# Greene County, Arkansas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Paragould, Marmaduke and Oak Grove Heights Greene County supplies the labor the power build-out runs on. Electrical contractors employ 235, up 161.1% since 2019 against up 29.6% statewide, at an average $80,885 a year. Construction employs 530, up 51.9% since 2019. Greene County is home to Paragould, Marmaduke and Oak Grove Heights. 2 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 35 MW of capacity, 95% of it natural gas. +161.1% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 235 35 MW of operating power plants, mostly natural gas -1.3% total jobs since 2019, now 15,401 ## Cities and towns in Greene County Greene County is home to Paragould, Marmaduke and Oak Grove Heights. Paragould31,135 residents Marmaduke1,254 residents Oak Grove Heights1,195 residents Lafe419 residents Delaplaine67 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Walcott. 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 Greene County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Arkansas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 45,855 | 47,411 | ▲ 3.4% | 14th of 75 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 15,607 | 15,401 | ▼ 1.3% | 37th of 75 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $38,669 | $49,301 | ▲ 27.5% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 349 | 530 | ▲ 51.9% | 5th of 35 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 90 | 235 | ▲ 161.1% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.4% | 3.9% | ▲ 0.5pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 2 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026, against 3.4% in 2019. Entergy Arkansas LLC is the largest utility serving Greene County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.97¢/kWh in 2024, above the 12.11¢ median for Arkansas utilities. Employers here counted 15,401 jobs in 2025, down 1.3% from 2019. 47,411 people live here, up 3.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Greene County ### Utilities with service territory in Greene County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Entergy Arkansas LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 608,362 | 12.97¢ | 25% | | Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 25,326 | 11.99¢ | 21% | | Paragould Municipal Utilities | Municipal | Bundled | 12,540 | 9.48¢ | 15% | | Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Cooperative | Bundled | 10,523 | 14.19¢ | 29% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 33 MW | 95% | | Solar | 2 MW | 4% | | Petroleum | 0 MW | 1% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Paragould Reciprocating | Paragould Municipal Utilities (AR) | Natural gas | 19 MW | 2001 | | Paragould Turbine | Paragould Municipal Utilities (AR) | Natural gas | 14 MW | 1990 | | Paragould Solar Farm | Paragould Municipal Utilities (AR) | Solar | 2 MW | 2021 | ## The Greene County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 15,401 | $49,301 | 1.00 | | Construction | 530 | $69,150 | 0.65 | | Electrical contractors | 235 | $80,885 | 2.12 | 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 Greene County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Greene County. Arkansas has 13 local measures on record statewide. ## Greene County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Greene County, Dunklin 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Greene County | 47,411 | ▼ 1.3% | 35 MW | — | — | — | | Clay County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/clay-county) | 14,052 | ▼ 3.8% | 8 MW | — | — | — | | Craighead County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/craighead-county) | 116,957 | ▲ 6.4% | 236 MW | — | — | — | | Dunklin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/missouri/dunklin-county) MO | 26,855 | ▲ 1.8% | 559 MW | — | — | — | | Lawrence County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/lawrence-county) | 16,273 | ▲ 5.6% | — | — | — | — | | Randolph County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/randolph-county) | 18,876 | ▲ 9.6% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Arkansas [All Arkansas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas)[Craighead County116,957 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/craighead-county)[Randolph County18,876 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/randolph-county)[Lawrence County16,273 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/lawrence-county)[Clay County14,052 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/clay-county) ## Greene County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Greene County, Arkansas? 4 utilities have service territory in Greene County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Entergy Arkansas LLC, Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Paragould Municipal Utilities, Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR). The largest, Entergy Arkansas LLC, charged residential customers 12.97¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Paragould, AR in? Paragould is in Greene County, Arkansas. About 31,135 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Greene County? 3 operating plants with 35 MW of capacity. The largest is Paragould Reciprocating (19 MW, natural gas). ### Are there data centers in Greene County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Greene County. ### Is Greene County adding jobs? Employers counted 15,401 jobs in 2025 against 15,607 in 2019 (-1.3%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 349 to 530. ### Does Greene County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Greene County. Arkansas has 13 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/arkansas/greene-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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