Demographics of Cherokee County, South Carolina

Cherokee County, South Carolina had 58,275 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,050 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

58,275
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.6%
Change since July 2020: +2,050 people.; 40.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,288 ±$2,291
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, South Carolina's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cherokee County, South Carolina'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Cherokee County, South Carolina's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cherokee County, South Carolina'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	56,225	100.0	100.0
2021	56,138	99.8	100.2
2022	56,235	100.0	100.7
2023	56,966	101.3	101.6
2024	57,874	102.9	102.5
2025	58,275	103.6	103.1

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Population of Cherokee County, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	56,225	0	−34	+2	+14
2021	56,138	−87	−192	+35	+10
2022	56,235	+97	−241	+92	+283
2023	56,966	+731	−123	+123	+721
2024	57,874	+908	−119	+218	+800
2025	58,275	+401	−112	+61	+447

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.5: for men 39.5 ±0.9 and for women 41.4 ±0.5. 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	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,297 ±110	5.8% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,577 ±589	16.9% ±1.0	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,964 ±406	8.8% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,975 ±460	24.7% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,903 ±579	26.3% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,931 ±513	17.5% ±0.9	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,288 ±$2,291, and income per person $27,406 ±$1,263, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina 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	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	5,279 ±609	23.9% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,695 ±547	25.8% ±2.4	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,798 ±429	17.2% ±1.9	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,870 ±347	13.0% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,679 ±325	12.1% ±1.5	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	979 ±199	4.4% ±0.9	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	763 ±194	3.5% ±0.9	8.9% ±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	South Carolina	United States
All ages	10,223 ±1,136	18.4% ±2.0	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,613 ±584	28.3% ±4.2	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,251 ±572	14.7% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,359 ±396	17.1% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cherokee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cherokee County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	25,150 ±46	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.7% ±1.8	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.3% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.8% ±2.1	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.2% ±2.3	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$142,000 ±$15,173	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$869 ±$39	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1992 ±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	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,137 ±0	5.5% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,486 ±421	69.7% ±0.7	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,574 ±342	18.7% ±0.6	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	304 ±144	0.5% ±0.3	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	25 to 157	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	790 ±379	1.4% ±0.7	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,265 ±402	4.0% ±0.7	3.7% ±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	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	38,399 ±1,177	67.8% ±2.1	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,302 ±1,156	28.8% ±2.0	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	80 to 236	0.1% to 0.4%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,788 ±301	3.2% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	616 ±215	1.1% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,172 ±321	2.1% ±0.6	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Cherokee County among the counties of South Carolina

24th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Cherokee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kershaw County	73,166	+11.6%
Laurens County	71,848	+6.2%
Greenwood County	70,379	+1.5%
Georgetown County	65,912	+3.8%
Darlington County	62,888	+0.1%
Cherokee County	58,275	+3.6%
Chesterfield County	44,740	+3.4%
Newberry County	39,561	+4.8%
Colleton County	39,382	+2.2%
Jasper County	38,533	+32.2%
Chester County	33,001	+2.2%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026