The median household income in Arizona is $79,964, which ranks in the top 50% nationally.
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Arizona ranks #21 of 51 states (and D.C.) by median household income.
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A closer look at household income in Arizona: how it ranks among the states, what it takes to reach the top 25% or 10%, how earnings change with age, and how far apart its 15 counties are.
Arizona sits in the middle of the national pack: $79,964 at the median, ranking 21st of 51 and 1% below the $80,734 US figure. Prices for housing and everyday costs also differ by state, and these figures don't adjust for them.
A household needs around $135,312 to be in Arizona's top quarter; nationwide the bar is $141,925. The share of households at $200,000 or more is 12% versus 13% nationwide, 2 points lower.
Comparing the two Census products: $81,486 in the 2024 one-year estimate, $79,964 in the 2020–2024 five-year estimate (+2%).
Roughly 12% of households in Arizona sit in the $200,000-and-up bracket. By household income, the top 25% start at about $135,312, and the top 10% sit above $200,000. The table marks lines that fall above $200,000 rather than guessing their value: the Census groups everyone above that amount together, so the exact top-5% and top-1% cutoffs can't be read from this data.
Another way to read it: a household earning exactly the national median, $80,734, would rank around the top 49% in Arizona — above the state's own midpoint.
The top-quarter line is 1.71 times the state's midpoint income, narrower than the national ratio of 1.77 — a rough gauge of how stretched the upper half of the income distribution is.
| Line | Household income |
|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | $79,262 |
| Top 25% | $135,312 |
| Top 10% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
| Top 5% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
| Top 1% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
For individual workers, median earnings in Arizona rise from $44,688 at ages 25–34 to a peak of $60,328 at 45–54 (+35%). On average the state runs −2% relative to the US at each age, with the largest difference among workers aged 35–44. These figures are personal earnings (wages plus self-employment) from Census microdata, so they're lower than household income, which can combine several earners.
| Age | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 25–34 | $44,688 | $46,177 |
| 35–44 | $55,860 | $58,657 |
| 45–54 | $60,328 | $60,915 |
| 55–64 | $54,991 | $55,860 |
| 65+ | $35,080 | $34,745 |
If you live alone, the more relevant benchmark is the $50,719 median for single and non-family households, not the $112,105 figure for married couples (2.2× higher).
Maricopa County ($89,300) and Apache County ($41,438) mark the two ends of a wide county range, 2.2 to 1. The five highest-income counties are Maricopa County, Pinal County, Coconino County, Greenlee County, and Pima County; the five lowest are Apache County, La Paz County, Navajo County, Santa Cruz County, and Mohave County.
Of Arizona's 15 counties, 1 have a median household income above the national $80,734 — 7% of them. The middle county on the list, Yuma County, sits at $62,876.
| Highest | Median | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County | $89,300 | Apache County | $41,438 |
| Pinal County | $80,266 | La Paz County | $49,478 |
| Coconino County | $72,966 | Navajo County | $54,606 |
| Greenlee County | $71,164 | Santa Cruz County | $55,217 |
| Pima County | $70,315 | Mohave County | $57,684 |
About the numbers: household figures are the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates for Arizona and its 15 counties; the earnings-by-age table comes from 144,042 individual survey records in the same period, in 2024 dollars.
Reference statistics only — not financial advice.
US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates (B19013, B19001)
Based on US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates — actual figures may differ from your real income/assets. Not financial advice.