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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 55,706 population of Cherokee County, South Carolina comprised of 2,099 people who identified as Hispanic (3.77%), and 53,607 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, South Carolina with a population of 42,962 (77.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,378 (20.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 734 (1.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, South Carolina in 2011, with a population of 41,203 (73.97%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,248 (20.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,759 (3.16%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cherokee County, SC in 2011

Total Population:55,706

Non Hispanic (96.23%)

Hispanic (3.77%)

Race in Cherokee County, SC in 2011

Total Population:55,706

White Alone (77.12%)

Black or African American Alone (20.43%)

Two or more races (1.32%)

Asian Alone (0.6%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Cherokee County, SC in 2011

Total Population:55,706

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.97%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (20.19%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.16%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.25%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.86%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.57%)

Population By Race in Cherokee , SC in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	42,962	77.12%
Black or African American Alone	11,378	20.43%
Two Or More Races	734	1.32%
Asian Alone	332	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	243	0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	57	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , SC in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	41,203	73.97%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,248	20.19%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,759	3.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	698	1.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	319	0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	131	0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	130	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	112	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	49	0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	36	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	13	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.01%