Sunflower County, Mississippi

Sunflower County is a county in the United States of Mississippi. Sunflower County had an official population of 34369 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 30697, It is the 28th most populous county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The county spans an area of 707.22 mi˛ (1831.69 sq km), of which, 693.79 square miles (1796.91 sq km) of it is land and 13.43 square miles (34.78 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 20th largest by total area among Mississippi's county.

Sunflower County Mississippi
Map of Sunflower County, Mississippi

As of the census of 2000, there were 34369 people, 9637 households, and 7312 families residing in the county. The population density was 49.5 people per square mile (19.11/km˛), making it the 34th most densely populated county in Mississippi. There were 10338 housing units at an average density of 14.9 per square mile (5.75/km˛). The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.5. Age range in the county was well distributed with 27.9% under the age of 18, 14% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 115.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 30697, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 26.61% White, 72.2% Black or African American, 0.35% American Indian, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.31% from two or more races.

Sunflower County Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Sunflower County Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Sunflower County Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24970, making its Mississippi's 26th lowest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $29144, it is the 15th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $11365, making it the ninth lowest county by per capita income in Mississippi.

In 2000, 10048 pupils and students, of which 50.25% are male and 49.75% are female, 29.24% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.82% nursery or pri school, 5.99% kindergarten, 45.03% elementary school, 25.51% high school and 16.65% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Shaw CityBolivar County, Sunflower County1.111.11023122082.8907018878
2Doddsville TownSunflower County0.770.770108141635919000
3Drew CitySunflower County1.121.12024342172.6856919167
4Indianola CitySunflower County8.78.620.09120661400.31208226308
5Inverness TownSunflower County1.441.4401153800.41205027500
6Moorhead CitySunflower County1.31.290.0125731988.9863120401
7Ruleville CitySunflower County2.542.530.0132341278.31166421351
8Sunflower TownSunflower County0.40.406961719.31217621842
YearPopulation
April 2000 census34369
April 2000 Estimate34369
July 2000 Estimate34232
July 2001 Estimate33954
July 2002 Estimate33525
July 2003 Estimate33205
July 2004 Estimate32084
July 2005 Estimate31393
July 2006 Estimate31069
July 2007 Estimate31000
July 2008 Estimate30697
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school347338685
Kindergarten306296602
Elementary school225922664525
High school148910742563
College or graduate school64810251673
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Sunflower County, Mississippi$24970$29144$11365
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587