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Sunflower County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Sunflower County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sunflower County is a small, agriculture-rooted Mississippi Delta county with a population of 25,328 and a labor force participation rate of just 48.3%, reflecting structural employment constraints alongside a 10.9% unemployment rate. The workforce skews toward lower-wage work, with median worker earnings of $28,763 and only 16.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Operating costs are low — median home values sit at $103,400 and median gross rent at $670/month — though the county faces headwinds including a 29.9% poverty rate and a 4.5% population decline over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,328

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$39,956

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

Sunflower County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone17,693 (72.7%)
  • White Alone5,627 (23.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race567 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races287 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone78 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone48 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish470
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic2
  5. 5.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

706

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,053

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$19,429

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

29.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,644
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,303
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)946
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services656
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities604

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,880
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,877
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,595
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,556
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations903

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.17×)585
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.65×)684
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.27×)2,606
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.23×)1,080
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)1,002

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$103,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$670/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

54.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999490 (11.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999460 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999453 (10.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999356 (8.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999332 (7.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999312 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

75.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,763

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,978 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled970 (11.2%)
  • Worked At Home486 (5.6%)
  • Walked104 (1.2%)
  • Other94 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.