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Since 1989, the 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 and trend data 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.

Fuel Allocation by Arizona County 2020 / 2021

Weekly Fuel Prices:
Fuel Prices Gulf Coast 2020 / 2021
Fuel Prices Rocky Mountain 2020 / 2021
Fuel Prices West Coast 2020 / 2021
Fuel Prices United States 2020 /2021

Fuel Prices: EIA Press Release YE2020
CO2 Emissions: EIA Press Release YE2020

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. The Economic Policy Institute summarizes Lodging tax and Restaurant/Bar tax rates for all Arizona cities and towns, see below. Tax collections for these sectors along with Amusement, Retail, and the Online Marketplace/Remote Seller are also reported below.

Tax rates

Lodging Tax Rates January 2021-Alphabetical List
Lodging Tax Rates January 2021-Grouped by County
Lodging Tax Rates January 2021-Ranked
Restaurant and Bar Tax Rates January 2021

Tax collections

Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144)-Select Cities 2010-2021
Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144)-Select Cities-Summary 2020

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 (% ch):
Hotel Tax (code 044) 2020 / 2021
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) 2020 / 2021
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) 2020 / 2021
Amusement Tax (code 012) 2020 / 2021

Retail Tax (code 017) 2020 / 2021
Retail Tax-Food for Home Consumption (code 062) 2020 / 2021
Online Marketplace or Remote Seller Tax (code 605) 2020 / 2021

Fiscal Year Format:
Hotel Tax (code 044) FY19 / FY20 / FY21
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) FY19 / FY20 / FY21
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) FY19 /FY20 /FY21
Amusement Tax (code 012) FY19 / FY20 / FY21

Retail Tax (code 017) FY20 / FY21
Retail-Food for Home Consumption Tax (code 062) FY20 / FY21
Online Marketplace or Remote Seller Tax (code 605) FY20 / FY21

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 Online Marketplace/Remote Seller sales category which began in 2019 is also provided separately.

Current Year 2021:
Arizona Gross Sales 2021 vs. 2019/2021 vs. 2020
Arizona and County-Gross Sales 2021 vs. 2019/2021 vs. 2020
Arizona and County-Gross Sales 2020 vs 2019

Arizona and County-Gross Sales-Remote Seller 2019-2021

Trend Data:
Arizona Gross Sales: 2007-2020

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 2020 / 2021
Arizona -Select Sector Employment 2016-2021

Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2021
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2020
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2019

Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2021
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2020
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2019

Arizona State Parks-Visitation Trends 1997-current

Arizona State Parks-Economic Impact-2014

Individual State Park Summaries

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-2021
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2020
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2019

National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2021
National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2020
National Park Service-Visitation by Arizona County-2019

National Park Service Visitor Spending Effects-Arizona-2019
National Park Service-Economic Contribution-Arizona Ranking 2019
National Park Service-Top Ten Parks by Visitation-United States-2019
National Park Service-Top Ten Parks by Economic Impact-United States-2019

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-2019