Sunflower County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Sunflower County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Sunflower County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (149th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,333	2,946,779	334,922,499	1688th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$39,956	$56,447	$80,734	3076th of 3,221
Median Age	37.1	38.6	38.9	2734th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	25.1%	35.7%	2671st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$100,300	$169,800	$332,700	2975th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$694	$954	$1,413	2758th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.9%	18.9%	12.5%	149th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.2%	5.8%	5.2%	86th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	34.9	62.8	n/a	1877th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.8%	2.4%	14.1%	2146th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.7	n/a	n/a	3018th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.9%	70.0%	65.2%	3110th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.2	25.6	26.4	2504th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	5.9%	15.1%	2510th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	807th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.5%	43.5%	46.9%	3170th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.5%	n/a	n/a	3010th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	22.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.9	56.1	61.4

Age in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	37.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	8,034	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.2%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	34.5%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	50.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,138	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	35.9%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.6%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.9%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.3%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	33.1%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	9,423	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.5%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.2%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.7%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.1%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$930	$1,215	n/a

Education in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	24.5%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.2%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.6%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.7%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.5%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sunflower County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	88.2%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.8%	3.1%	16.7%

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