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Welcome to Yuma County ...

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

The community of Yuma is the Seat for Yuma County.

Yuma County is one of the original counties of Arizona and was founded in 1864.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yuma had a population of 214,182 people. This is an increase of 9.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 195,751 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yuma represented 3.06% of the total population of Arizona.

Below are some of the communities located in Yuma County:

  • San Luis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wellton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Yuma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
    • Yuma is located in Yuma County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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