# Taylor County, Florida: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Perry Local rules on data centers are on the record in Taylor County. Unemployment was 8.2% in August 2026, against 4.8% in 2019. Taylor County is home to Perry. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (0 in force); the latest is “Rejected local moratorium on data centers”. Employers here counted 5,450 jobs in 2025, down 15.1% from 2019. Construction employs 310, down 9.9% since 2019. -15.1% total jobs since 2019, now 5,450 73 MW of generating capacity retired since 2019 5 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Taylor County Taylor County is home to Perry. Perry7,330 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Steinhatchee. 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 Taylor County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Florida | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 21,756 | 21,210 | ▼ 2.5% | 54th of 67 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 6,417 | 5,450 | ▼ 15.1% | 67th of 67 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $40,749 | $49,322 | ▲ 21.0% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 344 | 310 | ▼ 9.9% | 55th of 59 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.8% | 8.2% | ▲ 3.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 73 MW | | — | 73 MW has retired here since 2019, including Buckeye Florida LP (other technologies, 73 MW, 2023). Its power plants have 5 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Electrical contractors employ 32, at an average $57,115 a year. Duke Energy Florida, LLC is the largest utility serving Taylor County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.63¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.54¢ median for Florida utilities. 21,210 people live here, down 2.5% since 2020. ## Who powers Taylor County ### Utilities with service territory in Taylor County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,793,067 | 16.63¢ | 38% | | Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL) | Cooperative | Bundled | 18,028 | 17.61¢ | 14% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Solar | 5 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Perry Solar Facility | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Solar | 5 MW | 2016 | ### Retired since 2019 | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | Buckeye Florida LP | Other technologies | 73 MW | 2023 | ## The Taylor County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 5,450 | $49,322 | 1.00 | | Construction | 310 | $62,507 | 1.07 | | Electrical contractors | 32 | $57,115 | 0.81 | 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 Taylor County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Rejected local moratorium on data centers | Failed / vetoed | 2026-07 | ## Taylor County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Taylor County, Madison 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Taylor County | 21,210 | ▼ 15.1% | 5 MW | — | — | 1 | | Dixie County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/dixie-county) | 18,038 | ▲ 10.1% | — | — | — | — | | Jefferson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/jefferson-county) | 16,007 | ▲ 19.3% | — | 75 MW | — | — | | Lafayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/lafayette-county) | 8,792 | ▲ 3.5% | — | — | — | — | | Madison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/madison-county) | 18,759 | ▲ 10.1% | 224 MW | 74 MW | — | 1 | ## More of Florida [All Florida countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida)[Madison County18,759 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/madison-county)[Dixie County18,038 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/dixie-county)[Jefferson County16,007 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/jefferson-county)[Lafayette County8,792 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/lafayette-county) ## Taylor County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Taylor County, Florida? 2 utilities have service territory in Taylor County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (FL). The largest, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, charged residential customers 16.63¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Taylor County? 1 operating plant with 5 MW of capacity. The largest is Perry Solar Facility (5 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Taylor County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Taylor County. ### Is Taylor County adding jobs? Employers counted 5,450 jobs in 2025 against 6,417 in 2019 (-15.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 344 to 310. ### Does Taylor County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Taylor County, 0 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/taylor-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/).