Sunflower County, Mississippi (MS)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,325
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,964
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,619 (it was 3,673 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 38% |
| State: | 30% |
Land area: 694 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 37 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (29.8%), Manufacturing (10.3%), Retail trade (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 25%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 18,57173.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,99523.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4861.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 2881.1%Two or more races
- 400.2%Some other race alone
- 390.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 140.06%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 37.5 years |
| Mississippi median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 13,689 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 12,013 |  (46.7%) |
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| Sunflower County: | 2.0 people |
| Mississippi: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $37,215 ($24,970 in 1999)
| This county: | $37,215 |
| Mississippi: | $52,719 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $433 (lower quartile is $230, upper quartile is $563)
| This county: | $433 |
| State: | $656 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $111,705 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| Sunflower: | $111,705 |
| Mississippi: | $162,500 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,036Detached houses: $159,926
Here: $159,926 State: $226,494 Townhouses or other attached units: $102,512
Here: $102,512 State: $254,198 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,365
Here: $213,365 State: $185,930 Mobile homes: $63,714
Here: $63,714 State: $73,695
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $392
Institutionalized population: 4,173
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 29
- Thefts: 35
- Auto thefts: 8
Crime in 2017 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 7
- Burglaries: 7
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 15 buildings, average cost: $161,600
- 2021: 11 buildings, average cost: $144,900
- 2020: 15 buildings, average cost: $203,100
- 2019: 8 buildings, average cost: $169,800
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,900
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $161,900
- 2016: 9 buildings, average cost: $135,400
- 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $167,300
- 2014: 7 buildings, average cost: $82,600
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,100
- 2012: 5 buildings, average cost: $68,100
- 2011: 10 buildings, average cost: $95,600
- 2010: 8 buildings, average cost: $106,200
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,500
- 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $142,400
- 2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $109,300
- 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $107,200
- 2005: 57 buildings, average cost: $58,200
- 2004: 79 buildings, average cost: $54,600
- 2003: 49 buildings, average cost: $60,300
- 2002: 46 buildings, average cost: $59,500
- 2001: 40 buildings, average cost: $58,900
- 2000: 35 buildings, average cost: $56,300
- 1999: 50 buildings, average cost: $53,200
- 1998: 36 buildings, average cost: $63,300
- 1997: 29 buildings, average cost: $50,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,141 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $739 (0.8%)
| Sunflower County: | 28.6% |
| Mississippi: | 19.1% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 37.5 years old
(Males: 35.9 years old, Females: 40.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.4 years old, Black residents: 35.3 years old, American Indian residents: 32.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.7 years old, Other race residents: 40.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sunflower County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.
Cities in this county include: Indianola, Ruleville, Moorhead, Drew, Inverness, Sunflower, Doddsville.
Neighboring counties: Carroll County 
, Cobb County, Georgia , Jefferson County, Oklahoma 
, Orangeburg County, South Carolina , Montague County, Texas .
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Mississippi: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 1,673
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 191 (1.4% naturalized citizens)
| Sunflower County: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 2.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1832010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 411990 to 1999
- 561980 to 1989
- 61970 to 1979
- 11Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,225
- One, attached: 106
- Two: 322
- 3 or 4: 388
- 5 to 9: 654
- 10 to 19: 69
- 20 to 49: 99
- 50 or more: 10
- Mobile homes: 545
Housing units in Sunflower County with a mortgage: 2,074 (120 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 99 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
| Here: | 3.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Sunflower County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,390 | 40 |
| Black Protestant | 2,152 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,011 | 16 |
| Catholic | 212 | 2 |
| Other | 5 | 1 |
| None | 18,680 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Sunflower County: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
| Sunflower County: | 7.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
| This county: | 1.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Sunflower County: | 13.2% |
| Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sunflower County: | 40.0% |
| State: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 25.5% |
| State: | 14.4% |
Agriculture in Sunflower County:
Average size of farms: 981 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $347,230
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.32
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.05%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $328,781
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.31%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $243,077
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 68.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.37
Corn for grain: 21328 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 15403 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 67395 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 115254 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 342 acres
Earthquake activity:
Sunflower County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 305% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 142.5 miles away from Sunflower County center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 143.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 144.8 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 210.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 154.0 miles away from Sunflower County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 192.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: January 10, 2020 - January 11, 2020, FEMA Id: 4478, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 22, 2019 - March 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4429, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1972: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 24, 2001 to December 17, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1398: December 07, 2001, FEMA Id: 1398, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Mississippi Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2001 to March 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1360: February 23, 2001, FEMA Id: 1360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Mississippi Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 26, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1265: January 25, 1999, FEMA Id: 1265, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Freeze
- Mississippi Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Freezing Rain And Sleet, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 14, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1009: February 18, 1994, FEMA Id: 1009, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Freeze
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Sunflower County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 9, Floods: 8, Winds: 4, Freezes: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,318 (83.4%)
- Carpooled: 831 (9.5%)
- Bus: 22 (0.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 21 (0.2%)
- Walked: 127 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 451 (5.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (18%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Mexico (92%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Ghana (1%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- England (0%)
- American (6%)
- English (6%)
- Irish (3%)
- German (1%)
- Italian (1%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (0%)
People in group quarters in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2010:
- 3,756 people in state prisons
- 446 people in college/university student housing
- 248 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 133 people in correctional residential facilities
- 36 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 35 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 2000:
- 4,623 people in state prisons
- 405 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 204 people in nursing homes
- 69 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
5.32% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($25,953 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.32% |
| Mississippi average: | 6.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.02% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($20,402 average AGI)
1.30% relocated from other states ($5,551 average AGI)
Sunflower County: 1.30% Mississippi average: 2.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Bolivar County, MS |  0.87% ($37,076 average AGI) |
| from Washington County, MS | 0.46% ($34,371) |
| from Leflore County, MS | 0.39% ($24,333) |
| from Hinds County, MS | 0.30% ($18,696) |
| from Humphreys County, MS | 0.30% ($19,565) |
| from Shelby County, TN | 0.30% ($18,261) |
| from DeSoto County, MS | 0.26% ($28,650) |
7.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($27,586 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.02% |
| Mississippi average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.96% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($20,614 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($6,972 average AGI)
Sunflower County: 2.07% Mississippi average: 2.99%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Bolivar County, MS | 1.12% ($34,678 average AGI) |
| to DeSoto County, MS | 0.74% ($27,842) |
| to Rankin County, MS | 0.57% ($7,932) |
| to Washington County, MS | 0.50% ($32,821) |
| to Shelby County, TN | 0.45% ($22,257) |
| to Leflore County, MS | 0.31% ($25,125) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 15.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,216 (2,927 aged, 1,289 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 907 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Sunflower County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (394)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (357)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (290)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (266)
- Congestive heart failure (163)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (141)
- Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (131)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (95)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (88)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (57)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,493
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 434
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,296
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,482
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 993
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 43
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.3. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.0. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 25,702- Male householders: 2,846 (1,178 living alone), Female householders: 5,504 (1,589 living alone)
2,662 spouses (2,658 opposite-sex spouses), 426 unmarried partners, (386 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,170 children (6,921 natural, 9 adopted, 230 stepchildren), 1,312 grandchildren, 636 brothers or sisters, 360 parents, 0 foster children, 358 other relatives, 621 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,717
Size of family households: 2,276 2-persons, 1,237 3-persons, 976 4-persons, 557 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,766 1-person, 239 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 1 4-persons.
1,504 married couples with children.
2,795 single-parent households (234 men, 2,561 women).
98.0% of residents of Sunflower speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 56% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $215,557,000 ($6,455 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,235,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,680,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,316,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $27,341,000
Federal grants: $70,083,000
Federal procurement contracts: $766,000 ($53,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,372,000 ($915,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,084,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,565,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,472,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,681| Here: | 83 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,739
| Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 51 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +87
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,024
| Here: |  -94 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -4 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.16 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.8 |
- Year house built in Sunflower County, Mississippi
- 172020 or later
- 3922010 to 2019
- 6642000 to 2009
- 1,1401990 to 1999
- 1,6791980 to 1989
- 2,2641970 to 1979
- 1,3131960 to 1969
- 1,0271950 to 1959
- 3631940 to 1949
- 4221939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sunflower County, Mississippi
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 583 rooms
- 2794 rooms
- 1,1275 rooms
- 9536 rooms
- 1,0047 rooms
- 7458 rooms
- 5019+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sunflower County, Mississippi
- 2121 room
- 802 rooms
- 5823 rooms
- 6774 rooms
- 9225 rooms
- 6216 rooms
- 3237 rooms
- 798 rooms
- 549+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sunflower County, Mississippi
- 0no bedroom
- 231 bedroom
- 4132 bedrooms
- 2,8943 bedrooms
- 1,2964 bedrooms
- 1075+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sunflower County, Mississippi
- 222no bedroom
- 4721 bedroom
- 1,0262 bedrooms
- 1,5083 bedrooms
- 3284 bedrooms
- 265+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sunflower County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 261no vehicle
- 1,2711 vehicle
- 1,8032 vehicles
- 7843 vehicles
- 3574 vehicles
- 2605+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sunflower County in renter-occupied apartments
- 487no vehicle
- 1,8941 vehicle
- 7282 vehicles
- 4003 vehicles
- 384 vehicles
- 385+ vehicles
90.7% of Sunflower County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Mississippi.
| Sunflower County: | 90.7% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 22,550
- Other state: 2,740
- Northeast: 201
- Midwest: 764
- South: 1,583
- West: 182
- 62.6%Utility gas
- 25.6%Electricity
- 11.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 50.3%Utility gas
- 42.7%Electricity
- 5.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.3%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 403
| Here: | 17.3% |
| Mississippi: | 16.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 310
| Here: | 23.0% |
| Mississippi: | 14.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 128
| Here: | 13.1% |
| Mississippi: | 12.8% |
Sunflower County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $93,297,000
Hospital Public: $86,937,000
Other: $761,000
Other: $501,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,029,000
Hospitals: $1,629,000
Regular Highways: $1,131,000
Hospitals: $241,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $100,468,000
Hospitals: $92,126,000
Regular Highways: $4,623,000
Regular Highways: $3,539,000
Police Protection: $2,106,000
Police Protection: $1,781,000
Financial Administration: $1,327,000
Financial Administration: $1,226,000
Central Staff Services: $1,206,000
Central Staff Services: $1,114,000
Health - Other: $954,000
Local Fire Protection: $903,000
General Public Buildings: $764,000
Local Fire Protection: $763,000
Correctional Institutions: $752,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $724,000
Libraries: $715,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Correctional Institutions: $636,000
Health - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $598,000
Libraries: $570,000
Parks and Recreation: $403,000
Parks and Recreation: $402,000
General - Other: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $318,000
Interest on Debt: $274,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $843,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $691,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $143,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $132,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $610,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,505,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,856,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $601,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,758,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,736,000
Interest Earnings: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $600,000
Fines and Forfeits: $317,000
Fines and Forfeits: $302,000
Sale of Property: $218,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,741,000
Hospitals: $1,094,000
General - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $61,000
Libraries: $29,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,255,000
Cash and Securities: $39,072,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $983,000
Cash and Securities: $373,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,044,000
Other: $1,478,000
General Local Government Support: $639,000
Highways: $633,000
Highways: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $529,000
Health and Hospitals: $513,000
Health and Hospitals: $368,000
- Tax - Property: $11,459,000
Property: $10,423,000
Other License: $327,000
Other License: $188,000
Sunflower County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $93,297,000
Hospital Public: $86,937,000
Other: $761,000
Other: $501,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,029,000
Hospitals: $1,629,000
Regular Highways: $1,131,000
Hospitals: $241,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $100,468,000
Hospitals: $92,126,000
Regular Highways: $4,623,000
Regular Highways: $3,539,000
Police Protection: $2,106,000
Police Protection: $1,781,000
Financial Administration: $1,327,000
Financial Administration: $1,226,000
Central Staff Services: $1,206,000
Central Staff Services: $1,114,000
Health - Other: $954,000
Local Fire Protection: $903,000
General Public Buildings: $764,000
Local Fire Protection: $763,000
Correctional Institutions: $752,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $724,000
Libraries: $715,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Correctional Institutions: $636,000
Health - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $598,000
Libraries: $570,000
Parks and Recreation: $403,000
Parks and Recreation: $402,000
General - Other: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $318,000
Interest on Debt: $274,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $843,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $691,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $143,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $132,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $610,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,505,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,856,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $601,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,758,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,736,000
Interest Earnings: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $600,000
Fines and Forfeits: $317,000
Fines and Forfeits: $302,000
Sale of Property: $218,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,741,000
Hospitals: $1,094,000
General - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $61,000
Libraries: $29,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,255,000
Cash and Securities: $39,072,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $983,000
Cash and Securities: $373,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,044,000
Other: $1,478,000
General Local Government Support: $639,000
Highways: $633,000
Highways: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $529,000
Health and Hospitals: $513,000
Health and Hospitals: $368,000
- Tax - Property: $11,459,000
Property: $10,423,000
Other License: $327,000
Other License: $188,000
Sunflower County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $93,297,000
Hospital Public: $86,937,000
Other: $761,000
Other: $501,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,029,000
Hospitals: $1,629,000
Regular Highways: $1,131,000
Hospitals: $241,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $100,468,000
Hospitals: $92,126,000
Regular Highways: $4,623,000
Regular Highways: $3,539,000
Police Protection: $2,106,000
Police Protection: $1,781,000
Financial Administration: $1,327,000
Financial Administration: $1,226,000
Central Staff Services: $1,206,000
Central Staff Services: $1,114,000
Health - Other: $954,000
Local Fire Protection: $903,000
General Public Buildings: $764,000
Local Fire Protection: $763,000
Correctional Institutions: $752,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $724,000
Libraries: $715,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Correctional Institutions: $636,000
Health - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $598,000
Libraries: $570,000
Parks and Recreation: $403,000
Parks and Recreation: $402,000
General - Other: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $318,000
Interest on Debt: $274,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $843,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $691,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $143,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $132,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $610,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,505,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,856,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $601,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,758,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,736,000
Interest Earnings: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $600,000
Fines and Forfeits: $317,000
Fines and Forfeits: $302,000
Sale of Property: $218,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,741,000
Hospitals: $1,094,000
General - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $61,000
Libraries: $29,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,255,000
Cash and Securities: $39,072,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $983,000
Cash and Securities: $373,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,044,000
Other: $1,478,000
General Local Government Support: $639,000
Highways: $633,000
Highways: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $529,000
Health and Hospitals: $513,000
Health and Hospitals: $368,000
- Tax - Property: $11,459,000
Property: $10,423,000
Other License: $327,000
Other License: $188,000
Sunflower County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $93,297,000
Hospital Public: $86,937,000
Other: $761,000
Other: $501,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,029,000
Hospitals: $1,629,000
Regular Highways: $1,131,000
Hospitals: $241,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $100,468,000
Hospitals: $92,126,000
Regular Highways: $4,623,000
Regular Highways: $3,539,000
Police Protection: $2,106,000
Police Protection: $1,781,000
Financial Administration: $1,327,000
Financial Administration: $1,226,000
Central Staff Services: $1,206,000
Central Staff Services: $1,114,000
Health - Other: $954,000
Local Fire Protection: $903,000
General Public Buildings: $764,000
Local Fire Protection: $763,000
Correctional Institutions: $752,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $724,000
Libraries: $715,000
General Public Buildings: $706,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Correctional Institutions: $636,000
Health - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $598,000
Libraries: $570,000
Parks and Recreation: $403,000
Parks and Recreation: $402,000
General - Other: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $132,000
Natural Resources - Other: $94,000
Natural Resources - Other: $88,000
Public Welfare - Other: $73,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $318,000
Interest on Debt: $274,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $843,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $691,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $143,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $132,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Health - Other: $57,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $610,000
Health and Hospitals: $570,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,006,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,505,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,856,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,149,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $601,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,758,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,736,000
Interest Earnings: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $600,000
Fines and Forfeits: $317,000
Fines and Forfeits: $302,000
Sale of Property: $218,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,741,000
Hospitals: $1,094,000
General - Other: $601,000
General - Other: $150,000
Regular Highways: $61,000
Libraries: $29,000
Libraries: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,255,000
Cash and Securities: $39,072,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $983,000
Cash and Securities: $373,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,044,000
Other: $1,478,000
General Local Government Support: $639,000
Highways: $633,000
Highways: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $529,000
Health and Hospitals: $513,000
Health and Hospitals: $368,000
- Tax - Property: $11,459,000
Property: $10,423,000
Other License: $327,000
Other License: $188,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,160
- Number of aged recipients: 267
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,893
- Number of recipients under 18: 448
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,145
- Number of recipients older than 64: 567
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 910
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 882
| Most common first names in Sunflower County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Willie | 291 | 73.0 years |
| James | 285 | 70.4 years |
| Mary | 277 | 77.4 years |
| John | 237 | 73.8 years |
| William | 185 | 73.0 years |
| Robert | 165 | 69.8 years |
| Annie | 124 | 77.8 years |
| George | 120 | 74.1 years |
| Henry | 91 | 72.2 years |
| Joe | 87 | 72.5 years |
| Most common last names in Sunflower County, MS among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 226 | 73.5 years |
| Smith | 170 | 74.4 years |
| Johnson | 168 | 70.9 years |
| Jones | 142 | 74.1 years |
| Brown | 114 | 73.5 years |
| Davis | 86 | 69.7 years |
| White | 81 | 71.6 years |
| Moore | 78 | 77.9 years |
| Wilson | 71 | 74.1 years |
| Robinson | 67 | 73.5 years |
| Businesses in Sunflower County, MS | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
| Church's Chicken | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| New Balance | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Sunflower County on our top lists:
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"