Phillips County, AR Population

Overview

16,923

Total Population

39.3

Median age

53.52%

Female population %

86.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

342

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Phillips County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Phillips County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Phillips County's population under 18 was 26.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Phillips County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Phillips County, 21.98% were under the age of 15, 18.55% aged 15 to 29, 40.58% aged 30 to 64, 16.84% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,193 more females than males in Phillips County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.52% females and 46.48% males in Phillips County, AR.
The Phillips County, AR gender ratio is 86.8:100 i.e. 86.8 men to 100 women (0.868).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 665.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 758.

Phillips County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Phillips County population: 34.67% are White, 63.85% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.22% are some other race and 1.22% are multiracial.
Phillips County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 342 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,581 (97.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Phillips County is Black or African American with a population of 10,805 (63.85% of the total population).

Phillips County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 26,262 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Phillips County's population decreased by 4,587 (17.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Phillips County's population decreased by 5,232 (24.14%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Phillips County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 15,304.