Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sunflower County, MS in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 24,468 population of Sunflower County, Mississippi comprised of 669 people who identified as Hispanic (2.73%), and 23,799 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.27%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Sunflower County, Mississippi with a population of 18,019 (73.64%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,054 (24.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 173 (0.71%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2023, with a population of 17,805 (72.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,653 (23.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 401 (1.64%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 18,019 73.64%
White Alone 6,054 24.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 98 0.4%
Asian Alone 113 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.05%
Two Or More Races 173 0.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Sunflower , MS in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 214 0.88%
White Alone - Hispanic 401 1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 34 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,805 72.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,653 23.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 166 0.68%