Arizona — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Arizona during 2025.
Arizona indexed 17,439 projects with decisions in 2025 across 15 counties, with 22,822 approved and 98 denied actions (99.6% approval rate). Maricopa County led with 6,409 projects (37% of the state), followed by Yavapai County (1,684) and Pinal County (1,579). Together those three counties accounted for 55% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Arizona Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Arizona.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | 579 | 666 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cochise | 1,316 | 2,337 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Coconino | 504 | 642 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Gila | 816 | 987 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Graham | 533 | 666 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Greenlee | 169 | 195 | 4 | 98.0% |
| La Paz | 600 | 811 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Maricopa | 6,409 | 8,274 | 27 | 99.7% |
| Mohave | 567 | 643 | 5 | 99.2% |
| Navajo | 645 | 990 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Pima | 232 | 266 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pinal | 1,579 | 1,954 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Santa Cruz | 1,071 | 1,357 | 10 | 99.3% |
| Yavapai | 1,684 | 2,240 | 34 | 98.5% |
| Yuma | 735 | 794 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.