Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, KS in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 19,186 population of Cherokee County, Kansas comprised of 561 people who identified as Hispanic (2.92%), and 18,625 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Kansas with a population of 17,017 (88.7%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 915 (4.77%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 857 (4.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Kansas in 2021, with a population of 16,631 (86.68%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 845 (4.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 781 (4.07%).

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

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Population By Race in Cherokee , KS in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 192 1%
White Alone 17,017 88.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 915 4.77%
Asian Alone 106 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 99 0.52%
Two Or More Races 857 4.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , KS in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 386 2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 70 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 76 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 174 0.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,631 86.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 845 4.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.51%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 781 4.07%