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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sunflower County, MS in 2012

Total Population:28,415

Non Hispanic (98.54%)

Hispanic (1.46%)

Race in Sunflower County, MS in 2012

Total Population:28,415

Black or African American Alone (73.17%)

White Alone (25.67%)

Two or more races (0.49%)

Asian Alone (0.37%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2012

Total Population:28,415

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (72.65%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (24.85%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.82%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.70%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.52%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.47%)

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%
Two Or More Races	139	0.49%
Asian Alone	104	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	77	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	20,642	72.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,062	24.85%
White Alone - Hispanic	232	0.82%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	148	0.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	132	0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	102	0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	53	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	24	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	10	0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	7	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%