Demographics of Sunflower County, Mississippi

Sunflower County, Mississippi had 22,893 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,802 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sunflower County, in four figures

22,893
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −10.9%
Change since July 2020: −2,802 people.; 37.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,956 ±$4,403
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sunflower County, Mississippi's population shrank 10.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sunflower County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Sunflower County, Mississippi's population shrank 10.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sunflower County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,695	100.0	100.0
2021	24,692	96.1	100.2
2022	24,310	94.6	100.7
2023	23,858	92.9	101.6
2024	23,109	89.9	102.5
2025	22,893	89.1	103.1

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Population of Sunflower County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,695	−118	−32	0	−82
2021	24,692	−1,003	−174	+1	−777
2022	24,310	−382	−61	+46	−376
2023	23,858	−452	−136	+28	−348
2024	23,109	−749	−120	+154	−797
2025	22,893	−216	−127	+116	−203

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±0.8: for men 34.8 ±0.4 and for women 40.5 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sunflower County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,348 ±35	5.5% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,848 ±310	15.8% ±1.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,492 ±254	10.2% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,021 ±391	28.9% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,878 ±238	24.2% ±1.0	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,746 ±311	15.4% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,956 ±$4,403, and income per person $21,138 ±$1,561, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sunflower County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	2,888 ±397	35.9% ±4.8	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,839 ±305	22.9% ±3.7	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,151 ±251	14.3% ±3.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	875 ±200	10.9% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	930 ±256	11.6% ±3.2	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	184 ±76	2.3% ±0.9	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	167 ±65	2.1% ±0.8	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sunflower County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	6,133 ±812	28.9% ±3.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,227 ±374	42.9% ±5.8	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,758 ±442	23.7% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,148 ±247	26.0% ±5.1	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sunflower County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sunflower County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	9,423 ±62	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±2.4	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.9% ±4.1	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.1% ±3.9	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$100,300 ±$9,349	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$694 ±$79	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sunflower County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	692 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,582 ±35	22.9% ±0.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,679 ±184	72.7% ±0.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 104	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	120 to 404	0.5% to 1.7%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sunflower County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	21,452 ±349	88.2% ±1.4	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,378 ±347	9.8% ±1.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 151	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	429 ±123	1.8% ±0.5	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 56	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	404 ±117	1.7% ±0.5	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sunflower County among the counties of Mississippi

40th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Sunflower County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Simpson County	25,498	−1.5%
Prentiss County	25,284	+1.3%
Itawamba County	24,152	+1.2%
Marion County	24,001	−1.5%
Yazoo County	22,947	−14.0%
Sunflower County	22,893	−10.9%
Leake County	21,662	+1.9%
Tippah County	21,389	−1.6%
Newton County	20,960	−1.4%
Grenada County	20,868	−3.3%
Coahoma County	19,849	−6.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026