Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 28,415 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 414 people who identified as Hispanic (1.46%), and 28,001 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.54%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 20,790 (73.17%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,294 (25.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 139 (0.49%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 20,642 (72.65%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,062 (24.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 232 (0.82%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,790 73.17%
White Alone 7,294 25.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 77 0.27%
Asian Alone 104 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 139 0.49%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 148 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 232 0.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,642 72.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,062 24.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 132 0.47%