Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 26,254 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 496 people who identified as Hispanic (1.89%), and 25,758 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.11%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 19,408 (73.92%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,480 (24.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 162 (0.62%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 19,232 (73.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,205 (23.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 275 (1.05%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,408 73.92%
White Alone 6,480 24.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 84 0.32%
Asian Alone 109 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 162 0.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 176 0.67%
White Alone - Hispanic 275 1.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 27 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,232 73.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,205 23.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 98 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 156 0.59%