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Pickett County, Tennessee

Pickett County had 5,108 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 163.0 square miles of land. It ranks 95th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 92nd by land area.

Population
5,108
#95 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,811 in US
Area
163.0 sq mi
#92 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,046 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#91 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,882 in US
Median household income
$46,177
#91 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,923 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Pickett County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Pickett County population, land area and income

Pickett County had 5,108 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 163.0 square miles of land. It ranks 95th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 92nd by land area. That works out to 31.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Pickett County has 16% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,177 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,108

3144th1st

2811th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

163 sq mi

3144th1st

3046th of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1882nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,177

3143rd1st

2923rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

5,108

95th1st

95th of 95 (TN)

Land area

163 sq mi

95th1st

92nd of 95 (TN)

Density

31.3 / sq mi

95th1st

91st of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$46,177

95th1st

91st of 95 (TN)

How Pickett County's population changed since 2020

Pickett County gained 109 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 74th of 95 in Tennessee for growth. The median Tennessee county changed by +4.4%, and the state as a whole by +4.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pickett County recorded 172 births and 411 deaths, a natural change of -239. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +346. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 346 people.

4,99920205,07120215,10220225,11420235,1082024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
172
Deaths
411
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+346
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-6

Where Pickett County is

The Census internal point of Pickett County is at 36.559400, -85.075700. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Pickett County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Warren County: +6.2%Bledsoe County: +4.3%Cheatham County: +3.7%Crockett County: +0.5%Putnam County: +6.0%Houston County: +2.8%Macon County: +7.6%Sequatchie County: +11.2%Fayette County: +6.2%Trousdale County: +4.5%Union County: +6.1%Claiborne County: +3.1%Weakley County: +0.8%Coffee County: +5.4%Johnson County: +2.8%Overton County: +4.3%Lake County: -8.1%Moore County: +4.7%Hardeman County: -0.0%Jefferson County: +7.8%Smith County: +4.1%Robertson County: +7.5%Gibson County: +1.9%Henry County: +2.3%Grundy County: +4.4%Decatur County: +3.2%Greene County: +4.3%Hamblen County: +4.9%Humphreys County: +2.9%Knox County: +5.5%Roane County: +5.7%Lewis County: +6.4%Rhea County: +4.4%Rutherford County: +9.8%Montgomery County: +11.2%Lauderdale County: -2.0%Shelby County: -2.1%Tipton County: +1.9%Perry County: +7.2%Stewart County: +4.8%Chester County: +2.8%Washington County: +4.8%Polk County: +4.4%Van Buren County: +8.3%Dyer County: -0.8%Davidson County: +1.9%Cocke County: +4.3%Williamson County: +7.8%Benton County: +2.0%Dickson County: +5.9%Lawrence County: +5.2%Hamilton County: +5.0%McNairy County: +0.9%Meigs County: +8.8%Hawkins County: +4.7%Blount County: +4.8%White County: +6.1%Marshall County: +9.8%Sullivan County: +2.8%Campbell County: +2.4%Haywood County: -4.1%Bradley County: +4.5%Franklin County: +5.4%Sumner County: +7.2%Hardin County: +2.4%Grainger County: +6.4%Hickman County: +3.6%Pickett County: +2.2%Carroll County: +2.4%Henderson County: +1.3%Sevier County: +1.3%Hancock County: +6.2%Scott County: +2.9%McMinn County: +6.4%Morgan County: +4.3%Lincoln County: +4.0%Obion County: -1.7%Unicoi County: -0.0%Wayne County: -1.5%Cannon County: +4.0%Fentress County: +8.6%Loudon County: +12.7%Wilson County: +14.3%Bedford County: +7.6%Monroe County: +5.9%DeKalb County: +7.7%Marion County: +3.2%Carter County: +1.9%Clay County: +3.5%Madison County: +1.6%Cumberland County: +6.9%Anderson County: +5.3%Maury County: +11.4%Giles County: +2.1%Jackson County: +6.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +3.7%
  3. < +4.9%
  4. < +6.4%
  5. ≥ +6.4%
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Orange pin: Pickett County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.559400, -85.075700
DMS
36°33'33.84"N 85°04'32.52"W
UTM
16N 672209.0E 4047719.9N
Geohash
dn7xbp3vb
Plus code
868PHW5F+QP

Towns in Pickett County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Pickett County. Its 5,108 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Pickett County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pickett County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Overton County, TN, with 23,551 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 98.9 miles WSW of Pickett County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 74.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cookeville, TN (population 37,102), 37.5 miles away.

Pickett County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pickett County is 47137: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,177.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pickett County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,108. That is up 109 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,999.

What is the FIPS code of Pickett County?

47137. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pickett County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Pickett County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Pickett County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Overton County, TN; Scott County, TN; Fentress County, TN; Wayne County, KY; Clinton County, KY; Clay County, TN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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