How many people live in Panola County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 23,000 people living in Panola County, TX. That makes Panola County the 107th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.07% of people living in the state.
23K
population of Panola County, TX (2024)
0.07%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 23,000 people lived in Panola County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Panola County, TX’s age demographics?
About 4,700 Panola County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 5,300 Panola County, TX residents, or 23.1% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Panola County, TX's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Panola County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 71.1% of the Panola County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Panola County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (15%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Panola County’s Hispanic population accounts for 11.1%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.63% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Panola County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Panola County, TX is Carthage with about 6,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Panola County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carthage | 6,653 |
| 2. | Beckville | 754 |
| 3. | Gary City | 343 |
| 4. | Tatum (pt.) | 188 |
| 5. | Balance of Panola County | 15,084 |
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