Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahlequah | 1 | 17,031 | 16,238 | 1.18% | 1,334 | 12.8 | City |
| Park Hill | 2 | 3,533 | 3,704 | -0.76% | 142 | 24.8 | CDP |
| Norwood | 3 | 1,636 | 1,760 | 7.7% | 50 | 32.4 | CDP |
| Briggs | 4 | 1,320 | 998 | 5.77% | 156 | 8.4 | CDP |
| Moodys | 5 | 1,282 | 1,014 | 7.64% | 73 | 17.5 | CDP |
| Cookson | 6 | 1,278 | 988 | 7.76% | 99 | 12.9 | CDP |
| Woodall | 7 | 1,246 | 1,004 | 2.47% | 113 | 11.1 | CDP |
| Keys | 8 | 1,146 | 854 | 3.8% | 118 | 9.7 | CDP |
| Grandview | 9 | 1,115 | 1,237 | 4.79% | 158 | 7.1 | CDP |
| Peggs | 10 | 885 | 1,215 | 0.57% | 58 | 15.3 | CDP |
| Lost City | 11 | 769 | 799 | 0% | 33 | 23.5 | CDP |
| Pettit | 12 | 703 | 738 | -2.5% | 63 | 11.2 | CDP |
| Welling | 13 | 690 | 709 | -0.86% | 27 | 25.2 | CDP |
| Zeb | 14 | 562 | 577 | 0.72% | 65 | 8.7 | CDP |
| Shady Grove | 15 | 515 | 580 | -0.58% | 41 | 12.6 | CDP |
| Hulbert | 16 | 492 | 474 | 0.82% | 440 | 1.1 | Town |
| Lowrey | 17 | 406 | 410 | 7.69% | 26 | 15.8 | CDP |
| Evening Shade | 18 | 395 | 328 | 0.51% | 30 | 13.3 | CDP |
| Barber | 19 | 388 | 356 | 7.48% | 60 | 6.5 | CDP |
| Mallard Bay | 20 | 328 | 246 | 7.9% | 155 | 2.1 | CDP |
| Eldon | 21 | 320 | 151 | -1.23% | 36 | 9.0 | CDP |
| Gideon | 22 | 315 | 352 | 7.88% | 50 | 6.3 | CDP |
| Snake Creek | 23 | 301 | 320 | 1.01% | 36 | 8.4 | CDP |
| Leach | 24 | 276 | 275 | 1.1% | 48 | 5.8 | CDP |
| Steely Hollow | 25 | 267 | 240 | 1.91% | 56 | 4.8 | CDP |
| Tenkiller | 26 | 260 | 388 | -9.09% | 17 | 15.7 | CDP |
| Cedar Crest | 27 | 248 | 139 | -1.59% | 34 | 7.3 | CDP |
| Rocky Ford | 28 | 223 | 214 | 7.73% | 32 | 6.9 | CDP |
| Dry Creek | 29 | 213 | 153 | -0.47% | 25 | 8.7 | CDP |
| Sparrowhawk | 30 | 205 | 158 | 7.33% | 38 | 5.4 | CDP |
| Little Rock | 31 | 201 | 200 | 8.06% | 29 | 7.0 | CDP |
| Teresita | 32 | 187 | 177 | 1.08% | 19 | 9.7 | CDP |
| Johnson Prairie | 33 | 158 | 132 | 8.22% | 32 | 4.9 | CDP |
| Ballou | 34 | 154 | 269 | -0.65% | 42 | 3.7 | CDP |
| Sams Corner | 35 | 146 | 194 | 0% | 152 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Box | 36 | 125 | 185 | -5.3% | 38 | 3.3 | CDP |
| Murphy | 37 | 124 | 117 | -5.34% | 30 | 4.1 | CDP |
| Caney Ridge | 38 | 83 | 43 | 7.79% | 294 | 0.3 | CDP |
| Blackgum | 39 | 63 | 83 | 8.62% | 289 | 0.2 | CDP |
| Pinhook Corner | 40 | 54 | 142 | -14.29% | 6 | 9.6 | CDP |
| Etta | 41 | 42 | 175 | 7.69% | 11 | 3.9 | CDP |
| Iron Post | 42 | 42 | 142 | 7.69% | 16 | 2.7 | CDP |
| Dwight Mission | 43 | 41 | 96 | 7.9% | 9 | 4.8 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Tahlequah is the largest city in Cherokee County.
Dwight Mission is the smallest city in Cherokee County.
There are 43 cities in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.