Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cherokee County, SC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 56,121 population of Cherokee County, South Carolina comprised of 3,009 people who identified as Hispanic (5.36%), and 53,112 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cherokee County, South Carolina with a population of 42,777 (76.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,383 (20.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,150 (2.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cherokee County, South Carolina in 2022, with a population of 40,288 (71.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,193 (19.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,489 (4.43%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,383 20.28%
White Alone 42,777 76.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 315 0.56%
Asian Alone 401 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 95 0.17%
Two Or More Races 1,150 2.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Cherokee , SC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 190 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,489 4.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 134 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 70 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 106 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,193 19.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,288 71.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 181 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 381 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,044 1.86%