Counties in the State of Arizona Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of Arizona Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of Arizona based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

15 Graham County

37,220
Total Population

16,310
Urban Population

20,910
Rural Population

31.7%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

20.9%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

40.12%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

11,798
Population In Low Income Areas

3,409
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,389
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

11,120
Housing Units

5,517
Urban Housing Units

5,603
Rural Housing Units

3,578
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,271
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,307
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14 Yavapai County

211,033
Total Population

110,762
Urban Population

100,271
Rural Population

35.3%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

37.73%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

32.61%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

74,486
Population In Low Income Areas

41,787
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

32,699
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

90,903
Housing Units

47,493
Urban Housing Units

43,410
Rural Housing Units

30,769
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,377
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,392
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13 Maricopa County

3,817,117
Total Population

3,659,798
Urban Population

157,319
Rural Population

35.46%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

36.3%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

15.87%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,353,547
Population In Low Income Areas

1,328,579
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

24,968
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

1,411,583
Housing Units

1,357,354
Urban Housing Units

54,229
Rural Housing Units

477,302
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

471,218
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,084
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12 Pinal County

375,770
Total Population

265,771
Urban Population

109,999
Rural Population

35.92%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.53%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

41.71%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

134,994
Population In Low Income Areas

89,109
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

45,885
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

125,590
Housing Units

93,295
Urban Housing Units

32,295
Rural Housing Units

47,269
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31,752
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,517
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11 Coconino County

134,421
Total Population

85,880
Urban Population

48,541
Rural Population

38.49%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

41.92%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

32.44%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

51,743
Population In Low Income Areas

35,998
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,745
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

46,711
Housing Units

29,726
Urban Housing Units

16,985
Rural Housing Units

13,662
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,468
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,194
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10 Pima County

980,263
Total Population

869,187
Urban Population

111,076
Rural Population

41.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

45.46%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

12.53%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

409,050
Population In Low Income Areas

395,127
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

13,923
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

388,660
Housing Units

346,160
Urban Housing Units

42,500
Rural Housing Units

158,468
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

154,199
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,269
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 Cochise County

131,346
Total Population

79,843
Urban Population

51,503
Rural Population

47.37%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

57.4%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

31.83%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

62,221
Population In Low Income Areas

45,827
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

16,394
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

50,865
Housing Units

30,734
Urban Housing Units

20,131
Rural Housing Units

23,537
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,601
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,936
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Navajo County

107,449
Total Population

32,914
Urban Population

74,535
Rural Population

54.63%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

28.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

66%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

58,700
Population In Low Income Areas

9,510
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

49,190
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

35,658
Housing Units

11,368
Urban Housing Units

24,290
Rural Housing Units

17,126
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,425
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,701
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Mohave County

200,186
Total Population

135,128
Urban Population

65,058
Rural Population

57.12%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

43.46%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

85.5%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

114,347
Population In Low Income Areas

58,721
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

55,626
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

82,539
Housing Units

56,306
Urban Housing Units

26,233
Rural Housing Units

45,727
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

24,053
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21,674
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Gila County

53,597
Total Population

22,778
Urban Population

30,819
Rural Population

58.81%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

44.8%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

69.16%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

31,520
Population In Low Income Areas

10,205
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

21,315
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

22,000
Housing Units

9,773
Urban Housing Units

12,227
Rural Housing Units

12,605
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,254
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,351
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 Yuma County

195,751
Total Population

163,640
Urban Population

32,111
Rural Population

62.67%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

67.29%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.14%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

122,683
Population In Low Income Areas

110,114
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,569
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

64,767
Housing Units

55,295
Urban Housing Units

9,472
Rural Housing Units

39,882
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35,355
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,527
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Greenlee County

8,437
Total Population

2,963
Urban Population

5,474
Rural Population

64.88%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

5,474
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

5,474
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

3,188
Housing Units

1,067
Urban Housing Units

2,121
Rural Housing Units

2,121
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,121
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Santa Cruz County

47,420
Total Population

31,669
Urban Population

15,751
Rural Population

66.78%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

31,669
Population In Low Income Areas

31,669
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

15,437
Housing Units

9,716
Urban Housing Units

5,721
Rural Housing Units

9,716
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,716
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Apache County

71,518
Total Population

5,081
Urban Population

66,437
Rural Population

79.94%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

86.05%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

57,171
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

57,171
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

22,771
Housing Units

1,819
Urban Housing Units

20,952
Rural Housing Units

17,136
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

17,136
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 La Paz County

20,489
Total Population

3,080
Urban Population

17,409
Rural Population

91.03%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

89.45%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

18,652
Population In Low Income Areas

3,080
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,572
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

9,198
Housing Units

971
Urban Housing Units

8,227
Rural Housing Units

8,264
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

971
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,293
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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