Demographics of Sevier County, Arkansas

Sevier County, Arkansas had 15,758 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −20 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sevier County, in four figures

15,758
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −20 people.; 34.7 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,527 ±$7,199
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Sevier County, Arkansas's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sevier County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Sevier County, Arkansas's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sevier County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,778	100.0	100.0
2021	15,704	99.5	100.2
2022	15,682	99.4	100.7
2023	15,700	99.5	101.6
2024	15,847	100.4	102.5
2025	15,758	99.9	103.1

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Population of Sevier County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,778	−62	+8	+1	−68
2021	15,704	−74	−7	+5	−84
2022	15,682	−22	0	+9	−21
2023	15,700	+18	+46	+44	−70
2024	15,847	+147	+26	+60	+65
2025	15,758	−89	+1	−6	−85

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.7 ±0.8: for men 34.5 ±2.3 and for women 34.8 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sevier County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,095 ±77	7.0% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,361 ±417	21.4% ±2.7	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,596 ±317	10.2% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,799 ±360	24.2% ±2.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,402 ±322	21.7% ±2.0	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,459 ±312	15.7% ±2.0	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,527 ±$7,199, and income per person $25,777 ±$1,624, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sevier County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,546 ±316	27.5% ±5.4	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,173 ±248	20.9% ±4.3	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	857 ±201	15.2% ±3.5	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	882 ±252	15.7% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	797 ±178	14.2% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	207 ±84	3.7% ±1.5	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	160 ±71	2.8% ±1.3	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sevier County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,693 ±599	17.3% ±3.8	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,050 ±305	23.7% ±6.3	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,336 ±313	16.7% ±3.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	307 ±122	9.7% ±3.8	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sevier County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sevier County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	6,791 ±100	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.8% ±4.2	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.2% ±3.8	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.6% ±4.6	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.4% ±4.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$117,600 ±$13,156	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$751 ±$67	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sevier County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,574 ±0	35.5% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,278 ±164	52.7% ±1.0	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	759 ±73	4.8% ±0.5	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	263 ±61	1.7% ±0.4	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	228 ±21	1.5% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	16 to 132	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	531 ±196	3.4% ±1.2	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sevier County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	6,639 ±525	42.3% ±3.3	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,767 ±609	43.1% ±3.9	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 98	0.1% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,252 ±327	14.3% ±2.1	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	673 ±273	4.3% ±1.7	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,579 ±279	10.0% ±1.8	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sevier County among the counties of Arkansas

49th of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Sevier County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jackson County	16,741	> −0.1%
Lawrence County	16,273	+0.3%
Van Buren County	16,238	+2.8%
Cross County	16,186	−3.7%
Arkansas County	15,836	−7.4%
Sevier County	15,758	−0.1%
Izard County	14,405	+5.9%
Phillips County	14,255	−13.0%
Clay County	14,052	−3.3%
Lincoln County	12,764	−1.0%
Stone County	12,703	+2.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026