Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, IA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 12,027 population of Cherokee County, Iowa comprised of 306 people who identified as Hispanic (2.54%), and 11,721 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Iowa with a population of 11,726 (97.5%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 106 (0.88%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 77 (0.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Iowa in 2011, with a population of 11,457 (95.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 269 (2.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 98 (0.82%).

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

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Population By Race in Cherokee , IA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 77 0.64%
White Alone 11,726 97.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33 0.27%
Asian Alone 67 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.15%
Two Or More Races 106 0.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , IA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 269 2.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 17 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,457 95.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 98 0.82%