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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Arizona

Arizona's senior poverty rate is 9.9%, and 24.7% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 15 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

9.9%

Senior poverty (65+)

24.7%

Seniors living alone

36.8%

Senior SNAP take-up

$59,411

Senior median income

Arizona by county

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Arizona at a glance

Seniors in poverty

131K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

9.9%

Ages 65+

Living alone

24.7%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

36.8%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$59,411

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.31

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 15 counties in Arizona.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Apache 21.8%
  2. 2 Navajo 16.2%
  3. 3 Santa Cruz 16.2%
  4. 4 Graham 14.8%
  5. 5 Yuma 14.0%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Greenlee 33.3%
  2. 2 Cochise 30.2%
  3. 3 Pima 27.9%
  4. 4 Gila 27.5%
  5. 5 Mohave 25.6%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Maricopa 707K
  2. 2 Pima 218K
  3. 3 Pinal 95K
  4. 4 Yavapai 80K
  5. 5 Mohave 69K

Every county in Arizona

All 15 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Apache 21.8% 23.8% 41.2% $33,863 10,569 0.56
Cochise 13.0% 30.2% 41.0% $48,201 29,994 0.51
Coconino 13.7% 22.4% 33.0% $63,750 20,054 0.34
Gila 10.4% 27.5% 48.0% $48,098 15,993 0.38
Graham 14.8% 22.3% 45.3% $54,074 5,398 0.37
Greenlee 13.0% 33.3% 38.9% $37,794 1,319 0.57
La Paz 9.7% 25.2% 40.1% $43,551 7,012 0.32
Maricopa 9.3% 24.3% 33.9% $64,557 707,063 0.29
Mohave 10.7% 25.6% 47.5% $48,248 68,572 0.35
Navajo 16.2% 19.9% 37.1% $45,724 20,798 0.34
Pima 8.9% 27.9% 35.6% $59,457 217,757 0.36
Pinal 8.6% 19.5% 38.2% $59,680 94,668 0.16
Santa Cruz 16.2% 22.3% 45.8% $43,581 9,123 0.40
Yavapai 9.7% 25.3% 51.8% $57,771 80,384 0.32
Yuma 14.0% 24.3% 41.4% $46,140 41,744 0.39

Senior food help in Arizona

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Arizona senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Arizona, and benefit amounts.

Arizona SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Arizona's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Arizona food pantries