Demographics of Yuma County, Arizona

Yuma County, Arizona had 224,449 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +18,831 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.

Yuma County, in four figures

224,449
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.2%
Change since July 2020: +18,831 people.; 36.1 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,876 ±$2,259
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.

Yuma County, Arizona's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Yuma 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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Yuma County, Arizona's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Yuma 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	205,618	100.0	100.0
2021	207,654	101.0	100.2
2022	209,117	101.7	100.7
2023	214,228	104.2	101.6
2024	221,388	107.7	102.5
2025	224,449	109.2	103.1

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Population of Yuma 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	205,618	+612	+51	+24	+537
2021	207,654	+2,036	+388	+447	+1,089
2022	209,117	+1,463	+867	+1,016	−423
2023	214,228	+5,111	+1,019	+2,253	+1,781
2024	221,388	+7,160	+993	+5,761	+385
2025	224,449	+3,061	+989	+838	+1,199

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±0.3: for men 34.5 ±0.2 and for women 38.0 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Yuma County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	14,087 ±114	6.7% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	37,909 ±1,176	17.9% ±0.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	21,809 ±1,070	10.3% ±0.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	53,898 ±1,143	25.5% ±0.5	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	40,269 ±941	19.0% ±0.4	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	43,769 ±1,337	20.7% ±0.6	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,876 ±$2,259, and income per person $30,204 ±$996, 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 Yuma County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	13,936 ±1,099	17.6% ±1.4	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,417 ±1,136	22.0% ±1.4	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,683 ±1,140	19.8% ±1.4	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,559 ±822	14.6% ±1.0	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,153 ±1,019	15.3% ±1.3	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,872 ±579	6.1% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,721 ±522	4.7% ±0.7	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Yuma County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	31,795 ±3,079	15.6% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,486 ±1,209	20.4% ±2.2	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,947 ±1,395	14.1% ±1.4	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,362 ±789	13.8% ±1.4	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Yuma County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yuma County	Arizona	United States
Housing units	95,200 ±127	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.3% ±0.9	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.7% ±0.9	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.0% ±1.3	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.0% ±1.5	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$217,800 ±$5,202	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$993 ±$36	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±1	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 Yuma County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	137,437 ±0	64.9% ±<0.1	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	61,349 ±461	29.0% ±0.2	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,219 ±321	1.5% ±0.2	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,164 ±236	1.0% ±0.1	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,766 ±235	0.8% ±0.1	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	13 to 163	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	370 to 1,136	0.2% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,965 ±490	2.3% ±0.2	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 Yuma County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	79,804 ±2,522	37.7% ±1.2	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	75,222 ±1,932	35.5% ±0.9	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,549 ±716	1.7% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	53,166 ±1,733	25.1% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24,593 ±1,268	11.6% ±0.6	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28,573 ±1,869	13.5% ±0.9	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Yuma County among the counties of Arizona

6th of 15 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Counties of Arizona near Yuma County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Maricopa County	4,689,558	+5.5%
Pima County	1,074,685	+2.8%
Pinal County	539,380	+25.4%
Yavapai County	252,552	+6.5%
Mohave County	228,102	+6.5%
Yuma County	224,449	+9.2%
Coconino County	144,368	−0.6%
Cochise County	126,332	+0.6%
Navajo County	109,946	+3.0%
Apache County	64,445	−2.2%
Gila County	53,801	+0.9%

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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