![]() ![]() Of the 1,132,886 households, 33.0% had children under 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were not families. About 19.1% reported speaking Spanish at home. About 29.5% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 77.4% White, 3.7% African American, 1.9% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 12.0% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. The 1,250,231 housing units averaged of 136 per square mile (53/km 2). The population density was 334 people/sq mi (129 people/km 2). Racial and ethnic composition since 1960 Racial compositionĪs of the census of 2000, 3,072,149 people, 1,132,886 households, and 763,565 families were living in the county. Demographics Median Household Income in 2015 across metro Phoenix the darker the green, the higher the income Percent of people living in poverty across metro Phoenix in 2016 the darker the red, the higher the concentration of poverty Historical population Census In October 2022, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department detected Dengue virus in mosquitoes they had trapped in November the first locally transmitted case of dengue fever was reported in the County and Arizona state as a whole - previous dengue cases in Maricopa County had been related to travel. Sonoran Desert National Monument (part)įrom 2009 to 2011, an inventory of all vascular plants growing along the Salt River (Arizona), Gila River, New River and Agua Fria River and their tributaries in the Phoenix metropolitan area was done.It is the largest county in the United States to have a capital city. It is by far Arizona's most populous county, encompassing well over half of the state's residents. From west to east, it stretches 132 miles (212 km), and 103 miles (166 km) from north to south. ![]() Maricopa County is one of the largest counties in the United States by area, with a land area greater than that of four other US states. The largest are the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (east of Scottsdale) and the Gila River Indian Community (south of Chandler).Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,224 sq mi (23,890 km 2), of which 24 sq mi (62 km 2) (0.3%) is covered by water. ![]() Five Native American Reservations are located in the county. Maricopa County was named after the Maricopa Native Americans. Previously, it was the Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale metropolitan area, and in 2000, that was changed to Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale. The Office of Management and Budget renamed the metropolitan area in September 2018. Maricopa County is the central county of the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Phoenix, the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states. Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. ![]()
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