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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. Data is presented in table format and interactive graphical visualizations. Contact us with any questions at 928-523-7307 or Tourism.Research@nau.edu.

Interactive data visualizations created in Tableau are hosted on the Dashboard Page.

Fuel Allocation by Arizona County 2019-2025

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

Electric Vehicles:
Arizona Vehicle Registrations 2016-2023
Vehicle Registrations Ranked by State-Top 20
Electric Vehicle (EV, PHEV, HEV) Registrations Ranked-Top 20
Electric Vehicle Registrations/Charging Stations-Top 20
Charging Stations Ranked-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 2025-Alphabetical List
Lodging Tax Rates January 2025-Grouped by County
Lodging Tax Rates January 2025-Ranked
Restaurant and Bar Tax Rates January 2025

Bed tax collections

Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144)-Select Cities 2010-2025
Hotels-Additional Tax Collections (code 144)-Select Cities-Summary 2024

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 / 2024 / 2025
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 /2024 / 2025
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 /2024 / 2025
Amusement Tax (code 012) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025

Retail Tax (code 017) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025
Retail Tax-Food for Home Consumption (code 062) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 /2023 / 2024 / 2025
Online Marketplace/Remote Seller Tax (code 605 + series) 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025

Fiscal Year Format:
Hotel Tax (code 044) FY19 / FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23 / FY24 / FY25
Hotel Tax Additional (code 144) FY19 / FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23 / FY24 / FY25
Restaurant & Bar Tax (code 011 and 111) FY19 /FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23 / FY24 / FY25
Amusement Tax (code 012) FY19 / FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23 / FY24 / FY25

Retail Tax (code 017) FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23 / FY24 / FY25
Retail-Food for Home Consumption Tax (code 062) FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23 / FY24 / FY25
Online Marketplace/Remote Seller Tax (code 605 + series) FY20 / FY21 / FY22 / FY23 / FY24 / FY25

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 / 2024 / 2025
Arizona and County-Gross Sales 2021 /2022 / 2023 / 2024 / 2025
Arizona and County-Gross Sales-Remote Seller 2019-2025

Trend Data:
Arizona Gross Sales: 2009-2024

Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2025
Arizona State Parks-Visitation-2024

Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2025
Arizona State Parks-Visitation by County-2024

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-2024
National Park Service-Visitation-Arizona-2023

NPS-Visitation by Arizona County-2024
NPS-Visitation by Arizona County-2023

NPS Visitor Spending Effects-AZ Parks 2019 / 2020 /2021 / 2022 / 2023
NPS-Economic Contribution by State 2019 / 2020 /2021 / 2022 / 2023
NPS-Top Ten Parks by Visitation 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023
NPS-Top Ten Parks by Economic Impact 2019 / 2020 /2021 / 2022 / 2023