# Warren County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Bowling Green The data center boom is not abstract in Warren County: it is on the ground here. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Warren County. Warren County is home to Bowling Green, Smiths Grove and Plum Springs. Construction employs 3,672, up 30.6% since 2019. Electrical contractors employ 630, up 35.2% since 2019 against up 22.8% statewide, at an average $81,580 a year. Employers here counted 71,839 jobs in 2025, up 10.2% from 2019. 1 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map +35.2% electrical contractor jobs since 2019, now 630 +10.2% total jobs since 2019, now 71,839 ## Cities and towns in Warren County Warren County is home to Bowling Green, Smiths Grove and Plum Springs. Bowling Green78,505 residents Smiths Grove852 residents Plum Springs563 residents Woodburn340 residents Oakland193 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Plano. 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 Warren County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 135,039 | 149,375 | ▲ 10.6% | 4th of 120 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 65,178 | 71,839 | ▲ 10.2% | 29th of 120 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $43,379 | $56,665 | ▲ 30.6% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,811 | 3,672 | ▲ 30.6% | 22nd of 55 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 466 | 630 | ▲ 35.2% | — | | Data processing and hosting jobs (2019 → 2025) | 21 | 17 | ▼ 19.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.5% | 3.9% | ▲ 0.4pts | — | 149,375 people live here, up 10.6% since 2020, 4th of 120 Kentucky counties by population. Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp is the largest utility serving Warren County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.98¢/kWh in 2024, below the 13.21¢ median for Kentucky utilities. Unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026, against 3.5% in 2019. ## Who powers Warren County ### Utilities with service territory in Warren County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 60,701 | 11.98¢ | 20% | | City of Bowling Green - (KY) | Municipal | Bundled | 27,181 | 11.48¢ | 54% | | Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | Bundled | 24,889 | 13.08¢ | 16% | 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 Warren County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Warren County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 71,839 | $56,665 | 1.00 | | Construction | 3,672 | $74,278 | 0.96 | | Electrical contractors | 630 | $81,580 | 1.22 | | Data processing and hosting | 17 | $132,303 | 0.08 | 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 Warren County 1 data center in Warren County is on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Warren County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Warren County, Simpson 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Warren County | 149,375 | ▲ 10.2% | — | — | 1 | — | | Allen County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/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 | — | | Butler County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/butler-county) | 12,520 | ▲ 2.9% | — | — | — | 2 | | Edmonson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/edmonson-county) | 12,749 | ▲ 7.2% | — | — | — | 1 | | Logan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/logan-county) | 28,669 | ▼ 2.3% | 173 MW | — | 1 | 1 | | Simpson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/simpson-county) | 20,788 | ▲ 3.3% | 6 MW | 80 MW | 1 | — | ## More of Kentucky [All Kentucky countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky)[Barren County45,641 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/barren-county)[Logan County28,669 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/logan-county)[Allen County22,536 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/allen-county)[Simpson County20,788 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/simpson-county)[Edmonson County12,749 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/edmonson-county) ## Warren County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Warren County, Kentucky? 3 utilities have service territory in Warren County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, City of Bowling Green - (KY), Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY). The largest, Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp, charged residential customers 11.98¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Bowling Green, KY in? Bowling Green is in Warren County, Kentucky. About 78,505 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### Are there data centers in Warren County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 1 data center in Warren County. ### Is Warren County adding jobs? Employers counted 71,839 jobs in 2025 against 65,178 in 2019 (+10.2%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 2,811 to 3,672. ### Does Warren County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Warren County. Kentucky has 44 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/warren-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/).