Demographics of Panola County, Mississippi

Panola County, Mississippi had 32,691 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −482 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Panola County, in four figures

32,691
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −482 people.; 39.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,945 ±$6,120
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Panola County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Panola County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Panola County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Panola County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,173	100.0	100.0
2021	32,914	99.2	100.2
2022	32,574	98.2	100.7
2023	32,665	98.5	101.6
2024	32,719	98.6	102.5
2025	32,691	98.5	103.1

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Population of Panola County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	33,173	−33	+23	0	−61
2021	32,914	−259	−62	−5	−204
2022	32,574	−340	−126	+4	−205
2023	32,665	+91	−44	−5	+143
2024	32,719	+54	−118	+28	+145
2025	32,691	−28	−130	+8	+93

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±0.4: for men 38.8 ±0.8 and for women 39.8 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Panola County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,170 ±59	6.6% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,924 ±487	18.1% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,865 ±374	8.7% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,936 ±425	24.2% ±1.3	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,187 ±439	25.0% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,726 ±492	17.5% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,945 ±$6,120, and income per person $27,008 ±$2,006, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Panola County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	3,462 ±473	28.1% ±3.7	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,942 ±499	23.9% ±4.0	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,715 ±342	13.9% ±2.7	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,680 ±368	13.6% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,309 ±308	10.6% ±2.5	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	725 ±224	5.9% ±1.8	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	479 ±190	3.9% ±1.5	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Panola County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	7,577 ±1,073	23.3% ±3.3	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,430 ±388	30.0% ±4.1	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,800 ±661	23.2% ±3.8	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,347 ±275	16.9% ±3.3	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Panola County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Panola County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	14,717 ±59	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.7% ±2.8	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.3% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.1% ±2.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.9% ±3.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$127,800 ±$20,857	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$874 ±$53	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Panola County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	686 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,269 ±36	46.5% ±0.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,825 ±432	48.2% ±1.3	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 347	0% to 1.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 252	0% to 0.8%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	365 to 1,089	1.1% to 3.3%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Panola County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	24,875 ±979	75.8% ±3.0	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,476 ±970	22.8% ±3.0	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 228	0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	138 to 518	0.4% to 1.6%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	48 to 372	0.1% to 1.1%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	118 ±57	0.4% ±0.2	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Panola County among the counties of Mississippi

24th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Panola County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pike County	38,712	−3.7%
Lincoln County	35,012	+0.5%
Marshall County	34,654	+2.6%
Alcorn County	34,569	−0.5%
Monroe County	33,318	−2.4%
Panola County	32,691	−1.5%
Pontotoc County	32,096	+2.9%
Adams County	30,061	+2.2%
Neshoba County	28,732	−0.9%
Tate County	28,725	+2.1%
Union County	28,459	+2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026