Population By Race and Ethnicity in Panola County, MS in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 32,669 population of Panola County, Mississippi comprised of 697 people who identified as Hispanic (2.13%), and 31,972 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.87%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Panola County, Mississippi with a population of 16,278 (49.83%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,765 (48.26%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 430 (1.32%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Panola County, Mississippi in 2023, with a population of 16,144 (49.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,276 (46.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 489 (1.5%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,278 49.83%
White Alone 15,765 48.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 109 0.33%
Asian Alone 77 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races 430 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Panola , MS in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 134 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 489 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 44 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,144 49.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,276 46.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 386 1.18%