Panola County, MS

County

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2022 Population

33,157

0.429% 1-year decline

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

39.4

0.767% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

20.4%

7.2% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$47,894

20.7% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$115,800

27.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Panola County, MS had a population of 33.2k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $47,894. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Panola County, MS declined from 33,300 to 33,157, a −0.429% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,673 to $47,894, a 20.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Panola County, MS are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (49.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (46.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%), Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (0.416%), and White (Hispanic) (0.32%).

None of the households in Panola County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Panola County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Panola County, MS was $115,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.

Most people in Panola County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Panola County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Panola County, MS borders Lafayette County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, and Yalobusha County, MS.

United States Mississippi

Population & Diversity

Panola County, MS is home to a population of 33.2k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.344% of Panola County, MS residents were born outside of the country (114 people).

In 2022, there were 1.06 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.4k people) in Panola County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15.5k White (Non-Hispanic) and 643 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

99.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Panola County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Panola County, MS was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Panola County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Panola County, MS

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
16.4k ± 379
White (Non-Hispanic)
15.5k ± 23
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
643 ± 327

0.621%

Hispanic Population

206 people

0.621% of the people in Panola County, MS are hispanic (206 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Panola County, MS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.344%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

114 people

0.697%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

232 people

As of 2022, 0.344% of Panola County, MS residents (114 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Panola County, MS was 0.697%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Panola County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
492 ± 148
Gulf War (2001-)
476 ± 228
Gulf War (1990s)
116 ± 72

Panola County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Panola County, MS employs 11.8k people. The largest industries in Panola County, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,022 people), Manufacturing (1,893 people), and Educational Services (1,126 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($75,536), Utilities ($73,964), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,500).

Employment

Occupations

11.8k

2022 Value

± 992

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Panola County, MS grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 11.7k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Panola County, MS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,995 people), Management Occupations (1,279 people), and Production Occupations (1,160 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Panola County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.8k

2022 Value

± 992

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 11.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Panola County, MS grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 11.7k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Panola County, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,022 people), Manufacturing (1,893 people), and Educational Services (1,126 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Panola County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Panola County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,838

Median earning men ± $6,703

$29,974

Median earning women ± $3,888

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,090), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,510), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,659).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($65,197), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,583), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($39,042).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

68
Retail Trade
46
Retail Trade
40
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Panola County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 51.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.4%), followed by Other (0.742%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.4%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.742%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Panola County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 51.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.4%), followed by Other (0.742%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Panola County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Panola County, MS was $115,800 in 2022, which is 0.411 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $90,800 to $115,800, a 27.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Panola County, MS is 70.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Panola County, MS have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Panola County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$115,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$16,572

$8,788

Median Property Taxes

±$784

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Panola County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Panola County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.9%

Homeownership

2022

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.9% of the housing units in Panola County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Panola County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9504

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Panola County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,894

Median Household Income

± $7,813

12.4k

Number of Households

± 970

In 2022, the median household income of the 12.4k households in Panola County, MS grew to $47,894 from the previous year's value of $39,673.

The following chart displays the households in Panola County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Panola County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (87.2%)
Carpooled (6.05%)
Worked At Home (5.82%)

In 2022, 87.2% of workers in Panola County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.05%) and those who worked at home (5.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Panola County, MS have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.696% of the workforce in Panola County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Panola County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Panola County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Panola County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Panola County, MS (6.71k out of 32.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Panola County, MS is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.4% of the population of Panola County, MS has health coverage, with 37.6% on employee plans, 25.1% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Panola County, MS see 4835 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.02% decrease from the previous year (4885 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2738 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1095 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.4% were men and 53.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,835 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Panola County, MS

Primary care physicians in Panola County, MS see an average of 4,835 patients per year. This represents a 1.02% decrease from the previous year (4,885 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Panola County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.4% were men and 53.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

37.6%

Employer Coverage

25.1%

Medicaid

11.7%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

1.08%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Panola County, MS declined by 1.57% from 13.8% to 13.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Panola County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 83.1 in Panola County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Panola County, MS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.3% in Panola County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Panola County, MS.