# Phillips County, Arkansas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Helena-West Helena Phillips County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Phillips County is home to Helena-West Helena and Marvell. Employers here counted 4,333 jobs in 2025, down 18.8% from 2019. 5 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by SR West Helena, LLC (solar). Next door, Lee County has 400 MW of planned generation. Unemployment was 7.2% in August 2026, against 6.1% in 2019. -18.8% total jobs since 2019, now 4,333 5 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading 200 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Phillips County Phillips County is home to Helena-West Helena and Marvell. Helena-West Helena8,216 residents Marvell717 residents Elaine434 residents Lake View284 residents Lexa178 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Mellwood, Oneida, Poplar Grove. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Phillips County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Arkansas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 16,383 | 14,255 | ▼ 13.0% | 51st of 75 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5,337 | 4,333 | ▼ 18.8% | 73rd of 75 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,975 | $42,761 | ▲ 25.9% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 6.1% | 7.2% | ▲ 1.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 200 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 5 MW | 2% of today's fleet | 14th of 14 by size | 200 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. 14,255 people live here, down 13.0% since 2020. Its power plants have 200 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Entergy Arkansas LLC is the largest utility serving Phillips County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.97¢/kWh in 2024, above the 12.11¢ median for Arkansas utilities. ## Who powers Phillips County ### Utilities with service territory in Phillips County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Entergy Arkansas LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 608,362 | 12.97¢ | 25% | | Woodruff Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 12,125 | 11.40¢ | 34% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 200 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Long Lake Solar, LLC | Long Lake Solar, LLC | Solar | 200 MW | 2025 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | SR West Helena | Solar Photovoltaic | 5 MW | Approvals received | 2027 | SR West Helena, LLC | ## The Phillips County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 4,333 | $42,761 | 1.00 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Phillips County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Phillips County. Arkansas has 13 local measures on record statewide. ## Phillips County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Phillips County, Lee County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Phillips County | 14,255 | ▼ 18.8% | 200 MW | 5 MW | — | — | | Arkansas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/arkansas-county) | 15,836 | ▼ 11.7% | 81 MW | 155 MW | — | — | | Bolivar County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/bolivar-county) MS | 28,262 | ▼ 3.2% | — | — | — | — | | Coahoma County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/coahoma-county) MS | 19,849 | ▼ 20.0% | 546 MW | — | — | — | | Desha County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/desha-county) | 9,984 | ▼ 15.2% | 135 MW | — | — | — | | Lee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/lee-county) | 8,029 | ▼ 15.7% | 100 MW | 400 MW | — | — | | Monroe County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/monroe-county) | 6,244 | ▼ 14.4% | — | — | — | — | | Tunica County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/tunica-county) MS | 8,819 | ▼ 26.8% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Arkansas [All Arkansas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas)[Arkansas County15,836 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/arkansas-county)[Desha County9,984 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/desha-county)[Lee County8,029 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/lee-county)[Monroe County6,244 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/monroe-county) ## Phillips County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Phillips County, Arkansas? 2 utilities have service territory in Phillips County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Entergy Arkansas LLC, Woodruff Electric Coop Corp. The largest, Entergy Arkansas LLC, charged residential customers 12.97¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Phillips County? 1 operating plant with 200 MW of capacity. The largest is Long Lake Solar, LLC (200 MW, solar). ### How much new power is planned in Phillips County? 5 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is SR West Helena, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Phillips County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Phillips County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Lee County. ### Is Phillips County adding jobs? Employers counted 4,333 jobs in 2025 against 5,337 in 2019 (-18.8%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Phillips County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Phillips County. Arkansas has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/phillips-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).