Population here is the Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 estimate for the county itself, a different product from the American Community Survey figures on our Arizona and Nevada pages, so the numbers are not strictly comparable. The estimates use the same published chain as every market page: population × 15% × 58% = participants; participants × 3.0 = reach (see Sources).
Tennessee had 123,510 high school athletic participants in 2024-25, ranking 24 among the 51 NFHS member associations. That count reflects participation, so a student who plays two sports counts twice. Source: NFHS, 2024-25 High School Athletics Participation Survey
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Visitors to Sevier County spent $3,929,693,370 in 2024, up 2.03% from 2023, according to data from Tourism Economics and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development; Sevier ranked third among Tennessee counties in visitor spending, behind Davidson and Shelby.
The City of Pigeon Forge says its city-owned Ripken Experience complex, a $22.5 million facility that opened in 2016, which Ripken Baseball operates under a contract with the city and which added four overflow fields at Wear Farm City Park in 2022, contributed more than $54 million to the Pigeon Forge economy in 2025, and that research indicates 99 percent of those who visit it live outside Sevier County.
Ripken Baseball signed an extension in August 2025 agreeing to continue operating The Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge through 2035, a company spokesperson told WATE.
Rocky Top Sports World, an 80-acre multisport facility in Gatlinburg, welcomed more than 149,000 athletes, spectators, families, and friends in its 2021-22 year and reported $55.6 million in economic impact, up from a previous record of $46.9 million; the report quotes Gatlinburg's city manager.
Tournaments and large sports complexes bring visiting families to town. Read How Local Businesses Can Benefit When a Major Youth Tournament Comes to Town.
Zubie Five has an established track record across Arizona, California, and Nevada, and works with organizations anywhere in the country. Finding sponsors is research, packaging, outreach, and negotiation, so your location doesn't limit access to it. Here's how it works for a Sevier County-area program.
Find corporate sponsors for your Sevier County-area organization — jerseys, field signage, tournaments, and more — and put the support back into your kids' season.
See Options for Organizations →Reach Sevier County-area families through youth sports sponsorships — 67% of youth sports parents say they'd buy from the brand that sponsors their kid's team.
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