Arizona Demographics

Migration To and From Arizona


Tom Rex, M.B.A.
Associate Director, Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research; Manager of Research Initiatives, Office of the University Economist

Summarizes migration data from three sources: the Internal Revenue Service, the American Community Survey, and the University of Wisconsin. Net migration to Arizona—particularly resulting from immigration from other countries—was unusually strong from the early 1990s through mid-2000s, but has been below the historical norm since then.


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Tom Rex, M.B.A.
Tom Rex, M.B.A.
Associate Director, Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research; Manager of Research Initiatives, Office of the University Economist

After receiving his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toledo, Tom earned his Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1976. After working in the private sector, he joined ASU in 1980, working for the predecessor of the L. William Seidman Research Institute. Since 2005, he has served as manager of research initiatives in the Office of the University Economist.


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