Population By Race and Ethnicity in Panola County, MS in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 33,169 population of Panola County, Mississippi comprised of 664 people who identified as Hispanic (2%), and 32,505 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Panola County, Mississippi with a population of 16,610 (50.08%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,983 (48.19%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 398 (1.2%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Panola County, Mississippi in 2020, with a population of 16,490 (49.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,510 (46.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 473 (1.43%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,610 50.08%
White Alone 15,983 48.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 106 0.32%
Asian Alone 69 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 398 1.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Panola , MS in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 120 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 473 1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 41 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,490 49.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,510 46.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 357 1.08%