Cherokee County data

Category Cherokee Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 20,170 79 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 24,298 75 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 27,444 72 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 20.5% 35 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 12.9% 41 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 36.1% 36 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 300 82 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 645 80 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 2.4% 82 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 115% 13 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 0 . 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 0 . 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 688 83 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 2.5% 90 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 117 84 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 5.0% 89 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 121 68 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 122 66 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 19 57 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 11 42 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 325 81 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 50.4% 82 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 47 49 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 3,321 76 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 31 64 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 17,963 56 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 0 . 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 25 84 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 681 80 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 177 63 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 24,935 71 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 4.0% 81 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 636 82 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 247 58 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 129 61 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 21 66 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 3,523 75 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 13.8% 42 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 58 15 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 440 69 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 0 . 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 45 71 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 0 . 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 0 . 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 1 50 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 0 . 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $13,393,139 53 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 18 57 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $0 . $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 5 67 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 8 66 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 653 42 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 0 . 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 0 . 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 0 . 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 0 . 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 5,749,244 79 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 0 . 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 8 22 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 0 . 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 0 . 5,539