Cherokee County Factsheet SFY 2012
| Category | Number |
| Families, All Income Levels | 11,957 |
| Families, Below Poverty Level | 1,914 |
| Population, Total | 47,845 |
| Population, Under 18 | 11,411 |
| Population, 18 to 64 | 29,841 |
| Population, 65 and over | 6,593 |
| OKDHS Payments and Benefits | $31,386,612 |
| Per Capita Expenditures | $656 |
| Adult Protective Services, Investigations | 357 |
| Adult Protective Services, Substantiated Reports | 218 |
| Child Care Payments by Vendor | $508,499 |
| Child Care Children, Unduplicated | 323 |
| Child Care Licensed Facilities, Total | 52 |
| Child Care Licensed Facilities, OKDHS Contracted | 31 |
| Child Care Licensed Capacity, Total | 1,465 |
| Child Care Licensed Capacity, OKDHS Contracted | 803 |
| Child Protective Services, Investigations | 397 |
| Child Protective Services, Assessments | 244 |
| Child Protective Services, Substantiated Reports | 73 |
| Children in Out-of-Home Care, Monthly Average | 62 |
| Children with Adoption Payment | 7 |
| Children with Finalized Adoption | 10 |
| Developmental Disabilities Services, Persons Served | 176 |
| Developmental Disabilities Services, Waiting List | 57 |
| Foster Care Homes at End of Year | 51 |
| Senior Nutrition, Meals | 36,989 |
| Senior Nutrition, Congregate Meals | 23,021 |
| Senior Nutrition, Home Delivered Meals | 13,968 |
| State Supplemental, Payments | $1,695,981 |
| State Supplemental Persons, Monthly Average | 4,033 |
| State Supplemental Cases Opened During Year | 1,008 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp), Payments | $16,063,861 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Unduplicated | 6,075 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Cases, Monthly Average | 5,469 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Persons, Unduplicated | 13,239 |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamp) Persons, Monthly Average | 10,995 |
| TANF, Payments | $287,968 |
| TANF Cases, Unduplicated | 179 |
| TANF Children Only Cases, Unduplicated | 87 |
| TANF Cases, Monthly Average | 115 |
| TANF Persons, Unduplicated | 413 |
| TANF Persons, Monthly Average | 244 |
| TANF Cases Opened During Year | 124 |
| TANF Hardship Extensions | 1 |
Sources: U.S. Census and Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
