Sunflower County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.73. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.5 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 48.8%
(22.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 55.9% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 3.0 people | | Mississippi: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.5% | | Whole state: | 70.1% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sunflower, MS
Sunflower compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sunflower (2011 data):
- Planters Bank & Trust Company: Sunflower Branch at 100 Quiver Street, branch established on 1941/12/31. Info updated 2008/12/09: Bank assets: $662.1 mil, Deposits: $597.1 mil, headquarters in Indianola, MS, positive income, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Planters Holding Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
Religion statistics for Sunflower (based on Sunflower County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.83%
| Here |  | 28.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 60.6% | 24.2% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 36.0% | 24.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church in America | Episcopal Church | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Congregations | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Here: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Sunflower County: | 0.97 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22 | This county: | 7.10 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 5 | Sunflower County: | 1.61 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Sunflower County: | 13.2% | | State: | 12.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 25.5% | | Mississippi: | 14.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,805 | $33,660 | 1 | $455 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $536 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $714 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $5,834 | $23,336 | 2 | $1,653 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $4,803 | $19,212 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $4,908 | $19,632 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $18,350 | $22,020 | 11 | $3,358 |
Sunflower government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $43,000 ($37.13)
Solid Waste Management: $29,000 ($25.04)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $126,000 ($108.81)
Water Utilities: $121,000 ($104.49)
Fire Protection: $107,000 ($92.40)
Police Protection: $104,000 ($89.81)
Sewerage: $46,000 ($39.72)
Solid Waste Management: $35,000 ($30.22)
Regular Highways: $16,000 ($13.82)
General - Other: $3,000 ($2.59)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $475,000 ($410.19)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000 ($3.45)
Highways: $4,000 ($3.45)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $159,000 ($137.31)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $100,000 ($86.36)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $222,000 ($191.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $37,000 ($31.95)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000 ($26.77)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($6.91)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $407,000 ($351.47)
General - Other: $152,000 ($131.26)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $249,000 ($215.03)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $154,000 ($132.99)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000 ($39.72)
All Other: $9,000 ($7.77)
Highways: $2,000 ($1.73)
- Tax - Property: $92,000 ($79.45)
Public Utilities: $12,000 ($10.36)
NEC: $2,000 ($1.73)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $230,000 ($198.62)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($8.64)
5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,924 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.34% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,043 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.57% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sunflower:
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNLA (1380 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: SHAMROCK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WABG (960 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: GREENWOOD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
- WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
- WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sunflower:
- WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
- WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
- WNLA-FM (105.5 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: SHAMROCK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVSD (91.7 FM; ITTA BENA, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
- WGNL (104.3 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WGNG (106.3 FM; TCHULA, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIQQ (102.3 FM; LELAND, MS; Owner: THE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WDMS (100.7 FM; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING CO.)
- WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Sunflower:
- WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WHCQ-LP (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)
Sunflower fatal accident list:
Dec 8, 1976 06:05 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Del Slone, 2345-T Hwy 49 (Lat: 33.553333 Lon: -90.530778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
Registrant: Cellular South Inc., 125 South Congress St., Suite 1000, Jackson, MS 39201, Phone: (601) 974-7114, Email:
- Bonnie K Clark, 2345-T Hwy 49 (Lat: 33.553333 Lon: -90.530778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m, Licensee ID: L01324850
Registrant: Crown Castle South LLC, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (734) 416-2000, Email:
- Bonnie K Clark, 2345-T Hwy 49 (Lat: 33.553333 Lon: -90.530778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- Lisa M Minney, 2345-T Hwy 49 (Lat: 33.553306 Lon: -90.530778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.2 m
Registrant: Crown Castle, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- Lisa M Minney, 2345-T Hwy 49 (Lat: 33.553306 Lon: -90.530778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.2 m
Registrant: Crown Castle, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Nw Cor Int Hwy 49w & Il Central Rr S (Lat: 33.536500 Lon: -90.537583), Call Sign: KXK273, Licensee ID: L00122222
Assigned Frequencies: 151.985 MHz, 151.985 MHz Grant Date: 01/07/2004, Expiration Date: 02/15/2014
Registrant: Sledge Telephone Company Inc, Sunflower, MS 38778, Phone: (662) 569-3311
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 - 359' N. Of Hwy. 49w And 353' West Of Illinois Central Railro (Lat: 33.536500 Lon: -90.537583), Call Sign: KNKC201
Assigned Frequencies: 152.840 MHz Grant Date: 12/17/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/16/2008
Registrant: Gurman Blask & Freedman, 1400 Sixteenth Street Nw Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 328-8200, Fax: (202) 462-1786, Email:
- 359' N Of Hwy 49w And 353' W Of Icg Railroad Tracks (Lat: 33.536500 Lon: -90.537583), Call Sign: WXS373
Assigned Frequencies: 152.780 MHz, 152.510 MHz Grant Date: 12/17/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/16/2008
Registrant: Gurman Blask & Freedman, 1400 Sixteenth Street Nw Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 328-8200, Fax: (202) 462-1786, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KA5MUD, Licensee ID: L01270645
Grant Date: 04/19/2007, Expiration Date: 05/27/2017, Certifier: Billy G Weeks Sr
Registrant: Billy G Weeks Sr, 205 Railroad Ave, Sunflower, MS 38778
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-32R-301T (Category: Land, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4328B , Serial Number: 32R-8429003, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1983
Registrant (Corporation): Mhc LLC, Po Box 9, Sunflower, MS 38778
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Sunflower, MS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Willie | 21 | 70.7 years |
| Mary | 18 | 69.1 years |
| James | 16 | 65.8 years |
| Robert | 15 | 68.7 years |
| John | 13 | 81.1 years |
| Charlie | 10 | 69.7 years |
| Walter | 9 | 74.2 years |
| Betty | 8 | 65.8 years |
| Rosie | 8 | 73.6 years |
| Lula | 7 | 80.3 years |
| Most common last names in Sunflower, MS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Williams | 24 | 66.2 years |
| Johnson | 16 | 54.2 years |
| Jones | 14 | 72.1 years |
| Smith | 13 | 69.3 years |
| Davis | 8 | 64.4 years |
| Moore | 8 | 78.9 years |
| Harris | 6 | 71.0 years |
| Mckinney | 6 | 68.3 years |
| Dunn | 6 | 68.0 years |
| Brooks | 6 | 77.8 years |
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