Arizona Senior Housing & Health Data

Arizona has 295 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 14,621 elderly units, of which 138 are rural and 249 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 295
  • Total elderly units: 14,621
  • HUD Section 202: 52 properties (4,993 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 106 properties (3,772 units)
  • Rural properties: 138 across 12 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 249 (11,528 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 1,349,934; est. living alone: 410,297
  • Average RHTP risk score: 43.5

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Arizona?

Arizona has 295 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 14,621 elderly units.

How many seniors in Arizona live alone?

An estimated 410,297 adults age 65+ in Arizona live alone, out of a 65+ population of 1,349,934 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Arizona counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Arizona data come from?

HUD Multifamily and Section 202 property records, USDA Rural Development Section 515 property data, HRSA health professional shortage area designations, CDC BRFSS and PLACES health indicators, HHS emPOWER electricity-dependent Medicare counts, and CMS Medicare/D-SNP enrollment files. No figures are estimated or synthesized beyond the documented methodology.

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Data sources: HUD Section 202, USDA Rural Development, HRSA HPSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot generated 2026-08-04. Markdown version: /data/state/AZ.md