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  • Largest town: Sevierville

Sevier County, Tennessee

Sevier County had 100,184 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 592.5 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 15th by land area.

Population
100,184
#16 of 95 in Tennessee · #621 in US
Area
592.5 sq mi
#15 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,653 in US
Density
169 / sq mi
#21 of 95 in Tennessee · #630 in US
Median household income
$60,704
#36 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,768 in US

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

Sevier County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Sevier County population, land area and income

Sevier County had 100,184 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 592.5 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 169.1 people per square mile, 1.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Sevier County is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,704 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

100,184

3144th1st

621st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

593 sq mi

3144th1st

1653rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

169.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

630th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,704

3143rd1st

1768th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

100,184

95th1st

16th of 95 (TN)

Land area

593 sq mi

95th1st

15th of 95 (TN)

Density

169.1 / sq mi

95th1st

21st of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$60,704

95th1st

36th of 95 (TN)

How Sevier County's population changed since 2020

Sevier County gained 1,319 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 82nd of 95 in Tennessee for growth. The median Tennessee county changed by +4.4%, and the state as a whole by +4.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Sevier County recorded 4,544 births and 5,645 deaths, a natural change of -1,101. Net international migration added +1,678 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +981. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,678 people.

98.9k202099.7k202199.3k2022100.2k2023100.2k2024
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
4,544
Deaths
5,645
Net international migration
+1,678
Net domestic migration
+981
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-40

Where Sevier County is

The Census internal point of Sevier County is at 35.787800, -83.524900. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 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.

Warren County: +6.2%Bledsoe County: +4.3%Cheatham County: +3.7%Crockett County: +0.5%Putnam County: +6.0%Houston County: +2.8%Macon County: +7.6%Sequatchie County: +11.2%Fayette County: +6.2%Trousdale County: +4.5%Union County: +6.1%Claiborne County: +3.1%Weakley County: +0.8%Coffee County: +5.4%Johnson County: +2.8%Overton County: +4.3%Lake County: -8.1%Moore County: +4.7%Hardeman County: -0.0%Jefferson County: +7.8%Smith County: +4.1%Robertson County: +7.5%Gibson County: +1.9%Henry County: +2.3%Grundy County: +4.4%Decatur County: +3.2%Greene County: +4.3%Hamblen County: +4.9%Humphreys County: +2.9%Knox County: +5.5%Roane County: +5.7%Lewis County: +6.4%Rhea County: +4.4%Rutherford County: +9.8%Montgomery County: +11.2%Lauderdale County: -2.0%Shelby County: -2.1%Tipton County: +1.9%Perry County: +7.2%Stewart County: +4.8%Chester County: +2.8%Washington County: +4.8%Polk County: +4.4%Van Buren County: +8.3%Dyer County: -0.8%Davidson County: +1.9%Cocke County: +4.3%Williamson County: +7.8%Benton County: +2.0%Dickson County: +5.9%Lawrence County: +5.2%Hamilton County: +5.0%McNairy County: +0.9%Meigs County: +8.8%Hawkins County: +4.7%Blount County: +4.8%White County: +6.1%Marshall County: +9.8%Sullivan County: +2.8%Campbell County: +2.4%Haywood County: -4.1%Bradley County: +4.5%Franklin County: +5.4%Sumner County: +7.2%Hardin County: +2.4%Grainger County: +6.4%Hickman County: +3.6%Pickett County: +2.2%Carroll County: +2.4%Henderson County: +1.3%Sevier County: +1.3%Hancock County: +6.2%Scott County: +2.9%McMinn County: +6.4%Morgan County: +4.3%Lincoln County: +4.0%Obion County: -1.7%Unicoi County: -0.0%Wayne County: -1.5%Cannon County: +4.0%Fentress County: +8.6%Loudon County: +12.7%Wilson County: +14.3%Bedford County: +7.6%Monroe County: +5.9%DeKalb County: +7.7%Marion County: +3.2%Carter County: +1.9%Clay County: +3.5%Madison County: +1.6%Cumberland County: +6.9%Anderson County: +5.3%Maury County: +11.4%Giles County: +2.1%Jackson County: +6.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +3.7%
  3. < +4.9%
  4. < +6.4%
  5. ≥ +6.4%
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Orange pin: Sevier County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.787800, -83.524900
DMS
35°47'16.08"N 83°31'29.64"W
UTM
17N 271805.1E 3963354.2N
Geohash
dnkee6gp0
Plus code
867RQFQG+42

Towns in Sevier County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sevier County, 28,380 people together, or 28% 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 Sevierville with 18,231.

  1. 01Sevierville18,231
  2. 02Pigeon Forge6,446
  3. 03Gatlinburg3,703
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sevier County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Sevier County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Knox County, TN, with 506,748 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 184.1 miles W of Sevier County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 26.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sevierville, TN (population 18,231), 7.7 miles away.

Sevier County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sevier County is 47155: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 155. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,704.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sevier County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 100,184. That is up 1,319 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 98,865.

What is the FIPS code of Sevier County?

47155. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (155) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sevier County?

Sevierville, with 18,231 residents inside Sevier County in 2024.

Which counties border Sevier County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Knox County, TN; Blount County, TN; Haywood County, NC; Jefferson County, TN; Cocke County, TN; Swain County, NC.

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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