Demographics of Greenlee County, Arizona

Greenlee County, Arizona had 9,312 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −219 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Greenlee County, in four figures

9,312
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −219 people.; 36.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,164 ±$12,585
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Greenlee County, Arizona's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Greenlee County, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Greenlee County, Arizona's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Greenlee County, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,531	100.0	100.0
2021	9,398	98.6	100.2
2022	9,311	97.7	100.7
2023	9,356	98.2	101.6
2024	9,334	97.9	102.5
2025	9,312	97.7	103.1

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Population of Greenlee County, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,531	−33	+13	0	−43
2021	9,398	−133	+42	+6	−170
2022	9,311	−87	+6	+31	−125
2023	9,356	+45	+20	+34	−9
2024	9,334	−22	+21	+41	−87
2025	9,312	−22	+24	+31	−78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±0.8: for men 39.0 ±5.9 and for women 36.1 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Greenlee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	548 ±178	5.8% ±1.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,848 ±252	19.6% ±2.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	639 ±146	6.8% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,948 ±406	31.3% ±4.3	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,097 ±327	22.3% ±3.5	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,329 ±230	14.1% ±2.4	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,164 ±$12,585, and income per person $32,045 ±$3,697, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Greenlee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	635 ±195	17.7% ±5.3	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	483 ±222	13.5% ±6.1	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	717 ±221	20.0% ±6.0	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	833 ±188	23.2% ±5.1	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	592 ±210	16.5% ±5.8	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 177	1.2% to 4.9%	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	97 to 345	2.7% to 9.6%	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Greenlee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	768 ±328	8.2% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	68 to 256	2.9% to 10.6%	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	458 ±205	8.6% ±3.8	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	49 to 247	3.1% to 14.7%	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Greenlee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greenlee County	Arizona	United States
Housing units	4,433 ±14	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.0% ±4.6	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.0% ±4.6	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.0% ±5.2	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.0% ±5.3	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,600 ±$50,022	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$648 ±$76	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Greenlee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,396 ±0	46.7% ±<0.1	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,239 ±41	45.1% ±0.4	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	134 ±52	1.4% ±0.6	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 305	0% to 3.2%	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	47 to 287	0.5% to 3.1%	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	163 to 505	1.7% to 5.4%	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Greenlee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	5,184 ±390	55.1% ±4.1	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,435 ±388	36.5% ±4.1	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 106	0% to 1.1%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	745 ±293	7.9% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	240 to 740	2.6% to 7.9%	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	86 to 424	0.9% to 4.5%	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Greenlee County among the counties of Arizona

15th of 15 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Counties of Arizona near Greenlee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Apache County	64,445	−2.2%
Gila County	53,801	+0.9%
Santa Cruz County	50,020	+4.8%
Graham County	40,157	+4.0%
La Paz County	16,711	+0.9%
Greenlee County	9,312	−2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026