Pickett County, Tennessee

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Pickett County is a county located in Tennessee, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Pickett County had an official population of 4945 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 4801, making it the least populous county in Tennessee. The county spans an area of 174.58 square miles (452.16 kmē), of which, 162.92 square miles (421.96 kmē) of it is land and 11.66 square miles (30.2 kmē) of it is water, giving it the third smallest by total area among Tennessee's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4945 residents, 2091 households, and 1461 families in the county. The population density was 30.4 people per square mile (11.74/kmē), it is the fifth least populated county in terms of population density. There were 2956 housing units at an average density of 18.1 per square mile (6.99/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.33 persons, and the average family size was 2.83 persons. In the county Age distribution was 21.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 4801, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 99.08% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.17% American Indian, 0.06% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.44% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24673, it is the eighth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $31355, it is the 12th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $14681, making it the 26th poorest county by per capita income among the Tennessee.

In 2000, 1021 pupils and students, of which 495 are male and 526 are female, 20.65% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 34 nursery or pri school, 59 kindergarten, 505 elementary school, 261 high school and 162 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Byrdstown Town	Pickett County	1.54	1.54	0	903	587.5	14462	19375

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4945
April 2000 Estimate	4945
July 2000 Estimate	4930
July 2001 Estimate	4962
July 2002 Estimate	5020
July 2003 Estimate	4917
July 2004 Estimate	4839
July 2005 Estimate	4813
July 2006 Estimate	4780
July 2007 Estimate	4767
July 2008 Estimate	4801

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	12	22	34
Kindergarten	31	28	59
Elementary school	244	261	505
High school	151	110	261
College or graduate school	57	105	162

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Pickett County, Tennessee	$24673	$31355	$14681
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587