Graham County, AZ

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2024 Population

39,232

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

1.45% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.3%

2.34% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$67,325

0.00149% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$212,000

4.59% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

14,898

5.28% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Graham County, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Graham County, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Graham County, AZ are Eastern Arizona College (1,112 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Graham County, AZ was $212,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.1%.

Most people in Graham County, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Graham County, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Graham County, AZ borders Apache County, AZ, Cochise County, AZ, Gila County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, and Pinal County, AZ.

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Population & Diversity

Graham County, AZ is home to a population of 39.2k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.48% of Graham County, AZ residents were born outside of the country (973 people).

In 2024, there were 3.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.7k people) in Graham County, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.76k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.63k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Graham County, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Graham County, AZ was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Graham County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Graham County, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.7k ± 145
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
5.76k ± 712
White (Hispanic)
3.63k ± 622

30.8%

Hispanic Population

12.1k people

30.8% of the people in Graham County, AZ are hispanic (12.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Graham County, AZ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Arizona.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
487,424 ± 16,556 people
India
44,278 ± 5,150 people
Canada
39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

Foreign-Born Population

2.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

973 people

2.59%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.01k people

As of 2024, 2.48% of Graham County, AZ residents (973 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Graham County, AZ was 2.59%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Graham County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
711 ± 165
Gulf War (2001-)
321 ± 157
Gulf War (1990s)
207 ± 96

Graham County, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Graham County, AZ.

Economy

The economy of Graham County, AZ employs 14.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Graham County, AZ were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,055 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,796 people), and Retail Trade (1,749 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($82,727), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,611), and Utilities ($76,728).

Employment

Occupations

14.9k

2024 Value

± 949

5.28%

1 Year growth

± 8.48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Graham County, AZ grew at a rate of 5.28%, from 14.2k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Graham County, AZ, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,602 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,512 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,206 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Graham County, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

14.9k

2024 Value

± 949

5.28%

1 Year growth

± 8.48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Graham County, AZ grew at a rate of 5.28%, from 14.2k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Graham County, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,055 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,796 people), and Retail Trade (1,749 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Graham County, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Graham County, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,686

Median earning men ± $5,409

$32,675

Median earning women ± $2,911

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($87,981), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,569), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,124).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($77,656), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,377), and Public Administration ($46,536).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Y-Axis

2.3%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

40
Construction
35
Other Services (except Public Administration)
35
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$73.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$49.9k
Retail Trade
$23.9k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Graham County, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (46.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.54%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Ruben Gallego

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Graham County, AZ awarded 1,112 degrees. The student population of Graham County, AZ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,126 male students and 2,950 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Graham County, AZ are White (548 and 50%), Hispanic or Latino (337 and 30.7%), Unknown (94 and 8.58%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (71 and 6.48%).

The largest universities in Graham County, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Eastern Arizona College (1,112 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Graham County, AZ are HVAC Maintenance (216 and 19.4%), General Studies (198 and 17.8%), and Registered Nursing (59 and 5.31%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 5,076 students enrolled in Graham County, AZ, 41.9% men and 58.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,212 records, of which 58.9% were women and 41.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

HVAC Maintenance
215 degrees awarded
Phlebotamy Technician
50 degrees awarded
Other Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection
43 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Graham County, AZ was HVAC Maintenance with 215 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Graham County, AZ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Eastern Arizona College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,112 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eastern Arizona College with 1,112 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 616 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Graham County, AZ, which is 1.24 times more than the 496 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 548 degrees mean that there were 1.63 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 337 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,352) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Graham County, AZ was $212,000 in 2024, which is 0.637 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $202,700 to $212,000, a 4.59% increase. The homeownership rate in Graham County, AZ is 73.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Graham County, AZ have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Graham County, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Graham County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.613%.

Housing

Property

$212,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,375

$9,322

Median Property Taxes

±$661

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Graham County, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Graham County, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.1%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.1% of the housing units in Graham County, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Graham County, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,325

Median Household Income

± $4,646

12.7k

Number of Households

± 794

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.7k households in Graham County, AZ declined from $67,325 from the previous year's value of $67,326.

The following chart displays the households in Graham County, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Graham County, AZ is from Arizona.

0.457

2023 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Carpooled (14%)
Worked At Home (3.99%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in Graham County, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (3.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Graham County, AZ have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.82% of the workforce in Graham County, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Graham County, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Graham County, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Graham County, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Graham County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.613%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Graham County, AZ (6.3k out of 36.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Graham County, AZ is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.4% of the children was living in poverty in Graham County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 109 in Graham County, AZ. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 1.42k per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

90.4% of the population of Graham County, AZ has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Graham County, AZ see 2,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1847 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1718 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,441 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Graham County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Graham County, AZ see an average of 2,441 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,441 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Graham County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.64%

Uninsured

40.8%

Employer Coverage

22.7%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

1.57%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Graham County, AZ grew by 10% from 8.76% to 9.64%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Graham County, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.2 in Graham County, AZ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Graham County, AZ.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.4% in Graham County, AZ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Graham County, AZ.