# Allen County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Scottsville Allen County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Allen County is home to Scottsville. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Local moratorium on data centers through June 10, 2028”. Employers here counted 5,159 jobs in 2025, up 12.2% from 2019. Electrical contractors employ 29, up 20.8% since 2019 against up 22.8% statewide, at an average $59,425 a year. 22,536 people live here, up 9.5% since 2020. +12.2% total jobs since 2019, now 5,159 12.52¢ per kWh for Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) residential customers, 2024 22,536 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Allen County Allen County is home to Scottsville. Scottsville4,673 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 Allen County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 20,573 | 22,536 | ▲ 9.5% | 52nd of 120 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,600 | 5,159 | ▲ 12.2% | 18th of 120 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $37,422 | $49,385 | ▲ 32.0% | — | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 24 | 29 | ▲ 20.8% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.7% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.1pts | — | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) is the largest utility serving Allen County. Its residential customers paid an average 12.52¢/kWh in 2024, below the 13.21¢ median for Kentucky utilities. Unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, against 3.7% in 2019. ## Who powers Allen County ### Utilities with service territory in Allen County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) | Cooperative | Bundled | 20,529 | 12.52¢ | 49% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Allen County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Allen County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 5,159 | $49,385 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 29 | $59,425 | 0.78 | 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 Allen County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Local moratorium on data centers through June 10, 2028 | In force | 2026-06 | ## Allen County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Allen County, Sumner 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Allen County | 22,536 | ▲ 12.2% | — | — | — | 1 | | Barren County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/barren-county) | 45,641 | ▼ 3.8% | 1 MW | — | 1 | — | | Macon County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/macon-county) TN | 27,663 | ▲ 7.7% | — | — | — | — | | Monroe County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/monroe-county) | 11,191 | ▲ 2.2% | — | — | — | — | | Simpson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/simpson-county) | 20,788 | ▲ 3.3% | 6 MW | 80 MW | 1 | — | | Sumner County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/sumner-county) TN | 215,538 | ▲ 12.7% | 2,022 MW | — | 4 | — | | Warren County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/warren-county) | 149,375 | ▲ 10.2% | — | — | 1 | — | ## More of Kentucky [All Kentucky countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky)[Warren County149,375 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/warren-county)[Barren County45,641 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/barren-county)[Simpson County20,788 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/simpson-county)[Monroe County11,191 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/monroe-county) ## Allen County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Allen County, Kentucky? 1 utility has service territory in Allen County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN). The largest, Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), charged residential customers 12.52¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### Are there data centers in Allen County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Allen County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Sumner County. ### Is Allen County adding jobs? Employers counted 5,159 jobs in 2025 against 4,600 in 2019 (+12.2%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Allen County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Allen County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/allen-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/).