# Daviess County, Indiana: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Washington Township, Washington and Barr Township Daviess County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Daviess County is home to Washington Township, Washington, Barr Township and Madison Township. Construction employs 1,766, up 22.1% since 2019, and construction is 2.5 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Next door, Dubois County has 200 MW of planned generation. Employers here counted 13,307 jobs in 2025, up 8.5% from 2019. 10 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. 2.5× the U.S. share of jobs in construction +8.5% total jobs since 2019, now 13,307 14 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Daviess County Daviess County is home to Washington Township, Washington, Barr Township and Madison Township. Washington Township16,948 residents Washington12,991 residents Barr Township5,404 residents Madison Township3,018 residents Van Buren Township2,785 residents Bogard Township1,588 residents Odon1,378 residents Veale Township1,140 residents Elmore Township1,086 residents Steele Township915 residents Montgomery782 residents Harrison Township705 residents Elnora627 residents Reeve Township620 residents Plainville485 residents Cannelburg174 residents Alfordsville66 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Raglesville. 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 Daviess County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Indiana | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 33,360 | 34,209 | ▲ 2.5% | 48th of 92 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 12,270 | 13,307 | ▲ 8.5% | 14th of 92 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $37,685 | $52,039 | ▲ 38.1% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,446 | 1,766 | ▲ 22.1% | 30th of 68 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.8% | 3.0% | ▲ 0.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 10 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 14 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC is the largest utility serving Daviess County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.75¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.63¢ median for Indiana utilities. Unemployment was 3.0% in August 2026, against 2.8% in 2019. 34,209 people live here, up 2.5% since 2020. ## Who powers Daviess County ### Utilities with service territory in Daviess County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 796,265 | 12.75¢ | 31% | | AES Indiana | Investor Owned | Bundled | 469,499 | 13.75¢ | 14% | | Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC | Cooperative | Bundled | 18,898 | 16.10¢ | 13% | | Daviess Martin County R E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 7,975 | 15.15¢ | 8% | | City of Washington - (IN) | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 14 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | IMPA Washington Solar Park 2 | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Solar | 10 MW | 2023 | | IMPA Washington Solar Park | Indiana Municipal Power Agency | Solar | 4 MW | 2016 | ## The Daviess County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 13,307 | $52,039 | 1.00 | | Construction | 1,766 | $64,761 | 2.50 | 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 Daviess County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Daviess County. Indiana has 40 local measures on record statewide. ## Daviess County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Daviess County, Pike 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Daviess County | 34,209 | ▲ 8.5% | 14 MW | — | — | — | | Dubois County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/dubois-county) | 44,016 | ▼ 3.7% | 2 MW | 200 MW | — | — | | Greene County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/greene-county) | 31,165 | ▲ 0.8% | 248 MW | — | — | — | | Knox County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/knox-county) | 35,652 | ▼ 3.0% | 1,463 MW | — | — | — | | Martin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/martin-county) | 9,856 | ▲ 4.9% | 22 MW | — | — | — | | Pike County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/pike-county) | 12,003 | ▼ 2.2% | 2,263 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Indiana [All Indiana countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana)[Dubois County44,016 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/dubois-county)[Knox County35,652 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/knox-county)[Greene County31,165 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/greene-county)[Pike County12,003 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/pike-county)[Martin County9,856 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/martin-county) ## Daviess County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Daviess County, Indiana? 5 utilities have service territory in Daviess County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, AES Indiana, Utilities Dist-Western IN REMC, Daviess Martin County R E M C. The largest, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, charged residential customers 12.75¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Washington Township, IN in? Washington Township is in Daviess County, Indiana. About 16,948 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Washington, IN in? Washington is in Daviess County, Indiana. About 12,991 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Daviess County? 2 operating plants with 14 MW of capacity. The largest is IMPA Washington Solar Park 2 (10 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Daviess County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Daviess County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Dubois County. ### Is Daviess County adding jobs? Employers counted 13,307 jobs in 2025 against 12,270 in 2019 (+8.5%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 1,446 to 1,766. ### Does Daviess County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Daviess County. Indiana has 40 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/daviess-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/).