# Thomas County, Georgia: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Thomasville and Boston Thomas County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Thomas County is home to Thomasville, Boston, most of Meigs (919 of its 956 residents) and Ochlocknee. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Thomas County data center moratorium”. Construction employs 570, up 16.1% since 2019. 1 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 20,901 jobs in 2025, up 5.1% from 2019. +5.1% total jobs since 2019, now 20,901 1 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 15.49¢ per kWh for Georgia Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Thomas County Thomas County is home to Thomasville, Boston, most of Meigs (919 of its 956 residents) and Ochlocknee. Thomasville18,667 residents Boston1,251 residents Meigs919 residents · 96% of the city Ochlocknee685 residents Coolidge558 residents Pavo370 residents · 62% of the city Barwick250 residents · 71% of the city - Pavo also extends into [Brooks County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/brooks-county). - Barwick also extends into [Brooks County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/brooks-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 Thomas County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Georgia | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 45,784 | 46,368 | ▲ 1.3% | 46th of 159 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 19,887 | 20,901 | ▲ 5.1% | 82nd of 159 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $43,865 | $55,935 | ▲ 27.5% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 491 | 570 | ▲ 16.1% | 68th of 97 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.4% | 3.4% | ● 0.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 1 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 1 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Georgia Power Co is the largest utility serving Thomas County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.49¢/kWh in 2024, above the 13.61¢ median for Georgia utilities. Unemployment was 3.4% in August 2026, against 3.4% in 2019. 46,368 people live here, up 1.3% since 2020. ## Who powers Thomas County ### Utilities with service territory in Thomas County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Georgia Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 2,452,488 | 15.49¢ | 39% | | Colquitt Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 65,743 | 13.20¢ | 6% | | Mitchell Electric Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 21,293 | 16.01¢ | 35% | | Grady Electric Membership Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 19,283 | 14.84¢ | 16% | | City of Thomasville - (GA) | Municipal | Bundled | 14,025 | 13.55¢ | 61% | 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 | 1 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Oil Dri 2 Solar | Westbound Solar LLC | Solar | 1 MW | 2019 | ## The Thomas County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 20,901 | $55,935 | 1.00 | | Construction | 570 | $58,987 | 0.51 | 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 Thomas County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Thomas County data center moratorium | In force | 2026-01 | ## Thomas County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Thomas County, Mitchell 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Thomas County | 46,368 | ▲ 5.1% | 1 MW | — | — | 1 | | Brooks County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/brooks-county) | 16,101 | ● 0.0% | 300 MW | — | — | — | | Colquitt County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/colquitt-county) | 47,438 | ▲ 6.2% | 21 MW | — | — | 1 | | Grady County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/grady-county) | 26,590 | ▼ 2.4% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | Jefferson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/jefferson-county) FL | 16,007 | ▲ 19.3% | — | 75 MW | — | — | | Leon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/florida/leon-county) FL | 299,048 | ▲ 8.0% | 754 MW | — | 2 | 1 | | Mitchell County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/mitchell-county) | 20,467 | ▼ 4.9% | 701 MW | 261 MW | — | — | ## More of Georgia [All Georgia countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia)[Colquitt County47,438 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/colquitt-county)[Grady County26,590 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/grady-county)[Mitchell County20,467 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/mitchell-county)[Brooks County16,101 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/brooks-county) ## Thomas County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Thomas County, Georgia? 5 utilities have service territory in Thomas County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Georgia Power Co, Colquitt Electric Membership Corp, Mitchell Electric Member Corp, Grady Electric Membership Corp. The largest, Georgia Power Co, charged residential customers 15.49¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Thomasville, GA in? Thomasville is in Thomas County, Georgia. About 18,667 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Thomas County? 1 operating plant with 1 MW of capacity. The largest is Oil Dri 2 Solar (1 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Thomas County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Thomas County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Mitchell County. ### Is Thomas County adding jobs? Employers counted 20,901 jobs in 2025 against 19,887 in 2019 (+5.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 491 to 570. ### Does Thomas County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Thomas County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/georgia/thomas-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. 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