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County · Oklahoma

Cherokee County

48,729Population
3.5 %Change since 2020
200Net migration
3.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
48,729 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.5 %
Net migration
200 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
47,074 (2020)
Births
540 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
618 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.7
Natural change, 2023
-78
International migration
55 (2023)
Domestic migration
145 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.1
Postal code
OK
FIPS code
40021

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.47.5
PeriodValue
20253.4 %
20243.3 %
20233.1 %
20223.2 %
20214.0 %
20205.2 %
20193.5 %
20183.7 %
20174.7 %
20164.9 %
20155.0 %
20145.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202448.7K47.1K
PeriodValue
202448,729
202348,173
202248,058
202147,660
202047,092