Pickens County, Georgia
8 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 34,951
- Median household income
- $78,930
- ±5,507
- Unemployed
- 3.0%
- 513 of 17,000 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.1%
- 12,369 of 13,430 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Pickens | 34,024 (2021) | 1266 E Church St, Jasper | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 164 Landrum Cir, Jasper | — |
| Gilmer & Pickens Co Joint Dev Auth | Other multi-function districts | 1266 E Church St, Jasper | — |
| Coosawattee Regional Water & Sewerage Auth | Sewerage and water supply | 1266 E Church St, Jasper | — |
| Pickens County Water Authority | Water supply utility | 1266 E Church St, Jasper | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Pickens County
School district6 schools
100 D. B. Carroll St., Jasper, GA, 30143
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Southern Girls Market (631 Hwy 293 Emerson) · Cartersville Farmers Market (Cartersville) · City of Emerson Farmer's Market (Emerson)
Cherokee Market Farm Fresh Produce & Antiques () · Downtown Canton Farmers Market (151 Elizabeth Street Canton) · Cherokee Fresh Market (362 Stringer Road Canton) · and 4 more
Dawson County Farmers Market (298 Academy Avenue Dawsonville) · Amicalola Regional Farmers Market (Dawsonville)
River Street Farmers Market (518 River Street Ellijay) · Ellijay Farmers Market (Ellijay) · Gilmer County Farmers Market (Ellijay)
Creation Health Farmers' Market (Calhoun)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.