Panola County, MS Population

Overview

33,300

Total Population

39.1

Median age

51.74%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

657

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Panola County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Panola County is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Panola County's population under 18 was 25.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Panola County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Panola County, 20.85% were under the age of 15, 19.29% aged 15 to 29, 44.01% aged 30 to 64, 14.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,158 more females than males in Panola County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.74% females and 48.26% males in Panola County, MS.
The Panola County, MS gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,422.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,223.

Panola County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Panola County population: 48.12% are White, 48.67% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are Asian, 0.38% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.35% are some other race and 1.94% are multiracial.
Panola County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 657 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 32,643 (98.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Panola County is Black or African American with a population of 16,207 (48.67% of the total population).

Panola County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 35,503 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Panola County's population increased by 254 (0.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Panola County's population decreased by 1,472 (4.25%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Panola County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 32,661.