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Phillips County, Arkansas

Phillips County had 14,661 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 690.4 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 30th by land area.

Population
14,661
#50 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,111 in US
Area
690.4 sq mi
#30 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,357 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#51 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,201 in US
Median household income
$37,338
#74 of 75 in Arkansas · #3,112 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Phillips County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Phillips County population, land area and income

Phillips County had 14,661 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 690.4 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 21.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents; Phillips County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $37,338 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,661

3144th1st

2111th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

690 sq mi

3144th1st

1357th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2201st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$37,338

3143rd1st

3112th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

14,661

75th1st

50th of 75 (AR)

Land area

690 sq mi

75th1st

30th of 75 (AR)

Density

21.2 / sq mi

75th1st

51st of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$37,338

75th1st

74th of 75 (AR)

How Phillips County's population changed since 2020

Phillips County lost 1,780 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 10.8%. That ranks 75th of 75 in Arkansas for growth. The median Arkansas county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Phillips County recorded 879 births and 1,184 deaths, a natural change of -305. Net international migration added +162 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,748. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,748 people.

16.4k202015.8k202115.3k202215.0k202314.7k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
879
Deaths
1,184
Net international migration
+162
Net domestic migration
-1,748
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-330

Where Phillips County is

The Census internal point of Phillips County is at 34.423700, -90.855600. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Arkansas's 75 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Phillips County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Lincoln County: -0.2%Cleveland County: -2.5%St. Francis County: -5.2%Howard County: -2.9%Drew County: -2.2%Van Buren County: +2.2%Searcy County: -0.1%Poinsett County: -2.9%Hot Spring County: +0.7%Izard County: +5.0%Cross County: -3.6%Garland County: -0.4%Nevada County: -3.4%Washington County: +7.9%Union County: -5.0%Pope County: +2.2%Columbia County: -3.2%Conway County: +3.3%Faulkner County: +6.3%Miller County: -1.5%Arkansas County: -6.2%Clay County: -2.9%Saline County: +6.0%Yell County: -0.4%Craighead County: +3.8%Monroe County: -5.3%Calhoun County: -1.0%Marion County: +4.3%Carroll County: +2.6%Mississippi County: -6.0%Ashley County: -5.2%Independence County: +1.1%Stone County: +3.5%Madison County: +7.9%Johnson County: +1.7%Little River County: -2.9%Montgomery County: +0.3%Perry County: +2.5%Pike County: -1.3%Lee County: -5.0%Randolph County: +2.4%Woodruff County: -6.6%Lafayette County: -4.4%Grant County: +2.9%Greene County: +2.3%Jefferson County: -4.7%Franklin County: +2.6%Dallas County: -5.7%Crittenden County: -3.0%White County: +2.9%Lonoke County: +3.1%Bradley County: -5.3%Benton County: +12.2%Fulton County: +4.1%Desha County: -8.8%Pulaski County: +0.5%Newton County: -2.4%Logan County: +1.6%Scott County: +0.1%Prairie County: -3.8%Phillips County: -10.8%Ouachita County: -4.1%Polk County: +1.3%Cleburne County: +3.8%Sebastian County: +1.7%Clark County: -2.3%Sevier County: -0.3%Hempstead County: -4.4%Jackson County: -0.5%Chicot County: -8.7%Sharp County: +4.7%Crawford County: +3.5%Boone County: +3.3%Baxter County: +3.1%Lawrence County: +0.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.4%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < +1.1%
  4. < +3.1%
  5. ≥ +3.1%
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Orange pin: Phillips County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
34.423700, -90.855600
DMS
34°25'25.32"N 90°51'20.16"W
UTM
15N 697058.8E 3811221.9N
Geohash
9yp7ud8ux
Plus code
866FC4FV+FQ

Towns in Phillips County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Phillips County, 8,462 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Phillips County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Helena-West Helena with 8,462.

  1. 01Helena-West Helena8,462
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Phillips County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Phillips County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Bolivar County, MS, with 28,395 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 84.5 miles WNW of Phillips County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 69.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clarksdale, MS (population 13,861), 22.8 miles away.

Phillips County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Phillips County is 05107: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 107. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $37,338.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Phillips County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,661. That is down 1,780 people (10.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,441.

What is the FIPS code of Phillips County?

05107. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (107) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Phillips County?

Helena-West Helena, with 8,462 residents inside Phillips County in 2024.

Which counties border Phillips County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bolivar County, MS; Coahoma County, MS; Arkansas County, AR; Desha County, AR; Tunica County, MS; Lee County, AR; Monroe County, AR.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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