Jury Pool Profile
Sevier County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Sevierville
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 101,342
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 99,652.
At a glance
Sevier County is a 101,342-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,315, $8,692 below the TN state median of $72,007; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 44.7% of covered employment, average pay $35,227/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 99,652
- Median household income
- $62,581
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 1%.
Sevier County has a population of 99,652, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.1%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 9.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,315; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 45% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 44.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sevier County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.1% in 2024, 77.6% in 2020, 79.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (6,796 individuals).