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Welcome to Navajo County ...

Time Zone: Navajo County lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time.

The community of Holbrook is the Seat for Navajo County.

Navajo County was founded in 1895 and was created by taking area from Apache County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Navajo had a population of 110,924 people. This is an increase of 3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 107,697 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Navajo represented 1.68% of the total population of Arizona.

Below are some of the communities located in Navajo County:

  • Holbrook
    (35 miles [56.3 km] to the south)
  • Pinetop - Lakeside
    (88 miles [141.6 km] to the south)
  • Show Low
    (80 miles [128.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
    • Show Low is located in Navajo County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <2>
  • Snowflake
    (62 miles [99.8 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (65 miles [104.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Navajo County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
  • Winslow
    (36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Winslow is located in Navajo County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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