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

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 268,156 population of Cherokee County, Georgia comprised of 32,264 people who identified as Hispanic (12.03%), and 235,892 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Georgia with a population of 233,241 (86.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,971 (7.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,077 (2.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Georgia in 2020, with a population of 205,189 (76.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 28,052 (10.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,166 (7.15%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cherokee County, GA in 2020
Total Population:268,156
87.97%12.03%
Non Hispanic (87.97%)
Hispanic (12.03%)
Race in Cherokee County, GA in 2020
Total Population:268,156
86.98%7.82%
White Alone (86.98%)
Black or African American Alone (7.82%)
Two or more races (2.27%)
Asian Alone (2.23%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.59%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Cherokee County, GA in 2020
Total Population:268,156
76.52%10.46%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.52%)
Hispanic White Alone (10.46%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.15%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.13%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.89%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.85%)
Population By Race in Cherokee , GA in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 233,241 86.98%
Black or African American Alone 20,971 7.82%
Two Or More Races 6,077 2.27%
Asian Alone 5,977 2.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,569 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 321 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , GA in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 205,189 76.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,052 10.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,166 7.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,713 2.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,070 1.89%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,805 0.67%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,007 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 980 0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 589 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 264 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 156 0.06%