“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
2 school districts have their office in Sevier County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $31.4 million — $29 million to run schools, about $12,491 per student, plus $1.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $21.8 million state, $7.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.2 million.
Spent $10.3 million — $9.5 million to run schools, about $13,638 per student, plus $704,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $7.2 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $6.5 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Sevier County about $13.8 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
164 bridges in Sevier County: 82 in good condition, 72 fair, and 10 poor (6.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| US 71-SEC.05-11.46 over BIG BELLVILLE CREEK · built 1934 | 4,600 vehicles a day |
| US 70 SEC. 01-0.82 over CANE CREEK · built 1947 | 3,600 vehicles a day |
| US 70 SEC. 01-2.99 over MUD CREEK · built 1947 | 3,235 vehicles a day |
| US 70 SEC. 01-3.69 over ROLLING FORK · built 1947 | 3,235 vehicles a day |
| US 70 SEC. 02-7.41 over SALINE RIVER · built 1950 | 2,917 vehicles a day |
| SH 24 SEC.01-8.05 over COSSATOT RIVER RELIEF · built 1962 | 1,664 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $4.4 million of work in Sevier County in fiscal 2025, about $279 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
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