Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, GA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 241,929 population of Cherokee County, Georgia comprised of 24,561 people who identified as Hispanic (10.15%), and 217,368 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Georgia with a population of 214,379 (88.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,489 (6.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,019 (2.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2016, with a population of 192,874 (79.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,505 (8.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,170 (6.27%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Cherokee, Georgia.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cherokee County, GA in 2016

Total Population:241,929

Non Hispanic (89.85%)

Hispanic (10.15%)

Race in Cherokee County, GA in 2016

Total Population:241,929

White Alone (88.61%)

Black or African American Alone (6.82%)

Two or more races (2.08%)

Asian Alone (1.88%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Cherokee County, GA in 2016

Total Population:241,929

Non-Hispanic White Alone (79.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.89%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.27%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.8%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.77%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.55%)

Population By Race in Cherokee , GA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	214,379	88.61%
Black or African American Alone	16,489	6.82%
Two Or More Races	5,019	2.08%
Asian Alone	4,541	1.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,237	0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	264	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , GA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	192,874	79.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	21,505	8.89%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15,170	6.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	4,344	1.8%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,279	1.77%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,319	0.55%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	740	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	686	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	551	0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	197	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	150	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	114	0.05%