Arizona statistical areas

The U.S. State of Arizona currently has 13 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Arizona.[1] As of 2023, the most populous of these is the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area, encompassing the area around Arizona's capital and largest city, Phoenix.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 13 United States statistical areas and 15 counties of the State of Arizona
Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3]
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA 5,124,113 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA 5,070,110 Maricopa County, Arizona 4,585,871
Pinal County, Arizona 484,239
Payson, AZ μSA 54,003 Gila County, Arizona 54,003
Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA 1,112,320 Tucson, AZ MSA 1,063,162 Pima County, Arizona 1,063,162
Nogales, AZ μSA 49,158 Santa Cruz County, Arizona 49,158
none Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA 249,081 Yavapai County, Arizona 249,081
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA 223,682 Mohave County, Arizona 223,682
Yuma, AZ MSA 213,221 Yuma County, Arizona 213,221
Flagstaff, AZ MSA 144,472 Coconino County, Arizona 144,472
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA 124,640 Cochise County, Arizona 124,640
Show Low, AZ μSA 109,175 Navajo County, Arizona 109,175
Safford, AZ μSA 39,525 Graham County, Arizona 39,525
none Apache County, Arizona 65,036
La Paz County, Arizona 16,710
Greenlee County, Arizona 9,369
State of Arizona 7,431,344

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The 11 core-based statistical areas of the State of Arizona
2023 rank Core-based statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA 5,070,110 +4.63% 4,845,832 +15.57% 4,192,887
2 Tucson, AZ MSA 1,063,162 +1.89% 1,043,433 +6.44% 980,263
3 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ MSA 249,081 +5.45% 236,209 +11.93% 211,033
4 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA 223,682 +4.88% 213,267 +6.53% 200,186
5 Yuma, AZ MSA 213,221 +4.58% 203,881 +4.15% 195,751
6 Flagstaff, AZ MSA 144,472 −0.43% 145,101 +7.95% 134,421
7 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ MSA 124,640 −0.64% 125,447 −4.49% 131,346
8 Show Low, AZ μSA 109,175 +2.30% 106,717 −0.68% 107,449
9 Payson, AZ μSA 54,003 +1.37% 53,272 −0.61% 53,597
10 Nogales, AZ μSA 49,158 +3.12% 47,669 +0.53% 47,420
11 Safford, AZ μSA 39,525 +2.57% 38,533 +3.53% 37,220

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The two combined statistical areas of the State of Arizona
2023 rank Combined statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA 5,124,113 +4.59% 4,899,104 +15.37% 4,246,484
2 Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA 1,112,320 +1.94% 1,091,102 +6.17% 1,027,683

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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