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Sevier County, Arkansas

Sevier County had 15,735 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.6 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 67th by land area.

Population
15,735
#49 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,055 in US
Area
563.6 sq mi
#67 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,826 in US
Density
28 / sq mi
#37 of 75 in Arkansas · #1,991 in US
Median household income
$52,845
#29 of 75 in Arkansas · #2,495 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Sevier County within Arkansas. Pin: Little Rock.

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Sevier County population, land area and income

Sevier County had 15,735 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.6 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 75 in Arkansas by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 27.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Arkansas has 18,130 residents; Sevier County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,845 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,735

3144th1st

2055th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

564 sq mi

3144th1st

1826th of 3,144 (US)

Density

27.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1991st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,845

3143rd1st

2495th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Arkansas (75)

Population

15,735

75th1st

49th of 75 (AR)

Land area

564 sq mi

75th1st

67th of 75 (AR)

Density

27.9 / sq mi

75th1st

37th of 75 (AR)

Median household income

$52,845

75th1st

29th of 75 (AR)

How Sevier County's population changed since 2020

Sevier County lost 47 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 39th of 75 in Arkansas for growth. The median Arkansas county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Sevier County recorded 846 births and 860 deaths, a natural change of -14. Net international migration added +88 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -176. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 176 people.

15.8k202015.7k202115.7k202215.7k202315.7k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
846
Deaths
860
Net international migration
+88
Net domestic migration
-176
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+81

Where Sevier County is

The Census internal point of Sevier County is at 33.994900, -94.243300. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Arkansas's 75 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Sevier County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Lincoln County: -0.2%Cleveland County: -2.5%St. Francis County: -5.2%Howard County: -2.9%Drew County: -2.2%Van Buren County: +2.2%Searcy County: -0.1%Poinsett County: -2.9%Hot Spring County: +0.7%Izard County: +5.0%Cross County: -3.6%Garland County: -0.4%Nevada County: -3.4%Washington County: +7.9%Union County: -5.0%Pope County: +2.2%Columbia County: -3.2%Conway County: +3.3%Faulkner County: +6.3%Miller County: -1.5%Arkansas County: -6.2%Clay County: -2.9%Saline County: +6.0%Yell County: -0.4%Craighead County: +3.8%Monroe County: -5.3%Calhoun County: -1.0%Marion County: +4.3%Carroll County: +2.6%Mississippi County: -6.0%Ashley County: -5.2%Independence County: +1.1%Stone County: +3.5%Madison County: +7.9%Johnson County: +1.7%Little River County: -2.9%Montgomery County: +0.3%Perry County: +2.5%Pike County: -1.3%Lee County: -5.0%Randolph County: +2.4%Woodruff County: -6.6%Lafayette County: -4.4%Grant County: +2.9%Greene County: +2.3%Jefferson County: -4.7%Franklin County: +2.6%Dallas County: -5.7%Crittenden County: -3.0%White County: +2.9%Lonoke County: +3.1%Bradley County: -5.3%Benton County: +12.2%Fulton County: +4.1%Desha County: -8.8%Pulaski County: +0.5%Newton County: -2.4%Logan County: +1.6%Scott County: +0.1%Prairie County: -3.8%Phillips County: -10.8%Ouachita County: -4.1%Polk County: +1.3%Cleburne County: +3.8%Sebastian County: +1.7%Clark County: -2.3%Sevier County: -0.3%Hempstead County: -4.4%Jackson County: -0.5%Chicot County: -8.7%Sharp County: +4.7%Crawford County: +3.5%Boone County: +3.3%Baxter County: +3.1%Lawrence County: +0.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -4.4%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < +1.1%
  4. < +3.1%
  5. ≥ +3.1%
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Orange pin: Sevier County internal point. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Internal point

Decimal
33.994900, -94.243300
DMS
33°59'41.64"N 94°14'35.88"W
UTM
15N 385173.7E 3762287.1N
Geohash
9yhcrkw4e
Plus code
8657XQV4+XM

Towns in Sevier County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Sevier County, 6,069 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sevier County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is De Queen with 6,069.

  1. 01De Queen6,069
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sevier County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Sevier County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is McCurtain County, OK, with 30,805 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Little Rock and the nearest big city

Little Rock is 123.0 miles ENE of Sevier County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 108.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Texarkana, TX (population 35,971), 38.8 miles away.

Sevier County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sevier County is 05133: state code 05 for Arkansas plus county code 133. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,845.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sevier County, Arkansas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,735. That is down 47 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,782.

What is the FIPS code of Sevier County?

05133. The first two digits (05) are Arkansas; the last three (133) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sevier County?

De Queen, with 6,069 residents inside Sevier County in 2024.

Which counties border Sevier County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: McCurtain County, OK; Polk County, AR; Howard County, AR; Little River County, AR.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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