Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, OK in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 48,956 population of Cherokee County, Oklahoma comprised of 3,691 people who identified as Hispanic (7.54%), and 45,265 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, Oklahoma with a population of 25,172 (51.42%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,080 (36.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,597 (9.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, Oklahoma in 2017, with a population of 22,951 (46.88%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,959 (34.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,342 (8.87%).

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 2017

Total Population:48,956

Non Hispanic (92.46%)

Hispanic (7.54%)

Race in Cherokee County, OK in 2017

Total Population:48,956

White Alone (51.42%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (36.93%)

Two or more races (9.39%)

Black or African American Alone (1.32%)

Asian Alone (0.88%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Cherokee County, OK in 2017

Total Population:48,956

Non-Hispanic White Alone (46.88%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (34.64%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (8.87%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.78%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.29%)

Population By Race in Cherokee , OK in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	25,172	51.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	18,080	36.93%
Two Or More Races	4,597	9.39%
Black or African American Alone	647	1.32%
Asian Alone	429	0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	31	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , OK in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	22,951	46.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	16,959	34.64%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,342	8.87%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,221	4.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,121	2.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	602	1.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	386	0.79%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	255	0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	45	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	43	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	25	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.01%