2010 Census: Canton Grew Nearly 200 Percent

In 2000, Canton only had 7,709 residents. The city's population now stands at 22,958–a nearly 200 percent change.

With such a dramatic shift, it's no surprise that Cherokee County is now home to 214,346 residents, which is 72,443 more people than in 2000.

But the growth wasn't big enough for Cherokee to crack the top five list of most populous Georgia counties.

Fulton remains the state's largest county. Its 920,581 residents topped Gwinnett (805,321), DeKalb (691,893), Cobb (688,078) and Chatham (265,128) counties.

For information on Census numbers for surrounding and other counties in Georgia, see the interactive map.

See the charts below for more detailed population data in Canton, Cherokee County and Georgia.

Cherokee County Population
Total18 years and over NumberPercentNumberPercent Total population 214,346 100.0 155,426 100.0 2000 population 141,903 Increase 72,443 51.1 RACE         One race 209,875 97.9 153,289 98.6 White 185,536 86.6 137,012 88.2 Black or African American 12,117 5.7 8,184 5.3 American Indian and Alaska Native 814 0.4 587 0.4 Asian 3,538 1.7 2,545 1.6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 135 0.1 92 0.1 Some Other Race 7,735 3.6 4,869 3.1 Two or More Races 4,471 2.1 2,137 1.4           HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE         Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20,566 9.6 12,908 8.3 Not Hispanic or Latino 193,780 90.4 142,518 91.7 One race 190,467 88.9 140,968 90.7 White 174,243 81.3 129,832 83.5 Black or African American 11,633 5.4 7,921 5.1 American Indian and Alaska Native 536 0.3 412 0.3 Asian 3,484 1.6 2,509 1.6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.0 58 0.0 Some Other Race 487 0.2 236 0.2 Two or More Races 3,313 1.5 1,550 1.0           HOUSING UNITS         Total housing units 82,360 100.0               OCCUPANCY STATUS         Occupied housing units 75,936 92.2     Vacant housing units 6,424 7.8    

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census.

 

Canton Population
Total18 years and over NumberPercentNumberPercent Total population 22,958 100.0 16,148 100.0 2000 population 7,709 Increase 15,249 197.8 RACE         One race 22,298 97.1 15,833 98.0 White 17,354 75.6 12,650 78.3 Black or African American 2,045 8.9 1,277 7.9 American Indian and Alaska Native 182 0.8 130 0.8 Asian 309 1.3 211 1.3 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 55 0.2 41 0.3 Some Other Race 2,353 10.2 1,524 9.4 Two or More Races 660 2.9 315 2.0           HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE         Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 5,156 22.5 3,303 20.5 Not Hispanic or Latino 17,802 77.5 12,845 79.5 One race 17,367 75.6 12,665 78.4 White 14,913 65.0 11,103 68.8 Black or African American 1,991 8.7 1,253 7.8 American Indian and Alaska Native 74 0.3 59 0.4 Asian 298 1.3 204 1.3 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 21 0.1 16 0.1 Some Other Race 70 0.3 30 0.2 Two or More Races 435 1.9 180 1.1           HOUSING UNITS         Total housing units 9,341 100.0               OCCUPANCY STATUS         Occupied housing units 8,204 87.8     Vacant housing units 1,137 12.2    

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census.

 

Georgia Population
Total18 years and over NumberPercentNumberPercent Total population 9,687,653 100.0 7,196,101 100.0 2000 population 8,186,453 6,017,219 Increase 1,501,200 18.3 1,178,882 19.6 RACE         One race 9,480,164 97.9 7,089,529 98.5 White 5,787,440 59.7 4,481,721 62.3 Black or African American 2,950,435 30.5 2,097,470 29.1 American Indian and Alaska Native 32,151 0.3 23,053 0.3 Asian 314,467 3.2 236,031 3.3 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6,799 0.1 4,751 0.1 Some Other Race 388,872 4.0 246,503 3.4 Two or More Races 207,489 2.1 106,572 1.5           HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE         Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 853,689 8.8 539,002 7.5 Not Hispanic or Latino 8,833,964 91.2 6,657,099 92.5 One race 8,681,984 89.6 6,579,754 91.4 White 5,413,920 55.9 4,242,514 59.0 Black or African American 2,910,800 30.0 2,072,946 28.8 American Indian and Alaska Native 21,279 0.2 16,324 0.2 Asian 311,692 3.2 234,164 3.3 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5,152 0.1 3,699 0.1 Some Other Race 19,141 0.2 10,107 0.1 Two or More Races 151,980 1.6 77,345 1.1           HOUSING UNITS         Total housing units 4,088,801 100.0               OCCUPANCY STATUS         Occupied housing units 3,585,584 87.7     Vacant housing units 503,217 12.3    

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census.