Phillips County, AR

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US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

28.7%

5.66% 1-year decrease

About

In N/A, Phillips County, AR had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Phillips County, AR N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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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.

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 N/A, N/A% of Phillips County, AR residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Phillips County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.9% of Phillips County, AR residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Phillips County, AR was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

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 Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 62,018 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,360 and India with 9,985.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
283 ± 114
Gulf War (2001-)
76 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
42 ± 38

Phillips County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.72 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Phillips County, AR employs N/A people. The largest industries in Phillips County, AR are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Phillips County, AR, are . 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

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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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,033

Median earning men ± $2,689

$30,977

Median earning women ± $6,251

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($62,700), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,979), and Public Administration ($47,361).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($46,089), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,643), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($37,813).

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

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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%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In 2022, 171 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Phillips County, AR, which is 0.924 times less than the 185 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

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Measure

In 2022, 0.946% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.851% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

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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

Median household income in Phillips County, AR is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Phillips County, AR was Census Tract 4801 with a value of $46,111, followed by Census Tract 4806 and Census Tract 4803, with respective values of $37,989 and $33,000.

In 2023, 14.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Phillips County, AR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.2%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

54%

Homeownership

2023

56%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 54% of the housing units in Phillips County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.7%.

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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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 4801
Census Tract 4806
Census Tract 4803

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Phillips County, AR was Census Tract 4801 with a value of $46,111, followed by Census Tract 4806 and Census Tract 4803, with respective values of $37,989 and $33,000.

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

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Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Phillips County, AR N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

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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

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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 N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Phillips County, AR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

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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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 45.9% of the children was living in poverty in Phillips County, AR. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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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

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Phillips County, AR grew by 11.1% from 7.59% to 8.43%.

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.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 108 in Phillips County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Phillips County, AR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 47.9% in Phillips County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Phillips County, AR.