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  • Largest town: Indianola

Sunflower County, Mississippi

Sunflower County had 23,029 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 697.8 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 19th by land area.

Population
23,029
#39 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,683 in US
Area
697.8 sq mi
#19 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,328 in US
Density
33 / sq mi
#49 of 82 in Mississippi · #1,842 in US
Median household income
$43,980
#63 of 82 in Mississippi · #3,001 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Sunflower County within Mississippi. Pin: Jackson.

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Sunflower County population, land area and income

Sunflower County had 23,029 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 697.8 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 82 in Mississippi by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 33.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Mississippi has 21,443 residents, about the same as Sunflower County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,980 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

23,029

3144th1st

1683rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

698 sq mi

3144th1st

1328th of 3,144 (US)

Density

33.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1842nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,980

3143rd1st

3001st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Mississippi (82)

Population

23,029

82nd1st

39th of 82 (MS)

Land area

698 sq mi

82nd1st

19th of 82 (MS)

Density

33.0 / sq mi

82nd1st

49th of 82 (MS)

Median household income

$43,980

82nd1st

63rd of 82 (MS)

How Sunflower County's population changed since 2020

Sunflower County lost 2,673 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 10.4%. That ranks 78th of 82 in Mississippi for growth. The median Mississippi county changed by -1.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Sunflower County recorded 1,149 births and 1,615 deaths, a natural change of -466. Net international migration added +145 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,426. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,426 people.

25.7k202024.7k202124.3k202223.9k202323.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,149
Deaths
1,615
Net international migration
+145
Net domestic migration
-2,426
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-911

Where Sunflower County is

The Census internal point of Sunflower County is at 33.605500, -90.595100. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Mississippi's 82 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Sunflower County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Itawamba County: +1.4%Tate County: +1.5%Lafayette County: +7.0%Marshall County: +1.7%Leake County: +1.0%Newton County: -0.9%Choctaw County: -1.4%Grenada County: -3.0%Jones County: -2.0%Kemper County: -4.5%Pontotoc County: +2.6%Stone County: +6.8%Jefferson Davis County: -1.9%Covington County: -1.6%Jasper County: -3.4%George County: +6.2%Webster County: +1.4%Panola County: -1.2%Humphreys County: -7.9%Franklin County: -1.9%Oktibbeha County: +0.5%Yalobusha County: +0.2%Alcorn County: -1.5%Perry County: -0.5%Sharkey County: -14.3%Neshoba County: -0.1%Greene County: +1.1%Noxubee County: -3.9%Clarke County: -2.5%Quitman County: -9.9%Forrest County: +0.3%Washington County: -7.8%Holmes County: -7.8%Simpson County: -1.1%Montgomery County: -3.9%Wayne County: -0.3%Lauderdale County: -2.9%Tippah County: -1.4%Scott County: -1.1%Benton County: -1.3%Smith County: -1.1%Hinds County: -6.5%Prentiss County: +2.1%Copiah County: -2.6%Issaquena County: -2.3%Yazoo County: -13.7%Union County: +2.0%Calhoun County: -3.5%Marion County: -1.5%Chickasaw County: -1.8%Wilkinson County: -8.3%Warren County: -5.5%Bolivar County: -7.9%Clay County: -2.2%Lincoln County: +0.3%Lowndes County: -2.7%Harrison County: +2.3%Madison County: +4.6%Lamar County: +3.6%Leflore County: -7.7%Sunflower County: -10.4%Winston County: -1.5%Jefferson County: -4.8%Adams County: -2.6%Hancock County: +0.8%Lee County: -0.4%Pearl River County: +5.0%Attala County: -3.3%Walthall County: -0.2%Monroe County: -1.9%Coahoma County: -5.3%Rankin County: +2.2%Lawrence County: -2.6%Amite County: -2.0%Claiborne County: -10.7%DeSoto County: +5.2%Tallahatchie County: -13.6%Tunica County: -5.9%Jackson County: +2.5%Pike County: -3.0%Carroll County: -5.7%Tishomingo County: -1.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.3%
  2. < -2.3%
  3. < -1.2%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Sunflower County internal point. Dark pin: Jackson.

Internal point

Decimal
33.605500, -90.595100
DMS
33°36'19.80"N 90°35'42.36"W
UTM
15N 723134.3E 3721008.7N
Geohash
9vzx4mwwj
Plus code
865FJC43+6X

Towns in Sunflower County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sunflower County, 14,427 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sunflower County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Indianola with 8,702.

  1. 01Indianola8,702
  2. 02Ruleville2,279
  3. 03Moorhead1,764
  4. 04Drew1,678
  5. 05Shaw (part)4
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sunflower County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Sunflower County. The most populous is Washington County, MS, with 41,181 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jackson and the nearest big city

Jackson is 93.3 miles SSE of Sunflower County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 91.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cleveland, MS (population 10,183), 12.2 miles away.

Sunflower County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sunflower County is 28133: state code 28 for Mississippi plus county code 133. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,980.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sunflower County, Mississippi?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 23,029. That is down 2,673 people (10.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,702.

What is the FIPS code of Sunflower County?

28133. The first two digits (28) are Mississippi; the last three (133) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sunflower County?

Indianola, with 8,702 residents inside Sunflower County in 2024.

Which counties border Sunflower County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Washington County, MS; Bolivar County, MS; Leflore County, MS; Coahoma County, MS; Tallahatchie County, MS; Humphreys County, MS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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