45.19% |
| 38 | Page | 7,345 | 3,255 | 44.32% |
| 39 | Tucson | 547,073 | 236,728 | 43.27% |
| 40 | Casa Grande | 60,905 | 25,480 | 41.84% |
| 41 | Glendale | 252,833 | 105,161 | 41.59% |
| 42 | Phoenix | 1,642,323 | 667,224 | 40.63% |
| 43 | Eloy | 17,433 | 6,445 | 36.97% |
| 44 | Coolidge | 16,636 | 5,950 | 35.77% |
| 45 | El Mirage | 36,088 | 11,460 | 31.76% |
| 46 | Yuma | 100,139 | 31,204 | 31.16% |
| 47 | Avondale | 92,477 | 24,533 | 26.53% |
| 48 | Winslow | 8,773 | 1,939 | 22.1% |
| 49 | Douglas | 15,981 | 1,892 | 11.84% |
| 50 | Tolleson | 7,668 | 732 | 9.55% |
| 51 | San Luis | 37,337 | 1,746 | 4.68% |
| 52 | Nogales | 19,841 | 870 | 4.38% |
| 53 | Somerton | 14,574 | 471 | 3.23% |
| 54 | Guadalupe | 5,272 | 79 | 1.5% |