Apache County, AZ
0.284% 1-year growth
4.49% 1-year growth
2020 Employed Population
In 2020, Apache County, AZ had a population of 71.7k people with a median age of 35.4 and a median household income of $33,967. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Apache County, AZ grew from 71,511 to 71,714, a 0.284% increase and its median household income grew from $32,508 to $33,967, a 4.49% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Apache County, AZ are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (72.5%), White (Non-Hispanic) (18.1%), White (Hispanic) (3.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.54%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.01%).
None of the households in Apache 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.
99.4% of the residents in Apache County, AZ are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Apache County, AZ are Dine College (158 degrees awarded in 2020).
In 2020, the median property value in Apache County, AZ was $61,800, and the homeownership rate was 79.7%.
Most people in Apache County, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Apache County, AZ was 2 cars per household.
Apache County, AZ borders Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Montezuma County, CO, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, NM, and San Juan County, UT.
Apache County, AZ is home to a population of 71.7k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.38% of Apache County, AZ residents were born outside of the country (992 people).
In 2020, there were 4 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (52k people) in Apache County, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.79k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
Population & Diversity
As of 2020, 99.4% of Apache County, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Apache County, AZ was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Apache County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The 3 largest ethnic groups in Apache County, AZ
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
52k ± 327
13k ± 56
6.62% of the people in Apache County, AZ are hispanic (4.75k people).
The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Apache 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
514,264 ± 16,964 people
43,680 ± 5,116 people
In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 514,264 Arizona residents, followed by Canada with 43,680 and India with 42,811.
As of 2020, 1.38% of Apache County, AZ residents (992 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Apache County, AZ was 1.41%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Apache County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
1,426 ± 215
Apache County, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.55 times greater than any other conflict.
The economy of Apache County, AZ employs 19k people. The largest industries in Apache County, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,536 people), Educational Services (3,181 people), and Public Administration (2,005 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($74,569), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($69,779), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,136).
Males in Arizona have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,015. The income inequality in Arizona (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.
From 2019 to 2020, employment in Apache County, AZ grew at a rate of 3.15%, from 18.4k employees to 19k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Apache County, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,462 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,676 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,550 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Apache County, AZ.
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 common employment sectors for those who live in Apache County, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,536 people), Educational Services (3,181 people), and Public Administration (2,005 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Apache County, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Apache County, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($65,096), Wholesale Trade ($63,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,893).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($57,708), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,500), and Wholesale Trade ($45,104).
As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.
Payroll by Industry Sector
The industries with the highest total annual payroll
The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.
Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.
In 2020, the top outbound Arizona product (by dollars) was Electronics with $35.2B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($22.1B) and Mixed freight ($18.2B).
The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.
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2020 Value in Arizona
Projected 2050 Value in Arizona
In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $230B. This is expected to increase 101% to $463B by 2050.
The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.
Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.
In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $32.1B, followed by Texas with $14.9B and Michigan and $5.53B.
The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Apache County, AZ went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).
Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly 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.
Joseph R Biden Jr. (66.2%)
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Apache County, AZ for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
US Senators from Arizona
Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.
Senator from Arizona1
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.
Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.
The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
US Representatives from Arizona
Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.
In 2020, universities in Apache County, AZ awarded 158 degrees. The student population of Apache County, AZ in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 381 male students and 988 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Apache County, AZ are American Indian or Alaska Native (156 and 99.4%), followed by Black or African American (1 and 0.637%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).
The largest universities in Apache County, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Dine College (158 and 100%).
The most popular majors in Apache County, AZ are Public Health Education & Promotion (49 and 31%), General Business Administration & Management (20 and 12.7%), and General Psychology (19 and 12%).
The median tuition cost in Apache County, AZ for a public four year colleges is $1,320 for in-state students and $1,320 for out-of-state students.
Admissions & Enrollments
Enrollments by Gender and Races
Gender, Race & EthnicityGenderRace & Ethnicity
In 2020 there were 1,369 students enrolled in Apache County, AZ, 27.8% men and 72.2% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 1,339 records, of which 72.6% were women and 27.4% men.
1 to 2 Year Postsecondary CertificateAssociates DegreeBachelors Degree
Public Health Education & Promotion
36 degree-majors awarded
General Social Sciences
General Business Administration & Management
In 2020, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Apache County, AZ was Public Health Education & Promotion with 36 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Apache County, AZ according to their major.
Gender AllMenWomen
Race AsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslandersHispanic or LatinoTwo or More RacesAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeNon-resident AlienUnknownWhiteAll
Dine College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
158 degrees awarded
In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dine College with 158 degrees awarded.
Gender, Race & EthnicityRace & EthnicityGender
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In 2020, 33 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Apache County, AZ, which is 0.264 times less than the 125 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was American Indian or Alaska Native students. These 156 degrees mean that there were 156 times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1 degrees awarded.
Average Net Price by Sector
Public, 4-year or above ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.
Public, 4-year or above ($90) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.
Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.
In 2020, 0.954% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (1.47M), High School or Equivalent (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (966k).
The median property value in Apache County, AZ was $61,800 in 2020, which is 0.269 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $59,900 to $61,800, a 3.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Apache County, AZ is 79.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.
People in Apache County, AZ have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Apache County, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Apache County, AZ is $33,967. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Apache County, AZ was Census Tract 9705.02 with a value of $65,639, followed by Census Tract 9705.01 and Census Tract 9703, with respective values of $58,889 and $49,336.
In 2021, 30.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Apache County, AZ. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator declined 3.38%.
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 Apache County, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Apache County, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2020, 79.7% of the housing units in Apache County, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.9%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Apache County, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
Race/Ethnicity TotalWhiteNative AmericanAsianOtherTwo Or MoreWhite Non-HispanicHispanic
Census Tract 9705.02
In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Apache County, AZ was Census Tract 9705.02 with a value of $65,639, followed by Census Tract 9705.01 and Census Tract 9703, with respective values of $58,889 and $49,336.
The following map shows all of the tracts in Apache County, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
In 2020, the median household income of the 21.5k households in Apache County, AZ grew to $33,967 from the previous year's value of $32,508.
The following chart displays the households in Apache 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 < $10k range.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Apache County, AZ is from Arizona.
2020 Wage GINI in Arizona
In 2020, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.736% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.
In 2020, 77.2% of workers in Apache County, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.32%) and those who carpooled to work (7.16%).
Using averages, employees in Apache County, AZ have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 5.07% of the workforce in Apache County, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Apache County, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Apache County, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Apache County, AZ have 2 cars.
Severe Housing Problems
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.
34.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Apache County, AZ (24.3k out of 70.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Apache County, AZ is Native American, followed by White and Hispanic.
Children in Poverty
In 2021, 44.7% of the children was living in poverty in Apache County, AZ. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator grew 3.6%.
The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.
Crimes & Accidents
Indicator Violet CrimesInjury DeathsHomicidesFirearm FatalitiesMotor Vehicle Crash Deaths
In 2021, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 109 in Apache County, AZ. From 2014 to 2021, the indicator grew 21.3 per 100,000 population.
The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.
73.8% of the population of Apache County, AZ has health coverage, with 25.1% on employee plans, 34.2% on Medicaid, 9.62% on Medicare, 3.43% on non-group plans, and 1.54% on military or VA plans.
Per capita personal health care spending in Arizona was $6,452 in 2014. This is a 3.03% increase from the previous year ($6,262).
Primary care physicians in Apache County, AZ see 2565 patients per year on average, which represents a 17.6% decrease from the previous year (3113 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1356 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 998 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.
Showing data at the state level for Arizona. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Arizona, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Apache County, AZ
Primary care physicians in Apache County, AZ see an average of 2,565 patients per year. This represents a 17.6% decrease from the previous year (3,113 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Apache County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Arizona across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.
Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Apache County, AZ grew by 4.22% from 25.1% to 26.2%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Apache County, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 86.5 in Apache County, AZ.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Apache County, AZ.
In 2021, 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 35.4% in Apache County, AZ.
In 2021, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 21.2% in Apache County, AZ.
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