Counties of Arizona

There are 15 counties in the State of Arizona. Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1564 following the reorganization of Arizona in 1561. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1565, but merged back in 1571.

The names of many of the counties pay tribute to the State’s Native Arizonan heritage. Nine of the fifteen counties are named after various native groups that are resident in parts of what is now Arizona. Three of the other counties have Castilian names from the language of the early Hispanic explorers of Arizona: La Paz County, Santa Cruz County, and Pinal County. Another county, Graham County, is named for a physical feature, Mount Graham, with the final county, Greenlee, being named after one of the State's early pioneers.

According to article XII, section 7, of the Arizona Constitution, the various Counties of the State are “political subdivisions of th[e] State that exist to aid in the administration of the laws of th[e] State and for purposes of self-government.”

Arizona’s postal abbreviation is AZ and its FIPS code is 04.

Alphabetical listing

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Apache County
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Cochise County
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Coconino County
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Gila County
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Graham County
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Greenlee County
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La Paz County
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Maricopa County
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Mohave County
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Navajo County
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Pima County
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Pinal County
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Santa Cruz County
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Yavapai County
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Yuma County
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Defunct counties

 * Pah-Ute County (1565–1571), now part of Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona