Population By Race and Ethnicity in Phillips County, AR in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 18,607 population of Phillips County, Arkansas comprised of 357 people who identified as Hispanic (1.92%), and 18,250 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.08%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Phillips County, Arkansas with a population of 11,654 (62.63%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,577 (35.35%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 217 (1.17%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Phillips County, Arkansas in 2017, with a population of 11,544 (62.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,386 (34.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 191 (1.03%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Phillips County, AR in 2017

Total Population:18,607

Non Hispanic (98.08%)

Hispanic (1.92%)

Race in Phillips County, AR in 2017

Total Population:18,607

Black or African American Alone (62.63%)

White Alone (35.35%)

Two or more races (1.17%)

Asian Alone (0.48%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.37%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Phillips County, AR in 2017

Total Population:18,607

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (62.04%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (34.32%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.03%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.02%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.59%)

Population By Race in Phillips , AR in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone	11,654	62.63%
White Alone	6,577	35.35%
Two Or More Races	217	1.17%
Asian Alone	89	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	69	0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Phillips , AR in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,544	62.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	6,386	34.32%
White Alone - Hispanic	191	1.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	187	1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	110	0.59%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	85	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	47	0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	30	0.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	22	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%