Cherokee County, SC Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 56.20K Cherokee County, SC population, 20.89K had Other Groups ancestry (37.16%), 14.05K had Unclassified ancestry (25.00%), and 9.68K had American ancestry (17.23%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other South Carolina counties, and for South Carolina.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Cherokee County, SC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 20885 | 37.16 |
| Unclassified | 14053 | 25.00 |
| American | 9684 | 17.23 |
| English | 4133 | 7.35 |
| Irish | 3498 | 6.22 |
| German | 2911 | 5.18 |
| Scotch Irish | 1018 | 1.81 |
| Subsaharan African | 785 | 1.40 |
| Scottish | 782 | 1.39 |
| Italian | 773 | 1.38 |
| European | 718 | 1.28 |
| African | 636 | 1.13 |
| French (except Basque) | 515 | 0.92 |
| Dutch | 414 | 0.74 |
| British | 397 | 0.71 |
| Polish | 332 | 0.59 |
| French Canadian | 219 | 0.39 |
| Swedish | 188 | 0.33 |
| Israeli | 154 | 0.27 |
| Portuguese | 131 | 0.23 |
| Scandinavian | 129 | 0.23 |
| Nigerian | 129 | 0.23 |
| Welsh | 129 | 0.23 |
| Yugoslavian | 119 | 0.21 |
| Greek | 98 | 0.17 |
| Swiss | 69 | 0.12 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 50 | 0.09 |
| West Indian | 46 | 0.08 |
| Austrian | 40 | 0.07 |
| Brazilian | 29 | 0.05 |
| Norwegian | 25 | 0.04 |
| Lebanese | 24 | 0.04 |
| Canadian | 20 | 0.04 |
| Slovak | 20 | 0.04 |
| South African | 20 | 0.04 |
| Russian | 19 | 0.03 |
| Ukrainian | 18 | 0.03 |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.02 |
| Czech | 8 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania German | 5 | 0.01 |
| Slavic | 4 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 4 | 0.01 |