# Quitman County, Mississippi: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Marks and Lambert No data center or power plant project is on record in Quitman 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 8.6% in 2019. Quitman County is home to Marks and Lambert. 5,364 people live here, down 12.9% since 2020. Entergy Mississippi LLC is the largest utility serving Quitman County, one of 2 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 13.21¢/kWh in 2024, above the 12.78¢ median for Mississippi utilities. Employers here counted 977 jobs in 2025, down 0.5% from 2019. 13.21¢ per kWh for Entergy Mississippi LLC residential customers, 2024 -0.5% total jobs since 2019, now 977 5,364 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Quitman County Quitman County is home to Marks and Lambert. Marks1,198 residents Lambert1,095 residents Sledge323 residents Crowder282 residents · 54% of the city Crenshaw115 residents · 19% of the city Falcon114 residents - Crowder also extends into [Panola County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/panola-county). - Crenshaw also extends into [Panola County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/panola-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Darling. 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 Quitman County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Mississippi | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 6,157 | 5,364 | ▼ 12.9% | 80th of 82 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 982 | 977 | ▼ 0.5% | 42nd of 82 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $32,272 | $37,019 | ▲ 14.7% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 8.6% | 3.8% | ▼ 4.8pts | — | ## Who powers Quitman County ### Utilities with service territory in Quitman County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Entergy Mississippi LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 384,611 | 13.21¢ | 39% | | Coahoma Electric Power Assn | — | — | — | — | — | 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 Quitman County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Quitman County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 977 | $37,019 | 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 Quitman County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Quitman County. Mississippi has 1 local measure on record statewide. ## Quitman County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Quitman County, Panola 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Quitman County | 5,364 | ▼ 0.5% | — | — | — | — | | Coahoma County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/coahoma-county) | 19,849 | ▼ 20.0% | 546 MW | — | — | — | | Panola County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/panola-county) | 32,691 | ▲ 5.6% | 904 MW | 20 MW | — | — | | Tallahatchie County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/tallahatchie-county) | 10,877 | ▼ 2.0% | 100 MW | — | — | — | | Tunica County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/tunica-county) | 8,819 | ▼ 26.8% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Mississippi [All Mississippi countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi)[Panola County32,691 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/panola-county)[Coahoma County19,849 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/coahoma-county)[Tallahatchie County10,877 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/tallahatchie-county)[Tunica County8,819 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/tunica-county) ## Quitman County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Quitman County, Mississippi? 2 utilities have service territory in Quitman County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Entergy Mississippi LLC, Coahoma Electric Power Assn. The largest, Entergy Mississippi LLC, charged residential customers 13.21¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### Are there data centers in Quitman County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Quitman County. ### Is Quitman County adding jobs? Employers counted 977 jobs in 2025 against 982 in 2019 (-0.5%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Quitman County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Quitman County. Mississippi has 1 local measure statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/mississippi/quitman-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/).