819,105 claimed Cherokee ancestry in the 2010 Census
California: large ethnic diaspora community, 22,124 registered tribal members
North Carolina: 16,158 (0.2%)
Oklahoma: 102,580 (2.7%) – extends to nearby Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri
South Carolina: 3,428
Canada: 11,620 Residents of Canada identified as having Cherokee Ancestry in the 2016 Canadian Census.
The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States.... meer