Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 28,519 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 423 people who identified as Hispanic (1.48%), and 28,096 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.52%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 20,867 (73.17%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,346 (25.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 134 (0.47%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2011, with a population of 20,705 (72.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,115 (24.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 231 (0.81%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,867 73.17%
White Alone 7,346 25.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 66 0.23%
Asian Alone 95 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 134 0.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 162 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 231 0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,705 72.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,115 24.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 129 0.45%