Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 26,883 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 444 people who identified as Hispanic (1.65%), and 26,439 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.35%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 19,849 (73.83%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,699 (24.92%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 132 (0.49%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2015, with a population of 19,680 (73.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,465 (24.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 234 (0.87%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,849 73.83%
White Alone 6,699 24.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 79 0.29%
Asian Alone 112 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.05%
Two Or More Races 132 0.49%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 169 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 234 0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,680 73.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,465 24.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 125 0.47%