Cherokee County, Georgia
County seat: Canton · Population 299,273 (2025) · 421 sq mi
Cherokee County is the 6th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 299,273 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Canton. It is part of the Atlanta region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Cherokee County facts
- County seat
- Canton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 299,273 +12.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 421 sq mi 51st largest of 159
- Water area
- 13 sq mi
- Population density
- 711 per sq mi
- Established
- 1831
- Named after
- Cherokee Native American people indigenous to the Southeastern United States
- Largest city
- Canton 40,778
- Median household income
- $108,115
- Cities and towns
- 7
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13057
Cities and towns in Cherokee County
Cherokee County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Cherokee County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton (county seat) | City | 40,778 | |
| Woodstock | City | 39,895 | |
| Holly Springs | City | 20,261 | |
| Ball Ground | City | 3,470 | |
| Waleska | City | 1,042 | |
| Nelson | City | 605 | Pickens County |
| Mountain Park | City | 14 | Fulton County |
ZIP codes in Cherokee County
15 ZIP codes reach into Cherokee County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30004 also Fulton and Forsyth counties
- 30028 also Forsyth County
- 30040 also Forsyth County
- 30075 also Fulton and Cobb counties
- 30101 also Cobb, Paulding and Bartow counties
- 30102 also Bartow and Cobb counties
- 30107 also Pickens and Forsyth counties
- 30114
- 30115
- 30143 also Pickens and Dawson counties
- 30183 also Pickens and Bartow counties
- 30184 also Bartow County
- 30188 also Cobb County
- 30189
- 30534 also Dawson, Lumpkin, Forsyth and Pickens counties
Population of Cherokee County, 2020–2025
Cherokee County grew by 32,658 people (+12.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 4,185 more births than deaths and a net gain of 28,445 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 268,142 |
| 2021 | 274,628 |
| 2022 | 281,158 |
| 2023 | 287,040 |
| 2024 | 294,030 |
| 2025 | 299,273 |
Neighboring counties
- Pickens County north · 37,167 people
- Bartow County west · 120,800 people
- Fulton County south · 1,098,791 people
- Cobb County south · 793,345 people
- Forsyth County east · 282,805 people
- Dawson County northeast · 35,365 people
- Gordon County northwest · 61,701 people
Printable Cherokee County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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