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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Population By Race in Cherokee , SC in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,378 20.43%
White Alone 42,962 77.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 243 0.44%
Asian Alone 332 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 57 0.1%
Two Or More Races 734 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , SC in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 130 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,759 3.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 112 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 49 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 36 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,248 20.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,203 73.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 131 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 319 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 698 1.25%