# Coffee County, Alabama: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Enterprise, Elba and New Brockton Coffee County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Coffee County is home to most of Enterprise (30,568 of its 31,211 residents), Elba, New Brockton and Kinston. Construction employs 435, up 11.0% since 2019. Employers here counted 17,705 jobs in 2025, up 7.9% from 2019. Alabama Power Co is the largest utility serving Coffee County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.77¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.24¢ median for Alabama utilities. Unemployment was 3.3% in August 2026, against 2.9% in 2019. +7.9% total jobs since 2019, now 17,705 16.77¢ per kWh for Alabama Power Co residential customers, 2024 56,953 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Coffee County Coffee County is home to most of Enterprise (30,568 of its 31,211 residents), Elba, New Brockton and Kinston. Enterprise30,568 residents · 98% of the city Elba3,408 residents New Brockton1,512 residents Kinston606 residents - Enterprise also extends into [Dale County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/dale-county). Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Coffee County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Alabama | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 53,571 | 56,953 | ▲ 6.3% | 26th of 67 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 16,404 | 17,705 | ▲ 7.9% | 16th of 67 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $35,400 | $48,290 | ▲ 36.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 392 | 435 | ▲ 11.0% | 32nd of 41 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.9% | 3.3% | ▲ 0.4pts | — | 56,953 people live here, up 6.3% since 2020. ## Who powers Coffee County ### Utilities with service territory in Coffee County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Alabama Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,332,911 | 16.77¢ | 26% | | Covington Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 23,281 | 16.65¢ | 16% | | Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 22,401 | 15.45¢ | 20% | | South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 16,801 | 15.44¢ | 12% | | Pea River Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 14,922 | 16.77¢ | 30% | | City of Elba - (AL) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Coffee County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Coffee County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 17,705 | $48,290 | 1.00 | | Construction | 435 | $55,213 | 0.46 | | Data processing and hosting | 9 | $85,010 | 0.16 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Coffee County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Coffee County. Alabama has 18 local measures on record statewide. ## Coffee County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Coffee County, Covington County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Coffee County | 56,953 | ▲ 7.9% | — | — | — | — | | Covington County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/covington-county) | 37,947 | ▲ 1.8% | 742 MW | — | — | — | | Crenshaw County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/crenshaw-county) | 13,175 | ▼ 8.0% | — | — | — | — | | Dale County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/dale-county) | 49,912 | ▲ 4.6% | 11 MW | — | — | — | | Geneva County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/geneva-county) | 27,554 | ▲ 9.4% | — | — | — | — | | Pike County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/pike-county) | 33,688 | ▲ 8.0% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Alabama [All Alabama countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama)[Dale County49,912 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/dale-county)[Covington County37,947 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/covington-county)[Pike County33,688 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/pike-county)[Geneva County27,554 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/geneva-county)[Crenshaw County13,175 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/crenshaw-county) ## Coffee County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Coffee County, Alabama? 6 utilities have service territory in Coffee County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Alabama Power Co, Covington Electric Coop, Inc, Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc, South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc. The largest, Alabama Power Co, charged residential customers 16.77¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Enterprise, AL in? Most of Enterprise is in Coffee County: 30,568 of its 31,211 residents, or 98%. The rest of the city lies in Dale County. ### Are there data centers in Coffee County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Coffee County. ### Is Coffee County adding jobs? Employers counted 17,705 jobs in 2025 against 16,404 in 2019 (+7.9%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 392 to 435. ### Does Coffee County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Coffee County. Alabama has 18 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/coffee-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).