Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 25,856 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 633 people who identified as Hispanic (2.45%), and 25,223 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.55%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 19,108 (73.9%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,383 (24.69%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 151 (0.58%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 18,890 (73.06%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,019 (23.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 364 (1.41%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,108 73.9%
White Alone 6,383 24.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 93 0.36%
Asian Alone 111 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races 151 0.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 218 0.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 364 1.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,890 73.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,019 23.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 144 0.56%