Demographics of Sevier County, Tennessee

Sevier County, Tennessee had 101,342 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,494 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

101,342
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,494 people.; 43.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,581 ±$3,562
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, Tennessee's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sevier County, Tennessee'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, Tennessee's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sevier County, Tennessee'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	98,848	100.0	100.0
2021	99,625	100.8	100.2
2022	99,362	100.5	100.7
2023	100,410	101.6	101.6
2024	101,224	102.4	102.5
2025	101,342	102.5	103.1

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Population of Sevier County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	98,848	+171	−47	+2	+206
2021	99,625	+777	−348	+55	+1,047
2022	99,362	−263	−430	+581	−341
2023	100,410	+1,048	−159	+674	+550
2024	101,224	+814	−133	+1,467	−516
2025	101,342	+118	−131	+558	−315

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±0.6: for men 41.4 ±1.1 and for women 45.2 ±0.4. 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	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	5,331 ±321	5.3% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,426 ±853	15.5% ±0.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,229 ±580	7.3% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,760 ±755	23.8% ±0.8	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	27,616 ±934	27.7% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,290 ±864	20.4% ±0.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,581 ±$3,562, and income per person $34,476 ±$1,562, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee 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	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	6,914 ±783	17.1% ±1.9	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,234 ±769	22.9% ±1.9	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,227 ±634	17.9% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,716 ±620	14.2% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,322 ±732	15.7% ±1.8	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,443 ±404	6.1% ±1.0	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,488 ±521	6.2% ±1.3	9.0% ±0.1	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	Tennessee	United States
All ages	13,277 ±1,575	13.5% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,830 ±607	18.9% ±2.8	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,915 ±761	11.8% ±1.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,532 ±642	12.5% ±2.2	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sevier County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sevier County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	58,967 ±116	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.4% ±1.3	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.6% ±1.3	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.7% ±1.3	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.3% ±2.0	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$299,000 ±$12,387	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,072 ±$38	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±1	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	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,577 ±0	9.6% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	84,825 ±374	85.1% ±0.4	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,094 ±257	1.1% ±0.3	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,271 ±173	1.3% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	52 to 176	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 102	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	44 to 760	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,333 ±404	2.3% ±0.4	3.7% ±0.1	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	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	51,030 ±1,881	51.2% ±1.9	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	40,375 ±1,966	40.5% ±2.0	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	722 ±240	0.7% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,525 ±646	7.6% ±0.6	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,590 ±473	1.6% ±0.5	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,935 ±477	6.0% ±0.5	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sevier County among the counties of Tennessee

15th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Sevier County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sullivan County	163,759	+3.5%
Blount County	143,820	+6.0%
Washington County	141,199	+6.0%
Maury County	118,131	+16.0%
Bradley County	115,465	+6.1%
Sevier County	101,342	+2.5%
Madison County	100,790	+2.0%
Putnam County	86,612	+8.1%
Anderson County	82,066	+6.1%
Robertson County	80,175	+9.9%
Greene County	73,831	+5.0%

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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