Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, SC in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 55,829 population of Cherokee County, South Carolina comprised of 2,090 people who identified as Hispanic (3.74%), and 53,739 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, South Carolina with a population of 42,918 (76.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,488 (20.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 779 (1.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, South Carolina in 2012, with a population of 41,174 (73.75%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,351 (20.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,744 (3.12%).

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 2012

Total Population:55,829

Non Hispanic (96.26%)

Hispanic (3.74%)

Race in Cherokee County, SC in 2012

Total Population:55,829

White Alone (76.87%)

Black or African American Alone (20.58%)

Two or more races (1.4%)

Asian Alone (0.61%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Cherokee County, SC in 2012

Total Population:55,829

Non-Hispanic White Alone (73.75%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (20.33%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.12%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.32%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.89%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.58%)

Population By Race in Cherokee , SC in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	42,918	76.87%
Black or African American Alone	11,488	20.58%
Two Or More Races	779	1.4%
Asian Alone	338	0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	247	0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	59	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , SC in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	41,174	73.75%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,351	20.33%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,744	3.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	739	1.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	326	0.58%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	137	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	137	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	110	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	47	0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	40	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	12	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	12	0.02%