Population By Race and Ethnicity in Panola County, MS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 34,092 population of Panola County, Mississippi comprised of 691 people who identified as Hispanic (2.03%), and 33,401 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.97%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Panola County, Mississippi with a population of 17,066 (50.06%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,489 (48.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 362 (1.06%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Panola County, Mississippi in 2018, with a population of 16,948 (49.71%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,991 (46.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 498 (1.46%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,066 50.06%
White Alone 16,489 48.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 103 0.3%
Asian Alone 69 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 362 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Panola , MS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 118 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 498 1.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 40 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,948 49.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,991 46.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 322 0.95%