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Cherokee County

293,513Population
10.1 %Change since 2020
4,853Net migration
2.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
293,513 (2024)
Change since 2020
10.1 %
Net migration
4,853 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.8 % (2025)
State
Georgia
Population base, April 2020
266,600 (2020)
Births
2,952 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.1
Deaths
2,071 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.1
Natural change, 2023
881
International migration
1,078 (2023)
Domestic migration
3,775 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
16.5
Postal code
GA
FIPS code
13057

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.84.1
PeriodValue
20252.8 %
20242.8 %
20232.6 %
20222.5 %
20212.6 %
20204.8 %
20192.9 %
20183.2 %
20173.8 %
20164.3 %
20154.7 %
20145.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024293.5K268.2K
PeriodValue
2024293,513
2023287,243
2022281,455
2021274,778
2020268,169