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Counties in Arizona ranked

4.2%of income goes to home energy in Apache County, the highest of 14 Arizona counties

Maricopa County is lowest at 1.8%, a gap of 2.3 times. The median Arizona county sits at 2.5%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for Arizona: DOE LEAD 2022.

Arizona county map

Arizona counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureMohave County: 2.4%Gila County: 3.2%Greenlee County: 2.3%La Paz County: no page, no dataYuma County: 2.5%Maricopa County: 1.8%Santa Cruz County: 2.6%Graham County: 3.0%Navajo County: 3.5%Pima County: 2.0%Pinal County: 2.2%Cochise County: 2.6%Apache County: 4.2%Yavapai County: 2.4%Coconino County: 2.3%
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Arizona counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in Arizona

Apache County leads Arizona on burden at 4.2% of income and Navajo County follows at 3.5%. For lower-income homes the top is Apache County: 11.3% of income, against 8.3% in the median Arizona county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 Arizona counties

  • Apache County4.2
  • Navajo County3.5
  • Gila County3.2
  • Graham County3.0
  • Santa Cruz County2.6
  • Cochise County2.6
  • Yuma County2.5
  • Yavapai County2.4
  • Mohave County2.4
  • Coconino County2.3
  • Arizona median county2.5
Arizona counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in ArizonaShare of income (AZ)Residents (AZ)
Maricopa County1.8%4,491,987
Pima County2.0%1,049,947
Pinal County2.2%449,219
Greenlee County2.3%9,452
Coconino County2.3%144,643

Storm reports and FEMA risk in Arizona

NOAA logged 116 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Greenlee County from 2015 to 2025, 1,227 for every 100,000 residents: the most in Arizona. FEMA scores Maricopa County highest at 99.9 (very high). In Arizona these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

Arizona top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in Arizonareports 2015-2025 (AZ)Residents (AZ)Rank (AZ)
Greenlee County1,2279,4521st
Graham County63638,8602nd
Santa Cruz County42348,2093rd
Apache County39965,6804th
Gila County34353,6105th
Arizona top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in Arizonascore 0-100 (AZ)Residents (AZ)Rank (AZ)
Maricopa County99.94,491,9871st
Pima County99.11,049,9472nd
Mohave County94.8217,4203rd
Coconino County94.2144,6434th
Pinal County93.8449,2195th

Flood claims and flood insurance in Arizona

Coconino County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in Arizona: 1.9 from 2015 to 2025, against 0.3 in the median Arizona county. Santa Cruz County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (1.8%, median county 0.6%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

Arizona top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in Arizonaclaims 2015-2025 (AZ)Residents (AZ)Rank (AZ)
Coconino County1.9144,6431st
Yavapai County1.1241,6562nd
Gila County1.153,6103rd
Santa Cruz County1.148,2094th
Graham County1.138,8605th
Arizona top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in Arizona% of homes insured (AZ)Residents (AZ)Rank (AZ)
Santa Cruz County1.8%48,2091st
Graham County1.6%38,8602nd
Coconino County1.4%144,6433rd
Cochise County1.2%125,4584th
Yavapai County1.2%241,6565th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: Arizona counties far from the state median

8 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the Arizona median. Most extreme: Greenlee County, FEMA National Risk Index score 12.4 against a median of 92.7.

Arizona outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueArizona medianDeviations
Greenlee CountyFEMA risk score12.492.7-15.7
Pinal CountyUtilities listing the county84+6.1
Coconino CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes1.90.3+5.7
Graham CountyFEMA risk score64.692.7-5.5
Apache CountyHome energy burden4.2%2.5%+4.4
Greenlee CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents1,227265+4.1
Yuma CountyUtilities listing the county14-3.4
Pima CountyUtilities listing the county64+3.4

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in Arizona

Greenlee County has the oldest stock: 48% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Yuma County at 71% of homes, and Pinal County lists 8 utilities, the most in Arizona.

Arizona top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in Arizona% of homes (AZ)Residents (AZ)Rank (AZ)
Greenlee County48%9,4521st
Gila County41%53,6102nd
Cochise County40%125,4583rd
Pima County39%1,049,9474th
Graham County39%38,8605th
Arizona top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in Arizona% of homes (AZ)Residents (AZ)Rank (AZ)
Yuma County71%207,6851st
Maricopa County69%4,491,9872nd
Pinal County62%449,2193rd
Santa Cruz County60%48,2094th
Mohave County58%217,4205th

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All 14 Arizona counties, sortable

14 Arizona counties, all measures
Apache County65,6804.2%11.3%39978.834%17%3no data0.1%262
Cochise County125,4582.6%8.5%24492.840%34%30.31.2%306
Coconino County144,6432.3%9.2%28694.228%26%41.91.4%414
Gila County53,6103.2%10.3%34390.241%42%41.10.9%184
Graham County38,8603.0%9.7%63664.639%35%31.11.6%247
Greenlee County9,4522.3%8.0%1,22712.448%30%3no data0.3%116
Maricopa County4,491,9871.8%7.4%4799.929%69%50.20.6%2,104
Mohave County217,4202.4%7.8%8994.820%58%50.10.5%194
Navajo County107,7443.5%10.2%32088.134%22%30.20.6%345
Pima County1,049,9472.0%7.1%8099.139%44%60.30.7%840
Pinal County449,2192.2%7.6%12593.814%62%80.20.5%560
Santa Cruz County48,2092.6%7.1%42388.335%60%41.11.8%204
Yavapai County241,6562.4%8.6%6993.723%31%21.11.2%166
Yuma County207,6852.5%7.4%10792.626%71%10.10.5%222

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Arizona: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

Arizona sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (AZ)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (AZ)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (AZ)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (AZ)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (AZ)20241 Oct 2026

Arizona LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

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Questions

Which Arizona county has the highest home energy burden?

Apache County: 4.2% of income, against 2.5% for the median Arizona county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which Arizona county has the lowest energy burden?

Maricopa County at 1.8% of income.

How does Arizona compare with the whole country?

The median Arizona county has a burden of 2.5% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 14 Arizona counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in Arizona?

Greenlee County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 1,227 between 2015 and 2025.

Which Arizona county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Maricopa County: 99.9, rated very high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in Arizona?

Greenlee County: 48% of homes were built before 1980; the median Arizona county is at 34% (Census ACS 2023).

Which Arizona county relies most on electric heat?

Yuma County: 71% of homes heat with electricity, against 38% in the median county.

Which Arizona county has the most flood claims per home?

Coconino County: 1.9 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median Arizona county has 0.3 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in Arizona?

No: in Arizona they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can Arizona households get help with bills?

See the Arizona help page. Highest burden: Apache County.

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4.2% of income goes to home energy in Apache County, the highest of 14 Arizona counties