Pickett County, Tennessee
County seat: Byrdstown · Population 5,219 (2025) · 163 sq mi
Pickett County is the 95th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 5,219 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Byrdstown. It is part of the Middle Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Pickett County facts
- County seat
- Byrdstown
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 5,219 +4.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 163 sq mi 92nd largest of 95
- Water area
- 12 sq mi
- Population density
- 32 per sq mi
- Established
- 1879
- Largest city
- Byrdstown 823
- Median household income
- $49,030
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47137
Cities and towns in Pickett County
Pickett County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Pickett County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byrdstown (county seat) | Town | 823 |
ZIP codes in Pickett County
6 ZIP codes reach into Pickett County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 38543 also Overton County
- 38549 also Fentress County
- 38556 also Fentress County
- 38573 also Overton and Clay counties
- 38577 also Fentress County
- 42602
Population of Pickett County, 2020–2025
Pickett County grew by 214 people (+4.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 253 more deaths than births and a net gain of 470 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,002 |
| 2021 | 5,073 |
| 2022 | 5,106 |
| 2023 | 5,129 |
| 2024 | 5,146 |
| 2025 | 5,219 |
Neighboring counties
- Fentress County southeast · 20,322 people
- Clinton County, Kentucky north · 9,139 people
- Overton County southwest · 23,787 people
- Wayne County, Kentucky northeast · 19,597 people
- Clay County west · 7,821 people
- Scott County east · 22,671 people
Printable Pickett 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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