The Flagstaff MSA had an estimated population of 142,560 and employment of more than 62,000 in 2016. (OEO, BLS)

The Kingman-Lake Havasu City MSA had an estimated population of 205,764 and employment of 46,680 in 2016. (OEO, BLS)

Major industries in Northern Arizona include: aerospace and defense, food processing, medical devices and manufacturing.

Notable companies include: Dot Foods, Lockheed Martin, Purina, Schuff Steel, Sturm, Ruger & Co. and W.L. Gore.

Northern Arizona is home to a wide variety of natural scenery, from mountaintops to desert landscapes. These include the Grand Canyon National Park, Red Rock Country, Arizona Snowbowl, Kaibab and Coconino National Forests, Petrified Forest National Park, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Lake Powell and Horseshoe Bend.

Northern Arizona University, which has over 30,000 students enrolled, is one of the strongest support lines to Arizona companies, providing a talented and educated workforce pipeline for companies statewide.

The Flagstaff region has one of the highest concentrations of medical device manufacturing in the country, at more than 20 times the nationwide average. (Emsi)

Both Yuma and Kingman-Lake Havasu City MSA’s are strategically positioned, with easy access to global markets in California, Mexico and Nevada.

Northern Arizona boasts three of the ten largest counties by area in the United States: Coconino County (18,661 square miles), Mohave County (13,470 square miles) and Apache County (11,218 square miles).  Coconino County is the second largest in the country. (World Atlas)

Lake Havasu City won second place in America's Best Communities competition, which aims to inspire revitalization in small and rural communities. (Today's News-Herald, 2017)

Outside Magazine ranked Sedona as one of the best towns in America.

Prescott/Prescott Valley ranked 8th on the "11 Satellite Cities Poised to Thrive in 2017" by Kiplinger.