# Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Tuscaloosa, Northport and Lake View Tuscaloosa County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Tuscaloosa County, 3% of Alabama's total. Tuscaloosa County is home to Tuscaloosa, Northport, most of Lake View (3,627 of its 3,969 residents) and Brookwood. 1 project is on the Delay Watchlist, including Delta Forge 2 (210 MW). Electrical contractors employ 715, up 29.5% since 2019 against up 28.7% statewide, at an average $64,774 a year. Construction employs 5,031, up 11.0% since 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map, 3% of Alabama's +29.5% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 715 101 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro ## Cities and towns in Tuscaloosa County Tuscaloosa County is home to Tuscaloosa, Northport, most of Lake View (3,627 of its 3,969 residents) and Brookwood. Tuscaloosa114,316 residents Northport31,648 residents Lake View3,627 residents · 91% of the city Brookwood2,467 residents Vance2,242 residents · 96% of the city Coaling2,003 residents Moundville1,501 residents · 41% of the city Coker883 residents Woodstock139 residents · 8% of the city - Lake View also extends into [Jefferson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/jefferson-county). - Moundville also extends into [Hale County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/hale-county). - Woodstock also extends into [Bibb County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/bibb-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Cottondale, Holt. 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 Tuscaloosa County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Alabama | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 232,604 | 241,368 | ▲ 3.8% | 5th of 67 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 97,250 | 98,620 | ▲ 1.4% | 35th of 67 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $46,898 | $61,659 | ▲ 31.5% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,532 | 5,031 | ▲ 11.0% | 31st of 41 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 552 | 715 | ▲ 29.5% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.9% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, against 2.9% in 2019. Its power plants have 101 MW of capacity, 100% of it hydro. Alabama Power Co is the largest utility serving Tuscaloosa County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.77¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.24¢ median for Alabama utilities. Employers here counted 98,620 jobs in 2025, up 1.4% from 2019. 241,368 people live here, up 3.8% since 2020, 5th of 67 Alabama counties by population. ## Who powers Tuscaloosa County ### Utilities with service territory in Tuscaloosa 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% | | Black Warrior Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 20,053 | 13.24¢ | 27% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 101 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Bankhead Dam | Alabama Power Co | Hydro | 54 MW | 1963 | | Holt Dam | Alabama Power Co | Hydro | 47 MW | 1968 | ## The Tuscaloosa County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 98,620 | $61,659 | 1.00 | | Construction | 5,031 | $69,568 | 0.96 | | Electrical contractors | 715 | $64,774 | 1.01 | | Data processing and hosting | 92 | $88,104 | 0.30 | 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 Tuscaloosa County 1 data center in Tuscaloosa County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map: [see them by city and operator](https://savrn.com/data-center-map/alabama#p-tuscaloosa). ### Delay Watchlist | Project | Status | Cause | MW | |---|---|---|---| | Delta Forge 2 | approved amid opposition | | 210 MW | ## Tuscaloosa County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Tuscaloosa County, Jefferson 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Tuscaloosa County | 241,368 | ▲ 1.4% | 101 MW | — | 1 | — | | Bibb County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/bibb-county) | 22,262 | ▲ 6.8% | — | — | — | — | | Fayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/fayette-county) | 15,872 | ▼ 1.4% | — | 10 MW | — | — | | Greene County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/greene-county) | 7,067 | ▼ 1.5% | 1,288 MW | — | — | — | | Hale County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/hale-county) | 15,194 | ▼ 0.4% | — | — | — | — | | Jefferson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/jefferson-county) | 665,742 | ▲ 4.1% | 2,826 MW | — | 8 | — | | Pickens County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/pickens-county) | 18,221 | ▼ 1.7% | — | — | — | — | | Walker County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/walker-county) | 65,140 | ▲ 2.4% | 181 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Alabama [All Alabama countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama)[Jefferson County665,742 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/jefferson-county)[Walker County65,140 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/walker-county)[Bibb County22,262 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/bibb-county)[Pickens County18,221 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/pickens-county)[Fayette County15,872 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/fayette-county) ## Tuscaloosa County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama? 2 utilities have service territory in Tuscaloosa County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Alabama Power Co, Black Warrior Elec Member Corp. The largest, Alabama Power Co, charged residential customers 16.77¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Tuscaloosa, AL in? Tuscaloosa is in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. About 114,316 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Northport, AL in? Northport is in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. About 31,648 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Tuscaloosa County? 2 operating plants with 101 MW of capacity. The largest is Bankhead Dam (54 MW, hydro). ### Are there data centers in Tuscaloosa County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Tuscaloosa County. ### Is Tuscaloosa County adding jobs? Employers counted 98,620 jobs in 2025 against 97,250 in 2019 (+1.4%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 4,532 to 5,031. ### Does Tuscaloosa County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Tuscaloosa County. Alabama has 18 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/tuscaloosa-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/).