# Scott County, Iowa: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Davenport, Bettendorf and Eldridge Scott County is one of the places the data center build-out is physically happening. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 3 data centers in Scott County, 4% of Iowa's total. Scott County is home to Davenport, Bettendorf, Eldridge and Le Claire. Electrical contractors employ 1,782, up 42.7% since 2019 against up 25.6% statewide, at an average $105,367 a year. Construction employs 6,403, up 11.9% since 2019, and construction is 1.3 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Unemployment was 4.5% in August 2026, against 3.2% in 2019. 3 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map, 4% of Iowa's +42.7% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 1,782 136 MW of generating capacity retired since 2019 ## Cities and towns in Scott County Scott County is home to Davenport, Bettendorf, Eldridge and Le Claire. Davenport100,358 residents Bettendorf40,710 residents Eldridge6,954 residents Le Claire4,741 residents Blue Grass1,603 residents · 94% of the city Walcott1,530 residents Buffalo1,146 residents Princeton909 residents Long Grove844 residents Riverdale381 residents Donahue335 residents McCausland310 residents Dixon204 residents Maysville156 residents Panorama Park144 residents New Liberty134 residents Durant87 residents · 5% of the city - Blue Grass also extends into [Muscatine County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/muscatine-county). - Durant also extends into [Cedar County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/cedar-county), [Muscatine County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/muscatine-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Argo, Big Rock, Park View, Plainview. 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 Scott County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Iowa | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 174,599 | 175,259 | ▲ 0.4% | 3rd of 99 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 91,102 | 92,986 | ▲ 2.1% | 24th of 99 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $47,088 | $62,669 | ▲ 33.1% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5,724 | 6,403 | ▲ 11.9% | 28th of 81 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,249 | 1,782 | ▲ 42.7% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.2% | 4.5% | ▲ 1.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 136 MW | | — | 136 MW has retired here since 2019, including Riverside (natural gas, 136 MW, 2021). Its power plants have 3 MW of capacity, 100% of it other technologies. Employers here counted 92,986 jobs in 2025, up 2.1% from 2019. MidAmerican Energy Co is the largest utility serving Scott County, one of 7 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.01¢/kWh in 2024, below the 13.77¢ median for Iowa utilities. 175,259 people live here, up 0.4% since 2020, 3rd of 99 Iowa counties by population. ## Who powers Scott County ### Utilities with service territory in Scott County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | MidAmerican Energy Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 632,436 | 11.01¢ | 18% | | Interstate Power and Light Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 417,153 | 17.90¢ | 29% | | Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 20,749 | 13.56¢ | 14% | | City of Durant - (IA) | — | — | — | — | — | | Eldridge City Utilities | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Long Grove - (IA) | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Buffalo - (IA) | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | |---|---|---| | Other technologies | 3 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant | Davenport, City of - (IA) | Other technologies | 2 MW | 1995 | | AgriReNew | AgriReNew | Other technologies | 1 MW | 2013 | ### Retired since 2019 | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | Riverside | Natural gas | 136 MW | 2021 | ## The Scott County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 92,986 | $62,669 | 1.00 | | Construction | 6,403 | $86,511 | 1.30 | | Electrical contractors | 1,782 | $105,367 | 2.66 | 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 Scott County 3 data centers in Scott County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Scott County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Scott County, Clinton 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Scott County | 175,259 | ▲ 2.1% | 3 MW | — | 3 | — | | Cedar County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/cedar-county) | 18,359 | ▼ 3.2% | 14 MW | — | — | — | | Clinton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/clinton-county) | 46,002 | ▼ 6.9% | 181 MW | 600 MW | — | — | | Muscatine County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/muscatine-county) | 41,853 | ▼ 9.0% | 300 MW | 59 MW | 1 | — | | Rock Island County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/illinois/rock-island-county) IL | 141,869 | ▼ 6.2% | 2,705 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Iowa [All Iowa countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa)[Clinton County46,002 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/clinton-county)[Muscatine County41,853 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/muscatine-county)[Cedar County18,359 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/cedar-county) ## Scott County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Scott County, Iowa? 7 utilities have service territory in Scott County in the EIA-861 2024 report: MidAmerican Energy Co, Interstate Power and Light Co, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, City of Durant - (IA). The largest, MidAmerican Energy Co, charged residential customers 11.01¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Davenport, IA in? Davenport is in Scott County, Iowa. About 100,358 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Bettendorf, IA in? Bettendorf is in Scott County, Iowa. About 40,710 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Scott County? 2 operating plants with 3 MW of capacity. The largest is Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant (2 MW, other technologies). ### Are there data centers in Scott County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 3 data centers in Scott County. ### Is Scott County adding jobs? Employers counted 92,986 jobs in 2025 against 91,102 in 2019 (+2.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 5,724 to 6,403. ### Does Scott County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Scott County. Iowa has 31 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/iowa/scott-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/).