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:
The whitest city in Arizona is Fountain Hills based on the most recent Census data.
Fountain Hills is 89.09% White.
The least White city in Arizona is Guadalupe.
Guadalupe is 1.87% White.
Arizona is 53.0% White.
Arizona is the 41st Whitest state in the United States.
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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 2024.Here are the 10 whites places in Arizona for 2024:
What is the whitest city in Arizona for 2024? 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.
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The 10 Whitest Cities In Arizona For 2024
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Population: 23,739
% White: 89.09%
More on Fountain Hills: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,600
% White: 88.08%
More on Wickenburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 46,054
% White: 85.63%
More on Prescott: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 16,363
% White: 82.69%
More on Payson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 57,294
% White: 79.99%
More on Lake Havasu City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 12,672
% White: 79.81%
More on Paradise Valley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 13,120
% White: 78.83%
More on Chino Valley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,192
% White: 78.52%
More on Snowflake: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 240,537
% White: 77.94%
More on Scottsdale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 12,314
% White: 76.66%
More on Cottonwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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: 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 89.1% to 1.9%. 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 2024. This report represents our tenth 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. 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, Payson, Lake Havasu City, Paradise Valley, Chino Valley, Snowflake, Scottsdale, and Cottonwood. If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Arizona: For more Arizona reading, check out:Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Arizona for 2024
Summary: White Populations Across Arizona
White Population By City In Arizona
Rank City Population White Population % White 1 Fountain Hills 23,739 21,148 89.09% 2 Wickenburg 7,600 6,694 88.08% 3 Prescott 46,054 39,435 85.63% 4 Payson 16,363 13,531 82.69% 5 Lake Havasu City 57,294 45,830 79.99% 6 Paradise Valley 12,672 10,113 79.81% 7 Chino Valley 13,120 10,342 78.83% 8 Snowflake 6,192 4,862 78.52% 9 Scottsdale 240,537 187,473 77.94% 10 Cottonwood 12,314 9,440 76.66% 11 Kingman 33,052 25,261 76.43% 12 Oro Valley 47,053 35,706 75.88% 13 Show Low 11,767 8,923 75.83% 14 Apache Junction 38,855 29,096 74.88% 15 Sedona 9,739 7,275 74.7% 16 Prescott Valley 47,015 34,760 73.93% 17 Queen Creek 61,788 44,156 71.46% 18 Benson 5,318 3,776 71.0% 19 Bullhead City 41,593 28,244 67.91% 20 Camp Verde 12,132 8,162 67.28% 21 Gilbert 267,267 179,398 67.12% 22 Surprise 145,591 95,958 65.91% 23 Litchfield Park 6,794 4,371 64.34% 24 Peoria 191,292 122,919 64.26% 25 Flagstaff 76,177 46,338 60.83% 26 Mesa 503,390 303,504 60.29% 27 Marana 52,542 31,463 59.88% 28 Sierra Vista 45,212 25,383 56.14% 29 Chandler 275,618 152,143 55.2% 30 Sahuarita 34,238 18,399 53.74% 31 Tempe 181,005 96,762 53.46% 32 Goodyear 97,542 51,579 52.88% 33 Florence 25,783 12,731 49.38% 34 Youn 6,980 3,363 48.18% 35 Maricopa 59,605 26,729 44.84% 36 Safford 10,112 4,429 43.8% 37 Glendale 248,083 108,100 43.57% 38 Casa Grande 55,186 23,533 42.64% 39 Tucson 541,033 229,130 42.35% 40 Globe 7,230 2,992 41.38% 41 Phoenix 1,609,456 663,464 41.22% 42 Page 7,444 2,745 36.88% 43 El Mirage 35,652 12,172 34.14% 44 Eloy 16,075 5,150 32.04% 45 Coolidge 14,175 4,386 30.94% 46 Yuma 96,314 29,464 30.59% 47 Avondale 89,214 24,473 27.43% 48 Winslow 8,943 2,067 23.11% 49 Douglas 16,301 1,737 10.66% 50 Tolleson 7,221 633 8.77% 51 Somerton 14,278 529 3.71% 52 San Luis 35,189 1,269 3.61% 53 Nogales 19,761 551 2.79% 54 Guadalupe 5,335 100 1.87%