Trigg County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy
Home to Cadiz
Trigg County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Trigg County is home to Cadiz. Construction employs 153, up 39.1% since 2019. Next door, Stewart County, Tennessee, has 1,556 MW of planned generation. Employers here counted 2,955 jobs in 2025, down 4.0% from 2019. Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop is the largest utility serving Trigg County. Its residential customers paid an average 13.16¢/kWh in 2024.
Cities and towns in Trigg County
Trigg County is home to Cadiz.
Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Cerulean.
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 Trigg County
1st = the most. Ranks cover counties with a value on record.
| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2020 → 2025) | 14,077 | 14,512 | ▲ 3.1% | 76th of 120 by size |
| Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 3,077 | 2,955 | ▼ 4.0% | 100th of 120 by growth |
| Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,383 | $41,639 | ▲ 24.7% | — |
| Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 110 | 153 | ▲ 39.1% | 16th of 55 by growth |
| Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.5% | 4.5% | ● 0.0pts | — |
14,512 people live here, up 3.1% since 2020. Unemployment was 4.5% in August 2026, against 4.5% in 2019.
Who powers Trigg County
Utilities with service territory in Trigg County
| Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 40,645 | 13.16¢ | 26% |
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 Trigg County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere.
The Trigg County labor market
| Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 2,955 | $41,639 | 1.00 |
| Construction | 153 | $43,960 | 0.98 |
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 Trigg County
No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Trigg County. Kentucky has 44 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: Lyon County.
Trigg County and its neighbors
Of the 6 counties that border Trigg County, Stewart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigg County | 14,512 | ▼ 4.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Caldwell County | 12,609 | ▲ 12.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Calloway County | 39,421 | ▼ 4.2% | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christian County | 70,115 | ▲ 0.8% | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lyon County | 9,123 | ▲ 0.8% | 216 MW | — | — | 1 |
| Marshall County | 31,659 | ▲ 1.9% | 933 MW | — | 4 | — |
| Stewart County TN | 14,439 | ▼ 0.5% | 2,600 MW | 1,556 MW | — | — |
More of Kentucky
Trigg County, answered from the record
Who provides electricity in Trigg County, Kentucky?
1 utility has service territory in Trigg County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop. The largest, Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, charged residential customers 13.16¢/kWh on average in 2024.
Are there data centers in Trigg County?
The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Trigg County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Stewart County.
Is Trigg County adding jobs?
Employers counted 2,955 jobs in 2025 against 3,077 in 2019 (-4.0%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 110 to 153.
Does Trigg County have a data center moratorium?
No county-level measure is on record for Trigg County. Kentucky has 44 local measures statewide, listed on the state page.