Arizona — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Arizona during 2025.
Read the Complete Arizona Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Arizona.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
17,439
Projects with decisions
22,822
Approved actions
98
Denied actions
99.6%
Approval rate (of actions)
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | 579 | 666 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cochise | 1,316 | 2,337 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Coconino | 504 | 642 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Gila | 816 | 987 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Graham | 533 | 666 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Greenlee | 169 | 195 | 4 | 98.0% |
| La Paz | 600 | 811 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Maricopa | 6,409 | 8,274 | 27 | 99.7% |
| Mohave | 567 | 643 | 5 | 99.2% |
| Navajo | 645 | 990 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Pima | 232 | 266 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pinal | 1,579 | 1,954 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Santa Cruz | 1,071 | 1,357 | 10 | 99.3% |
| Yavapai | 1,684 | 2,240 | 34 | 98.5% |
| Yuma | 735 | 794 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.