Population By Race and Ethnicity in Panola County, MS in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 34,238 population of Panola County, Mississippi comprised of 625 people who identified as Hispanic (1.83%), and 33,613 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.18%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Panola County, Mississippi with a population of 17,143 (50.07%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,548 (48.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 372 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Panola County, Mississippi in 2016, with a population of 17,032 (49.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,104 (47.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 444 (1.3%).

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

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Population By Race in Panola , MS in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,143 50.07%
White Alone 16,548 48.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 99 0.29%
Asian Alone 73 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 372 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Panola , MS in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 111 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 444 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,032 49.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,104 47.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 338 0.99%