Arizona County Agricultural Economy Profiles: Navajo County, AZ (2020)

Abstract

Navajo County is located in northeastern Arizona between Coconino and Apache counties. As of 2018, the population of Navajo County was just over 110,000. More than half of the county’s population (54.1%) resides in rural areas, and a large share of the county consists of tribal areas, including lands of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi, and the White Mountain Apache tribe. Major population centers include Winslow, Holbrook, and Show Low. Top industries in Navajo County include government, tourism, forestry, and agriculture, specifically livestock production. Prior to the closing of the Kayenta Mine in 2019, coal mining was a major industry in the county.