Last official estimated population of Cherokee County was 12,131 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.004% of total US population and 0.4% of total Iowa state population. Area of Cherokee County is 577.1 mi² (=1494.6 km²), in this year population density was 21.02 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.12%/yr), Cherokee County population in 2026 would be 12,310 [0].
Historical population of Cherokee County for period 1860-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1860-1870] +42.25 %/yr
[1870-1880] +15.4 %/yr
[1880-1890] +6.63 %/yr
[1890-1900] +0.57 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.1 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.59 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.54 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.27 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.11 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.24 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.74 %/yr
[1970-1980] -0.61 %/yr
[1980-1990] -1.4 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.78 %/yr
[2000-2005] -1.02 %/yr
[2005-2010] -0.5 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.12 %/yr
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Population of Cherokee County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 354 | 356 | 710 |
| 5 to 9 | 342 | 356 | 698 |
| 10 to 14 | 331 | 345 | 676 |
| 15 to 19 | 329 | 310 | 639 |
| 20 to 24 | 306 | 288 | 594 |
| 25 to 29 | 314 | 283 | 597 |
| 30 to 34 | 326 | 291 | 617 |
| 35 to 39 | 301 | 284 | 585 |
| 40 to 44 | 294 | 290 | 584 |
| 45 to 49 | 342 | 313 | 655 |
| 50 to 54 | 500 | 452 | 952 |
| 55 to 59 | 491 | 483 | 974 |
| 60 to 64 | 485 | 424 | 909 |
| 65 to 69 | 344 | 330 | 674 |
| 70 to 74 | 255 | 279 | 534 |
| 75 to 79 | 194 | 264 | 458 |
| 80 to 84 | 176 | 255 | 431 |
| 85+ | 191 | 358 | 549 |
Cherokee County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 5742 | 5852 | 11,594 |
| WA | 5689 | 5792 | 11,481 |
| NH | 5679 | 5774 | 11,453 |
| NHWAC | 5567 | 5684 | 11,251 |
| NHWA | 5517 | 5628 | 11,145 |
| H | 196 | 187 | 383 |
| HWAC | 175 | 168 | 343 |
| HWA | 172 | 164 | 336 |
| BAC | 99 | 75 | 174 |
| NHBAC | 95 | 69 | 164 |
| TOM | 54 | 65 | 119 |
| NHTOM | 51 | 60 | 111 |
| BA | 72 | 37 | 109 |
| NHBA | 69 | 32 | 101 |
| AAC | 42 | 56 | 98 |
| NHAAC | 42 | 54 | 96 |
| IAC | 38 | 30 | 68 |
| AA | 25 | 43 | 68 |
| NHAA | 25 | 43 | 68 |
| NHIAC | 27 | 24 | 51 |
| IA | 25 | 13 | 38 |
| NAC | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| NHIA | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| NA | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| HNAC | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| HIAC | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| HNA | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| HIA | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| HBAC | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| HTOM | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| HBA | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| NHNAC | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| NHNA | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| HAAC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| HAA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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