# Wicomico County, Maryland: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Salisbury, Fruitland and Delmar Local rules on data centers are on the record in Wicomico County. Wicomico County is home to Salisbury, Fruitland, Delmar and Pittsville. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “County moratorium on data centers through August 6, 2027”. 12 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 32 MW of capacity, 83% of it solar. Employers here counted 46,328 jobs in 2025, up 2.3% from 2019 (the 9th fastest growth of 24 Maryland counties). 32 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar +2.3% total jobs since 2019, now 46,328 20.22¢ per kWh for Delmarva Power residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Wicomico County Wicomico County is home to Salisbury, Fruitland, Delmar and Pittsville. Salisbury33,845 residents Fruitland6,007 residents Delmar4,896 residents Pittsville1,659 residents Hebron1,119 residents Willards1,018 residents Sharptown692 residents Mardela Springs346 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Allen, Bivalve, Jesterville, Nanticoke, Nanticoke Acres, Parsonsburg, Powellville, Quantico, Tyaskin, Waterview, Whitehaven. 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 Wicomico County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Maryland | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 103,577 | 106,899 | ▲ 3.2% | 14th of 24 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 45,282 | 46,328 | ▲ 2.3% | 9th of 24 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $44,632 | $58,772 | ▲ 31.7% | — | | Electric utility jobs (2019 → 2025) | 483 | 263 | ▼ 45.5% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.3% | 4.0% | ▼ 0.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 12 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Delmarva Power is the largest utility serving Wicomico 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 4.0% in August 2026, against 4.3% in 2019. 106,899 people live here, up 3.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Wicomico County ### Utilities with service territory in Wicomico 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 | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 26 MW | 83% | | Other technologies | 5 MW | 17% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Longview Solar | MN8 Energy LLC | Solar | 14 MW | 2016 | | Wicomico | Industrial Power Generating Company LLC | Other technologies | 5 MW | 2007 | | Chaberton Solar Greyrock | Pivot Energy | Solar | 2 MW | 2025 | | MD-CPG Salisbury Airport 2 | Salisbury Air Solar 2 LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2026 | | MD-ECA Salsibury | Salisbury Solar Initiative LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2026 | | Parker Place | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Solar | 2 MW | 2024 | ## The Wicomico County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 46,328 | $58,772 | 1.00 | | Electric utilities | 263 | $130,344 | 2.10 | | Data processing and hosting | 11 | $75,676 | 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 Wicomico County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | County moratorium on data centers through August 6, 2027 | In force | 2026-08 | ## Wicomico County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Wicomico County, Dorchester 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wicomico County | 106,899 | ▲ 2.3% | 32 MW | — | — | 1 | | Dorchester County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/dorchester-county) | 33,628 | ▲ 3.0% | 310 MW | — | — | 1 | | Somerset County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/somerset-county) | 24,973 | ▲ 4.7% | 142 MW | — | — | 1 | | Sussex County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/delaware/sussex-county) DE | 277,140 | ▲ 15.0% | 65 MW | 6 MW | — | — | | Worcester County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/worcester-county) | 54,459 | ▲ 4.9% | 24 MW | — | — | 1 | ## More of Maryland [All Maryland countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland)[Worcester County54,459 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/worcester-county)[Dorchester County33,628 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/dorchester-county)[Somerset County24,973 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/somerset-county) ## Wicomico County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Wicomico County, Maryland? 2 utilities have service territory in Wicomico 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 county is Salisbury, MD in? Salisbury is in Wicomico County, Maryland. About 33,845 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Wicomico County? 9 operating plants with 32 MW of capacity. The largest is Longview Solar (14 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Wicomico County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Wicomico County. ### Is Wicomico County adding jobs? Employers counted 46,328 jobs in 2025 against 45,282 in 2019 (+2.3%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Wicomico County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Wicomico County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/maryland/wicomico-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/).