Phillips County, AR

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US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.9

0.504% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

28.7%

5.66% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$38,874

3.78% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,108

9.66% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Phillips County, AR are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (61.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (33.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.4%), White (Hispanic) (1.2%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.937%).

None of the households in Phillips County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Phillips County, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Phillips County, AR are Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (356 degrees awarded in 2022).

Phillips County, AR borders Arkansas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Lee County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, and Tunica County, MS.

United States Arkansas Helena-West Helena, AR

Population & Diversity

Phillips County, AR is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.25% of Phillips County, AR residents were born outside of the country (199 people).

In 2023, there were 1.84 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.75k people) in Phillips County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.29k White (Non-Hispanic) and 382 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Phillips County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Phillips County, AR

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.75k ± 194
White (Non-Hispanic)
5.29k ± 75
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
382 ± 133

1.92%

Hispanic Population

305 people

1.92% of the people in Phillips County, AR are hispanic (305 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Phillips County, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Phillips County, AR.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
62,018 ± 6,050 people
El Salvador
15,360 ± 3,035 people
India
9,985 ± 2,449 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Phillips County, AR was Mexico, the natal country of 62,018 Phillips County, AR residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,360 and India with 9,985.

Foreign-Born Population

1.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

199 people

1.09%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

178 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Phillips County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Phillips County, AR employs 5.11k people. The largest industries in Phillips County, AR are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Arkansas have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,335. The income inequality in Arkansas (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.11k

2023 Value

± 526

−9.66%

1 Year decline

± 15.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Phillips County, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (692 people), Sales & Related Occupations (574 people), and Production Occupations (501 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Phillips County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.11k

2023 Value

± 526

−9.66%

1 Year decline

± 15.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Phillips County, AR, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Phillips County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Phillips County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

29
Other Services (except Public Administration)
21
Retail Trade
19
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$36.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$21.5k
Wholesale Trade
$20.6k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Phillips County, AR went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.7%), followed by Other (3%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.7%)
Republican Party
Other (3%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Phillips County, AR went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.7%), followed by Other (3%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Phillips County, AR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Phillips County, AR are Black or African American (193 and 54.2%), followed by White (149 and 41.9%), Hispanic or Latino (9 and 2.53%), and Two or More Races (4 and 1.12%).

The largest universities in Phillips County, AR by number of degrees awarded are Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (356 and NaNN%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,234 students enrolled in Phillips County, AR, 36.5% men and 63.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 636 records, of which 64% were women and 36% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
53 degrees awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences
12 degrees awarded
Early Childhood Education & Teaching
10 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Phillips County, AR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 53 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Phillips County, AR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

356 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas with 356 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Phillips County, AR, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 193 degrees mean that there were 1.3 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 149 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

56%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Phillips County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Phillips County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$38,874

Median Household Income

± $3,809

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Phillips County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Phillips County, AR is from Phillips County, AR.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Phillips County, AR across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (4.02%)

In 2023, 79.9% of workers in Phillips County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (4.02%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Phillips County, AR have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Phillips County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Phillips County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Phillips County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Phillips County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Phillips County, AR (4.53k out of 15.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Phillips County, AR is false, followed by false and false.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.6% of the population of Phillips County, AR has health coverage, with 24% on employee plans, 42.1% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.53% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.43%

Uninsured

24%

Employer Coverage

42.1%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

1.53%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Phillips County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.