Greenlee County, Arizona

{{short description|County in Arizona, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Greenlee County | state = Arizona | ex image = Benjamin F. Billingsley house from SE 1.JPG | ex image size = 200px | ex image cap = Benjamin F. Billingsley House in Duncan, Arizona | seal = Greenlee County, Arizona seal.png | founded year = 1909 | founded date = March 10 | seat wl = Clifton | largest city wl = Clifton | city type = town | area_total_sq_mi = 1848 | area_land_sq_mi = 1843 | area_water_sq_mi = 5.3 | area percentage = 0.3 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 9563 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 9312 {{decrease}} | population_density_sq_mi = auto | time zone = Mountain | web = https://greenlee.az.gov/ | footnote = | named for = Mason Greenlee | district = 6th |logo=Greenlee County, AZ logo.png}} thumb|1901 Clifton railroad station, now used by the Chamber of Commerce and other community organizations. [[File:Azurite-284714.jpg|thumb|Azurite specimen from the great Morenci Mine. ]]

'''Greenlee County''' is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,563,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/greenleecountyarizona/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> making it Arizona's least populous county. The county seat is Clifton.

The economy of Greenlee County is dominated by the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world. {{as of|2017}}, the mine complex, owned by Freeport-McMoRan, had about 3,300 employees.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==History== Greenlee County was created in 1909 and named for Mason Greenlee, who was an early settler in the Clifton area. It was Arizona's 14th county and formed from part of Graham County, which opposed the formation because Graham County would lose considerable revenue. Clifton has always been the county seat.

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1848|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1843|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.3|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 23, 2015|date=August 23, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the second-smallest county by area in Arizona.

===Adjacent counties=== * Cochise County – south * Graham County – west * Apache County – north * Catron County, New Mexico – east * Grant County, New Mexico – east * Hidalgo County, New Mexico – southeast

===National protected areas=== * Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (part) * Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (part)

===Major highways=== * 20px U.S. Route 70 * 25px U.S. Route 191 * 20px State Route 75 * 20px State Route 78

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1920= 15362 |1930= 9886 |1940= 8698 |1950= 12805 |1960= 11509 |1970= 10330 |1980= 11406 |1990= 8008 |2000= 8547 |2010= 8437 |2020= 9563 |estyear=2025 |estimate=9312 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 9, 2026}}</ref> {{decrease}} |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/az190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Greenlee County, Arizona – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !{{partial|2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Greenlee County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04011&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Greenlee County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US04011&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Greenlee County, Arizona |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US04011&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !1990<ref>{{cite book |title=Arizona: 1990 |pages=9 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-4.pdf}}</ref> !1980<ref>{{cite book |title=General Social and Economic Characteristics: Arizona |pages=23 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_azABC-04.pdf}}</ref> |- |White alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |46.5% (4,446) |48.1% (4,054) |53.9% (4,604) |54.6% (4,372) |49.5% (5,646) |- |Black alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.8% (80) |0.9% (79) |0.4% (34) |0.3% (27) |0% (5) |- |American Indian alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.9% (275) |1.7% (142) |1.4% (117) |1.6% (129) |2.4% (276) |- |Asian alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.7% (68) |0.5% (44) |0.1% (12) |<td rowspan="2"> |0.2% (15) |<td rowspan="2"> |0.3% (33) |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |0% (1) |0.1% (5) |0% (1) |- |Other race alone (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.4% (34) |0% (3) |0.2% (13) |0.1% (9) |0% (0) |- |Multiracial (NH) |style='background: #ffffe6; |3% (283) |0.8% (70) |1% (85) |— |— |- |Hispanic/Latino (any race) |style='background: #ffffe6; |45.8% (4,376) |47.9% (4,040) |43.1% (3,681) |43.2% (3,456) |47.7% (5,446) |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 9,563. Of the residents, 28.4% were under the age of 18 and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 34.2 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.3 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=county%3A011&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=county%3A011&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 68.8% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 3.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 9.3% from some other race, and 16.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 45.8% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=county%3A011&in=state%3A04|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 3,634 households in the county, of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 18.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 4,389 housing units, of which 17.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 44.3% were owner-occupied and 55.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2010 census=== As of the census of 2010, there were 8,437 people, 3,188 households, and 2,152 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04011 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |access-date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031313/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US04011 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|4.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants |inhabitants|}}. There were 4,372 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04011 |access-date=January 20, 2016 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213162512/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US04011 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 77.2% white, 2.3% American Indian, 1.1% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 15.0% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 47.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 12.9% were English, 12.1% were German, 10.6% were Irish, and 1.6% were American.<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04011 |title=DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US04011 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Of the 3,188 households, 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.5% were non-families, and 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.21. The median age was 34.8 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $48,696 and the median income for a family was $51,729. Males had a median income of $50,446 versus $34,171 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,281. About 9.4% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04011 |title=DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010705/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US04011 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2000 census=== As of the census of 2000, there were 8,547 people, 3,117 households, and 2,266 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 3,744 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 74.2% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 20.0% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. 43.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.2% reported speaking Spanish at home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Language Map Data Center|url=https://apps.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=4&county_id=11&mode=geographic&order=r|access-date=October 28, 2021|website=apps.mla.org}}</ref>

There were 3,117 households, out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,384, and the median income for a family was $43,523. Males had a median income of $38,952 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,814. About 8.0% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics== Greenlee County used to be the most reliably Democratic county in Arizona, owing to the presence of the copper mining industry. As the county was heavily unionized and the Democratic Party was generally the party of organized labor, Greenlee County voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election from the state's admission to the Union in 1912 to 1996, being one of only seven Mountain State counties to support George McGovern in his landslide defeat against Republican Richard Nixon in 1972.{{efn|The others were Deer Lodge and Silver Bow in Montana, Costilla and Pitkin in Colorado, and San Miguel and Rio Arriba in New Mexico.}} Even Ronald Reagan was unable to win it in his 49 state landslide in 1984. However, in 2000, George W. Bush became the first Republican presidential candidate to win the county, and it has voted for the Republican nominee in the five elections since, giving Donald Trump 66% of the vote in 2020. Greenlee County continued to shift right in 2024, with Kamala Harris becoming the first Democrat in history to fail to break 30%.

{{PresHead|place=Greenlee County, Arizona|source=<ref>{{cite web|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Elections | access-date = June 11, 2011 | url = http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=199|title=Our Campaigns|access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2020/2020_general_state_canvass.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214224957/https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2020/2020_general_state_canvass.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |url-status=live|title=Official Canvass of Results|last=Hobbs|first=Katie|author-link=Katie Hobbs|date=November 24, 2020|work=Secretary of State of Arizona|access-date=April 28, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2024/ge/canvass/20241105_GeneralCanvass_Signed.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231153438/http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2024/ge/canvass/20241105_GeneralCanvass_Signed.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |url-status=live|title=2024 General Election Signed Canvass|last=Fontes|first=Adrian|author-link=Adrian Fontes|date=November 22, 2024|work=Secretary of State of Arizona|access-date=March 2, 2026}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|109|652|413|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|672|1,492|170|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|905|1,131|0|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|404|768|176|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|685|935|8|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|377|1,558|19|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|218|1,526|27|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|619|2,175|9|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|739|1,956|9|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|680|2,069|212|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,377|3,019|0|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,784|2,711|0|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,313|3,069|4|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,132|3,147|0|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,026|2,434|291|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1972|Democratic|1,758|2,013|87|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,532|2,601|114|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,537|2,043|202|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1984|Democratic|1,801|1,963|21|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,526|1,733|43|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,451|1,695|847|Arizona}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,159|1,755|479|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,619|1,216|125|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,899|1,146|22|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,712|1,165|43|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,592|1,310|84|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,892|1,092|316|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,433|1,182|73|Arizona}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,308|954|46|Arizona}} {{PresFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Greenlee County, Arizona|Seat=1|source=}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|2,078|1,102|103|Arizona}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Greenlee County, Arizona|Seat=3|source=}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2022|Republican|1,392|970|100|Arizona}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} The county is located in Arizona's 6th congressional district, which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+3 and is represented by Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ryan Best, Aaron Bycoffe and Nathaniel Rakich |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/arizona/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809103943/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-2022-maps/arizona/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |title=What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State – Arizona |publisher=FiveThirtyEight |date=January 20, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref> In the Arizona House of Representatives it is represented by Republican Becky Nutt and Republican Drew John.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp?Body=H |title=Member Roster at Arizona Legislature |access-date=May 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503034030/http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp?Body=H |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the Arizona Senate it is represented by Republican Gail Griffin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp |title=Member Roster for Arizona Senate |access-date=May 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513220822/http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp |archive-date=May 13, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Communities== [[Image:Greenlee County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas.svg|thumb|right|200px|Map of incorporated and unincorporated areas in Greenlee County]]

===Towns=== * Clifton (county seat) * Duncan

===Census-designated places=== * Franklin * Morenci * York

===Unincorporated communities=== * Blue * Apache Grove * Hannagan Meadows * Three Way * Sheldon * Verde Lee-Loma Linda

===Other locations=== * '''Strayhorse''', a location along Route 191 in the vicinity of Strayhorse creek/canyon/campground<ref>{{cite web|title=26 Nov 1947, p. 17 – Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/116945800/?terms=strayhorse|access-date=October 28, 2021|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Ghost towns===

*Boyles *Guthrie *Metcalf *Oroville

==County population ranking== The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Greenlee County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=2010 U.S. Census website |access-date=February 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/ |title=2010 Census Block Maps - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229025439/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''†''' county seat

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Rank !City/Town/etc. !Population (2010 Census) !Municipal type !Incorporated |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | '''† Clifton''' | 3,311 | Town | |- style="background:#dbe9f4;" | 2 | '''Morenci''' | 1,489 | CDP | |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | '''Duncan''' | 696 | Town | 1938 |- style="background:#dbe9f4;" | 4 | '''York''' | 557 | CDP | |- style="background:#dbe9f4;" | 5 | '''Franklin''' | 92 | CDP | |}

==Education== School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04011_greenlee/DC20SD_C04011.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04011_greenlee/DC20SD_C04011.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Greenlee County, AZ|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 17, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04011_greenlee/DC20SD_C04011_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> * Blue Elementary School District * Duncan Unified School District * Eagle Elementary District * Morenci Unified School District

==Economy== In 2024, about 90% of the county's GDP and 70% of the jobs were related to mining, with Freeport-McMoRan providing $285 million in economic benefits inclusive of $245 million in annual wages, taxes, and purchases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resilience Action Plan — Greenlee County Region May, 2024 |url=https://www.freeportinmycommunity.com/uploads/2024.05_Greenlee_RAP_Full.pdf}}</ref>

===Infrastructure=== For electricity transmission, the county is served by Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative which is part of Touchstone Energy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative |url=https://dvec.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907041104/https://dvec.org/ |archive-date=2025-09-07 |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=dvec.org |language=en}}</ref>

Morenci Water and Electric Company (MW&E) is a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan which gets its power from Freeport-McMoRan Energy Services (FMES) which sources energy via capacity rights at the Luna Energy Facility in Deming, New Mexico and power purchase agreements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Technical Report Summary of Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources for Morenci Mine Arizona, U.S |url=https://www.fcx.com/sites/fcx/files/documents/operations/TRS-morenci.pdf}}</ref>{{Reference page|page=17}}

==See also== {{Portal|Arizona}} * National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenlee County, Arizona

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==External links== * [https://greenlee.az.gov/ County website] {{coord|33|06|06|N|109|16|07|W|region:US-AZ_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki|display=title}} {{Commons category|Greenlee County, Arizona}} {{Geographic Location |Centre = Greenlee County, Arizona |North = Apache County |Northeast = |East = Catron County, New Mexico and Grant County, New Mexico |Southeast = Hidalgo County, New Mexico |South = Cochise County |Southwest = |West = Graham County |Northwest = }} {{Greenlee County, Arizona}} {{Arizona}}

Category:Greenlee County, Arizona Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1873 Category:1909 establishments in Arizona Territory Category:Safford micropolitan area, Arizona

Greenlee County, Arizona

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