Cherokee County Demographics

A map of Cherokee County's Population by Race

Cherokee County, Kansas had a population of 19,362 in 2020. It was 83.9% White, 0.4% Black, 0.3% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 4.3% Native American/Other, and 8.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Cherokee County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Cherokee County is the 28th most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Cherokee County's White Population

16,241 residents of Cherokee County identify as White, or 83.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Cherokee County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Cherokee County is ranked #64 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Cherokee County is more White than neighboring Ottawa County (62.2% White), Crawford County (81.9% White), Labette County (79.7% White), Jasper County (78.5% White), and Craig County (59.8% White).

Cherokee County's Black Population

79 residents of Cherokee County identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Cherokee County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Cherokee County is ranked #66 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Cherokee County is less Black than neighboring Ottawa County (0.9% Black), Crawford County (2.3% Black), Labette County (4.2% Black), Jasper County (1.8% Black), and Craig County (2.6% Black).

Cherokee County's Asian Population

65 residents of Cherokee County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Cherokee County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Cherokee County is ranked #67 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Cherokee County is less Asian than neighboring Ottawa County (0.5% Asian), Crawford County (1.2% Asian), Labette County (0.4% Asian), Jasper County (1.2% Asian), and Craig County (0.5% Asian).

Cherokee County's Hispanic Population

514 residents of Cherokee County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Cherokee County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Cherokee County is ranked #91 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Cherokee County is less Hispanic than neighboring Ottawa County (5.6% Hispanic), Crawford County (7% Hispanic), Labette County (4.7% Hispanic), Jasper County (9.3% Hispanic), and Craig County (3% Hispanic).

Cherokee County's Native American/Other Population

831 residents of Cherokee County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 4.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Cherokee County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Kansas (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Cherokee County is ranked #4 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Cherokee County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Crawford County (1.6% Native American/Other), Labette County (2.4% Native American/Other), and Jasper County (2.2% Native American/Other). Cherokee County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Ottawa County (19.3% Native American/Other), and Craig County (20.3% Native American/Other).

Cherokee County's Multiracial Population

1,632 residents of Cherokee County identify as Multiracial, or 8.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Cherokee County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Cherokee County is ranked #3 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Cherokee County is more Multiracial than neighboring Crawford County (6% Multiracial), and Jasper County (6.9% Multiracial). Cherokee County is less Multiracial than neighboring Ottawa County (11.4% Multiracial), Labette County (8.7% Multiracial), and Craig County (13.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.