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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 28,425 population of Cherokee County, North Carolina comprised of 1,004 people who identified as Hispanic (3.53%), and 27,421 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, North Carolina with a population of 26,567 (93.46%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 693 (2.44%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 479 (1.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, North Carolina in 2018, with a population of 25,798 (90.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 769 (2.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 622 (2.19%).

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

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Population By Race in Cherokee , NC in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 479 1.69%
White Alone 26,567 93.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 453 1.59%
Asian Alone 208 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.09%
Two Or More Races 693 2.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , NC in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 62 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 769 2.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 77 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 18 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 71 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 417 1.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,798 90.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 376 1.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 190 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 622 2.19%