Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 24,837 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 652 people who identified as Hispanic (2.63%), and 24,185 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.38%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 18,266 (73.54%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,199 (24.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 160 (0.64%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2022, with a population of 18,044 (72.65%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,820 (23.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 379 (1.53%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 18,266 73.54%
White Alone 6,199 24.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 96 0.39%
Asian Alone 105 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 160 0.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 222 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 379 1.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 32 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 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 18,044 72.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,820 23.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 153 0.62%