Restaurant market guides in Arizona.

AZ RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest Arizona markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Arizona restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 77 restaurant establishments, $81.7 million in 2022 restaurant sales, 1,319 restaurant employees statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in Arizona

1. Phoenix restaurant market Population 1,642,323
2. Tucson restaurant market Population 547,073
3. Mesa restaurant market Population 511,764
4. Gilbert restaurant market Population 280,262
5. Chandler restaurant market Population 280,136
6. Glendale restaurant market Population 252,833
7. Scottsdale restaurant market Population 243,821
8. Peoria restaurant market Population 196,906
9. Tempe restaurant market Population 188,065
10. Surprise restaurant market Population 154,948
11. San Tan Valley restaurant market Population 109,189
12. Goodyear restaurant market Population 107,645
13. Buckeye restaurant market Population 104,923
14. Yuma restaurant market Population 100,139
15. Avondale restaurant market Population 92,477
16. Flagstaff restaurant market Population 76,445
17. Casas Adobes restaurant market Population 72,059
18. Queen Creek restaurant market Population 71,867
19. Maricopa restaurant market Population 67,163
20. Casa Grande restaurant market Population 60,905
21. Lake Havasu City restaurant market Population 58,359
22. Marana restaurant market Population 56,938
23. Catalina Foothills restaurant market Population 52,593
24. Prescott Valley restaurant market Population 49,179
25. Oro Valley restaurant market Population 48,162
26. Prescott restaurant market Population 47,400
27. Sierra Vista restaurant market Population 45,155
28. Bullhead City restaurant market Population 42,496
29. Apache Junction restaurant market Population 41,058
30. Sun City restaurant market Population 37,486
31. San Luis restaurant market Population 37,337
32. El Mirage restaurant market Population 36,088
33. Sahuarita restaurant market Population 35,862
34. Kingman restaurant market Population 34,375
35. Fortuna Foothills restaurant market Population 28,896
36. Drexel Heights restaurant market Population 27,675
37. Sun City West restaurant market Population 27,425
38. Florence restaurant market Population 25,570
39. Fountain Hills restaurant market Population 23,789
40. Anthem restaurant market Population 22,584
41. Green Valley restaurant market Population 22,114
42. Rio Rico restaurant market Population 22,017
43. Nogales restaurant market Population 19,841
44. New River restaurant market Population 18,240
45. Eloy restaurant market Population 17,433
46. Coolidge restaurant market Population 16,636
47. Payson restaurant market Population 16,622
48. Flowing Wells restaurant market Population 16,559
49. Vail restaurant market Population 16,315
50. Douglas restaurant market Population 15,981

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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