# Dearborn County, Indiana: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Lawrenceburg Township, Miller Township and Lawrenceburg Local rules on data centers are on the record in Dearborn County. Electrical contractors employ 80, up 128.6% since 2019 against up 34.8% statewide, at an average $58,780 a year. Dearborn County is home to Lawrenceburg Township, Miller Township, Lawrenceburg and Center Township. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Local moratorium on data centers through February 25, 2027”. Its power plants have 1,232 MW of capacity, 100% of it natural gas. Employers here counted 14,998 jobs in 2025, up 4.7% from 2019. 1,232 MW of operating power plants, mostly natural gas +4.7% total jobs since 2019, now 14,998 12.75¢ per kWh for Duke Energy Indiana, LLC residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Dearborn County Dearborn County is home to Lawrenceburg Township, Miller Township, Lawrenceburg and Center Township. Lawrenceburg Township11,398 residents Miller Township10,161 residents Lawrenceburg5,243 residents Center Township5,135 residents Greendale4,598 residents Logan Township3,943 residents Aurora3,533 residents Harrison Township3,447 residents Manchester Township3,345 residents Sparta Township2,959 residents Clay Township2,881 residents Kelso Township2,521 residents Jackson Township1,760 residents Washington Township1,490 residents Dillsboro1,375 residents Hogan Township1,152 residents York Township1,144 residents Moores Hill694 residents St. Leon672 residents West Harrison334 residents Caesar Creek Township273 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Bright, Hidden Valley. 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 Dearborn County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Indiana | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 50,754 | 51,609 | ▲ 1.7% | 28th of 92 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 14,327 | 14,998 | ▲ 4.7% | 24th of 92 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $38,948 | $53,711 | ▲ 37.9% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 35 | 80 | ▲ 128.6% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.5% | 3.3% | ▼ 0.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC is the largest utility serving Dearborn County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.75¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.63¢ median for Indiana utilities. Unemployment was 3.3% in August 2026, against 3.5% in 2019. 51,609 people live here, up 1.7% since 2020. ## Who powers Dearborn County ### Utilities with service territory in Dearborn 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% | | Southeastern Indiana R E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 26,172 | 15.22¢ | 14% | | Whitewater Valley Rural EMC | Cooperative | Bundled | 11,998 | 15.83¢ | 15% | | City of Greendale | — | — | — | — | — | | Lawrenceburg Municipal Utils | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Rising Sun - (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 | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 1,232 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Lawrenceburg Power, LLC | Lawrenceburg Power, LLC | Natural gas | 1,232 MW | 2004 | ## The Dearborn County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 14,998 | $53,711 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 80 | $58,780 | 0.74 | 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 Dearborn County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Local moratorium on data centers through February 25, 2027 | In force | 2026-02 | ## Dearborn County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Dearborn County, Hamilton 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Dearborn County | 51,609 | ▲ 4.7% | 1,232 MW | — | — | 1 | | Boone County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/boone-county) KY | 145,316 | ▲ 10.6% | 780 MW | — | 3 | 1 | | Butler County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/butler-county) OH | 400,128 | ▲ 3.6% | 2,084 MW | 10 MW | 2 | 1 | | Franklin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/franklin-county) | 23,286 | ▲ 2.1% | — | — | — | 1 | | Hamilton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/hamilton-county) OH | 838,418 | ▼ 1.2% | 1,238 MW | — | 13 | — | | Ohio County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ohio-county) | 5,994 | ▼ 14.5% | — | — | — | — | | Ripley County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ripley-county) | 29,434 | ▼ 13.0% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Indiana [All Indiana countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana)[Ripley County29,434 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ripley-county)[Franklin County23,286 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/franklin-county)[Ohio County5,994 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ohio-county) ## Dearborn County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Dearborn County, Indiana? 6 utilities have service territory in Dearborn County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Southeastern Indiana R E M C, Whitewater Valley Rural EMC, City of Greendale. The largest, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, charged residential customers 12.75¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Lawrenceburg Township, IN in? Lawrenceburg Township is in Dearborn County, Indiana. About 11,398 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Miller Township, IN in? Miller Township is in Dearborn County, Indiana. About 10,161 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Dearborn County? 1 operating plant with 1,232 MW of capacity. The largest is Lawrenceburg Power, LLC (1,232 MW, natural gas). ### Are there data centers in Dearborn County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Dearborn County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Hamilton County. ### Is Dearborn County adding jobs? Employers counted 14,998 jobs in 2025 against 14,327 in 2019 (+4.7%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Dearborn County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Dearborn County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/dearborn-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/).