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Sevier County, Utah

Sevier County had 22,520 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,910.5 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 29 in Utah by population and 17th by land area.

Population
22,520
#14 of 29 in Utah · #1,698 in US
Area
1,910.5 sq mi
#17 of 29 in Utah · #299 in US
Density
12 / sq mi
#14 of 29 in Utah · #2,504 in US
Median household income
$75,024
#15 of 29 in Utah · #669 in US

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

Sevier County within Utah. Pin: Salt Lake City.

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Sevier County population, land area and income

Sevier County had 22,520 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,910.5 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 29 in Utah by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 11.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Utah has 20,803 residents, about the same as Sevier County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,024 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,520

3144th1st

1698th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,910 sq mi

3144th1st

299th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2504th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,024

3143rd1st

669th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Utah (29)

Population

22,520

29th1st

14th of 29 (UT)

Land area

1,910 sq mi

29th1st

17th of 29 (UT)

Density

11.8 / sq mi

29th1st

14th of 29 (UT)

Median household income

$75,024

29th1st

15th of 29 (UT)

How Sevier County's population changed since 2020

Sevier County gained 956 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.4%. That ranks 18th of 29 in Utah for growth. The median Utah county changed by +5.7%, and the state as a whole by +6.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Sevier County recorded 1,207 births and 960 deaths, a natural change of +247. Net international migration added -12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +776. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 776 people.

21.6k202021.9k202122.1k202222.4k202322.5k2024
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
1,207
Deaths
960
Net international migration
-12
Net domestic migration
+776
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+153

Where Sevier County is

The Census internal point of Sevier County is at 38.746800, -111.811900. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades Utah's 29 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.

Iron County: +14.3%Rich County: +9.9%Summit County: +1.5%San Juan County: +0.6%Duchesne County: +6.0%Uintah County: +7.4%Grand County: +1.1%Box Elder County: +10.7%Cache County: +8.9%Garfield County: +3.8%Salt Lake County: +2.5%Utah County: +12.6%Sanpete County: +7.7%Wayne County: +4.1%Piute County: +6.7%Emery County: +3.2%Juab County: +12.4%Sevier County: +4.4%Wasatch County: +8.0%Daggett County: +0.4%Kane County: +10.9%Tooele County: +15.2%Morgan County: +5.7%Weber County: +5.0%Davis County: +4.0%Washington County: +14.2%Beaver County: +4.7%Millard County: +4.0%Carbon County: +0.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +2.5%
  2. < +4.4%
  3. < +6.7%
  4. < +10.7%
  5. ≥ +10.7%
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Orange pin: Sevier County internal point. Dark pin: Salt Lake City.

Internal point

Decimal
38.746800, -111.811900
DMS
38°44'48.48"N 111°48'42.84"W
UTM
12N 429445.8E 4288992.2N
Geohash
9wbkrtth3
Plus code
85CCP5WQ+P6

Towns in Sevier County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sevier County, 14,704 people together, or 65% 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 Richfield with 8,330.

  1. 01Richfield8,330
  2. 02Monroe2,711
  3. 03Salina2,610
  4. 04Aurora1,053
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. The most populous is Sanpete County, UT, with 30,732 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Salt Lake City and the nearest big city

Salt Lake City is 140.3 miles N of Sevier County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Provo, UT (population 115,479), 103.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Santaquin, UT (population 18,394), 84.5 miles away.

Sevier County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sevier County is 49041: state code 49 for Utah plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,024.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sevier County, Utah?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,520. That is up 956 people (4.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,564.

What is the FIPS code of Sevier County?

49041. The first two digits (49) are Utah; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sevier County?

Richfield, with 8,330 residents inside Sevier County in 2024.

Which counties border Sevier County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sanpete County, UT; Millard County, UT; Emery County, UT; Beaver County, UT; Wayne County, UT; Piute County, UT.

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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