Population By Race and Ethnicity in Phillips County, AR in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 19,041 population of Phillips County, Arkansas comprised of 343 people who identified as Hispanic (1.8%), and 18,698 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.2%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Phillips County, Arkansas with a population of 11,893 (62.46%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,794 (35.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 196 (1.03%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Phillips County, Arkansas in 2016, with a population of 11,788 (61.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,611 (34.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 183 (0.96%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Phillips, Arkansas.

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Population By Race in Phillips , AR in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,893 62.46%
White Alone 6,794 35.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.32%
Asian Alone 96 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 196 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Phillips , AR in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 105 0.55%
White Alone - Hispanic 183 0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 30 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,788 61.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,611 34.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 166 0.87%