# Sherman County, Kansas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Goodland No data center or power plant project is on record in Sherman County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Sherman County is home to Goodland. Next door, Kit Carson County, Colorado, has 753 MW of planned generation. Unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, against 2.6% in 2019. Employers here counted 2,334 jobs in 2025, down 3.5% from 2019. Its power plants have 19 MW of capacity, 96% of it natural gas. -3.5% total jobs since 2019, now 2,334 19 MW of operating power plants, mostly natural gas 11.44¢ per kWh for Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Sherman County Sherman County is home to Goodland. Goodland4,366 residents Itasca Township284 residents Voltaire Township225 residents Stateline Township218 residents Logan Township198 residents Kanorado148 residents Grant Township68 residents Washington Township62 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Edson. 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 Sherman County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kansas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 5,907 | 5,763 | ▼ 2.4% | 58th of 105 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,419 | 2,334 | ▼ 3.5% | 74th of 105 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $35,422 | $45,095 | ▲ 27.3% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 43 | 58 | ▲ 34.9% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.6% | 3.8% | ▲ 1.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) is the largest utility serving Sherman County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.44¢/kWh in 2024, below the 13.97¢ median for Kansas utilities. 5,763 people live here, down 2.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Sherman County ### Utilities with service territory in Sherman County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Cooperative | Bundled | 29,832 | 11.44¢ | 25% | | Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 13,273 | 14.29¢ | 28% | | City of Goodland - (KS) | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 18 MW | 96% | | Petroleum | 1 MW | 4% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Goodland | City of Goodland - (KS) | Natural gas | 19 MW | 1939 | ## The Sherman County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,334 | $45,095 | 1.00 | | Construction | 58 | $51,044 | 0.47 | 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 Sherman County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Sherman County. Kansas has 24 local measures on record statewide. ## Sherman County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Sherman County, Kit Carson 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sherman County | 5,763 | ▼ 3.5% | 19 MW | — | — | — | | Cheyenne County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/cheyenne-county) | 2,604 | ▼ 1.6% | 9 MW | — | — | — | | Kit Carson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/kit-carson-county) CO | 7,069 | ▲ 6.4% | 1,436 MW | 753 MW | — | — | | Logan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/logan-county) | 2,661 | ▲ 3.0% | — | — | — | — | | Rawlins County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/rawlins-county) | 2,431 | ▲ 5.0% | — | — | — | — | | Thomas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/thomas-county) | 7,725 | ▼ 0.4% | 509 MW | — | — | — | | Wallace County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/wallace-county) | 1,441 | ▼ 1.5% | 3 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Kansas [All Kansas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas)[Thomas County7,725 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/thomas-county)[Logan County2,661 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/logan-county)[Cheyenne County2,604 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/cheyenne-county)[Rawlins County2,431 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/rawlins-county)[Wallace County1,441 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/wallace-county) ## Sherman County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Sherman County, Kansas? 3 utilities have service territory in Sherman County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc, City of Goodland - (KS). The largest, Midwest Energy Inc - (KS), charged residential customers 11.44¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Sherman County? 1 operating plant with 19 MW of capacity. The largest is Goodland (19 MW, natural gas). ### Are there data centers in Sherman County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Sherman County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Kit Carson County. ### Is Sherman County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,334 jobs in 2025 against 2,419 in 2019 (-3.5%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 43 to 58. ### Does Sherman County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Sherman County. Kansas has 24 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kansas/sherman-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/).