# Lawrence County, Illinois: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville and Christy Township Local rules on data centers are on the record in Lawrence County. Lawrence County is home to Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, Christy Township and Bridgeport Township. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Two-year moratorium on data centers”. Employers here counted 4,008 jobs in 2025, down 11.7% from 2019. 9 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, against 4.9% in 2019. -11.7% total jobs since 2019, now 4,008 9 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 15.26¢ per kWh for Ameren Illinois Company residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Lawrence County Lawrence County is home to Lawrence Township, Lawrenceville, Christy Township and Bridgeport Township. Lawrence Township6,190 residents Lawrenceville4,356 residents Christy Township2,128 residents Bridgeport Township2,126 residents Sumner1,656 residents Bridgeport1,652 residents Denison Township1,246 residents Petty Township573 residents Bond Township535 residents St. Francisville522 residents Lukin Township379 residents Russell Township360 residents Allison Township253 residents Russellville91 residents 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 Lawrence County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Illinois | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 15,277 | 13,790 | ▼ 9.7% | 74th of 102 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,538 | 4,008 | ▼ 11.7% | 94th of 102 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $42,731 | $54,801 | ▲ 28.2% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.9% | 4.1% | ▼ 0.8pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 9 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 9 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. 13,790 people live here, down 9.7% since 2020. Ameren Illinois Company is the largest utility serving Lawrence County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.26¢/kWh in 2024. ## Who powers Lawrence County ### Utilities with service territory in Lawrence County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ameren Illinois Company | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,060,894 | 15.26¢ | 28% | | Norris Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 18,074 | 15.08¢ | 26% | 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 | 9 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Toyota Boshoku | Onyx Asset Services Group | Solar | 5 MW | 2025 | | SV CSG Aldridge A, LLC | SREOG IL Partnership 4, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2023 | | SV CSG Aldridge B, LLC | SREOG IL Partnership 4, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2023 | ## The Lawrence County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 4,008 | $54,801 | 1.00 | 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 Lawrence County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Two-year moratorium on data centers | In force | 2026-09 | ## Lawrence County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Lawrence County, Knox 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Lawrence County | 13,790 | ▼ 11.7% | 9 MW | — | — | 1 | | Crawford County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/crawford-county) | 18,648 | ▲ 8.2% | 7 MW | — | — | — | | Knox County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/knox-county) IN | 35,652 | ▼ 3.0% | 1,463 MW | — | — | — | | Richland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/richland-county) | 15,219 | ▼ 1.7% | 2 MW | 5 MW | — | — | | Wabash County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/wabash-county) | 10,907 | ▼ 1.4% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Illinois [All Illinois countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois)[Crawford County18,648 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/crawford-county)[Richland County15,219 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/richland-county)[Wabash County10,907 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/wabash-county) ## Lawrence County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Lawrence County, Illinois? 2 utilities have service territory in Lawrence County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ameren Illinois Company, Norris Electric Coop. The largest, Ameren Illinois Company, charged residential customers 15.26¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Lawrence County? 3 operating plants with 9 MW of capacity. The largest is Toyota Boshoku (5 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Lawrence County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Lawrence County. ### Is Lawrence County adding jobs? Employers counted 4,008 jobs in 2025 against 4,538 in 2019 (-11.7%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Lawrence County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Lawrence County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/lawrence-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/).