Last official estimated population of Cherokee County was 55,511 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.017% of total US population and 1.1% of total South Carolina state population. Area of Cherokee County is 397.2 mi² (=1028.7 km²), in this year population density was 139.76 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.08%/yr), Cherokee County population in 2024 would be 55,936 [0].
Historical population of Cherokee County for period 1900-2014 [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
[1900-1910] +2.06 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.52 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.56 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.33 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.5 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.06 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.44 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.08 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.83 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.67 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.47 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.58 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.08 %/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 | 1764 | 1765 | 3,529 |
| 5 to 9 | 1962 | 1833 | 3,795 |
| 10 to 14 | 1899 | 1919 | 3,818 |
| 15 to 19 | 1895 | 1790 | 3,685 |
| 20 to 24 | 1931 | 1954 | 3,885 |
| 25 to 29 | 1764 | 1789 | 3,553 |
| 30 to 34 | 1457 | 1694 | 3,151 |
| 35 to 39 | 1553 | 1707 | 3,260 |
| 40 to 44 | 1867 | 1988 | 3,855 |
| 45 to 49 | 1923 | 1950 | 3,873 |
| 50 to 54 | 1935 | 1942 | 3,877 |
| 55 to 59 | 1822 | 1922 | 3,744 |
| 60 to 64 | 1687 | 1780 | 3,467 |
| 65 to 69 | 1452 | 1605 | 3,057 |
| 70 to 74 | 1022 | 1134 | 2,156 |
| 75 to 79 | 623 | 780 | 1,403 |
| 80 to 84 | 355 | 626 | 981 |
| 85+ | 274 | 661 | 935 |
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 |
| NH | 25961 | 27786 | 53,747 |
| WAC | 21507 | 22172 | 43,679 |
| WA | 21116 | 21769 | 42,885 |
| NHWAC | 20475 | 21259 | 41,734 |
| NHWA | 20106 | 20880 | 40,986 |
| BAC | 5577 | 6570 | 12,147 |
| NHBAC | 5467 | 6481 | 11,948 |
| BA | 5306 | 6278 | 11,584 |
| NHBA | 5213 | 6206 | 11,419 |
| H | 1224 | 1053 | 2,277 |
| HWAC | 1032 | 913 | 1,945 |
| HWA | 1010 | 889 | 1,899 |
| TOM | 424 | 436 | 860 |
| NHTOM | 401 | 411 | 812 |
| IAC | 292 | 253 | 545 |
| AAC | 198 | 253 | 451 |
| NHIAC | 227 | 209 | 436 |
| NHAAC | 189 | 238 | 427 |
| AA | 159 | 217 | 376 |
| NHAA | 152 | 206 | 358 |
| IA | 142 | 115 | 257 |
| HBAC | 110 | 89 | 199 |
| HBA | 93 | 72 | 165 |
| NHIA | 83 | 76 | 159 |
| HIAC | 65 | 44 | 109 |
| HIA | 59 | 39 | 98 |
| NAC | 48 | 38 | 86 |
| NA | 38 | 24 | 62 |
| HNAC | 32 | 20 | 52 |
| HNA | 32 | 17 | 49 |
| HTOM | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| NHNAC | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| HAAC | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| HAA | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| NHNA | 6 | 7 | 13 |
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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
See note 7 South Carolina Notes
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