Pickett County, Tennessee
3 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
- 5,079
- Median household income
- $49,030
- ±5,197
- Unemployed
- 6.8%
- 138 of 2,040 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.5%
- 1,701 of 2,167 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 Pickett | 5,079 (2021) | 1 Courthouse Sq, Byrdstown | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Byrdstown | 790 (2021) | Po Box 325, Byrdstown | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickett County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 105 S Main St, Byrdstown | — |
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
Pickett County
School district2 schools
141 Skyline DR, Byrdstown, TN, 38549
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
Fentress Farmers' Market (Jamestown)
Wayne County Farmers Market - Saturday (125 W. Columbia Avenue Monticello)
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.