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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sunflower County, MS in 2018

Total Population:26,254

Non Hispanic (98.11%)

Hispanic (1.89%)

Race in Sunflower County, MS in 2018

Total Population:26,254

Black or African American Alone (73.92%)

White Alone (24.68%)

Two or more races (0.62%)

Asian Alone (0.42%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2018

Total Population:26,254

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (73.25%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (23.63%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.05%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.80%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.67%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.59%)

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%
Two Or More Races	162	0.62%
Asian Alone	109	0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	84	0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	19,232	73.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	6,205	23.63%
White Alone - Hispanic	275	1.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	176	0.67%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	156	0.59%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	98	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	57	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	27	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	11	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	10	0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%