Bledsoe County, Tennessee
County seat: Pikeville · Population 15,920 (2025) · 407 sq mi
Bledsoe County is the 78th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 15,920 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Pikeville. It is part of the East Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Bledsoe County facts
- County seat
- Pikeville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 15,920 +6.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 407 sq mi 57th largest of 95
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 39 per sq mi
- Established
- 1807
- Named after
- Anthony Bledsoe American military officer
- Largest city
- Pikeville 1,872
- Median household income
- $54,720
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47007
Cities and towns in Bledsoe County
Bledsoe County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Bledsoe County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikeville (county seat) | City | 1,872 |
ZIP codes in Bledsoe County
9 ZIP codes reach into Bledsoe County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37321 also Rhea County
- 37327 also Sequatchie and Van Buren counties
- 37332 also Rhea County
- 37337 also Rhea and Cumberland counties
- 37338 also Sequatchie, Hamilton and Rhea counties
- 37367 also Cumberland and Van Buren counties
- 37379 also Hamilton and Sequatchie counties
- 37381 also Rhea County
- 38572 also Cumberland County
Population of Bledsoe County, 2020–2025
Bledsoe County grew by 1,013 people (+6.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 272 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,271 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14,945 |
| 2021 | 14,837 |
| 2022 | 14,755 |
| 2023 | 14,996 |
| 2024 | 15,573 |
| 2025 | 15,920 |
Neighboring counties
- Rhea County east · 34,844 people
- Sequatchie County southwest · 17,861 people
- Cumberland County northeast · 66,300 people
- Van Buren County northwest · 6,874 people
- Hamilton County south · 390,833 people
Printable Bledsoe County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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