Editing Sunflower County, Mississippi (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1102
|1860= 5019
|1870= 5015
|1880= 4661
|1890= 9384
|1900= 16084
|1910= 28787
|1920= 46374
|1930= 66364
|1940= 61007
|1950= 56031
|1960= 45750
|1970= 37047
|1980= 34844
|1990= 32867
|2000= 34369
|2010= 29450
|2020= 25971
|estyear=2023
|estimate=24468
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28133.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607052432/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28133.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

The county reached its peak population in 1930. After that, population declined from 1940 to 1990. There was considerable migration out of the rural county, especially as mechanization reduced the need for farm labor. Both whites and blacks left the county. Many African Americans migrated north or west to industrial cities to escape the social oppression and violence of [[Jim Crow]], especially moving in the [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]] during and after World War II, when the defense industry on the West Coast attracted many.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Sunflower County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28133&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|6,729
|25.91%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|18,077
|69.6%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|19
|0.07%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|84
|0.32%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|401
|1.54%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|661
|2.55%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 25,971 people, 8,322 households, and 5,292 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 29,450 people living in the county. 72.9% were [[African American|black or African American]], 25.4% [[White American|white]], 0.3% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.6% of some other race and 0.5% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 1.4% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 34,369 people, 9,637 households, and 7,314 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|50|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 10,338 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 69.86% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 28.88% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===1990 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 1990, there were 32,341 people. The racial makeup of the county was 71.89% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 26.40% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] or [[Race (United States Census)|European American]], 0.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.60% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===1980 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 1980, there were 30,402 people. The racial makeup of the county was 73.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 24.45% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] or [[Race (United States Census)|European American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.80% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 9,637 households, out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.30% were married couples living together, 28.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.90% under the age of 18, 14.00% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 18.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 115.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,970, and the median income for a family was $29,144. Males had a median income of $26,208 versus $19,145 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $11,365. About 24.60% of families and 30.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.50% of those under age 18 and 24.10% of those age 65 or over.

Sunflower County has the [[Mississippi locations by per capita income|ninth-lowest]] per capita income in Mississippi and the [[Lowest-income counties in the United States|72nd-lowest]] in the United States.