Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, NC in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 29,459 population of Cherokee County, North Carolina comprised of 1,078 people who identified as Hispanic (3.66%), and 28,381 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, North Carolina with a population of 27,398 (93%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 787 (2.67%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 547 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 26,601 (90.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 797 (2.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 705 (2.39%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 547 1.86%
White Alone 27,398 93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 509 1.73%
Asian Alone 202 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races 787 2.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 69 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 797 2.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 105 0.36%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 18 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 82 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 478 1.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,601 90.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 404 1.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 184 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 705 2.39%