Demographics of Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Cherokee County, Oklahoma had 49,196 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,111 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cherokee County, in four figures

49,196
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,111 people.; 37.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,218 ±$2,412
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cherokee County, Oklahoma's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cherokee County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cherokee County, Oklahoma's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cherokee County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	47,085	100.0	100.0
2021	47,646	101.2	100.2
2022	48,009	102.0	100.7
2023	48,121	102.2	101.6
2024	48,765	103.6	102.5
2025	49,196	104.5	103.1

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Population of Cherokee County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	47,085	+14	−29	0	+26
2021	47,646	+561	−79	+16	+629
2022	48,009	+363	−176	+38	+494
2023	48,121	+112	−55	+34	+140
2024	48,765	+644	0	+83	+556
2025	49,196	+431	−15	+50	+395

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±0.5: for men 36.2 ±0.4 and for women 38.3 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cherokee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	2,584 ±48	5.4% ±0.1	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,575 ±290	15.8% ±0.6	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,876 ±425	14.3% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,462 ±359	23.9% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,918 ±357	22.8% ±0.7	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,527 ±471	17.8% ±1.0	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,218 ±$2,412, and income per person $29,253 ±$1,359, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cherokee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	4,019 ±387	21.5% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,849 ±471	25.9% ±2.5	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,158 ±355	16.9% ±1.9	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,372 ±233	12.7% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,461 ±306	13.2% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,033 ±230	5.5% ±1.2	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	806 ±195	4.3% ±1.0	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cherokee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	8,442 ±650	18.2% ±1.4	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,987 ±295	20.0% ±2.8	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,692 ±403	18.5% ±1.5	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,763 ±259	16.0% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cherokee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cherokee County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	22,363 ±125	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±1.1	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±1.9	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±2.3	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,500 ±$6,311	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$831 ±$20	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cherokee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,829 ±0	8.0% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,513 ±240	44.9% ±0.5	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	607 ±97	1.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	427 ±47	0.9% ±0.1	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	14,875 ±596	31.0% ±1.2	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	7 to 55	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 105	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,601 ±673	13.8% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cherokee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	32,863 ±692	68.5% ±1.4	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,117 ±671	27.4% ±1.4	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	281 ±106	0.6% ±0.2	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,681 ±241	3.5% ±0.5	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	650 ±173	1.4% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,031 ±202	2.2% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cherokee County among the counties of Oklahoma

19th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Cherokee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Logan County	55,473	+11.5%
Washington County	54,037	+2.7%
Bryan County	51,367	+10.9%
Le Flore County	50,196	+4.1%
McClain County	49,647	+18.4%
Cherokee County	49,196	+4.5%
Carter County	48,910	+1.8%
Osage County	46,794	+2.2%
Stephens County	44,310	+3.4%
Kay County	43,490	−0.3%
Pittsburg County	43,320	−1.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026