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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 25,853 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 465 people who identified as Hispanic (1.8%), and 25,388 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.2%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 19,150 (74.07%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,349 (24.56%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 152 (0.59%).

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 18,988 (73.45%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,091 (23.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 258 (1%).

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 19,150 74.07%
White Alone 6,349 24.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 87 0.34%
Asian Alone 105 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races 152 0.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 162 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 258 1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 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 18,988 73.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,091 23.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 96 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 145 0.56%