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Arizona Tourism Statistics: 45.7M Visitors in 2023

Q: How many tourists visit Arizona?

Arizona had 45.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism. AirROI estimates 874,667 Airbnb stays in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

Q: What is the quietest month in Arizona?

August was the quietest Airbnb month in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and July ranked 11th. Stays in August were booked about 38 days ahead, against 66 days for February.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Arizona?

A typical Airbnb stay in Arizona lasted 6.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 49 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.4 nights in September to 7.9 nights in January.

Arizona recorded 45.7 million visitors in 2023, the Arizona Office of Tourism reports. AirROI estimates 874,667 Airbnb stays in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, with Phoenix the most booked town. The busiest month was March.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 5,409,394
Typical Airbnb stay: 6.2 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: March
From within the United States, among guests who left a review: 93%

Key facts

Arizona Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

The Arizona Office of Tourism puts Arizona at 45.7 million visitors in 2023.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in Arizona at 874,667 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Arizona added up to 5,409,394 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in Arizona lasted 6.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 49 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks March the busiest Airbnb month in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by February and April, with August the quietest.
AirROI estimates the five busiest Airbnb months in Arizona ran unbroken from December to April in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Arizona in February were booked furthest ahead, about 66 days, against 38 days for June, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 93% of Arizona Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within the United States, and Canada at 1.9% and Mexico at 1.4% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI ranks Arizona 7th for Airbnb stays among the United States' 51 states in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Phoenix had the most Airbnb stays of the 51 towns it lists in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, at 137,029, ahead of Scottsdale and Sedona.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit Arizona?

The Arizona Office of Tourism counted 45.7 million visitors in 2023.

Official tourism figures for Arizona: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
45.7 millionVisitors	Total visitors to Arizona	2023	Arizona Office of Tourism

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in Arizona

Arizona had 36,926 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 874,667 stays and 5,409,394 nights. A typical stay lasted 6.2 nights and was booked about 49 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 109 towns it tracks in Arizona; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 36,926
Airbnb stays, estimate: 874,667
Airbnb nights, estimate: 5,409,394
Typical stay: 6.2 nights
Booked ahead: 49 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in Arizona?

On Airbnb, March was the busiest month in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, then February and April. August was the quietest. The five busiest months run unbroken from December to April.

March ranks first, August last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: March, February, April, December, January, October, November, May, June, September, July, August.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in Arizona by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	March	11.2%	6.1 nights	60 days
2	February	9.4%	7.7 nights	66 days
3	April	8.4%	5.0 nights	50 days
4	December	8.3%	5.9 nights	47 days
5	January	8.3%	7.9 nights	51 days
6	October	8.2%	5.0 nights	52 days
7	November	8.0%	5.1 nights	56 days
8	May	8.0%	4.8 nights	46 days
9	June	7.8%	5.7 nights	38 days
10	September	7.5%	4.4 nights	39 days
11	July	7.5%	6.3 nights	43 days
12	August	7.5%	5.6 nights	38 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Arizona Airbnb Guests Come From?

About nine in ten Arizona Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within the United States (93%), and the top countries abroad were Canada at 1.9% and Mexico at 1.4%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Phoenix was the top origin city at 6.8%, ahead of Tucson at 3.4%. The figures rest on 2,809,337 reviews, written over many years.

93% from within the United States

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Canada 1.9%
Mexico 1.4%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Phoenix 6.8%
Tucson 3.4%
Los Angeles 1.5%
New York 1.2%
Mesa 1%
Scottsdale 1%

By town

Most Booked Towns in Arizona

Phoenix, Scottsdale and Sedona took 38% of Airbnb stays in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026. March is the busiest Airbnb month in 33 of the 51 towns, led by Phoenix, and July in 13, led by Flagstaff. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 1.7% in Bullhead City to 25% in Page.

Most Booked Towns in Arizona: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Phoenix	137,029	984,056	7.2 nights	6.8%	Canada	March
2	Scottsdale	108,634	782,681	7.2 nights	8.4%	Canada	March
3	Sedona	86,215	358,299	4.2 nights	5.9%	Canada	March
4	Tucson	77,159	586,363	7.6 nights	7.3%	Mexico	March
5	Flagstaff	51,660	229,413	4.4 nights	6.2%	Mexico	July
6	Tempe	28,564	211,340	7.4 nights	8.1%	Canada	March
7	Mesa	27,476	219,867	8.0 nights	4.6%	Canada	March
8	Lake Havasu City	26,175	158,284	6.0 nights	3.1%	Canada	March
9	Prescott	23,113	118,996	5.1 nights	2.7%	Canada	March
10	Glendale	22,031	136,078	6.2 nights	7.1%	Mexico	March
11	Williams	18,187	50,983	2.8 nights	16%	France	March
12	Page	15,698	40,450	2.6 nights	25%	France	May
13	Gilbert	15,361	132,869	8.6 nights	4.5%	Canada	March
14	Chandler	14,663	122,657	8.4 nights	6.2%	Canada	March
15	Big Park	11,932	65,081	5.5 nights	7.7%	Canada	March
16	Cottonwood	10,140	45,878	4.5 nights	5.9%	Canada	March
17	Peoria	8,932	64,193	7.2 nights	4.1%	Canada	March
18	Bullhead City	7,969	46,867	5.9 nights	1.7%	Canada	July
19	Goodyear	6,952	53,850	7.7 nights	3.6%	Canada	March
20	Show Low	6,849	34,312	5.0 nights	2.1%	Mexico	July
21	Yuma	6,767	51,984	7.7 nights	6%	Canada	March
22	Surprise	6,350	57,099	9.0 nights	4%	Canada	March
23	Munds Park	6,317	23,303	3.7 nights	7%	Mexico	July
24	Pine	6,295	22,974	3.6 nights	2.2%	Mexico	July
25	Pinetop-Lakeside	6,261	24,785	4.0 nights	3.2%	Mexico	July
26	Bisbee	5,949	19,280	3.2 nights	2.7%	Mexico	March
27	Payson	5,471	23,790	4.3 nights	1.8%	Mexico	July
28	Kachina Village	5,280	22,272	4.2 nights	7.6%	Mexico	July
29	Queen Creek	5,009	35,866	7.2 nights	3.8%	Canada	March
30	Fountain Hills	4,146	31,826	7.7 nights	4.4%	Canada	March
31	Avondale	3,864	27,913	7.2 nights	6.2%	Canada	March
32	Oro Valley	3,829	33,108	8.6 nights	5.7%	Mexico	March
33	Pinetop Country Club	3,799	16,923	4.5 nights	4%	Mexico	July
34	Casa Grande	3,774	31,099	8.2 nights	7.6%	Mexico	March
35	Cornville	3,644	15,784	4.3 nights	5.4%	Canada	March
36	Greer	3,611	12,393	3.4 nights	1.1%	Mexico	July
37	Sierra Vista	3,525	26,572	7.5 nights	4.2%	Mexico	March
38	Lake of the Woods	3,294	14,097	4.3 nights	2.4%	Mexico	July
39	Navajo County	3,253	12,755	3.9 nights	2.2%	Mexico	July
40	Cave Creek	2,988	19,918	6.7 nights	4.8%	Canada	March
41	Kingman	2,810	20,736	7.4 nights	18%	France	August
42	San Tan Valley	2,629	21,963	8.4 nights	3.1%	Canada	March
43	Apache Junction	2,459	18,831	7.7 nights	3.6%	Canada	March
44	Heber-Overgaard	2,436	8,669	3.6 nights	1.7%	UK	June
45	Buckeye	2,402	19,726	8.2 nights	2.9%	Mexico	March
46	Parker Strip	2,070	9,101	4.4 nights	2.5%	Canada	July
47	Marana	2,023	16,333	8.1 nights	6.4%	Mexico	March
48	Litchfield Park	1,985	15,360	7.7 nights	4.9%	Canada	March
49	Maricopa	1,775	14,384	8.1 nights	6.5%	Canada	March
50	Green Valley	1,611	20,411	12.7 nights	3.8%	Mexico	January
51	Fortuna Foothills	1,539	12,649	8.2 nights	3.8%	Canada	February

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. US is the top origin in every town, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 51 of Arizona's 109 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in Arizona

How many tourists visit Arizona?

Arizona had 45.7 million visitors in 2023, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism. AirROI estimates 874,667 Airbnb stays in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

When is high season in Arizona?

The busiest Airbnb month in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026 was March, then February and April. The five busiest months run from December to April.

What is the quietest month in Arizona?

August was the quietest Airbnb month in Arizona in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and July ranked 11th. Stays in August were booked about 38 days ahead, against 66 days for February.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Arizona?

A typical Airbnb stay in Arizona lasted 6.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 49 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.4 nights in September to 7.9 nights in January.

Where do Airbnb guests in Arizona come from?

Of Arizona Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 93% were from within the United States, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were Canada at 1.9% and Mexico at 1.4%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Phoenix at 6.8%, ahead of Tucson at 3.4%.

What is the most booked town in Arizona on Airbnb?

Phoenix was the most booked town in Arizona on Airbnb, with an estimated 137,029 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Scottsdale and Sedona.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. The Arizona Office of Tourism counts visitors (45.7 million in 2023). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 874,667 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 109 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 2,809,337 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.