4,488 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.9% since 2020)
688 square miles of land · 7 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
3 active community water systems list Phillips County in the area they serve, reporting 3,545 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| HOLYOKE CITY OF groundwater · local government · CO0148005 | 2,540 served |
| HAXTUN TOWN OF groundwater · local government · CO0148001 | 963 served |
| PAOLI TOWN OF groundwater · local government · CO0148010 | 42 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 2 people were held in Phillips County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 92 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 16.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
2 school districts have their office in Phillips County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $8.2 million — $7.6 million to run schools, about $13,779 per student, plus $200,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.3 million local (mostly property tax), $4.6 million state, $682,000 federal. Long-term debt: $2.1 million.
Spent $5.3 million — $4.7 million to run schools, about $14,114 per student, plus $372,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.5 million local (mostly property tax), $3 million state, $380,000 federal. Long-term debt: $2.3 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Phillips County about $6.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
26 bridges in Phillips County: 1 in good condition, 20 fair, and 5 poor (19.2%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| US 6 ML over FRENCHMAN CREEK · built 1935 | 1,900 vehicles a day |
| US 6 ML over FRENCHMAN CREEK · built 1934 | 1,500 vehicles a day |
| US 6 ML over DRAW · built 1934 | 1,500 vehicles a day |
| SH 59 ML over SIX MILE CREEK · built 1948 | 220 vehicles a day |
| SH 59 ML over SANDY CREEK · built 1949 | 220 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $14 million of work in Phillips County in fiscal 2025, about $3,086 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Ballots mailed to voters: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-09. Drop boxes open: 2026-10-12. In-person voting at voter centers: 2026-10-19 to 2026-11-03. Last day to register and still get a ballot by mail: 2026-10-26. Last suggested day to mail your ballot back: 2026-10-26. Election Day: 2026-11-03. Last day to fix a signature problem: 2026-11-12.
Source: Colorado Secretary of State, Oct. 2, 2026 · Colorado Secretary of State, Sept. 23, 2026 · Colorado Secretary of State — Election Day FAQs
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Nearby counties: Sedgwick County (19 mi) · Chase County, NE (34 mi) · Deuel County, NE (36 mi) · Logan County (40 mi) · Yuma County (41 mi) · Perkins County, NE (42 mi).