Greenlee County, AZ

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2024 Population

9,409

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

0.554% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.19%

24.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,164

5.42% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$158,600

16.4% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,977

3.33% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Greenlee 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.

97.3% of the residents in Greenlee County, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Greenlee County, AZ was $158,600, and the homeownership rate was 53%.

Most people in Greenlee County, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Greenlee County, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Greenlee County, AZ borders Apache County, AZ, Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Catron County, NM, Grant County, NM, and Hidalgo County, NM.

United States Arizona

Population & Diversity

Greenlee County, AZ is home to a population of 9.41k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.92% of Greenlee County, AZ residents were born outside of the country (745 people).

In 2024, there were 1.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.24k people) in Greenlee County, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.49k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.17k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Greenlee County, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greenlee County, AZ was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greenlee County, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.24k ± 41
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.49k ± 432
White (Hispanic)
1.17k ± 451

46.7%

Hispanic Population

4.4k people

46.7% of the people in Greenlee County, AZ are hispanic (4.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greenlee 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

7.92%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

745 people

4.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

472 people

As of 2024, 7.92% of Greenlee County, AZ residents (745 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 Greenlee County, AZ was 4.99%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
178 ± 92
Gulf War (2001-)
159 ± 125
Gulf War (1990s)
74 ± 90

Greenlee County, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Greenlee County, AZ employs 3.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greenlee County, AZ were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,600 people), Educational Services (511 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (373 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($86,250), Public Administration ($82,637), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($77,669).

Employment

Occupations

3.98k

2024 Value

± 532

−3.33%

1 Year decline

± 19.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenlee County, AZ declined at a rate of −3.33%, from 4.11k employees to 3.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greenlee County, AZ, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (677 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (447 people), and Management Occupations (285 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greenlee 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

3.98k

2024 Value

± 532

−3.33%

1 Year decline

± 19.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenlee County, AZ declined at a rate of −3.33%, from 4.11k employees to 3.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greenlee County, AZ, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,600 people), Educational Services (511 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (373 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greenlee County, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Greenlee County, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,859

Median earning men ± $7,334

$39,379

Median earning women ± $7,322

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($86,250), Public Administration ($83,302), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,606).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($125,724), Public Administration ($71,857), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,669).

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

7
Other Services (except Public Administration)
7
Retail Trade
5
Retail Trade

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

$299k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$11.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.38k
Retail Trade

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 Greenlee 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greenlee County, AZ was $158,600 in 2024, which is 0.477 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $136,300 to $158,600, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Greenlee County, AZ is 53%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greenlee County, AZ have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greenlee County, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 6.74% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greenlee County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.56%.

Housing

Property

$158,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$50,022

$1,904

Median Property Taxes

±$361

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 Greenlee County, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

53%

Homeownership

2024

60.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53% of the housing units in Greenlee County, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Greenlee 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.

$71,164

Median Household Income

± $12,585

3.59k

Number of Households

± 485

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.59k households in Greenlee County, AZ declined from $71,164 from the previous year's value of $75,239.

The following chart displays the households in Greenlee 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 Greenlee 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 (87.7%)
Carpooled (8.76%)
Walked (2.49%)

In 2024, 87.7% of workers in Greenlee County, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.76%) and those who walked to work (2.49%).

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

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greenlee County, AZ have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Greenlee County, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Greenlee 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 Greenlee County, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greenlee County, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 6.74% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greenlee County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.56%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

8.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greenlee County, AZ (768 out of 9.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greenlee 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, 9.6% of the children was living in poverty in Greenlee County, AZ. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.7%.

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 40.8 in Greenlee County, AZ. From 2015 to 2022, the indicator declined 591 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

97.1% of the population of Greenlee County, AZ has health coverage, with 68.9% on employee plans, 7.09% on Medicaid, 9.76% on Medicare, 9.49% on non-group plans, and 1.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Greenlee County, AZ see 1,567 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,567 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4651 patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.6% were men and 45.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,567 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Greenlee County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Greenlee County, AZ see an average of 1,567 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,567 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.6% were men and 45.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.94%

Uninsured

68.9%

Employer Coverage

7.09%

Medicaid

9.76%

Medicare

9.49%

Non-Group

1.84%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greenlee County, AZ grew by 14.5% from 2.57% to 2.94%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2016, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 99.8 in Greenlee County, AZ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Greenlee 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 32.5% in Greenlee County, AZ.

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