Arizona Trivia:


Capital : Phoenix
State Tree : Palo Verde
State Flower : Saguaro Cactus Blossom
State Insect : Two-Tailed Swallowtail
State Bird : Cactus Wren

Arizona People:


Arizona has a total population of 6,166,318 (2006 est) and ranks 16th in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,628,198 (26.4%) Arizonans are under 18 years of age, 3,747,834 (60.8%) are age 19 to 64, and 790,286 (12.8%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.0%, and males 50% of the total population.


Arizona Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under26.4  
65 and older12.8  
19 to 6460.8  
Female50.0  
Male50  

294,118 (4.8%) Arizonans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 146,725 (2.4%) are Asian, 231,677 (3.8%) are Black, 12,132 (0.2%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 5,380,815 (87.3%) are White, 100,851 (1.6%) are of mixed race.
 

Arizona Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteArizona White population 5,380,8155,380,815  
American IndianArizona American Indian population 294,118294,118
BlackArizona Black population 231,677231,677
AsianArizona Asian population 146,725146,725
MixedArizona Mixed population 100,851100,851
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderArizona Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 12,13212,132

1,803,378 (29.2%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

12.8% of Arizonans were born in a foreign country.

25.9% of Arizonans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

81.0% of Arizonans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 23.5% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Arizona had 93,663 births and 43,198 deaths in 2004.

Arizona Land:


Arizona has a land area of 113,635 square miles and is ranked 6th amoung U.S. states in total area. Arizona has a population density of 45 people per square mile. Arizona had 26,586,577 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.37% of the total area.