Jury Pool Profile
Pickett County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Byrdstown
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,219
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,079.
At a glance
Pickett County is a 5,219-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,519, $19,488 below the TN state median of $72,007; 18.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.4% of covered employment, average pay $46,713/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.25%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,079
- Median household income
- $49,030
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Pickett County has a population of 5,079, with a median age of 51.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.2%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,519; 18.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 22% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.25%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pickett County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.6% in 2024, 81.2% in 2020, 77.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 11.7% of the adult civilian population (491 individuals).