Scott County, Tennessee
County seat: Huntsville · Population 22,671 (2025) · 532 sq mi
Scott County is the 63rd most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 22,671 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Huntsville. It is part of the East Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Scott County facts
- County seat
- Huntsville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 22,671 +3.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 532 sq mi 30th largest of 95
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 43 per sq mi
- Established
- 1849
- Same name
- One of 11 Scott Counties in the US
- Named after
- Winfield Scott United States Army general (1786–1866)
- Largest city
- Oneida 3,899
- Median household income
- $44,711
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 47151
Cities and towns in Scott County
Scott County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Scott County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida | Town | 3,899 | |
| Huntsville (county seat) | Town | 1,709 | |
| Winfield | Town | 1,037 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 347 | |
| Robbins | 133 | |
| Helenwood | 101 |
ZIP codes in Scott County
9 ZIP codes reach into Scott County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37732
- 37755
- 37756 also Campbell County
- 37841
- 37847 also Campbell County
- 37852 also Morgan County
- 37872 also Morgan County
- 37892
- 38504 also Fentress County
Population of Scott County, 2020–2025
Scott County grew by 819 people (+3.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 287 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,068 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,880 |
| 2021 | 21,904 |
| 2022 | 22,038 |
| 2023 | 22,253 |
| 2024 | 22,553 |
| 2025 | 22,671 |
Neighboring counties
- Campbell County east · 40,290 people
- McCreary County, Kentucky north · 17,124 people
- Morgan County south · 22,160 people
- Fentress County west · 20,322 people
- Anderson County southeast · 82,066 people
- Pickett County west · 5,219 people
- Wayne County, Kentucky northwest · 19,597 people
Printable Scott 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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