Jury Pool Profile
Sunflower County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Indianola
- Judicial district
- 4th Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,893
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,333.
At a glance
Sunflower County is a 22,893-person venue. The county population is 23% White and 73% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $41,873, $17,428 below the MS state median of $59,301; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 35.0% of covered employment, average pay $42,486/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.78%, above the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 70% of the vote across the three. At least 13% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 24,333
- Median household income
- $39,956
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 73%.
Sunflower County has a population of 24,333, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 23.1%; Black residents 72.7%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $41,873; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 29.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 35.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.78%, above the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sunflower County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.4% in 2024, 70.0% in 2020, 69.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 3.7% of the adult civilian population (706 individuals).