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Cochise County Demographics

A map of Cochise County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
68,25654.4%
Hispanic
42,61534.0%
Multiracial
5,7104.6%
Black
4,3713.5%
Asian
2,5872.1%
Native American/Other
1,9081.5%

Cochise County, Arizona had a population of 125,447 in 2020. It was 54.4% White, 3.5% Black, 2.1% Asian, 34.0% Hispanic, 1.5% Native American/Other, and 4.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Cochise County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Cochise County is the 8th most populous county of the 15 counties in Arizona.

Cochise County's White Population

68,256 residents of Cochise County identify as White, or 54.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Cochise County roughly similar to the White share of the population of Arizona (53.4% White). Of the 15 counties in Arizona, Cochise County is ranked #6 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Cochise County is more White than neighboring Hidalgo County (39.4% White), Graham County (52.9% White), Santa Cruz County (14.9% White), Greenlee County (46.5% White), and Grant County (46.5% White).

Cochise County's Black Population

4,371 residents of Cochise County identify as Black, or 3.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Cochise County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Arizona (4.4% Black). Of the 15 counties in Arizona, Cochise County is ranked #3 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Cochise County is more Black than neighboring Hidalgo County (0.3% Black), Graham County (1.2% Black), Santa Cruz County (0.2% Black), Greenlee County (0.8% Black), and Grant County (0.9% Black).

Cochise County's Asian Population

2,587 residents of Cochise County identify as Asian, or 2.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Cochise County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Arizona (3.5% Asian). Of the 15 counties in Arizona, Cochise County is ranked #3 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Cochise County is more Asian than neighboring Hidalgo County (0.3% Asian), Graham County (0.4% Asian), Santa Cruz County (0.6% Asian), Greenlee County (0.7% Asian), and Grant County (0.7% Asian).

Cochise County's Hispanic Population

42,615 residents of Cochise County identify as Hispanic, or 34.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Cochise County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Arizona (30.7% Hispanic). Of the 15 counties in Arizona, Cochise County is ranked #5 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Cochise County is more Hispanic than neighboring Graham County (29.7% Hispanic). Cochise County is less Hispanic than neighboring Hidalgo County (57.2% Hispanic), Santa Cruz County (83.1% Hispanic), Greenlee County (45.8% Hispanic), and Grant County (47.8% Hispanic).

Cochise County's Native American/Other Population

1,908 residents of Cochise County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Cochise County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Arizona (4.3% Native American/Other). Of the 15 counties in Arizona, Cochise County is ranked #13 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Cochise County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Hidalgo County (1.1% Native American/Other), and Santa Cruz County (0.5% Native American/Other). Cochise County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Graham County (13.7% Native American/Other), Greenlee County (3.2% Native American/Other), and Grant County (1.6% Native American/Other).

Cochise County's Multiracial Population

5,710 residents of Cochise County identify as Multiracial, or 4.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Cochise County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Arizona (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 15 counties in Arizona, Cochise County is ranked #1 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Cochise County is more Multiracial than neighboring Hidalgo County (1.7% Multiracial), Graham County (2.1% Multiracial), Santa Cruz County (0.6% Multiracial), Greenlee County (3% Multiracial), and Grant County (2.5% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.