# Clarke County, Mississippi: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Quitman No data center or power plant project is on record in Clarke County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Clarke County is home to Quitman and Stonewall. Unemployment was 3.4% in August 2026, against 5.8% in 2019. Construction employs 112, down 26.8% since 2019. Next door, Lauderdale County has 1 data center. 78 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. -3.9% total jobs since 2019, now 2,828 78 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 14.47¢ per kWh for Mississippi Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Clarke County Clarke County is home to Quitman and Stonewall. Quitman1,925 residents Stonewall833 residents Enterprise475 residents Shubuta395 residents Pachuta195 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): De Soto. 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 Clarke County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Mississippi | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 15,545 | 15,102 | ▼ 2.8% | 56th of 82 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,943 | 2,828 | ▼ 3.9% | 54th of 82 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,200 | $43,971 | ▲ 32.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 153 | 112 | ▼ 26.8% | 42nd of 45 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 5.8% | 3.4% | ▼ 2.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 78 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 2,828 jobs in 2025, down 3.9% from 2019. Its power plants have 78 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Mississippi Power Co is the largest utility serving Clarke County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 14.47¢/kWh in 2024, above the 12.78¢ median for Mississippi utilities. 15,102 people live here, down 2.8% since 2020. ## Who powers Clarke County ### Utilities with service territory in Clarke County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mississippi Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 157,437 | 14.47¢ | 30% | | Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Cooperative | Bundled | 37,803 | 13.44¢ | 24% | | East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,885 | 14.26¢ | 42% | 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 | 78 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Cane Creek | Cane Creek Solar, LLC | Solar | 78 MW | 2024 | ## The Clarke County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,828 | $43,971 | 1.00 | | Construction | 112 | $94,377 | 0.75 | 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 Clarke County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Clarke County. Mississippi has 1 local measure on record statewide. ## Clarke County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Clarke County, Jasper 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Clarke County | 15,102 | ▼ 3.9% | 78 MW | — | — | — | | Choctaw County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/choctaw-county) AL | 11,904 | ▼ 7.9% | 88 MW | — | — | — | | Jasper County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/jasper-county) | 15,785 | ▼ 4.3% | — | 150 MW | — | — | | Lauderdale County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/lauderdale-county) | 70,317 | ▼ 6.3% | 108 MW | — | 1 | — | | Newton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/newton-county) | 20,960 | ▼ 10.4% | — | — | — | — | | Wayne County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/wayne-county) | 19,807 | ▼ 2.1% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Mississippi [All Mississippi countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi)[Lauderdale County70,317 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/lauderdale-county)[Newton County20,960 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/newton-county)[Wayne County19,807 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/wayne-county)[Jasper County15,785 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/jasper-county) ## Clarke County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Clarke County, Mississippi? 3 utilities have service territory in Clarke County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Mississippi Power Co, Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn. The largest, Mississippi Power Co, charged residential customers 14.47¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Clarke County? 1 operating plant with 78 MW of capacity. The largest is Cane Creek (78 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Clarke County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Clarke County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Lauderdale County. ### Is Clarke County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,828 jobs in 2025 against 2,943 in 2019 (-3.9%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 153 to 112. ### Does Clarke County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Clarke County. Mississippi has 1 local measure statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/clarke-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/).