Every year thousands of people vacation at the many resorts situated along the lakes.

[1] Nobel Peace Prize winner Cordell Hull had been born in one of the parcels of land set aside to create the new county.

Hull would be honored for his role in organizing the World War II diplomatic alliance that became the United Nations.

The eastern part of the county, much of which is part of Pickett State Forest, lies atop the Cumberland Plateau, while the western, more populated half is located on the Highland Rim.

Streams in the far eastern section of the county are part of the watershed of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,001 people, 2,281 households, and 1,600 families residing in the county.

27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.