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Arizona Economic Indicators and Tourism Trend Data

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: 2021 / 2022 / 2023

Weekly Fuel Prices:
Fuel Prices Gulf Coast
Fuel Prices Rocky Mountain
Fuel Prices West Coast
Fuel Prices West Coast Excluding California
Fuel Prices United States

CO2 Emissions: EIA Press Release YE2020
Electric Vehicle Adoption-Annual Energy Outlook (2010-2050)

Electric Vehicle Data:
Arizona Vehicle Registrations 2016-2021
Vehicle Registrations Ranked by State-Top 20
Electric Vehicle (EV, PHEV, HEV) Registrations Ranked by State-Top 20
Electric Vehicle Registrations and Charging Stations by State-Top 20
Charging Stations Ranked by State-Top 20
Charging Stations Ranked-All U.S. States
Electric Vehicle Resource Links

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.

Arizona city/town tax rates

Lodging Tax Rates January 2023-Alphabetical List
Lodging Tax Rates January 2023-Grouped by County
Lodging Tax Rates January 2023-Ranked
Restaurant and Bar Tax Rates January 2023

Bed tax collections

Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144)-Select Cities 2010-2022 / 2023
Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144)-Select Cities-Summary 2022

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 (% change):
Hotel Tax (code 044) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023
Amusement Tax (code 012) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023

Retail Tax (code 017) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023
Retail Tax-Food for Home Consumption (code 062) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023
Online Marketplace/Remote Seller Tax (code 605 + series) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023

Fiscal Year Format:
Hotel Tax (code 044) FY19 / FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) FY19 / FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) FY19 /FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23
Amusement Tax (code 012) FY19 / FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23

Retail Tax (code 017) FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23
Retail-Food for Home Consumption Tax (code 062) FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23
Online Marketplace or Remote Seller Tax (code 605 + series) FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23

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:
Arizona Gross Sales 2021 / 2022 / 2023
Arizona and County-Gross Sales 2021 /2022 / 2023
Arizona and County-Gross Sales-Remote Seller 2019-2023

Trend Data:
Arizona Gross Sales: 2008-2022

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 2022 / 2023
Arizona-Select Sector Employment 2017-2023

Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2023
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2022
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2021
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2020
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2019

Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2023
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2022
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

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-2022
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2021
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2020
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2019

NPS-Visitation by Arizona County-2022
NPS-Visitation by Arizona County-2021
NPS-Visitation by Arizona County-2020
NPS-Visitation by Arizona County-2019

NPS Visitor Spending Effects-Arizona Parks-2019 / 2020 /2021
NPS-Economic Contribution-Arizona Ranking 2019 / 2020 /2021
NPS-Top Ten Parks by Visitation-U.S.-2019 / 2020 / 2021
NPS-Top Ten Parks by Economic Impact-U.S.-2019 / 2020 /2021