Queen Anne's County, Maryland: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy
Home to Centreville
Local rules on data centers are on the record in Queen Anne's County. Queen Anne's County is home to Centreville, Church Hill, Queenstown and Sudlersville. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “12-month moratorium on data center applications”. 147 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 16,289 jobs in 2025, up 4.1% from 2019 (the 7th fastest growth of 24 Maryland counties). Its power plants have 167 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar, the 10th largest fleet in Maryland.
Cities and towns in Queen Anne's County
Queen Anne's County is home to Centreville, Church Hill, Queenstown and Sudlersville.
Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Chester, Crumpton, Grasonville, Kent Narrows, Kingstown, Romancoke, Stevensville.
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 Queen Anne's County
1st = the most. Ranks cover counties with a value on record.
| Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2020 → 2025) | 50,039 | 54,448 | ▲ 8.8% | 18th of 24 by size |
| Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 15,647 | 16,289 | ▲ 4.1% | 7th of 24 by growth |
| Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $41,271 | $57,331 | ▲ 38.9% | — |
| Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.0% | 3.0% | ● 0.0pts | — |
| Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 147 MW | — | |
| Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | — |
Electrical contractors employ 148, at an average $72,469 a year. 54,448 people live here, up 8.8% since 2020. Delmarva Power is the largest utility serving Queen Anne's County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 20.22¢/kWh in 2024, above the 14.84¢ median for Maryland utilities. Unemployment was 3.0% in August 2026, against 3.0% in 2019.
Who powers Queen Anne's County
Net change in operating capacity since 2019: +147 MW. Colors follow the fuel legend above.
Utilities with service territory in Queen Anne's County
| Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Power | Investor Owned | Bundled | 186,368 | 20.22¢ | 17% |
| Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 50,697 | 16.46¢ | 23% |
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 9
| Technology | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 167 MW | 100% |
| Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Farm Solar | Urban Grid Solar | Solar | 64 MW | 2025 |
| Bluegrass Solar 2 | MN8 Energy LLC | Solar | 40 MW | 2022 |
| Bluegrass Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | Solar | 40 MW | 2022 |
| Wye Mills VNEM CSG | Tesla Inc. | Solar | 10 MW | 2016 |
| Church Hill | MN8 Energy LLC | Solar | 6 MW | 2016 |
| Chester Woods Point Solar, LLC CSG | Chester Woods Point Solar, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2019 |
The Queen Anne's County labor market
| Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | 16,289 | $57,331 | 1.00 |
| Electrical contractors | 148 | $72,469 | 1.26 |
| Data processing and hosting | 4 | $154,564 | 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 Queen Anne's County
Local measures 1
| Measure | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-month moratorium on data center applications | In force | 2026-06 |
Queen Anne's County and its neighbors
Of the 4 counties that border Queen Anne's County, Kent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Anne's County | 54,448 | ▲ 4.1% | 167 MW | — | — | 1 |
| Caroline County | 34,116 | ▼ 9.3% | 147 MW | — | — | 1 |
| Kent County DE | 194,786 | ▲ 4.6% | 663 MW | 61 MW | — | 1 |
| Kent County | 19,565 | ▼ 5.0% | 67 MW | — | — | — |
| Talbot County | 38,238 | ▼ 0.1% | 71 MW | — | — | 1 |
More of Maryland
Queen Anne's County, answered from the record
Who provides electricity in Queen Anne's County, Maryland?
2 utilities have service territory in Queen Anne's County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Delmarva Power, Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc. The largest, Delmarva Power, charged residential customers 20.22¢/kWh on average in 2024.
What power plants are in Queen Anne's County?
9 operating plants with 167 MW of capacity. The largest is Jones Farm Solar (64 MW, solar).
Are there data centers in Queen Anne's County?
The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Queen Anne's County.
Is Queen Anne's County adding jobs?
Employers counted 16,289 jobs in 2025 against 15,647 in 2019 (+4.1%, BLS QCEW).
Does Queen Anne's County have a data center moratorium?
The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Queen Anne's County, 1 in force.