AR · GEOID 05133

Sevier County area

Sevier County, Arkansas covers 581.3 square miles: 563.6 square miles of land and 17.7 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area563.6 mi²
Water area17.7 mi²
Total area581.3 mi²
National land rank#1826

County outline

Generalized outline of Sevier County, Arkansas
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Sevier County is located

Sevier County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 96.9% of Sevier County’s measured area and water for 3.1%. Its combined area converts to 1,505.6 square kilometers or approximately 372,031 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land563.5691,459.637360,684.2
Water17.7345.9211,347.2
Total581.2991,505.557372,031.4

How Sevier County compares

By original Census land area, Sevier County ranks #67 of 75 in Arkansas and #1826 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.871 times the Arkansas county-equivalent median of 647.2 square miles. It accounts for 1.1% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Sevier County?

Sevier County has more land than 1,396 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Sevier County563.6 mi²
Arkansas median647.2 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Sevier County at #1,824 nationally by total area, 2 places closer to the top than its land rank. The water assigned to this geography moves it ahead of some county equivalents with more land.

Its water share is 3.1%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.9 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Sevier County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1825Stevens County, Minnesota563.7Compare
#1826Sevier County, Arkansas563.6This county
#1827Bon Homme County, South Dakota563.5Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 33.994877, -94.243279. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,459,636,833 m²; AWATER: 45,919,664 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Sevier County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 360,684 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 372,031 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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