Population By Race and Ethnicity in Panola County, MS in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 34,427 population of Panola County, Mississippi comprised of 514 people who identified as Hispanic (1.49%), and 33,913 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.51%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Panola County, Mississippi with a population of 17,038 (49.49%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,894 (49.07%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 330 (0.96%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Panola County, Mississippi in 2012, with a population of 16,936 (49.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,537 (48.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 357 (1.04%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Panola, Mississippi.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Panola County, MS in 2012
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Population By Race in Panola , MS in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,038 49.49%
White Alone 16,894 49.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 87 0.25%
Asian Alone 77 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0%
Two Or More Races 330 0.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Panola , MS in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 102 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 357 1.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,936 49.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,537 48.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 296 0.86%