ARIZONA
Phoenix • “The Grand Canyon State”
Statehood (48th) on February 14, 1912
Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east. Its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest and California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.
Arizona is the 6th-largest state by area and the 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. It is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of Alta California and Nuevo México in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821.
After being defeated in the Mexican American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848, where the area became part of the New Mexico Territory. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase.
Arizona’s nicknames are: The Grand Canyon State; The Copper State; The Valentine State. Its motto is: Ditat Deus (God enriches).
Arizona is internationally known for the Grand Canyon National Park, which is one of the world’s seven natural wonders, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments.
In 1539, Marcos de Niza, a Spanish Franciscan, became the very first European to contact Native Americans. Today, Arizona is the home of 27 U.S. federally recognized Native American tribes, including the Hopi Nation and the Navajo Nation.
Sandra Day O’Connor (March 26, 1930 – December 1, 2023) was born in El Paso, Texas. She was an American retired attorney and politician who served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006.
A moderate conservative, she was considered a swing vote. Before O’Connor’s tenure on the Court, she was an Arizona state judge and earlier an elected legislator in Arizona, serving as the first female majority leader of a state senate as the Republican leader in the Arizona Senate. Upon her nomination to the Court, O’Connor was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate.
Judge O’Connor was the first woman nominated to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on August 19, 1981 and, subsequently, the first woman confirmed on September 21, 1981 and took her seat on the Court on September 25, 1981 and she retired on January 31, 2006.
The federal courthouse in Phoenix, dedicated in 2000, is named in her honor. On August 12, 2009, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
Arizona’s total gross state product in 2023 was $508 billion. The composition of the state’s economy is moderately diverse including many sevice-related businesses, although health care, transportation and the government remain the largest sectors.
Arizona’s per capita income was $61,652 in 2023, ranking 33rd in the U.S. The state’s 2023 median household income was $74,568, ranking 19th in the country and just below the U.S. national mean.
Early in its history, Arizona’s economy relied on the “five C’s”: copper (see Copper mining in Arizona), cotton, cattle, citrus, and climate (tourism). Copper is still extensively mined from many expansive open-pit and underground mines, accounting for two-thirds of the nation’s output.
The State of Arizona embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. Arizona is rolling out the “Welcome to Arizona” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
The State of Arizona has fast growing communities with affordable housing and plenty of available retail space for new businesses. As a business-friendly state, Arizona welcomes new residents and new entrepreneurs as well as new startup businesses.
Many large companies, such as PetSmart and Circle K, have headquarters in the state, and Arizona is home to major universities, including the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.
Following the lead of the state, the cities of Chandler, Flagstaff, Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson, Surprise, and other cities and communities’ welcome new residents and new businesses. From service-related businesses to technology startups, Arizona and its local governments are available to help launch your dream business.
The State of Arizona is in a fast-growing region of the U.S. for businesses. In the spirit of early settlers, Arizona is an ideal location where local creativity can thrive and where new founders and new self-starter entrepreneurs can create their own dream business online or offline.
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