Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, GA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 268,175 population of Cherokee County, Georgia comprised of 30,074 people who identified as Hispanic (11.21%), and 238,101 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Georgia with a population of 233,388 (87.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,928 (7.8%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,058 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2020, with a population of 207,315 (77.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 26,073 (9.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,211 (7.16%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,928 7.8%
White Alone 233,388 87.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,493 0.56%
Asian Alone 5,994 2.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 314 0.12%
Two Or More Races 6,058 2.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , GA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,717 0.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,073 9.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 900 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 260 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 149 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 975 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,211 7.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 207,315 77.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 593 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,734 2.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,083 1.9%