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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 47,707 population of Cherokee County, Oklahoma comprised of 3,068 people who identified as Hispanic (6.43%), and 44,639 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Oklahoma with a population of 25,700 (53.87%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,745 (35.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,293 (9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Oklahoma in 2011, with a population of 23,680 (49.64%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 15,987 (33.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,078 (8.55%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cherokee County, OK in 2011

Total Population:47,707

Non Hispanic (93.57%)

Hispanic (6.43%)

Race in Cherokee County, OK in 2011

Total Population:47,707

White Alone (53.87%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (35.1%)

Two or more races (9%)

Black or African American Alone (1.32%)

Asian Alone (0.67%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Cherokee County, OK in 2011

Total Population:47,707

Non-Hispanic White Alone (49.64%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (33.51%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (8.55%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.23%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.48%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.59%)

Population By Race in Cherokee , OK in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	25,700	53.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	16,745	35.1%
Two Or More Races	4,293	9%
Black or African American Alone	629	1.32%
Asian Alone	319	0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	21	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , OK in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	23,680	49.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	15,987	33.51%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,078	8.55%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,020	4.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	758	1.59%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	600	1.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	278	0.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	215	0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	41	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	29	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	16	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%