Population By Race and Ethnicity in Panola County, MS in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 32,908 population of Panola County, Mississippi comprised of 658 people who identified as Hispanic (2%), and 32,250 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 16,485 (50.09%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,836 (48.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 411 (1.25%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Panola County, Mississippi in 2021, with a population of 16,364 (49.73%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,369 (46.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 467 (1.42%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,485 50.09%
White Alone 15,836 48.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 102 0.31%
Asian Alone 71 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 411 1.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Panola , MS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 121 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 467 1.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 43 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,364 49.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,369 46.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 368 1.12%