Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population is at 6,976. Its a great freaking city to live at. The weather is great, hot summer, mega cold winter. Despite it being Mississippi, a ''black'' country. Flowood is the second city with the highest white population. Its the only city in Mississippi that has the lowest unemployment rate for Latino's (0.0%), and highest unemployment rate for African-Americans (20.8%).