Sunflower County, MS tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Sunflower County's official website is a small officials directory and economic development site. As of the August 2026 check it has no tax sale page, no delinquent tax list, and no land redemption page.
• •The Tax Assessor/Collector is a combined office. Cynthia Chandler holds it, mailing address P.O. Box 1080, Indianola, MS 38751, phone 662.887.1454 or 662.887.7423.
• •The Chancery Clerk, Gloria McIntosh, keeps the sale record and processes redemption. Mailing address P.O. Box 988, Indianola, MS 38751, phone 662.887.4703 or 662.887.7054.
• •County offices sit at the courthouse, 200 Main Street, Indianola, MS 38751. The general county line is 662.887.2881.
• •No online auction platform is confirmed for Sunflower County. GovEase operates in Mississippi but does not list its participating counties publicly, so call the Tax Assessor/Collector to confirm whether the sale is online or held in person at the courthouse.
• •Mississippi delinquent tax lists are usually advertised in a local newspaper rather than posted on a county website. Ask the Tax Assessor/Collector which paper carries the Sunflower County list and on what dates.
• •Parcels that go unredeemed mature to the State of Mississippi and move into the Secretary of State's Public Lands Division tax-forfeited inventory, a separate sale channel from the county's annual land sale.
• •Because the county publishes nothing about the sale online, verify every figure by phone before bidding. Do not rely on aggregator sites for the date, the registration deadline, or the parcel list.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate

18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)Miss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

Minimum return

1.5% floor at redemptionMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

Redemption

Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-1 requires the chancery clerk to issue notice to the record owner within 180 days and not less than 60 days before the redemption period expires. Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-3 then requires the sheriff or a constable to serve a resident owner, the clerk to mail the notice by registered or certified mail, and the owner's name and the legal description to be published in a county newspaper at least 45 days before the period ends. Recorded lienors get their own notice. If the clerk inadvertently fails to send the notice, the sale is void. The clerk's fees for that work are taxed against the owner on redemption and against the purchaser if the land is not redeemed.Miss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

Surplus proceeds

Any amount bid above the taxes and costs is reported to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. If the land is redeemed, or the purchaser's title is defeated or set aside, the county keeps the excess. If the land is not redeemed, the former owner may request the excess after the redemption period ends, and the county keeps it if no request comes within two years.Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-77 - Sales of land for taxes; disposition of excess in amount bidMiss. Code Ann. 27-41-77Verified Aug 6, 2026

Governing statute

Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-59 - Sales of land for taxes; conduct of sale; online bidding and saleMiss. Code Ann. 27-41-59Verified Aug 6, 2026

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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