The Tucson MSA is comprised entirely of Pima County located in southern Arizona sixty miles north of the United States-Mexico border.

The greater Tucson area has seen consistently large growth ever since the early 20th century. Since the turn of the Millennium, the area has grown by over sixteen percent, and by approximately two percent in the last five years. One of the primary reasons for this is the city's proximity to the border of Mexico, and the flow of immigrants coming from Mexico and South American countries. These growth trends are expected to continue on into the future as immigrants not only from Central America, but from countries around the world continue to settle in the greater Tucson area.

Total Population: 1,010,025

(An increase of 3.04 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 128,307
• Language Spoken at Home - 258,091

Quick Facts

• It is the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Arizona.


• Over a quarter of the population speaks a language other than English at home.


• Approximately 25,000 households in Tucson are linguistically isolated, which means that no adult has the ability to speak fluent English.


• The greater Tucson area has the seventh largest Native American community, as well as the fourth largest Navajo population in the country.


• The Asian population has seen over a fifty percent increase in size since the year 2000.


• Over 70,000 refugees have been resettled in the greater Tucson area since 1980.