Census-designated place · Greenlee County, Arizona

Morenci, Arizona

Morenci is a census-designated place in Greenlee County, Arizona. It has 1,673 residents. Morenci, Arizona has a quality-of-life score of 47 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #8,236 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Arizona it ranks #39 of 207 cities and towns. It ranks best on rent-burdened households (low), preventable hospital stays (low) and income inequality (Gini index) (low). It ranks worst on distance to an emergency room (high), flu vaccinations (low) and drought exposure (high).

47Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #8,236 of 15,651 cities and towns
Arizona: #39 of 207 in AZ
Population: 1,673 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 1,805.3 /mi²
FIPS code: 0447610

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 66 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety44#8,700/15,637
Economy74#4,035/15,631
Housing—
Health39#9,467/15,609
Healthcare24#11,921/15,650
Environment79#3,266/15,453
Education73#4,224/15,649
Infrastructure53#7,337/15,650
Community28#11,202/15,651
Leisure & amenities15#13,273/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Morenci, Arizona ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Greenlee County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Rent-burdened households · low1.6%
100/100Arizona 51.4%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070High uncertainty
Preventable hospital stays · low664 /100k
100/100Arizona 2,070 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGreenlee County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.259
100/100Arizona 0.464United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Average commute time · low7.4 min
100/100Arizona 25.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Rent as share of income · low12.7%
99/100Arizona 30.8%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low4.8 µg/m³
97/100Arizona 6.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyGreenlee County value

Weaknesses

Distance to an emergency room · high28.8 mi
1/100Arizona 5.7 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesGreenlee County value
Flu vaccinations · low22.0%
2/100Arizona 41.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGreenlee County value
Drought exposure · high100%
2/100Arizona 73%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAGreenlee County value
Social associations · low4.3 /10k
3/100Arizona 5.7 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGreenlee County value
Mammography screening · low32.0%
3/100Arizona 44.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGreenlee County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Arizona 6.2 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyGreenlee County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,576 (2015-2019) → 1,673 (2020-2024)
+6.2%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
11.4% (2015-2019) → 39.2% (2020-2024)
+28 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
High school diploma or higherWorsening
95.4% (2015-2019) → 86.2% (2020-2024)
−9.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
84.8% (2015-2019) → 90.0% (2020-2024)
+5.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
9.0% (2015-2019) → 12.7% (2020-2024)
+3.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Average commute timeImproving
8.5 min (2015-2019) → 7.4 min (2020-2024)
−13%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Morenci, Arizona improved on 1 of 9 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 7 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Bachelor's++28 points11.4% → 39.2%

Declined1

Rent / income+3.7 points9.0% → 12.7%

All 9 measures

Change of every measure of Morenci, Arizona between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	8.5 min2015-2019	7.4 min2020-2024	−1.1 min	Within the margin of error	62%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%2015-2019	39.2%2020-2024	+28 points	Improved	100%
Broadband subscriptions	84.8%2015-2019	90.0%2020-2024	+5.2 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Child poverty rate	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	42%
High school diploma or higher	95.4%2015-2019	86.2%2020-2024	−9.2 points	Within the margin of error	2%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.2372015-2019	0.2592020-2024	+0.023	Within the margin of error	32%
Median household income	$66,1842015-2019	$69,5832020-2024	+5.1%	Within the margin of error	11%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	9.0%2015-2019	12.7%2020-2024	+3.7 points	Declined	29%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Morenci, Arizona five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Morenci, Arizona in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Morenci, Arizona five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

For comparison, Morenci, Arizona itself moved −4.8 points in standing on average over the same 7 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,673 residents (±356)

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (+10.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,673 residents (±356)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

White35%†580
Black3.2%†53
Hispanic or Latino51%†

Education

1,151 residents (±257)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

No high school diploma14%†159
High school or GED31%†352
Some college11%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

691 households (±204)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $25k0.0%0
$25k–50k19%†133
$50k–75k36%†252
$75k–100k21%†147
$100k–150k21%†146
$150k–200k0.0%0
$200k or more1.9%†13

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $150k–200k (−6.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

691 households (±204)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

Own2.5%†17
Rent98%†674

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

674 households (±203)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $75076%†513
$750–1,00016%†110
$1,000–1,5000.0%0

Home values

17 homes (±24)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

Under $150k100%†17
$150k–250k0.0%0
$250k–400k0.0%0

Age of homes

902 homes (±202)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

2010 or later8.2%†74
2000–200915%†133
1980–199919%†172

Size of homes

902 homes (±202)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

Studio4.7%†42
1 bedroom5.9%†53
2 bedrooms17%†150

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

992 workers (±256)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

Drive alone88%870
Carpool8.8%†87
Public transit0.0%0
Walk3.4%†34
Bike0.0%0
Work from home0.1%†1
Other0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

991 workers (±256)

Morenci, Arizona
Arizona share

Under 15 min96%949
15–29 min2.3%†23
30–44 min0.0%0

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Greenlee County, the county holding most of Morenci's residents.

Greenlee County has 88 employer establishments, 94.1 for every 10,000 residents (0.38× the US rate of 248; 0.43× Arizona's), with 4,213 paid employees at an average annual pay of $82,749. The Census Bureau also counts 278 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 88; 278 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 94.1; US 248 · Arizona 219
Paid employees: 4,213
Average annual pay: $82,749; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Greenlee County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	7	7.5	0.36×Too few to compare	180	$69,372	22
Restaurants and other eating places	7	7.5	0.41×Too few to compare	89	$24,022	4
Full-service restaurants	5	5.3	0.70×Too few to compare	60	$28,283	—
Gasoline stations	5	5.3	1.65×Too few to compare	52	$32,981	—
General merchandise stores	5	5.3	3.02×Too few to compare	52	$32,115	—
Auto parts, accessories and tire stores	4	4.3	2.45×Too few to compare	44	$48,068	—
Religious organizations	4	4.3	0.77×Too few to compare	10	$13,700	—
Architectural, engineering and related services	3	3.2	0.92×Too few to compare	35	$83,857	—
Lessors of real estate	3	3.2	0.26×Too few to compare	7	$20,143	16
Offices of other health practitioners	3	3.2	0.53×Too few to compare	17	$24,176	10
Outpatient care centers	3	3.2	1.74×Too few to compare	163	$73,350	—
Specialty trade contractors	3	3.2	0.21×Too few to compare	57	$54,912	21

Rank places for an industry Open Greenlee County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 9,356 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Morenci is mostly in Greenlee County.

See federal money in Greenlee County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Morenci, Arizona is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 5.5%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Greenlee County60100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Greenlee County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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