Cherokee

County in South Carolina

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	44,506	52,537	55,342	56,226	57,770	→
South Carolina	State	3,486,703	4,012,012	4,625,364	5,118,252	5,478,831

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
Blacksburg	Town	Cherokee	1,960	1,920	1,834	1,886	1,954	→
Chesnee	City	Spartanburg / Cherokee	1,221	1,068	823	829	935	→
Gaffney	City	Cherokee	13,774	12,768	12,574	12,761	12,546	→
Smyrna	Town	York / Cherokee	57	67	41	55	55	→

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	27,500
Females	28,716

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	12,665
18-64 years	33,477
65+ years	10,074

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,962
70-79 years	4,709
60-69 years	7,105
50-59 years	7,911
40-49 years	6,976
30-39 years	6,242
20-29 years	6,981
10-19 years	7,671
0-9 years	6,659

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	37,174
Urban	19,042

»Race« (C 2020)
White	40,203
Black/African American	11,370
Indigenous	226
Asian	345
Pacific Islander	14
Some other	1,547
2 or more	2,511

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	2,777
Other	53,439