Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Greenlee County, AZ	73.9	70.1	+3.8
2	Graham County, AZ	49.9	47.6	+2.3
3	Apache County, AZ	49.3	51.9	-2.6
4	Yavapai County, AZ	45.4	40.7	+4.7
5	Cochise County, AZ	42.9	39.9	+3
6	Pinal County, AZ	41.3	37.5	+3.8
7	Santa Cruz County, AZ	41.1	39.9	+1.2
8	Navajo County, AZ	40.3	39.9	+0.4
9	Coconino County, AZ	38	35.2	+2.8
10	Maricopa County, AZ	37.7	32.6	+5.1
11	Mohave County, AZ	35.8	32.9	+2.9
12	Gila County, AZ	34.5	34.3	+0.2
13	Yuma County, AZ	34.4	34.8	-0.4
14	La Paz County, AZ	34.2	37.2	-3
15	Pima County, AZ	31.5	26.9	+4.6

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Based on the Retiree lens, Greenlee County ranks as the top retirement county in Arizona with a County Fit Score of 73.9. The baseline CountyScore remains visible for context.

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We rank 15 counties in Arizona with the Retiree lens, using independent importance values for health, safety, taxes, cost, disaster risk, water, and weather.

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Data: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, FBI UCR, CDC, FEMA NRI, NCES, EPA SDWIS, 2019-2023 ACS — Informational only. Not financial or legal advice.

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