# George County, Mississippi: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Lucedale No data center or power plant project is on record in George County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Unemployment was 3.8% in August 2026, against 7.8% in 2019. George County is home to Lucedale. Next door, Mobile County, Alabama, has 1 data center. Employers here counted 5,354 jobs in 2025, up 8.8% from 2019. 28 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly natural gas. +8.8% total jobs since 2019, now 5,354 28 MW of operating power plants, mostly natural gas 14.47¢ per kWh for Mississippi Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in George County George County is home to Lucedale. Lucedale3,232 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Agricola, Benndale. 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 George County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Mississippi | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 24,365 | 26,331 | ▲ 8.1% | 33rd of 82 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,919 | 5,354 | ▲ 8.8% | 12th of 82 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,627 | $46,055 | ▲ 37.0% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 7.8% | 3.8% | ▼ 4.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 28 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 28 MW of capacity, 100% of it natural gas. 26,331 people live here, up 8.1% since 2020. Mississippi Power Co is the largest utility serving George 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. ## Who powers George County ### Utilities with service territory in George 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% | | Singing River Elec Cooperative | Cooperative | Bundled | 72,343 | 13.46¢ | 24% | | Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Cooperative | Bundled | 52,077 | 14.25¢ | 18% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 28 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Benndale | Cooperative Energy | Natural gas | 28 MW | 2020 | ## The George County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 5,354 | $46,055 | 1.00 | 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 George County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in George County. Mississippi has 1 local measure on record statewide. ## George County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border George County, Mobile 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | George County | 26,331 | ▲ 8.8% | 28 MW | — | — | — | | Greene County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/greene-county) | 13,707 | ▲ 3.4% | — | — | — | — | | Jackson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/jackson-county) | 147,666 | ▲ 3.8% | 2,400 MW | — | — | — | | Mobile County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/mobile-county) AL | 411,658 | ▲ 1.9% | 4,003 MW | 8 MW | 1 | — | | Perry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/perry-county) | 11,577 | ▲ 0.3% | 50 MW | — | — | — | | Stone County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/stone-county) | 19,654 | ▲ 11.6% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Mississippi [All Mississippi countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi)[Jackson County147,666 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/jackson-county)[Stone County19,654 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/stone-county)[Greene County13,707 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/greene-county)[Perry County11,577 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/perry-county) ## George County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in George County, Mississippi? 3 utilities have service territory in George County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Mississippi Power Co, Singing River Elec Cooperative, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn. The largest, Mississippi Power Co, charged residential customers 14.47¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in George County? 1 operating plant with 28 MW of capacity. The largest is Benndale (28 MW, natural gas). ### Are there data centers in George County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in George County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Mobile County. ### Is George County adding jobs? Employers counted 5,354 jobs in 2025 against 4,919 in 2019 (+8.8%, BLS QCEW). ### Does George County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for George County. Mississippi has 1 local measure statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/george-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/).