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The ACS estimates about 706, give or take 226 civilian veterans in Sunflower County.
Among Mississippi's 82 counties and equivalents, Sunflower County ranks 52nd by its estimated number of veterans.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Sunflower County
Mississippi
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
26 percent
below the Mississippi share; below the national share.
33 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
8 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
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Sunflower County has about 115, give or take 56 veterans 75 and older, making up 16 percent of its veterans compared with 22 percent in Mississippi.
Veterans under 35 account for 0 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Sunflower County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 22 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Sunflower County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Sunflower County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Sunflower County
Mississippi
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$23,083 ± $12,460; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$22,360 ± $2,063
$31,089 ± $190
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
31.1% ± 18.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
32.7% ± 10.1 points
34.9% ± 0.8 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
43.7% ± 16.0 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
14.5% ± 18.5 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.3% ± 3.6 points
94.5% ± 0.5 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
18.0% ± 9.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
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Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035. VetPop2023 projections for small counties show direction only. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Sunflower County
VA reports 279 veterans in Sunflower County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 7 VA-backed home loans out of 228 home loans made in Sunflower County (3.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 207, give or take 88) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 185, give or take 89).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Sunflower County is Jackson Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Flowood, MS, about 92 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Jackson RO (station 323); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Mississippi Balance of State CoC counted 25 veterans experiencing homelessness (12 sheltered, 13 unsheltered).
MS-501 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 20 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Doddsville (town): about 260 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
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