Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 28,983 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 408 people who identified as Hispanic (1.41%), and 28,575 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.59%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 21,205 (73.16%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,487 (25.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 121 (0.42%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2010, with a population of 21,044 (72.61%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,268 (25.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 219 (0.76%).

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

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Population By Race in Sunflower , MS in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21,205 73.16%
White Alone 7,487 25.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 66 0.23%
Asian Alone 93 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 121 0.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 161 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 219 0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 21,044 72.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,268 25.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 117 0.4%