Cherokee

County in Oklahoma

County

The population development of Cherokee.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Cherokee	County	34,049	42,521	46,987	47,074	48,729	→
Oklahoma	State	3,145,585	3,450,654	3,751,351	3,959,405	4,095,393

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Cherokee.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Fort Gibson	Town	Muskogee / Cherokee	3,747	4,085	4,141	3,813	3,814	→
Hulbert	Town	Cherokee	634	576	589	475	493	→
Oaks	Town	Delaware / Cherokee	152	236	285	268	268	→
Tahlequah	City	Cherokee	12,398	14,809	15,723	16,436	17,319	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	22,944
Females	24,134

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	11,089
18-64 years	27,891
65+ years	8,098

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,755
70-79 years	3,694
60-69 years	5,675
50-59 years	5,493
40-49 years	5,184
30-39 years	5,719
20-29 years	6,725
10-19 years	7,003
0-9 years	5,830

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	29,103
Urban	17,975

»Race« (C 2020)
White	20,787
Black/African American	537
Indigenous	16,271
Asian	311
Pacific Islander	21
Some other	1,468
2 or more	7,683

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	3,437
Other	43,641