EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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To the Shareholders, Board of Directors and Audit Committee

SmartFinancial, Inc.

Knoxville, Tennessee

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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-219159, 333-203449, 333-208819, 333-131006 and 333-113314, etc.) and on Form S-3 (No. 333-239479) of SmartFinancial, Inc. (Company) of our report dated March 16, 2023, on our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the years then ended, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 16, 2023, on our audit of the internal control over financial reporting of the Company as of December 31, 2022, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ FORVIS, LLP

(Formerly BKD, LLP)

Louisville, Kentucky

March 16, 2023