Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 25,131 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 493 people who identified as Hispanic (1.96%), and 24,638 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 18,569 (73.89%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,203 (24.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 156 (0.62%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2019, with a population of 18,400 (73.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,928 (23.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 275 (1.09%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 18,569 73.89%
White Alone 6,203 24.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 86 0.34%
Asian Alone 106 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 156 0.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 169 0.67%
White Alone - Hispanic 275 1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 27 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,400 73.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,928 23.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 148 0.59%