Arizona county geography overview
Arizona has 15 counties, which places it 43rd among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 113,655.5 square miles of land place the state 6th by mapped land area.
The average county-level area is 7,577 square miles, while the median is 6,209.9 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 55% of the state’s mapped land area.
Largest and smallest Arizona counties
Coconino County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 18,616.4 square miles. It represents about 16% of all mapped land in Arizona. At the other end of the range, Santa Cruz County has 1,236.3 square miles of land.
Largest by land area
- Coconino County18,616.4 sq mi
- Mohave County13,332.1 sq mi
- Apache County11,198.3 sq mi
- Navajo County9,949.5 sq mi
- Maricopa County9,202 sq mi
Smallest by land area
- Santa Cruz County1,236.3 sq mi
- Greenlee County1,842.8 sq mi
- La Paz County4,496.6 sq mi
- Graham County4,621.9 sq mi
- Gila County4,757.6 sq mi
Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.
Alphabetical list of Arizona counties
The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Arizona state FIPS prefix 04. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.
15 county-level areas
Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)| No. | Name | FIPS code | Land area | Water area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache County | 04001 | 11,198.3 sq mi | 20.9 sq mi |
| 2 | Cochise County | 04003 | 6,209.9 sq mi | 6.8 sq mi |
| 3 | Coconino County | 04005 | 18,616.4 sq mi | 45 sq mi |
| 4 | Gila County | 04007 | 4,757.6 sq mi | 37.2 sq mi |
| 5 | Graham County | 04009 | 4,621.9 sq mi | 18.3 sq mi |
| 6 | Greenlee County | 04011 | 1,842.8 sq mi | 4.6 sq mi |
| 7 | La Paz County | 04012 | 4,496.6 sq mi | 14.1 sq mi |
| 8 | Maricopa County | 04013 | 9,202 sq mi | 24 sq mi |
| 9 | Mohave County | 04015 | 13,332.1 sq mi | 128.7 sq mi |
| 10 | Navajo County | 04017 | 9,949.5 sq mi | 9.3 sq mi |
| 11 | Pima County | 04019 | 9,188.7 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 12 | Pinal County | 04021 | 5,366.7 sq mi | 8 sq mi |
| 13 | Santa Cruz County | 04023 | 1,236.3 sq mi | 1.2 sq mi |
| 14 | Yavapai County | 04025 | 8,122.9 sq mi | 4.4 sq mi |
| 15 | Yuma County | 04027 | 5,513.8 sq mi | 5.1 sq mi |
How to read and use this map
County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.
For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Arizona?
Arizona has 15 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.
Can I print this Arizona county map?
Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.
What is the largest county in Arizona?
Coconino County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 18,616.4 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.
What is the smallest county in Arizona?
Santa Cruz County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 1,236.3 square miles.
Are these legal survey boundaries?
No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.
Map source
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.