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County · Alabama

Cherokee County

26,138Population
4.6 %Change since 2020
548Net migration
2.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
26,138 (2024)
Change since 2020
4.6 %
Net migration
548 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.8 % (2025)
State
Alabama
Population base, April 2020
24,984 (2020)
Births
213 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.1
Deaths
401 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.3
Natural change, 2023
-188
International migration
53 (2023)
Domestic migration
495 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
21.0
Postal code
AL
FIPS code
01019

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.89.9
PeriodValue
20252.8 %
20243.0 %
20232.6 %
20222.5 %
20212.9 %
20205.7 %
20193.4 %
20183.9 %
20174.6 %
20165.6 %
20155.5 %
20145.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202426.1K25K
PeriodValue
202426,138
202325,700
202225,334
202125,060
202024,981