Phillips County, Arkansas
17 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,450
- Median household income
- $40,134
- ±4,740
- Unemployed
- 14.5%
- 838 of 5,777 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.3%
- 4,774 of 6,023 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Phillips | 15,906 (2021) | 620 Cherry St, Helena | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Elaine | 488 (2021) | Po Box 605, Elaine | — |
| City of Helena-West Helena | 9,149 (2021) | Po Box 248, Helena | Website |
| City of Lake View | 314 (2021) | 14264 Highway 44, Helena | — |
| City of Marvell | 813 (2021) | 401 Elm Street, Marvell | — |
| Town of Lexa | 200 (2021) | Po Box 159, Lexa | — |
Special districts 11
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Bayou Drainage District | Drainage | 302 Cherry Street Suite 404, Helena | — |
| Cotton Belt Levee District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 610, Helena | — |
| Helena (levee) Improvement District | Flood control | 302 Cherry St, Helena | — |
| Laconia Levee and Drainage District (phillips County) | Flood control | Po Box 610, Helena | — |
| White River Drainage District | Flood control | Po Box 610, Helena | — |
| Helena City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 442, Helena | — |
| West Helena City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 2667, West Helena | — |
| Helena-West Helena-Phillips County Port Authority | Industrial development | Po Box 407, Helena | Website |
| Phillips-Lee-Monroe Regional Library | Libraries | 702 Porter St, Helena | Website |
| Southland Sewer Improvement District | Sewerage | 99 Silagy Dr, Greers Ferry | — |
| Phillips County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 617 Walnut, Helena | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BARTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
5995 HWY 49, Lexa, AR, 72355
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
305 VALLEY DRIVE, Helena, AR, 72342
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Independent charter district5 schools
514 MISSOURI ST., Helena, AR, 72342
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
203 SOUTH PINE STREET, Marvell, AR, 72366
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Arkansas County Farmers Market (1009 Liberty Dr. De Witt) · Grand Prairie Farmers Market (Stuttgart)
Clarksdale Farmers Market (231 Delta Avenue Clarksdale) · Crossroads Farmers' Market (Clarksdale)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.