Demographics of Pickett County, Tennessee

Pickett County, Tennessee had 5,219 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +217 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pickett County, in four figures

5,219
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +217 people.; 51.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,030 ±$5,197
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Pickett County, Tennessee's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pickett County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Pickett County, Tennessee's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pickett County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,002	100.0	100.0
2021	5,073	101.4	100.2
2022	5,106	102.1	100.7
2023	5,129	102.5	101.6
2024	5,146	102.9	102.5
2025	5,219	104.3	103.1

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Population of Pickett County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,002	−3	−9	0	+4
2021	5,073	+71	−62	0	+140
2022	5,106	+33	−48	−1	+80
2023	5,129	+23	−43	−1	+68
2024	5,146	+17	−45	+4	+55
2025	5,219	+73	−46	−6	+127

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.6 ±0.7: for men 49.5 ±2.0 and for women 54.2 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pickett County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	206 ±54	4.1% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	672 ±92	13.2% ±1.8	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	348 ±124	6.9% ±2.4	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	959 ±143	18.9% ±2.8	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,473 ±162	29.0% ±3.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,421 ±172	28.0% ±3.4	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,030 ±$5,197, and income per person $28,930 ±$2,856, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pickett County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	608 ±144	28.1% ±6.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	498 ±132	23.0% ±5.9	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	402 ±120	18.6% ±5.4	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	244 ±80	11.3% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	266 ±94	12.3% ±4.3	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	49 to 201	2.3% to 9.2%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 46	0.1% to 2.1%	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pickett County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	1,200 ±289	23.9% ±5.8	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	394 ±128	44.9% ±11.4	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	621 ±186	26.8% ±7.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	185 ±71	10.2% ±3.8	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pickett County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pickett County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	3,360 ±18	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	64.5% ±4.8	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	35.5% ±4.8	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.4% ±2.9	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.6% ±4.7	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$178,500 ±$25,053	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$564 ±$194	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±4	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pickett County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	106 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,822 ±68	94.9% ±1.3	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.6%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	67 to 211	1.3% to 4.2%	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pickett County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	2,423 ±345	47.7% ±6.8	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,594 ±339	51.1% ±6.7	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	57 ±27	1.1% ±0.5	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 37	0% to 0.7%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18 to 60	0.4% to 1.2%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pickett County among the counties of Tennessee

95th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Pickett County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clay County	7,821	+3.1%
Hancock County	7,075	+6.7%
Moore County	6,920	+6.9%
Van Buren County	6,874	+11.3%
Lake County	6,249	−10.6%
Pickett County	5,219	+4.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026