Cherokee County Factsheet SFY 2011
| Category | Number |
| Families, All Income Levels | 11,957 |
| Families, Below Poverty Level | 1,914 |
| Population, Total | 46,987 |
| Population, Under 18 | 11,333 |
| Population, 18 to 64 | 29,316 |
| Population, 65 and over | 6,338 |
| OKDHS Payments and Benefits | $24,660,908 |
| Per Capita Expenditures | $525 |
| Adult Protective Services, Investigations | 322 |
| Adult Protective Services, Substantiated Reports | 169 |
| Child Care Payments by Vendor | $479,813 |
| Child Care Children, Unduplicated | 326 |
| Child Care Licensed Facilities, Total | 51 |
| Child Care Licensed Facilities, OKDHS Contracted | 29 |
| Child Care Licensed Capacity, Total | 1,543 |
| Child Care Licensed Capacity, OKDHS Contracted | 768 |
| Child Protective Services, Investigations | 213 |
| Child Protective Services, Assessments | 277 |
| Child Protective Services, Substantiated Reports | 53 |
| Children in Out-of-Home Care at End of Year | 61 |
| Children with Adoption Payment | 4 |
| Children with Finalized Adoption | 4 |
| Developmental Disabilities Services, Persons Served | 223 |
| Developmental Disabilities Services, Waiting List | 52 |
| Foster Care Homes at End of Year | 43 |
| Senior Nutrition, Meals | 39,578 |
| Senior Nutrition, Congregate Meals | 22,722 |
| Senior Nutrition, Home Delivered Meals | 16,856 |
| State Supplemental, Payments | $630,286 |
| State Supplemental Persons, Monthly Average | 1,462 |
| State Supplemental Cases Opened During Year | 459 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp), Payments | $12,457,901 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Unduplicated | 4,664 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Monthly Average | 3,370 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Persons, Unduplicated | 11,726 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Persons, Monthly Average | 8,276 |
| TANF, Payments | $283,139 |
| TANF Cases, Unduplicated | 200 |
| TANF Children Only Cases, Unduplicated | 96 |
| TANF Cases, Monthly Average | 120 |
| TANF Persons, Unduplicated | 474 |
| TANF Persons, Monthly Average | 257 |
| TANF Diversion Assistance Cases, Unduplicated | 2 |
| TANF Cases Opened During Year | 142 |
| TANF Hardship Extensions | 0 |
Sources: U.S. Census and Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
