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Since 1989, the Alliance Bank Economic Policy Institute has provided market research and economic data for the Arizona Office of Tourism. While this partnership continues, we also provide market research for many public and private sector clients needing current economic data.

Recent information is included below and updated as it becomes available. Additional resources including published reports and databases may also be available. Contact us for more information at 928-523-7307 or Tourism.Research@nau.edu.

Northern Arizona:

Apache County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 / 2020
Coconino County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 / 2020
Mohave County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 /2020
Navajo County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 /2020
Yavapai County Tourism Indicator Summary 2019 /2020

Most Arizona cities and towns levy local sales taxes on hospitality-related business activity in two categories, Lodging & Restaurants/Bars. Alliance Bank Economic Policy Institute summarizes Bed tax and Restaurant/Bar tax rates for all Arizona cities and towns, see below. Collections for these sectors are also reported below and in the following section.

Lodging Tax Rates January 2020-Alphabetical List
Lodging Tax Rates January 2020-Grouped by County
Lodging Tax Rates January 2020-Ranked
Restaurant and Bar Tax Rates January 2020

Hotels-Additional Collections (code 144)-Select Communities 2010-2020
Hotels-Additional Collections (code 144) Summary 2018 / 2019

Arizona Department of Revenue Collections by City/Town

City level tax collections in hospitality related sectors as reported by the Arizona Department of Revenue are included below.

Calendar Year Format:
Hotels (code 044) 2020 vs. 2019
Hotels Additional (code 144) 2020 vs. 2019
Restaurants & Bars (code 011 and 111) 2020 vs. 2019
Amusements (code 012) 2020 vs. 2019
Retail (code 017) 2020 vs. 2019
Retail-Food for Home Consumption (code 062) 2020 vs. 2019

Fiscal Year Format:
Hotels (code 044) FY20 / FY19
Hotels Additional (code 144) FY20 / FY19
Restaurants & Bars (code 011 and 111) FY20 / FY19
Amusements (code 012) FY20 /FY19
Retail (code 017) FY20
Retail-Food for Home Consumption (code 062) FY20
Online Marketplace or Remote Seller (code 605) FY20

Monthly Gross Sales data is produced by the Arizona Department of Revenue; Hospitality-related sales in four categories are provided below: Hotel/Motel, Restaurant/Bar, Amusement and Retail. These sales are reported for the State overall and by County. The new Remote Seller sales category which began in 2019 are also provided separately.

Arizona and County-Gross Sales by Sector 2020 vs 2019
Arizona and County-Gross Sales-Remote Seller 2020

Arizona Gross Sales: 2006-2019

Apache County: 2006-2019
Cochise County: 2006-2019
Coconino County: 2006-2019
Gila County: 2006-2019
Graham County: 2006-2019
Greenlee County: 2006-2019
La Paz County: 2006-2019
Maricopa County: 2006-2019
Mohave County: 2006-2019
Navajo County: 2006-2019
Pima County: 2006-2019
Pinal County: 2006-2019
Santa Cruz County: 2006-2019
Yavapai County: 2006-2019
Yuma County: 2006-2019

Workforce data is provided by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity. Summaries for the State of Arizona and local jurisdictions are included below and updated monthly.

Arizona-Employment 2015-2019 /2020
Arizona-Select Sectors 2015-2020

Employment by Select Sector and County

Ed and Healthcare Sector Employment 2015-2020
Financial Activities Sector Employment 2015-2020
Information Sector Employment 2015-2020
Leisure and Hospitality Sector Employment 2015-2020
Professional and Business Services Sector Employment 2015-2020
Trade, Transportation and Utilities Sector Employment 2015-2020

Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2020
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2019
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2018
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2020
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2019
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2018

Arizona State Parks-Economic Impact-2014

Individual State Park Summaries

Alamo Lake State Park
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Buckskin Mountain State Park
Catalina State Park
Cattail Cove State Park
Colorado River State Historic Park
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area
Fort Verde State Historic Park
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
Homolovi State Park
Jerome State Historic Park
Lake Havasu State Park
Lost Dutchman State Park
Lyman Lake State Park
McFarland State Historic Park
Oracle State Park
Patagonia Lake State Park
Picacho Peak State Park
Red Rock State Park
Riordan Mansion State Historic Park
River Island State Park
Roper Lake State Park
Slide Rock State Park
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

Arizona federal lands include: 21 National Park Service areas, 9 National Wildlife Refuges, 6 National Forests, and 12.2 million acres of Bureau of Land Management administered lands.

National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2020
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2019
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2018
National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2020
National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2019
National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2018

National Park Service Visitor Spending Effects-Arizona-2018
National Park Service-Economic Contribution-Arizona Ranking 2018
National Park Service-Top Ten Parks by Visitation-United States-2018
National Park Service-Top Ten Parks by Economic Impact-United States-2018

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Wildlife Watching-Arizona

U.S. Forest Service-National Visitor Use Monitoring Data-Arizona

Bureau of Land Management-Visitor Use-Arizona-2017