Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, GA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 254,277 population of Cherokee County, Georgia comprised of 27,007 people who identified as Hispanic (10.62%), and 227,270 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Georgia with a population of 222,991 (87.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,896 (7.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,541 (2.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2018, with a population of 199,524 (78.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 23,467 (9.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,375 (6.83%).

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

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Population By Race in Cherokee , GA in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 18,896 7.43%
White Alone 222,991 87.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,396 0.55%
Asian Alone 5,166 2.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 287 0.11%
Two Or More Races 5,541 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , GA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,521 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 23,467 9.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 815 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 223 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 143 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 838 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,375 6.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 199,524 78.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 581 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,943 1.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 144 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,703 1.85%