# Mason County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Maysville Mason County sits inside the data center build-out. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Mason County. Mason County is home to Maysville. Its power plants have 1,608 MW of capacity, 100% of it coal, the 6th largest fleet in Kentucky. Construction employs 439, up 5.8% since 2019. Employers here counted 7,872 jobs in 2025, down 6.0% from 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map 1,608 MW of operating power plants, mostly coal -6.0% total jobs since 2019, now 7,872 ## Cities and towns in Mason County Mason County is home to Maysville. Maysville8,688 residents Dover220 residents Sardis57 residents · 93% of the city Germantown52 residents · 36% of the city Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Mays Lick. 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 Mason County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 17,135 | 16,936 | ▼ 1.2% | 68th of 120 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 8,373 | 7,872 | ▼ 6.0% | 109th of 120 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $42,281 | $51,901 | ▲ 22.8% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 415 | 439 | ▲ 5.8% | 43rd of 55 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 5.2% | 5.2% | ● 0.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Kentucky Utilities Co is the largest utility serving Mason County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.85¢/kWh in 2024, below the 13.21¢ median for Kentucky utilities. Unemployment was 5.2% in August 2026, against 5.2% in 2019. 16,936 people live here, down 1.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Mason County ### Utilities with service territory in Mason County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Kentucky Utilities Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 450,673 | 11.85¢ | 32% | | Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 23,666 | 13.05¢ | 14% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Coal | 1,608 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | H L Spurlock | East Kentucky Power Coop, Inc | Coal | 1,608 MW | 1977 | ## The Mason County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 7,872 | $51,901 | 1.00 | | Construction | 439 | $80,265 | 1.05 | 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 Mason County 1 data center in Mason County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Mason County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Mason County, Fleming 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mason County | 16,936 | ▼ 6.0% | 1,608 MW | — | 1 | — | | Adams County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/adams-county) OH | 27,865 | ▲ 17.4% | — | — | — | 2 | | Bracken County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/bracken-county) | 8,511 | ▲ 27.7% | 105 MW | — | — | — | | Brown County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/brown-county) OH | 44,397 | ▲ 2.3% | 205 MW | — | — | — | | Fleming County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/fleming-county) | 15,787 | ▲ 2.3% | — | 188 MW | — | — | | Lewis County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/lewis-county) | 12,901 | ▲ 1.2% | — | — | — | — | | Robertson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/robertson-county) | 2,325 | ▲ 6.0% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Kentucky [All Kentucky countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky)[Fleming County15,787 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/fleming-county)[Lewis County12,901 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/lewis-county)[Bracken County8,511 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/bracken-county)[Robertson County2,325 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/robertson-county) ## Mason County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Mason County, Kentucky? 2 utilities have service territory in Mason County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Kentucky Utilities Co, Fleming-Mason Energy Coop Inc. The largest, Kentucky Utilities Co, charged residential customers 11.85¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Mason County? 1 operating plant with 1,608 MW of capacity. The largest is H L Spurlock (1,608 MW, coal). ### Are there data centers in Mason County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Mason County. ### Is Mason County adding jobs? Employers counted 7,872 jobs in 2025 against 8,373 in 2019 (-6.0%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 415 to 439. ### Does Mason County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Mason County. Kentucky has 44 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/mason-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/).